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Meant to include this in my original post..

We bought a 2022 CX-5 Turbo recently, primarily as our daughter's daily, but really as an additional family car. It has nice pick-up, but its a front wheel drive based awd system (as are most in this class), and there is enough power on tap for easily apparent torque steer (it scoots to 60 in...

And people think Rivian 'invented' the gear tunnel..

Well that sucks for Nemo, I'm sure it is made in China in large volumes with child labor too. I'd rather pay more to the company that designed it, than less to support the company that ripped it off and is based in a country determined to destroy ours. Too bad this is not the general attitude...

Drool..

Have a lot of good memories in my '89 2 door. These trucks were very capable out of the box. Unfortunately there has never been a lot of aftermarket support for them. Here is a post I made on another's thread detailing some of the modifications I made to mine, most of them custom...

Consider a BMW M57 Swap?

The original post I responded to indicated the manufacturer was voiding the entire warranty on the vehicle. I'm still pretty sure it is illegal for the manufacturer to deny warranty coverage for something non related. They can't deny a Warranty claim for, I dunno, failed seat heaters, or...

We'll see. They pulled the Diesel offering from the Velar, and seem to be shying away from the fuel source globally, as many manufactures are since VW and their Dieselgate troubles. I'll be pleasantly surprised to be wrong, but I'm not getting my hopes up..

I'm pretty sure that is illegal, in the United States at least...

Even worse, JLR has no intention of bringing a Diesel Defender to the North American market at all..

Personally I'm okay with the EGR delete, and mild tune (that allows DPF and SCR systems to stay in place). EGR has little affect on emissions, unless you are one that idles for hours, as it is essentially bypassed at engine speeds associated with actually driving. But it has a huge negative...

All vehicles have issues as they age. We bought out E53 with 44K miles on the clock. Was totaled in a relatively minor rear end collision in 2018 with 236K miles on it. I did one drivers door handle, various suspension bushings, ball joints, Both front axles (CV joints), fuel pump and an...

Interesting story, thanks for sharing. In the end I am still left to wonder whether the electric car really has less impact on the environment in the end, particularly when most of the electricity to charge them is still generated by burning fossil fuels. But even if we can get away from that...

And how long until it is supposed to be delivered to you?

I've not heard of these suspension failure rates in sedans you speak of, and the E53 is built off of the 5 series platform, not the 3 series platform. But back to the X5. The E53's rated load capacity is up to 1,356 lbs (depending on model and options, GVWR is the same for all). That's right...

I guess i am poor at communicating. The main issue I have is with supporting countries like China, for reasons already noted. I have no problem with owning a British built Land Rover (under German ownership at the time it was made) or German BMW (though it was manufactured here in the USA)...

Front end looks like they stole styling queues from a 4Runner... I don't think they are offering the Z71 with the Diesel (as dumb as that sounds), I believe Car and Drivers article mentions this specifically....

I guess I don't understand the confusion/argument. I noted that the VR winches appear to be made in China. I also understand that you pay less for items manufactured in China. It is my opinion (and yours may vary), that this is how they have established their economic dominance, at the...

Minimal ground clearance, and fwd only. Guess that depends upon your definition of Overlanding. You can go see a lot of great things in the world in a car. The US in particular has awesome road systems, and most national parks have well maintained dirt or gravel roads that should be...