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Except around here we went through its the “cool” kid car thing for a few yrs. We had three teen driver flop their Wranglers on their lids on our flat, 4 lane 35mph with landscaped center strip in a 8 day stretch. One was right infront of me, kissed the curb doing 35 and ass over end, I helped...

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You know why Toyota has to do that? Because at the ranch we have like 100yrs of trucks sitting on site and non are Toyota. None have been washed in ages, if your lucky someone shakes out a rubber mat sometimes. All the Expedition posters here are life style truck people. The guys with...

Given the taco is over max payload with 4 people and basic camping gear ummm its not over built. LOL

That independent test was done by a law office thats created its entire existence around filing lawsuits against auto makers. VW was busted because they actually used onboard software designed to cheat the emissions testing. BMW, Mercedes were not doing software cheating, and the testing done...

Prius Taxis get run 350,000 mi then typically get a new crate ICE motor. The Prius I rode in up in Seattle a few months ago had 450,000 on it three owner taxi he said the hybrid gear was all original but they did the crate ice motor swap at 340,000. He said that’s pretty much standard practice...

It all depends on use. Last weekend I followed 6 full sized pickups into the ski resort parking lot. All had 5 people in them. Three had hard bed caps on the beds, one had a huge locking plastic tool tote and two just had their junk in open beds. I was parked with them in my Expedition also with...

We Wife and I normally pay cash for depreciating things like vehicles, boats etc. We have financed when early payoff and the terms don’t cost us anything and let us take 2-3 yrs and use the money or keep money in the market etc. Recently our Ford Expedition cash deal had a $2500 incentive which...

Highway distances matter in this topic also. Its one thing if your lucky and your top haunts are short trips. My trips are progressively getting farther out. Eastern Sierras is a 4-5 hour trek that can include 23% grades 100 degree temps. I learned real quick our J80 LC wasn’t cut out for that...

In all reality its not just a jeep thing. There was a really good thread about 2yrs ago mostly mid sized truck guys and some full sized guys discussing the same problems and yes the risks. Very much identical points of interest and ideas. More than anything there is soooo much compact gear to...

It get more real when you consider driving riding in a vehicle is by far the most high risk thing most of us do especially daily.

I met an interesting lady in the office next door to my buddies business a few yrs ago. Shes a vehicle accident researcher. I had no idea that was a thing. Her number one pet peve? Stuff on the roof of tall vehicles. Her biggest issue is with the jumbo roof boxes on your typical SUVs. Apparently...

Most people don’t think about it until you find your self dodging a wreck in progress at highway speeds. Even empty many of the midsized 4x4 rigs can test every ounce of driving skill one has while trying to avoid a highway wreck. That was the final hell no moment in my 4runner ownership...

The AWD system is very capable the only thing most people do is get the 18inch wheel set and put decent tires on them that can be aired down. All the big SUVs with the 20+ inch wheel sets and low profile tires sink like the Titanic when they hit soft muddy stuff. Those tires just don’t flex and...

Umm my wifes Ford Sedan over 65,000 miles has an average mileage of 70mpg. Its an awesome car. Not Diesel either, as such we have zero diesel emissions equipment issues to bother with. I just bought a Expedition went from 14-16mpg to 18-23mpg couldn’t wait any longer for the plugin hybrid...

I met a Diesel engine designer several years ago while on a flight. He explained that the emissions challenge will be a combined engine and fuel modernization and emissions design. He said people don’t realize how little money and engine development has been done on diesel vs gas. Literally...

Modern engines especially the turbo ones dial back power especially the Ecoboost ones. You put more stable fuel in them and they dial up the power. Nothing new Run 91 in a NA Subaru yup all you did was waste money.

Yeah only made that mistake once. Same here lousy nights sleep on a one day ski trip. Fri night crash at local hotel, ski Saturday then go home. I shared a bed with my 7 yr old. Disaster. Doubt I slept an hour. Now we haul the Heavy folding cot on these trips.

If you sort out kid bunks be sure to post it. I feel like all RV companies are run by childless retirees. I’m packing a folding cot in my car as I write this. One night hotel stay everyone is wayyyy happier when my 8yr old sleeps in his own space/bunk ?

Did you rig bunk beds for the kids? I’ve been eyeing the aliner with the added dormers the hard side / all weather capabilities is very attractive vs our tent on a trailer. Especially after our mild Moab wind storm that we just managed to barely avoid tent damage.