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I've seen the same thing on my Prius and HAH. I did front brake jobs on both when getting vibrations braking. I don't think it's stuck pins, just that corrosion eats the rotor faster than the pads can clean it up.

He ended up getting a 2024 Edge ST-Line. I guess his budget was bigger than I had thought. Hope it's good for him.

I have heard the 3.5L has a troublesome water pump location and I think the fuel economy with the 2.0T would be quite a bit better. Maybe the 3.5 would be the more reliable engine, though. Any reasons why you are recommending those? Seem like they are both subcompacts. He tried a 2020 CR-V...

FWIW, I'm asking because I'm the family "car guy" and helping him to pick out and research. I really haven't paid attention to SUVs though, so I'm open to the suggestions of the group.

My father-in-law's 2012 (?) Ford Escape failed on a long trip a couple of weeks ago and he's looking for a new car. He's 70+ with a large frame. Looking for something more comfortable than the Escape, but I think he would be best off without getting anything TOO big. Looks like a budget of...

MG1 is connected to the sun gear and is used as a motor for high speed cruise and max acceleration: (Page 1-5, "Full Throttle Acceleration and High Speed Cruise")

What if it's the evaporator? Was the factory fill of refrigerant dyed? I don't like the shotgun approach. Find the problem and fix that.

work out divided by energy in is efficiency If you are saying that ratio is fixed, I don't agree.

I did a google search on spray foam compressive strength and the first hit was a Garage Journal thread that seemed pretty good. Here is one reference: https://commercial.owenscorning.com/assets/0/144/172/174/c273fe0e-e0c8-4bb2-9ed3-6e3ba390a12c.pdf Depending on the spray foam, you might have...

on my Ranger, you'll run out when it gets down to about 1/8 tank on the gauge... 😲 somehow I think I messed up the sending unit!

If you are doing inner tie rods, there's a tool you can get from Autozone that makes the job easy... basically a big pipe that holds crows-foot wrenches on the end.

Might try the sway bar links first since IME they are the most common cause of clunks and also they are E-Z to replace. Sway bar links will clunk when one wheel hits a bump, but NOT SO MUCH if both wheels are hitting it at the same time, like a speed bump.

Once you get to the level of "smash window", most houses can be entered. In our house, you don't even have to go in through a door or window - all you need is a utility knife and you can slash through the wall (vinyl siding/foam sheathing/drywall) . :oops:

I think the purpose for those ramps is if you have a really low car, you drive it up onto the ramps and it gives you a couple inches of clearance so that you can get a jack under it.

This one is advertised as a "civilian" Crown Vic.