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    Essex Engine Plant

    I did from first engine to retirement 12 years ago.
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    Who has their winter tires on already?

    cheep steel rims to take the brunt of salt damage - priceless. summer tires and nice aluminum rims in storage last week.
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    Cutting Trees

    plant 2 trees for everyone cut , then feel better.
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    Features you do NOT like on new vehicles?

    had push button start on a focus titanium now our escape uses keys (same module) all you need to do is bump the key and the starter takes over and completes the start. Keys are barbaric ,I want to complain to the UN and tell them its a violation of human rights ;).The stop start is a system of...
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    Features you do NOT like on new vehicles?

    power windows everything went down from there
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    When will the Canadian border open

    mid july but what do I know.
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    The Great Helmet Debate is Everlasting

    hilarious
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    Turbo shaft lubrication in auto start/stop systems

    start stop never engages from wot ,there is always a few seconds of idle. I bet it won't enable if any of a few dozen parameters are not met.
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    Atlantic Ocean circulation is weakest in at least 1,600 years ( 2/26/21 ) .

    I always keep in the back of my mind ,we are coming out of a ice age.Lake Erie shoreline (where I Live) is rebounding at a rate of 1/4 inch a year, due to a mile of ice coming off us a very short time ago (geologically speaking) Learned that before we went metric.
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    Weather in Mexico

    i like me weather temp in Celsius :cool:
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    The AirCar

    Aircars are a dead end ,like horse drawn model A .One or the other will survive ,a combo is stupid .Most likely is a personal transport based on a giant drone.
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    Drivers in 70+ Age Group Safer Than 35-54 Age Group

    So the op relates a story about 70 year olds and every comment is about sick 90 year olds
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    Got intentionally ran over by old man this weekend...

    someone is about to loose his licence
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    2017 Ford Escape Turn off auto start feature permanently ??

    I leave our in S (sport) mode ,more fun too.
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    2017 Ford Escape Turn off auto start feature permanently ??

    this reminds me of the endless 'day time running lights' discussions, most adapt ........ eventually. depends on the degree of cro-magnon dna remaining
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    Air France A380

    Originally Posted by Oro_O Originally Posted by JHZR2 = Ive always wanted to fly on a 747, but that's tough. This one would have been pretty neat too... I've seen quite a few at JFK and LHR. I used to fly international quite a bit in the 90s for work, out of JFK. I had the opportunity to fly...
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    Subaru Quality Strikes Again!!!

    Many (rightfully ?) blame the manufacturer for the failure of a dealership.
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    New to me Ford Escape

    On our third one ,this one (2017 ECO) has a oil change monitor -thats what I follow. Don't over think it,Dont ask your mechanic,Do what factory engineers ,you know the people who designed it ,the same people responsible for warranty costs.
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    Automatic Stop and Start

    Originally Posted by Aredeeem Ugh, we have several roundabouts in NJ where approaching traffic yields to traffic already in the counter clockwise circular roadway and once in has the right of way to exit as desired. Not a nice time to feel your car shut down and wonder how many cranks it's going...
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