Intrepidation

For a company whose bread and butter brand is doing so well, its amazing how poorly they are managing Lincoln.

Consider it comes in black, black/tan and black/red I think that's a pretty decent selection. Most cars give you gray or black, and black/tan.

Winter traction has everything to do with the tires that are on it. Could be FWD, RWD, AWD, 4WD 12WD...if you have summer tires on the vehicles it going nowhere. All Season tires aren't a substitute for dedicated winter tires either. Want the Charger to drive good in the snow? Put a quality set of snow tires on it. Problem solved. Also snow drifting FTW.

Agreed. This is where I'm fortunate that I can put my size to good use. ;-) Of course, if your breaker bar is too cumbersome, two wrenches linked together can make a nice, slim breaker bar. To tweak DF's post... I would remove the sledgehammer and suggest a mini-sledge. Most people can't accurately swing a real sledgehammer. A mini-sledge can be swung in a wheel well to coax a wrench or breaker bar. Only time I've ever used a sledge (constructively) on a car was to remove wheels that had fused to the drums. Yeah, mini sledge would be more appropriate, although I did once have to resort to borrowing a sledgehammer to get one of the Prizm's rotors off.

I forgot the breaker bar, Oops! You'll want a breaker bar even with a newer car if you ever find yourself having to take the lug nuts off, or wanting to remove an axle nut. Well worth having.

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GearWrench actually makes reversible ones in addition to the standard ratcheting wrenches, as well as flex handle ratcheting wrenches. Speaking of GW, they also make a really nifty Roto Ratchet. I have a 1/4" one and its super handy since you can get the nut/bolt at an angle, or switch from being at a ratchet angle to a screwdriver angle.

This set is a great starter kit. Sells for around $150. I got it for $100 on a Black Friday a few years ago. This kit goes has a really nice selection of sockets in 1/4, 3/8 and half in both regular and deep size. Curiously, the one thing it really lacks are adapters, so the first thing I did was buy a set to keep with it. This has been an excellent set which I've used many, many times from cars to lawn mowers to priming our furnace. The 1/2" ratchet is a beast, very strong and can take a beating. I've used the 12-point socket to hammer on a locking lug nut to get it off without damaging the socket. Only tool to break so far was the 1/4" ratchet's release got stuck. With that said, my tools are USA made, when I looked at the tool set at a store in December it was Chinese made. No idea what the quality difference may be, although it was very disappointing. Still, a set like this is a really good place to get started and has much of the basic tools you need to get most jobs done. Oh and a jack and jack stands of course. With that said, a few other tools which are a good idea to invest in: Factory Service Manual PD Blaster/equivalent - WD-40 is not nearly as effective as a dedicated penetrating oil Antisieze Dielectric Grease Magnetic Pickup Tool Torque Wrench - You will find a lot of nuts and bolts have specific torque specs (even lug nuts, also never use an impact wrench on lug nuts!) and it is very important to torque them properly. A few ratchet extensions A ratchet universal joint Bit adapter for ratchet (allows you can get at really tight screws) Drill/Driver (Makes the job go so much faster) Socket adapters for said drill/driver Ratcheting Wrenches - These tools are so handy for getting into places a ratchet can't and would take a conventional wrench forever to loosen or tighten. Tap & Die set - Used one of these to save a stud I accidentally cross threaded. What a life saver. Sledge Hammer - For those really stuck parts. Most of these tools a relatively inexpensive. You don't need Snap On priced tools to get the job done, just do some research and see what people say about different brands and particular tools. My tool collection has slowly been growing, my next big purchase will be an impact wrench.

I wouldn't be surprised. Ford is notorious for milking sheet metal stamps for years. Look at the Super Duty.

Considering in the 16 years its been in existence its only had one complete redesign, that's just pathetic. The Escalade is a year younger and has been redesigned four times.

So let's see. This refresh has swapped out the aweful grill of the last model for one that's less bad but also a half-assed interpretation of the split wing grill design.The tail light shape is more than a little reminiscent of the Durango. The interior gets new electronics, leather stitching for the dash, and Ziricote wood. However, these improvements are at odds with the every man steering wheel plucked from the F-150 (what was wrong with the old tiller?), the cheap black plastic surrounding the Nav and HVAC controls, as well as the hard plastic all over the door panels. That and the dash design itself is a holdover from what Lincoln was using six years ago. The only real highlight is the new powertrain. This is a refresh that would have been good 3 years ago, what this needed after seven long years was a full redesign. 2/10 try again.

I think as the decade wore on the cars got worse.

Like what I see in the overall proportions. Looks like something befitting a flagship.

Must have been nice. I paid for my own driver's ed, car, fees, and insurance and repairs. No loans or borrowed money. Did I mention I'm Gen Y?

Thing of it is even if you can get a car, insurance is brutal for "new" drivers. I got my license at 18. I got my car at 21. I paid $2100. I went to insure it and cost me somewhere in the neighborhood of $3000 annually! This is for a family sedan that was already 6 years old. I didn't even have full coverage, I got comprehensive because it was only marginally more than liability. Granted a chunk of that price was due to where I lived, but by the time I finally moved out I was down to 1500ish annually. I now pay about $750 annually for the same coverage with the same insurer. Being a new driver is very expensive and adds a lot to the cost of ownership for new drivers.

While you know my stance on CNG in cars, I much prefer Natural Gas to heating oil or propane. No waiting for truck deliveries of fuel, no risk of running out before you get the delivery, if the power goes out (and your thermostat is battery powered), you still have heat, hot water, and stove/oven (if its gas too). Just beware of the gas line leaks and occasional exploding building. I miss Natural Gas heating so much. Hate this home heating oil $h!.

Would be nice to see GMC finally get a unique model. No matter how they try to spin it all of their current and past models are warmed over at best, rebadged at worst, Chevrolets. Funny thing is GMC is trying to tout the Canyon as more different, and while it does go further than the last gen, its till shares the same interior, most body panels, and overall shape with the Colorado. The Terrain and Acadia go much further.

From what I've seen the Dupli-Color paint works pretty well for what it is. Like any paint job its all about preparation. I would much rather paint my calipers than use faux covers. Fake performance is the worst kind of performance. Plus the paint will protect the calipers against rust, and OEMs paint their calipers, they don't glue fake ones over them. Coming from someone who has done a lot of mods to his car.

LOL I don't know what's funnier, the tin foil and duct tape repair job, the ludicrous price he thinks he's going to get for this turd, or teh fact that the listing makes no mention of the damage or "repairs" done to it.

Fixed the videos for you. Very cool to watch. Its an incredibly sophisticated assembly line they've got there. Really impressive that nearly the whole car is created in house. I love how its so brightly and clean and modern looking. Painting everything white and adding skylights really makes a difference compared to the drab assembly lines that were once NUMMI. He's right too. You get this sense of precision and quality, reminds me of the McLaren factory.

What you've done is make a compelling argument for autonomous vehicles. In addition to those would would like the convenience to use it when they wanted, there are those, young and old, who should not be allowed to operate 2+ tons of mass. Also those brake stories were true, in case you were wondering. I can believe that... you can't fix stupid. I don't like to believe the average person is that stupid. Actually, I'm on the fence about self-driving cars. I get tired of driving every so often... though its fairly rare. I doubt I would buy a self driving car, however, as I'm certain that for the near future, its going to be tiny, have too many tiny doors and no trunk space... and as an IT guy, I am skeptical about the real world use of self-driving cars. Most people, even the most clueless, realize their car is broken by driving it. If the rider in a self driving car is asleep or engrossed in porn or working on Candy Crush level 514, they are not going to recognize the brakes going soft, the bearing rumbling or the engine running rough after OBD-5 puts the car in limp-home mode because an O2 sensor is acting up. The safeguards that need to be put into the system are absolutely mind boggling. I don't mind if they are on the road, and since I predict that their coding is going to drive very conservatively, I love the idea of 75% of traffic staying right on the freeway and not tailgating me with their high beams on. My only fear is that at some point, self driving cars will be given exclusive use of the majority or entire roadway. See on that point we agree. I don't want self driving cars to become mandatory, I doubt they really ever would be since there's so many millions of used cars on the road it would be impossible to get them all to convert. What I'd like are self driving cars for people who should not be allowed to drive that can never be switched off (sort of like those cars with on board breathalyzers), and ones that those of us with good driving records can drive ourselves or set it to self driving when we don't feel like driving. As long as I have the choice its cool with me.

What you've done is make a compelling argument for autonomous vehicles. In addition to those would would like the convenience to use it when they wanted, there are those, young and old, who should not be allowed to operate 2+ tons of mass. Also those brake stories were true, in case you were wondering.

Easy tiger, it wasn't directed at you so don't take it personally. I know you know how to work on cars. However, when a guy comes in wanting to use fuel line to replace his leaking brake lines, or someone calls you up asking if its ok to disconnect the rear lines and drive 45 minutes on a busy highway, its not "looking down", its a road hazard. You shouldn't be working on your car if you're 1.) Don't understand how the components work but proceed to argue with the people that do and 2.) Aren't going to fix it properly.