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ZanatWork

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  1. 24 minutes ago, Stray Kat said:

    I agree the 80’s and early 90’s were a great time to be a race fan. There was coverage on all forms of racing. 
     

    I saw the Merkurs demolish the field at the St. Pete Grand Prix with little ol’ Pinto 4 bangers. 
     

    Nowadays racing is not so good. Many series have a spec engine and that engine is a GM LS engine. 
     

    That sucks. 

    I concur.  I think the series directors, among others, lose sight of the personalities, loyalties, and bonds that come from racing fandom.  I'm largely a Ford guy because my Dad worked for Purolator in the 70's, had a couple of Mercury company cars done up as Wood Brothers cars...and, as a kid, I asked a zillion questions, leading to Mercury, relationship to Ford (Starsky's Torino!), and so on.  I've cheered for people like Pearson, Baker, Elliott, Martin, Schroeder, Ribbs, Pruett, Gordon, Allison, Trickle...and anyone ever in the Wood Brothers' #21.  It's a lifetime kinda relationship.

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  2. On 1/29/2022 at 7:22 PM, FordBuyer said:

     

    Should be a lot of fun watching the Multimatic Mustang race. Still remember watching Parnelli Jones racing his Trans Am Mustang against Mark Donahue's Camaro at MIS back in the 70's. And lots of battles at Waterford between  rear winged V8 Mustang and C5 Corvette Z06. Believe it or not, if Mustang got the lead, ZO6 couldn't pass it on short, very technical Waterford course. And finally tube frame racing Mustangs winning at Belle Isle. Always fun. 

    I didn't get to see the original BOSS Mustangs, but I was a car nut as a kid/teen just as cable went nuts on car racing in the 80s...and that meant getting to see the Roush SCCA/IMSA Capris, Mustangs, Merkurs, and Cougars for a good many years.  One of the original Roush Capris was being restored in a fab shop hereabouts a few years ago, I very politely asked to get pics....

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  3. I'm sad to say that it's been a common theme, at least since the 80's, for U.S. Ford fans to wonder why they give Europe (and formerly, Australia) vehicles that we can't get over here.  I've seen those explanations/arguments for most of my life, now, and it always seems to go their way.

    We get the Mustang and trucks, but they got so many vehicles/tech that we were flatly denied over the years....

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  4. 23 hours ago, akirby said:


    Well that’s a big part of the issue with sedans - there isn’t much you can do to differentiate the styling.

    Maybe, but this one seems to scream "bringing effortless luxury, with Heart and Seoul!".

    The more I look at it, the more Elantra/Genesis I see.

  5. As an unabashed wagon fan, and Flex fan, I'm all for that rendering being accurate.  I was just fine with my Flex's "normal" liftover height when I was lugging amps and other music gear in and out of it, and its AWD was great for the often-slimy roads of the Northwest.  Plus, in a vehicle that I don't need to have off-road capability, I enjoy the lower center of gravity that I wouldn't have in an Explorer or similar CUV/SUV.

  6. I'm just gonna throw this out there:

    the restyling was/is...a major failure.

    The previous generation had the Aston Martin face, while this one looks like a kid that eats all the paste in kindergarten.  That front end is just...bad.

    It''s very hard to get past that, at least for me.  As far as the test went...yeah, C/D didn't do much for the credibility of the test and/or its author, but their remarks also repeat what's been said since this Escape came out: it's absolutely mediocre.  I've yet to see anyone rave about it, really, in any way...it's just known to be a market-demanded CUV stepping in to be the replacement for both the Fusion (for the moment) and the Focus.

    Ford didn't put their best work into the little beast, and it's shown.

     

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  7. Flu deaths in Washington State, for perspective

    See that?  Several times more than the current media fixation, and more widespread...and, largely avoidable by the same means.

    I work in Seattle, and the quarantine center they're trying to put into Kent is essentially down the street from my apartment.  This is a hyped-up mess of ridiculous proportions...but no, it's not "just ok that it kills old people".  It's got a fraction of the awful stats that the flu has, but gets exponentially more press.

    Hygiene and common sense can go a long way toward containing this, much more than hoarding Charmin and Lysol will.

  8. The Ram's popularity also is partially due to its coil-spring rear suspension, which may not be as spec-sheet impressive as the typical leaf rear springs, but the Ram is supposedly better driving/riding than the F-series in everyday use.

    As much as the bigger screen will attract some plebian truck buyers, the driveability in no/light load situations is a bigger deal.

     

  9. 17 minutes ago, probowler said:

    Honestly, I still don't understand why the Bronco has to be compromised because you guys are too stupid to drive without computer assistance, and I don't see why that's such a controversial topic.

    Maybe because you're being an insulting twink about it?

    Cars/trucks have changed.  The computers have elements defined by laws, look 'em up.  Bitch at your representatives.  Maybe, build a '78 Bronco with manual everything, throw out your computer and other devices, and subsist entirely on bacon and beans until your arteries give up the ghost...maybe that'll make you feel all manly and what-not.

    Meanwhile, the functional people can have a modern vehicle, and build a classic, and appreciate each for what they are.

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