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My dealer gave me a $50 dollar commission check when a friend I brought in purchased a vehicle.

Ironically these pickup trucks are still referred to as 1/2 tons. Remember when you had to step up to a F250 to get 3/4 payload.

The engineering and manufacturing cost for hand cranked windows given the rather small market would make them more expensive than just throwing in power windows.

I got Red Candy, I really like it.

They want clear the 2011 inventory, before they update the web page to the 2012 vehicle.

Funny, it is just the opposite here. A 4WD Limited can barely get unloaded from the truck before it is sold. There is no shortage of XLT and FWD. I bought a loaded Limited 4WD and it has only rolled of the factory line 2 weeks before and had only been at the dealer for a couple of days.

They are yammering on the phone going 10MPH below the speed limit. Granted they are in the fast lane swerving from one side of the lane to the other, but they are not getting speeding tickets.

You might want to pass that onto Toyota as well. The Corolla, Matrix and Yaris still have 4 speeds.

The new Camry looks satisfactory, now if I can just decide on which shade of Beige to get.

I figured that blind drivers was a very limited market, I am surprised that Honda sold that many.

Personally I wouldn't want it to be hyper-sensitive like an iPhone, I think that the positive force is a good thing considering you are reaching out while the car is moving and sometimes a little bump can move your finger. The touch sensitive nature of the screen allows it be used with gloves on. On the iPhone that can be a little annoying in the winter, granted you can't do a whole lot with gloves on, but I can't even swipe to answer a call.

I like cars with names, bring back the Zephyr, Navigator and revive some other nice heritage names.

I'm game, I will try 40 psi instead of the 35. I do have the 255/50R20 so I am concerned about ride quality. I usually only do 3 psi above spec.

You are rolling on about $1200 to $1600 worth of rubber, why would you over inflate the tires to squeeze a couple of extra MPG. An under inflated tire will not apply the proper pressure to the center part of the tread and the edges will wear out before the center. An over inflated tire will have so much pressure, that the center will bulge and wear prematurely. Lets say that the properly inflated tires are good for 50K miles and the over inflated tires only last 25K. To cover the same 50K miles you are going to spend $1200 more, That would buy 300+ gallons of gas or enough to drive 6000+ miles. Now lets throw in a couple of other factors, the ride is terrible and you don't have the proper contract patch so your braking is compromised. Stick with the manufacturers recommend pressure or maybe 2 PSI above.

I am so disappointed in Ford for this one, the F-150 should be about as American as you can get. I just bought a 2011 Explorer, it is 85% domestic content with an American engine, transmission and it is of course assembled in Chicago.

Mine was built on May 14th and I don't seem to have the A-pillar rattle and then of course the other big issue is MFT which is a software problem. Mine came with version 2.8 which has been very good overall except it can be a little slow when first starting the vehicle. Mostly my issue is turning on the A/C seats when I first start the car. If I hit the icon it will sometimes take 2 or 3 seconds to respond with the beep and the icon animation, at first I would try again thinking I missed the icon which would result in the seats going to medium instead of high, now I just wait. I doubt that there will be a material difference unless you are looking at a 2.0 Ecoboost. The beauty of software problems is that they are easily upgradable and I bought the 2011 fully expecting the Explorer, like a fine wine to improve with age. This does lead into an interesting question for Michael Karesh, owner of TrueDelta. Is a trip to upgrade the MFT the same as a other types of repairs. Unlike any other warrantee work I bought the vehicle fully expecting and maybe even looking forward to upgrading. Hopefully 3.0 will be user installable, I understand some of the early upgrades required the dealer to do since the OS had to be wiped and reinstalled from scratch.

The Escape has been a big seller for a while, the new Explorer is a real winner, up 134%. Fair disclosure, I bought a loaded Explorer Limited on Saturday. I just went in to get some new tires for my wife's car and I purchased a new Explorer for myself. She did get the new tires.

You're stuck behind somebody in the slow lane and are blocked from the faster lane. As soon as it clears you gun it to get up to speed and jump into the faster lane. Voila you are at or near wide open throttle.

I have a John Deere 2520 Loader/Backhoe that weights about 3500 lbs, if I get an Aluma 18" trailer that weights 1100 lbs I would have a combined weight of 4600 lbs. Technically the Explorer would be able to haul this but not much else including passengers in the vehicle. If I get the trailer it would be for occasional use, do you think that the Explorer is practical at this load or should I consider an F-150. I do like the 7 seat option and I don't really want the poor fuel economy that would come with an Expedition.

Importing from Turkey was part of the pilot phase, next year they will start building these in the US.

How about a compelling reason to not pick that thing, it's ugly.

I noticed that it did not have the M plates nor was there was a kill switch on the dash, it looked production ready to me. The driver also didn't strike me as a engineer type, more administrative. I have to say it was a very striking car. It immediately attracted my attention as being unusual and very European looking with the short rear overhang. When it pulled up I had been outside for about 3 1/2 hours in 40 degree temperatures and I did not dress for the occasion. If I hadn't been freezing I probably would have tried to sit in it and ask more questions.

I was at a girlscout cookie booth in Columbia, Maryland on Saturday and this pulled up. This car does not start production until the end of the month, this is a pre-production model being driven by a GM employee (notice the Michigan tags).

A criminal case can be initiated against individuals within the company who are criminal culpable, but not the company itself. Companies can only subject to civil actions.

Innocent until proven guilty only applies in the criminal court system. In the civil court system you are basically guilty until proven innocent. Once a lawsuit has been filed the defendant must prove their innocents, while the plaintiff has a much lower standard called a "Preponderance of evidence" instead of "Beyond a reasonable doubt".