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I'm still amazed by the magic door handle. I've never tried to grab it twice, before. If I'd been in charge of engineering the truck, it wouldn't have those fancy handles. That wouldn't even have occurred to me. You'd just be unlocking them with the fob or a hidden key hole.

I had my Discovery II to 120MPH, where I encountered an electronic limiter, which later I had disabled. It made it to 124 after that; the most pointless limiter of all time. 🤣 She'd out-corner my Golf GTI and even beat the Raptor off the line with no contest, though the Raptor would leave...

One must remember to account for the extra mass. You're not just losing clearance. The bumper and winch are mounted on a 2-3 foot (can't be bothered to measure) lever beyond the centerline of the front wheels and suspension; giving it significant mechanical advantage. It's not that the...

Someone needs to take that issue to the dealer for examination. No new vehicle should let noticeable exhaust fumes in the interior. There's obviously a leak.

It felt like my transmission was slipping when it was new. I think it's over that now, though. It's not a very good learning system.

Don't feel bad. I'm great with computers and I don't know what they're on about or why it's useful. 🤣

I was surprised it was a live gauge. I thought it was a glorified dummy light calibrated to center. When my ambient temperature sensor went out and the air started blowing hot with the check engine light on, I looked and saw the gauge at about 1/4, and was alarmed. 🤣

S Class chains are made of mithril and enchanted with the blessing of eternal traction. You can get them for free in the boss room on level 99 of the final dungeon.

I'll go to a spray-in if I keep the truck, but right now I have the modular liner. The dealership ordered it for me and installed it, and didn't screw anything up in the process. The one thing I forgot to tell them was not to toss the tailgate panel hardware, as the instructions say to throw...

This thread reminds me of all the times I've knocked the headlights out of my Discovery 2. 🤣 They used what would seem on the surface to be a good mounting solution, but as it turns out it wasn't a good solution, at all. I knocked them both out at once on a jump a number of years ago.

I have yet to experience that. I believe some systems are more sensitive than others.

Gas caps and their seals are wear items. They're not meant to last forever, but I bet they'll last longer than this flap thing. When I encounter stuck partial-turn caps or the torque-limiting variety, I just squeeze them tight enough to bind them and they work. When that begins to happen...

An extended range tank is like leveling up the main character in a video game. No other modification will get you farther down the unbeaten path in greater convenience.

I still can't figure out what was wrong with a screw-on cap. I understand on vehicles that need quick pit stops, but it seems like "why-tech" on a roadgoing vehicle, to me.

LEDs and projectors in general feature a harsh fall-off where light isn't supposed to be. Traditional lenses can't both accomplish that and look good on a car. The fall-off on the oncoming traffic side is more subtle, and more light makes it past the driver side. This is alleviated, to some...

Tires meant for off-pavement use can tend to have soft tread compounds. This increases rolling resistance and causes them to wear more quickly than road-focused tires. If they're using a two-ply carcass and a harder tread compound on an A/T tire, it could work; but I'd expect tread block...

I would strongly suggest some manner of extended service plan. A 36,000 mile warranty is peanuts on vehicles as complex is these new rangers.

True. That is the only proper downside. Ride comfort is a trade-off, as an E rated tire will retain a more stable tread section than a C rated tire, improving handling. The same carcass that provides that benefit, however, removes some of the tire's effect from the suspension of the vehicle...

Damned thing's faster than a Lamborghini Countach off the showroom floor and you're all tuning it even more. 🤣

I thought it was just to warm up a cold wheel. Extended use would never have occurred to me.