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BMW ownership is not for the faint of wallet and certainly not for everyone in spite of the marketing. The infamous rod bearings issue aside, the reality is they are high performance machines marketed to the general public with an intense maintenance schedule that must be followed to ensure it...

As a faithful customer of FCP, I should have known they'd have the answers! Thanks. Jeep and BMW owners have a lot in common- Primarily the massive amounts of credit card debt related to the absurd amount we throw at our vehicles.

Shit happens, right? But that being said, if the specs are the same so why is the ZF made box able to handle higher TQ than the Kokomo box?

I could be wrong here but I thought the only difference between the two transmissions was the place of manufacture with the ratios, internals all the same spec. Maybe there is a physical difference but I've never read nor heard of one. I'll defer to someone smarter than me on this. Regardless...

392 should just bolt up with minimal mods, I'd think but you're also looking at another 200lbs over the front axle vs the Pentastar. The higher weight will cause premature wear issues with the front suspension and brakes and possibly some nose-dive on hard braking. It also might not be...

Well, I don't know you but I've done that once. Once. Was on a lawn mower and I was about 15 but I certainly learned my lesson! @OP: You're in the same field as me. So here's a little realtor to realtor negotiation advice: Everything in writing. When you have a conversation with the...

Lumbar support in my 04 came from a bolster I bought at the local medical supply house. That's the thing that frosts me the most- my 1990 4R with the sport seats were comfortable. Decent bolsters, decent support. Lots of long road trips and daily driving with no issues. My Tacoma that was...

You're not kidding. I happened to swing by a Toyota dealer today just to see if there were any 24's for the hell of it. There was a TRD on the lot with a 6 foot bed. As a 1G Taco owner, I'm a little surprised that the new ones still have shitty seats... but at least have lumbar adjustment. It...

Ive read similar and chuckled on the burlap sack seat cloth comment, too. But it is a first year, new vehicle and growing pains are expected. It appears the Tundra's growing pains were short lived, too. Keep in mind-- The early JT's were plagued with issues, too. My cousin's 2020 Mojave 6MT...

Have to mention that Toyota slow played the '24 Tacomas in the first quarter, too. Production wasn't ramped up until late in the quarter and the hybrid Tacos are still vaporware but on the horizon. Supposedly they're announcing the MSRP and allocations on them in the next week, along with...

I dunno, even if there was a re-gear in the works, if there's no Hemi swap coming having the higher cooling capability and the wider axles would make sense if only to make the wheel spacing a lot easier. But if he's doing planning on doing Dana 60's then starting with the most basic Sport...

Nail, meet head.

Right? These modern engines aren't like a late 80's Saab 900 Turbo, where you had to run the motor for five minutes to cool the thing down before you run into the store to get a sixer of Heineken and a pack of Marlboros. Modern turbo's are far more reliable and far cheaper than ever before and...

I get that and I agree... but the entire reason why it hasn't happened and will not is the government's regulations and meddling with the automakers. Corporate Average Fuel Economy rules everything, and the Feds already got Stellantis on the diesel emissions not being accurate amongst labor and...

Much as I want to believe otherwise, small diesels in the US are dead in the water. There's too much bad press and too much govt interference to make them viable. Shame but diesels never really got off the ground here in the largest auto market in the world that isn't China. ROW they're...

My second gen 4Runner blew a freeze plug at 190K miles. Had to drop the entire drivetrain to do a $25 repair that may not have been even fixable. Forced me to sell the truck because at the time spending $1500 to maybe fix the issue wasn't even remotely possible. Modern vehicles with all their...

You're right on all points. Those poor pilots are scarred for life, and ultimately though legally they're responsible for the vessel while underway, they cannot bear any actual responsibility for the disaster they were an unwitting party to- you can't control a 1000 foot ship with no power let...

Another Baltimore local here. (GO O's!) The fact that this bridge is gone is mind boggling. From Catonsville you could see down to the bridge on a reasonably clear day. I've gone over it and under it on boats thousands of times. My brother in law is a pilot for the Baltimore County PD. He...

All I'll say is sarcasm is one of the many services I offer.

Yeah, but at least this year they didn't ruin a perfectly good OG Jeep with a half baked retrofitted EV drivetrain. $10 buck says both Jeep caught too much negative PR/flak about the EVs last year not being realistic and didn't have the budget for anything too out there. Instead, here's some...