Recent content by WXman

"Going back to how FCA was." Some people will hate that. Personally that's music to my ears. FCA took Dodge, Ram, and Jeep to heights they had NEVER seen before.

Interestingly, the Toyota engine has been decent so far (it's still early) but where they're having lots of trouble with the new Tacoma is the transmission. Apparently the transmission is junk and they are failing at an alarming rate. So you've got the Tundra with massive engine issues that...

Remember when Mitsubishi rebadged Dakotas and sold them in decent numbers here in the U.S.? What if Ram rebadged (and slightly restyled) Frontiers and called them Dakotas and sold them in the U.S.? That would actually be an interesting partnership.

The issue this car has is weight. The old cars were made fun of and bullied for 15 years because of their porky status. This new car tacks on another 500 lbs. It's ridiculous. So, it's going to need MORE power from the Hemi lineup than it previously had, otherwise those will be DOA also. I...

Ok, well if we're going to play that game.... That container of coffee was $5 in 2019 at the end of his first term. Why was it $10 at the end of the administration that preceded the current one? Health insurance became a train wreck with Obamacare, so bad that many health insurance companies...

Yeah a 4600 lb. car with a 4 cylinder. That would be a riot. It might possibly sell better than the EV version. Maybe. I'm starting to think that best thing to do is skip Charger and go to Durango. If you're going to drive a pig, at least drive a pig with a Hemi.

Apparently in the news today a judge blocked this administration's order to revoke $5B in money that was to be given to the states to deploy EV charging stations. So it's going to be a fight for a while. As far as the idea that "this administration hates anything that isn't running on fossil...

When I saw this yesterday on their official account, the comments section was loaded with "Oh great, another $90,000 truck" sentiments. Will be interesting to see how these sell in today's environment where people are finally getting tired of $1,800 car payments.

Exactly, which is why you can get a Tacoma or a Frontier with a much more useful 6 ft cargo bed. And in the case of the Frontier a very simple naturally aspirated V6 that will last forever too.

We bought a 2018 Cherokee Latitude 4x4 brand new for my wife. It was junk. Burned as much engine oil as gasoline, had a shifter failure, had an issue where the engine would randomly shut off on its own, had a popping in the steering wheel that I assumed was a faulty clock spring (but we never...

Everybody knows that I've been EV skeptical since this push really got going in 2021. And I'm not sure I'd ever go totally electric (I still have my 392 Hemi Challenger which isn't going anywhere). But I will say this: I decided to lease a F-150 Lightning pickup before the tax credit ends...

I was in Louisville for a while yesterday, but I generally avoid that place like the plague. It's terrible.

Earlier this year I traded in a 2020 Grand Cherokee with 3.6L and 202,000 miles on it. Had one shop repair which was a water pump at 178k. Show me a little turbo engine in a Stellantis product that has over 200k and virtually no repairs. I'll wait..... But remember guys, you can always buy...

The decision to cancel the BEV version was made for the exact same reason they made the decision to bring back the V8s and put them everywhere they will fit: they want to make lots of money, not bleed lots of money. The problem with Stellantis is that they continue to spend eternity trying to...

I don't know, but I've been told next gen Wrangler in '28 so I'd expect Gladiator in '29. I would think that if they want to launch the Dakota (or whatever they'll call it) again they would want to do that before the next gen Gladiator. If they do it correctly (no weird, overly complex...