It seems that Nissan can't catch a break with its big vehicles this year. Let's get the first thing out of the way - this V8 Armada has one of the worst fuel economies you can find this year and was placed in the “worst fuel-efficient in mid-sized/large SUV” category w...
the lights flash and the gate opens. However, you can open only the window by clicking the button under the tail lights on the left, or open the entire lift gate with a key fob button or the button on the right side under the tail lights (there are...
Because I can't help myself, I took apart the BOE bias cage, modeled it, shortened it and put it back together. I removed 6mm from the pieces that space the bulkhead plate and the master cylinder plate in an attempt to improve clearance to the radiator and radiator fan. It's better,...
And while that was being cut I managed to get a factory fan. It has 6 blades, the car has some Japanese single blade, no doubt why an electric fan had been added. The new fan was taller than the radiator shroud which was dead flat. I un-soldered it and and beat it into submissio...
Only the Mustang will survive, and a “compact crossover” called Focus Active, will be added next year. It will be very extremely car-like (but for crying out loud, don’t call it “car”; that would kill it). In terms of its Lincoln models, Ford was very economical with its anno...
The lush luxury-car market of the 1920s had long since dried up in the economic drought of the '30s, and Lincoln suffered as much as any premium make. Annual sales hovered around 3500 from 1930 through '33, then dropped by about half in 1934. After that, the K-Series would see no ...
I try to be sure I won’t suffer any regret regarding my purchasing decisions. To me, I just can’t get to that point with an ’80s Riviera; I’ll always wish I had bought an earlier one. Apparently, not having a Riviera is better than having one that’s not my first choi...