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We had a Dodge Daytona, less than 500 made that has been parked for years. At one point it was worth little more than scrap but it recently sold for enough to buy a house with money left over. We still have a 87 mustang in police trim with 3.1 miles, yes 3.1 miles, never been registered and has...

Ok, very near the same as the rear tire. To bad Ford didn't provide this from the factory. The salesman said jack and wrench were provided so I will have to check before I order. I really don't like the goop in a can and from what I understand the tire repair people aren't fond of cleaning the...

Maybe I am going blind but I can't find the information on the tire. In particular the size of the tire or the circumference and the speed rating. Older spare were undersized and speed limited. It wasn't really a problem because I only used the spare to get where I could get the damaged tire...

To lease is to rent with an option to buy. If your intent is to buy at the end of the lease, it may still not be permitted but they may not notice. I had a roommate who really exceeded the permitted milage number but because she purchased the car, they didn't mind. Had she not purchased it...

Get the instructions for your opener which you probably can find on the internet. See if the process for programming and additional remote is the same. Older remotes had dip switches that you would set with a unique code but you couldn't select very many numbers - normally about 256 with 8...

Large trucking companies have warehouse space where trucks unload and are reloaded to be taken to their final destination. When a trucker pulls into a yard, a spotter is called to move the truck to the bay where the load will be processed. I know this because I know a spotter. He loved the job...

I am not sure what everybody is complaining about. They look so much better than the old steel rims that every car came with. They were so bad that cars came with wheel covers (some called them hubcaps) to hide them from the public. They even used white side walls draw attention from them.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

I instinctively use the cruse control however I am only 3 miles from work. Of that distance I can only use it for about a mile at 45 miles per hour. There will be plenty of driving at various speeds during that first 1000 miles. Even with the mild climate during the winter the engine barely hits...

As far back as 1982 when they were putting the mustang up against the Vet, the conclusion what straight line performance, go with the Vet. If your driving twisty roads, go with the mustang. Nothing wrong with liking the power but I just happen to like a car that becomes a part of me no mater...

I have been driving a stick from the time I learned to drive about 1968 and have never owned an automatic. I do occasionally drive other peoples cars and find myself reaching for the clutch or shift lever. It's actually so bad here that you hear stories of carjackers trying to steal a car only...

That happened to me as well. It will soon ship and you should see an update in a day or two.

There is the other side. My car has an early T45 transmission. I didn't know till recently that the transmission had a wear problems on the 3-4 gear fork. Ford corrected the problem however I am pretty sure my transmission doesn't have the fix. It has gone over 170,000 miles without an issue. I...

Mine was ordered end of March and should show in the next couple of weeks. It was passed to the shipper 8/27 and is enjoying a leisurely rail trip seeing the sights before it has to go to work. Seeing how many were allocated and if you were really assigned one, it could show some time in September.

Ford didn't have a choice. If you google it you should find there was a lawsuit over the MT86 transmission. Owners were having trouble with it and had a class action going. I didn't follow up but that was what made me decide to go with the Dark Horse even at the higher price. I wanted...

No, the new engine is almost 2.5 times more powerful. The original 4.6 GT engine output just a little over 200 horsepower. It was a lot and earned you higher insurance rates but even economy cars generate that much or more horsepower today.

I find these numbers a bit disturbing. My 96 GT gets around 22 miles per gallon in town and the run between Los Angles and Phoenix I was able to get an even 30 miles per gallon. The RPMs for a given speed will pretty well match up with my new Dark Horse. Now I am an easy driver. I set the cruse...

You might not need a crashed dark horse for part. It's possible a Mach 1 would have what you need and there are a lot more of those out there. I went down the path years ago when my father dropped a V8 in a 1950 Ford pickup. That required some motor mount work and a custom drive shaft to...

A swap may be a little difficult. You can't buy a new one because that transmission is reserved for manufactures only. That leaves two other options. Tremec makes other transmissions that might work but you would have to talk to them about dimensions and electrical connections. Probably the...

It's hard to tell but it looks like the hood and front section are the only ones damaged. The left fender might be undamaged. It's possible a bracket might need replacement but it could be just bolting on two parts and matching the paint. Have a body shop take a look at it before or while the...