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Wife hates them. I don't love them as much as her. So, no stripes.

We're having a really crappy summer down here, but I'm still glad I don't have to deal with snow, and looking at poor Bonnie itching to sprea.....sorry, stretch her legs.

I'll just add Ranger ute sales in Oz and NZ, the buggers are everywhere, SUV's too. Probably also elsewhere outside of US and Europe. There's even an OZ phrase for ranger drivers, Ranger Danger.

There is a lot of ZTL's all over Italy. That's no vehicle access apart from residents ( who rarely have off street parking anyway) and service vehicles. I never minded it, so many of their cities are walkable. I drove the Stelvio in '14, a bloody amazing road. I was wishing for a bike.

I'm not allowed stripes☹

Possibly, I think rebound damping is a bit weak on the rear shocks. Fronts feel OK, but it hasn't done a lot of kms.

Quality shocks are nearly always a good upgrade. Even OEM Bilsteins and the like are built to a cost. The aftermarket stuff is the real thing. Susp upgrades were always job 1 on my bikes. I'll be doing the car's in the not too distant future.

As I understand it, the ECU/BCM is comparing wheel revs with engine revs and speed, also difference between wheels, not the actual wheel size. Keep the revs per mile within tolerance and all should work fine. Sorry, but I don't know what the tolerance is, but it has to be enough to account for...

My dealer said a morning to inspect and apply Ford's fix. Other people have been told it takes longer. Maybe Kiwi Techs work faster 😁

I'd pay extra for a car without the BS safety excrement on it. Actually I would pay more anyway, premiums would rise. Can't bloody win.

Yes, all the faffing around adds insult to injury

That's tragic. The pain will fade with time. We used to be hard on insecure loads, a ticket every time. Poeple have died through stuff falling off trailers and such. I had the same thing happen years ago and was also lucky enough to get the trucks rego. They paid up. Last weeks trip was a...

Second this, excellent for stiff shoulders.

My '89 MX5 roof didn't leak, even in some horrendous downpours. But I've had "quality" British engineered tintops leak like sieves. Usually door seals.

I don't mind the "pre flight" check, but what annoys me is doing it at every stop. If I'm going to be picking up things around town, I just turn of ASS manually, lane assist doesn't actuate in town and ESC isn't a factor at urban speeds either.

It's interesting to see cheques are still used in the 'States. Almost no one uses them here, even bank cheques are rare. No one trusts any cheques now. All our bill payments and large payments are done by card or direct credit (online banking). But, we clear card debt every month without fail...

Inferred oil pressure? Not a physical pressure sensor?

Exactly how I felt with mine. Enjoy, and welcome Mr Sprite.

My quality of life improved when I bought it. Who needs therapists?

Have a look at the rotors, see if there's a spot in the friction surface that looks different to the rest. I'm picking that there's a patch of rust that gets scrubbed away on hard braking, but returns when the car's sitting.