Recent content by AZ_Liberty

It certainly does not hold gears longer, my right hand does that. I don't know about the 4-Auto thing, as I don't have that either. If I had an auto-matic, I'd shift it into Sport every time I start the vehicle, since it also disables AS/S. But if Bronco only came in an automatic, I'd be...

You can start the Bronco in gear (neutral/safety interlock disable) like a Tacoma or an old 60's Ford.

You should see my wife drive her F-150. I swear she thinks the accelerator is an on/off switch. God forbid you tell her she can actually feather the throttle.

Makes a huge difference in the wife's F-150. In town, in normal mode it simply races to try to reach 10th gear, while in sport you might still be in 6th or 7th. As a result, the F-150 also gets better gas mileage in Sport, because it uses less boost when accelerating.

It remaps the pedal. That's it. Doesn't make Bronco faster or more responsive. In theory it makes the steering stiffer but I can't feel the difference. In an automatic, I would use nothing but Sport because of the improved shift mapping. But if you row your own gears, all sport does is make...

I have not touched the silly GOAT mode dial in 3 years. But I never expected to either.

I have a manual, so as far as I am concerned they are all silly, and have never used a single one.

Taco generally wins because of the manual. The new Turbo 4 in the Tacoma is garbage though. And you can't actually order a Toyota like you can a Ford, GM, or Dodge. I don't see any options I'd actually want on the RR other than obviously a paint color that isn't white/gray/black. Looks like...

I don't buy vehicles with automatic transmissions. But man those rear fenders on the Bronco Raptor are ugly.

This makes sense. Mid-size market is very crowded, and Ranger really has nothing to differentiate . it. Though I admit the Ranger Raptor I saw last week looked pretty bad-ass Taco comes with a stick shift. Frontier comes with an NA V6. Colorado/Canyon is honestly a much nicer truck (hate...

I remember leaving the parking lot of an A&W once. Left hand turn, and I failed to realize there was an island. Boom, front axle goes over the median island. Boom, 2nd axle. Dad says well, keep going. Boom, boat trailer goes over the median. I almost miss that truck.

Walmart now has Valvoline Restore and Protect for a slight upcharge over their regular synthetic oil change, and I don't have to worry about the morons at the Ford Dealership rotating the tires wrong. Done, and Discount will rotate my tires while I grab lunch at the Hawaiian place across the...

Between the ultra low sulfur mandate, DEF, and particulate filters... Basically killed any consumer interest in diesel unless you tow, a lot.

I'd like a 4-door, if only for the extra cargo space. But the short front doors and B-pillar jabbing me in the shoulder would quickly drive me nuts.

Cali's goofy fuel blend, which we also use in Phoenix in summer, adds about 80 cents a gallon. The primary difference in the fuel is additives to reduce evaporation. Maybe that made sense in the 80s. But since 1996 all light duty gas vehicles sold in the US have had ODBII and sealed gas caps.