Recent content by timhood

This is the most accurate information I have read, and follows my understanding, which is why if an accident is not my fault, I don't want my insurance company involved. Adding to this: insurance companies cannot make you choose their preferred repair shop. They can't pay you less if you don't...

Glad everyone is OK. OMG, that is my worst nightmare. I don't know what to wish for you.

I got this letter in the mail.

I wonder if all the two-pedal die hards specifically request a manual truck when renting a U-Haul. :crackup: I drove one inter-state one time, and I wouldn't exactly say it made the move more fun.

I think something like this mounted near your headlight switch will be unobtrusive, easily accessed, and not too out-of-place when seen. Bonus: this is a very low-cost solution. Yea, it requires a hole, but any option that doesn't is going to be something that has a very add-on look, or will...

Mine lasted until the first trip to Idaho 🙃. Didn't make it a year. I had windshield protection film, but the rock hit just below the top of the window, so it induced a crack up to the window edge. I lived with it for as long as I could until it finally grew and became annoying. The steep angle...

I have a "split the difference" Bronco that can't be purchased currently: a 2-door Badlands 2.7. Given you are considering the Stroppe, I assume the paint package appeals to,you, so I would go that route. In Badlands form, at least, there is no MPG penalty for opting for the 2.7. I really...

Who’s Annie, and does your wife know?😆

I’m not sure what your tires are, but no lift is needed if you have a standard Badlands or equivalent tire setup. I’ve done those and Top of the World, though TotW will scrape the skid plates in a few places unless you are very particular about your lines and obstacles. I kinda plowed through. 😆

Probably best to avoid Chicken Corners with them. 😆

I can’t figure out the visor thing. We didn’t have the visors hit the mirror at first—went months and never noticed an issue. Then it seemed both my wife and I noticed the driver’s side visor would just hit the mirror when folded down, even though we each use a different mirror position. Then...

The next time you’re driving her car, adjust the ACC distance to the shortest follow setting. If that’s still not enough for your “about to pass” moments, just apply a little bit of acceleration and you’ll override ACC for your pass. ACC has become one of my “have to have” features.

This could have been a great reply to “What do you want for Father’s Day” if only it was available in a less-expensive standard plastic form. They look nice and have a slight benefit of being easy to identify, but aren’t filling a need.

I don't. If he had, he'd be driving an older fire-damaged-and-repaired Bronco instead of a new one. :D Seriously, though, I would not purchase a fire extinguisher with the expectation of being able to put out a fire under the hood. I'm not sticking my hand under the hood to release the latch...

Make sure your insurance company clears everything so there's not even a record of filing a claim in the CLUE database, even if that record shows no payout, you never know how that would be considered in determining rates.