Recent content by UncleBrad

It is truly innovative - and very cool - but one of the big reasons why the authentic manual transmission is so good is because of its simplicity. To layer on top of any form of automatic the software and hardware to simulate the manual experience isn't what a seasoned manual driver is looking...

Exactly. It's one of the reasons why we only see white and black (or some shade of grey) vehicles on dealer lots.

Agreed. I put over 150K on a 2012 JK with a PentaStar and never experienced that problem, but there WAS a serious problem with the valve needle bearing in the port side head that required a head replacement - damaged the cam as well. The PentaStar was better in the Wrangler than the old...

Oh Jeez. Take your shot boys. They're already racked up...

Awesome. Some of the finest people I know drive 2-door Velocity Blue Broncos.

He sure talks too much in this video. He derails his guest constantly and yabbers away about Mustangs and other unrelated stuff.

I'm glad I got my 2024 Bronco when I did. And I'm glad I got it stripped down to the bare minimum. That was my last new vehicle.

With lockers and crawling up rock faces, how can you beat it? Around here, the worst my Bronco will see are forest paths when hunting and snow in the winter, so that won't happen. But what DOES happen is pulling stuff on the farm and pulling vehicles out of bad situations with recovery straps...

...but when you DO need it, it's there! You don't have that stump-pulling option at all with an automatic.

You can get used to a two-by-four whopping you upside the head every few minutes as well, but should you? I honestly tried to get used to an automatic. I bought a new Bronco Sport before I got my Bronco, and after maybe 15K miles it was clear that I could never get used to the automatic...

It's true, you know. All the guys want to be like us, and all the chicks think they can change us.

Just found my socks. Now what were you saying? Driving a manual keeps the driver alert and engaged. It's hard to build "nanny robots" to circumvent the human-to-machine interface we know and love.

Unless we're talking about a two-door variant.

Yes, or a dragging caliper. Knowing whether or not it had been raining, and whether or not the noise goes away when braking would help...