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That’s a great find. Especially with the manual transmission. I owned 2 smaller trucks with manuals. The first was a gutless B2000 Mazda and the 2nd was an S10 ZR2. I gave my brother the Mazda and I sold the S10. I regret not keeping the S10.

I watch this guys channel because I like Physics and he explains things better than most. I just watched this video about a computer virus attack. It's pretty interesting. If you are not interested in the main topic of video, jump to about 10 minutes or so when he talks about appliances, cars, etc.

I think you are spot on zoned. The real problem is too many people can't see beyond the end of their nose at the problems these things can cause and want everyone else to not have the option to stop them. That makes no sense to me.

I watched the video and enjoyed it. I’ve heard lots of good things about that engine so I think it’s possible for it to go that many miles. Good maintenance makes all the difference. I tend to trust individuals a lot more than big companies and the government. The older I get, the more BS that I...

Kyle from Out of Spec just made a video talking about over the air updates. I have thought about this quite a bit. I am not a fan of them when you have no control. My first big burn on pushed software updates dates back to when I did engineering work and some of the software I used for my job...

TFL just released this video on the TFL truck channel instead of classics. They are making a series of videos that are right up my alley. They are making a considerable investment in buying these rigs for 4 videos. I'm sure it must pay off for them because they've done comparisons like this...

I really like the older trucks. Probably because I'm older. I see that the prices on used trucks and SUV's from the early to mid-2000's is way above KBB right now and have been for awhile. If you see a Suburban, Tahoe, or Yukon on Bring a Trailer in decent shape from that era or even late 90's...

Just make some popcorn and take a picture Tim. Then you get to eat the popcorn!

They might later on update the rating once these engines have been in the wild for a year or two.

It would be interesting to find out why. No doubt turbo engines have an advantage, but making the smaller ones work extra hard by cramming more air through them has to have an adverse effect.

I expect the turbocharged engine to do very well up the IKE just like all the others do. If you’ve ever towed up it with a naturally aspirated engine, you know that the elevation up there robs power like crazy. My 6.0 felt like a dog just pulling a tandem Uhaul with furniture up the IKE.

I never really liked towing with my 2011 ecoboost. It always felt like I was working it too hard and it sucked more fuel than my 6.0 2500 Chevy did towing.

I sold my F150 ecoboost a while back and bought a 2018 Tundra used, but only had 2600 miles on it. It's a double cab, 4x4 with the 5.7. I plan on keeping it forever. I also have a 2006 Silverado 2500 4x4 with the 6.0 I bought new that I also plan to keep forever. I'm looking for an older...

Did you see the part in the video where they say automakers can monitor your sexual activity? How did they test that? 😂

I remember seeing a video a few years ago (Mr. Truck I think?) where one of the manufacturers had set up some actual objective standards a truck had to meet to obtain a towing rating. I don’t remember what they all are now other than a standard hill they used to check brakes and a towing run...

Best I can tell, Ford solved, or at least significantly reduced, the problem in the ecoboost engines with port injection. I asked my mechanic about cleaning the carbon off the valves on my 2011 F150 and he said there was really no cheap or easy way to do it right. I can understand why. It’s...

I just watched another video from John Stossel. It’s all about the direction vehicles are going along with new regulations, spying, and several other things you won’t like.

Thanks for asking the question to the Toyota engineer Tim. It sounds like the engineer you spoke to had not fully looked into the problem or maybe was just holding back. I looked into it quite a bit a few years ago as I owned a 2011 F150 with 3.5 Ecoboost and it had deteriorated performance due...

This is basically the Snapshot system that Progressive used to offer for discounts. However, they seem to be able to collect a lot more data and the opting in process is hidden in an acceptance screen. I have my suspicions that the reason insurance rates have increased so much recently could be...

I am glad it worked out. I wonder if you didn't have the youtube exposure, would it have been the same experience? Hard to say. The rust you talked about surprised me. What the heck is causing that or do you know?