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Lots of lifter and cam wear issues going around for the cylinder deactivation engines. GM, Honda, and Ram all have issues that result in premature cam wear or lifter failure. This is a technology that needs to go away until made reliable.

I agree. I wanted to love the inline six. I tried to buy one this summer, but at $89k for a loaded limited (MSRP), the dealership just couldn't get enough money off to compare with my Chevrolet High Country. I'm curious how Tim's truck does over time. There are some very big horror stories...

Oh I agree, we don't want any political or negative comments back to the engineers. They can see that on their own. I just thought there might be other questions folks had that would be nice to have in a list at the ready in case another opportunity presents itself. I haven't looked...

Tim Just wanted to drop by and say good job with the truck intro video. Thanks for taking some of your aloted time and devoting it to talking to the lead development engineer for the engine. Do you think you'll get another chance to talk to him or another development engineer for Ram? It...

This is a very interesting merger and I'm not sure I understand. Honda's Strengths Small cars, Midsize unibody SUVs, midsize sedans, Hybrid technology, brand reputation, brand loyalty Nissan's Strengths Body of Frame SUV, Pickup trucks, V8, Twin Turbo V6, Rouge, Seat comfort For this to work...

This analysis is like a redo of the old Southwest Research analysis that was done in the early 2000s. I used XPD for a lot of years in my diesels and switched to Archoil a few years back b/c of all of the positive results Bill Hewitt (RIP) was talking about from his business.

I did see my local Ram dealer with the Ram Warlocks for $39k back in December. I thought that was a solid value vehicle when you consider TFL just spent $36k for a Hybrid Maverick. I think vehicle packaging changing and potentially some relaxing of some regulations would provide for a jump...

I could tell you were pointing out that these strategies are a short term gain. We all have to remember that for many companies, they were all chasing numbers for end of year financial reporting. I have a feeling they think they can deal with this problem in CY25...which can only be solved...