I think you need to check the math on the depth of the Endurance. 9900 ft wasn't 5 miles when I went to school. Pretty neat to see it is still in such great condition and that the actual location was only off by a few miles given the mapping technology of the time. ... View more

  I saw this winter beater at the local ski hill yesterday. ... View more

I see things very differently than HyperV6. You say, "Ford is coming out with an electric truck that is based on a regular F-150." Exactly! When you have the best selling truck for 46 years running, that is a great place to start. Long term durability and quality of most of the components are already known. Concerning sales, Ford hasn't sold any Lightnings yet, as the production starts in the 2nd quarter of '22. They did not say they sold twice as many, they stated that they are doubling capacity. You are correct that 200K of reservations will not equal 200K of sales. That is why they are only targeting 80K of capacity (from 40K originally). Finally, never use GM as a measuring stick! Mary Barra incorrectly thinks that GM is the "leader" in electric vehicles. How many do they have for sale right now? Answer: ZERO! That's leadership! Wait, GM has a Hummer coming out soon. When can I take delivery of my six figure, 9500 lb behemoth so that I can crab walk around the mall parking islands? GM missed the mass market so badly on the Hummer that they are now scrambling to get the (third best selling) Silverado out the door. Yes, reservations are a marketing ploy, but so is claiming 400 miles of range and superior battery technology before you have a product. I won't buy an electric vehicle yet, but when I do, it will be based on real world data, not marketing. ... View more

You definitely did it the hard way and still have somewhat questionable results. I worked at one of the two suppliers that developed and assembled that HVAC module (GMT900). I supported a high humidity development road trip to South Pardre island in Texas. A colleague and I rolled the I/P and swapped out the HVAC module in 4 hours in the hotel parking lot. Yes, I/P have a lot of fasteners and you will need to break into the heater loop and A/C loop, but it would still have been a faster and better fix. ... View more

A book, even fictitious, is not "entitled", it is titled. ... View more

I was OK with the story until, " “Most all of the EX-52 and EX-53’s Motorama Corvette Show car removed parts were returned to either engineering and/or the manufacturer for durability and fatigue analysis and these original GM-Styling components have survived the test of time,” the listing reads."  I do not believe that seats from a show car would offer any value for durability and fatigue analysis as the seat use was not controlled or recorded.  Sounds like a scam to me.     ... View more

Hmm.  When I look up comprise it does not mean embrace.   com·prise / kəmˈprīz /   verb past tense: comprised ; past participle: comprised consist of; be made up of. "the country comprises twenty states"           ... View more

I'm curious how the push/pull shifting would handle a person pulling Drive and Reverse at the same time.   ... View more