Recent content by kahos

Yeah, prices are pretty wild from a Canadian perspective. It feels as if the domestic automakers have raised their prices across the board a lot more significantly than their import competitors. More so for models that haven't received significant upgrades or changes. It looks as if Chrysler...

Makes sense. Seems like the F-450 limiteds are all the rage on YouTube lately. People are liking the widetrack axle's shorter turning radius. Clearly money is no issue for these folks. It would give whoever brings this feature back first a decent advantage in the upper end of the market.

Yeah, it's a new trend for sure! It would've happened a year or two into the 3rd gen I think. A friend of mine had a 2017 DCSB Trd Off-Road with an auto trans. It's the first time I remember seeing this. I'm guessing 2017 is when it changed? Yeah, it's competitively sized for sure. In between...

Yeah, that's likely for use in the event a keyfob's battery has died on a push button start trucks.

Yeah, in hindsight it wasn't quite fair to infer you said that. Must come down in part to regional differences. In Canada, the only way to get an SR5 or TRD Sport crew is with a longbox. They're the most common trucks I see (Got to have that hood scoop!) TRD Off-Roads and Pros are de-facto SB...

90% of Crew Cab Tacomas I see in Canada are the 6ft long box version. (Trim availability factors in significantly) You’re suggesting they all “did it wrong” and should’ve gotten a Tundra? My CCLB Colorado May have been practically the same length as a CCSB F150 , but it was still more...

The RSI is pretty neat but it looks like all we're seeing are renderings for the North American products. It's obvious when the images of the F150 are mirrored (gas filler door depicted as being on the passenger side and exhaust on the driver side, which is the opposite of the actual truck) It...

Modern cars ECU have more computing power than many early spacecrafts and in many cases will be able to make the most of higher octane without any user input or programming. Turbocharged vehicles will see the most benefit, but even normally aspirated motors can eke some gains or better sustain...

I think this new ranger is "close, but no cigar". I was in the market for one last month; really wanted to love it, but ultimately decided against it and sort of begrudgingly ended up in an f-150 (again). I was pretty excited when I heard the Ranger would be coming back. From a distance, the...

I've owned the 3.0 Ecodiesel and 2.8 Duramax. The difference in power and refinement between the 4 and 6 cyl is night and day. The diesel chatter does have some appeal at times, but there is such a thing as "too much"It sounds like a farm implement on a cold start in sub zero temperatures, which...

I don't think some guy with EFI live and a laptop will be able to outdo the top engineers at some of the largest automotive OEMs AND come in under EPA targets. It'll be even more of a challenge considering the expanding efforts from OEMs to lock down their ECM using encryption. With all the...

Depends on the province. Ontario has been cracking down for years. I doubt they care all that much in the prairies.

Ford offers a number of frames for the F-150 (3?) and GVWRs. The base v6 /2.7 gets the thinnest of them all for applications where MPGs matter more than payload/ max towing numbers. It's reflected in the configurations where you can/ can't get it. IE you can get a supercrew 2.7 4x4 with the...

Yes, and there are two "flavors" of the 3.5. The common 3.5 and the high output (as in the raptor and limited) Keep in mind most 2.7 trucks have a lower GVWR ,payload and towing numbers than a comparable 3.5 or 5.0. 2.7s are not available on all configuration and from what I've read have a...

The level to which it "locks" in 4 hi may vary on the transfer case with 4 auto. It may not mechanically lock like you would expect 4wd "lock to" Here are some example of the BW 44-44 with 4 auto on the previous gen ram: There are PROS and CONS to both. I figure most people would come out...