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The big gigantic interiors with bench seat. Me and the girl cruising...
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- 235/55R16
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- If you don't have time to do it right will you have time to do it over?
I miss knobs and switches to control everything in a vehicle. There should be no controls that you can't operate in the dark by feel without looking. Touch screens belong on the trash heap of history.
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Amen! Lazy people and gadget lovers.
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- Manual
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- 0
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- 235/70 R15
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- Complacency is the key by which tyranny opens many doors.
Dead panels. If you didn't have the top of the line model (which I often didn't), the switches, indicators, or knobs were just blanked out. That was an opportunity! You could repurpose junkyard switches and place them in those panels. Boom! Subwoofer switch! Boom! Auxiliary light switch! Boom! Passenger seat ejector button!
Boom!
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- Ford Ranger
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- 4WD
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- 4.0L
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- Manual
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- 4"
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- 245-70-R16
I'd use that WAY too much. LOL
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- Automatic
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- 4”
Wing vent windows are a big one along with real bumpers. Really modern vehicles are over complicated plastic trash. The only reasons we don’t have better vehicles is government overreach and greed. A simple, reliable vehicle doesn’t keep churning out money
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