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Had really good luck with MT-90 in my notchy-when-cold Mazdaspeed 6. But, if the OEM fluid is syn, not sure it's going to make a difference in the Focus.

Speaking for the demographic that simply wants something a little smaller...my '05 Sport Trac has been the perfect vehicle for me in terms of size and capability. I don't haul sheet rock, and when I haul plywood, I have it pre-cut so it'll fit in the bed. I mainly haul plants, soil and...

I'm not sure that's the transmission's fault as much as it is the engine's. The 2.5 I test drove was a little sluggish and noisy. My 3.0 Fusion would bang off a downshift with lightening speed and chirp the tires under 35mph. Its tendency to hold rpms too long on slow acceleration was my...

Originally Posted By: needsducktape The automatic anything is a solution in search of a problem. This is very true. Not sure if you'd include DRLs in the list with 'automatic' anything, but I was behind a Honda Pilot this morning on the way to work for 10 miles with headlights, but no...

Actually, the most noticeable difference was the distance between me and my passenger. Doors may be thicker too :-)

Drove a Colorado at the fair this weekend. Was surprised to find out that it's not QUITE as roomy inside as my '05 Sport Trac. Nearly every dimension seemed 'tighter' while sitting in it. Not a deal breaker, but I was expecting marginally more room, not less. Not a fan of the crewcab longbed...

Unless the engine has been rebuilt, I'd stick with a dino oil. If you have any compromised seals that are currently being held shut with slugdge, a synthetic can cause it to start weeping. I learned this the hard way with a '78 Monza with a weak rear main seal.

Method I've used on every car since 1986: Go as tight as I can with my hands, then 1/4 turn with a wrench. Comes off easy. Naturally, cars with plastic cartridge filter housings really should consider using a torque wrench and the correct tool (cap wrench, socket, etc). The parts guy at my...

Yeah, I think that's what the Ford guys referred to it as.

I'm not fond of the latest trend of permanent filters on transmissions. I was very surprised after crawling under my '12 Fusion to find that there is no transmission pan, and you have to split the case to get at the filter. Isn't this a recipe for failure on older transmissions? At 100K, I took...

My door placard calls for 39psi. I keep them at 40. What I'd love is a guage that's actually accurate. Bought 2 of the 'dial face' guages at Auto Zone, a few months apart, and they read 5psi different from each other, and both read higher (1lb & 6lbs respectively) higher than my slide guage.

There was a time in my life when I lived in Wyoming that I would've loved an Eagle....preferably the 2-door hatch. Decent power, decent looks and it got around really well in snow. REALLY soft suspension with lots of travel, so it wasn't much fun when it came time to take a corner, but it was...

Maybe trucks will eventually follow the car trend we have going in this country and they'll slot something smaller in below the Colorado. As an example, today's Civic has gotten so large, it made room in their lineup for the Fit. I'd love a truck about the size of the original Toyota 4X4...

I'd love this as an extended-cab, short bed V6 4WD with a 6-speed manual transmission.

This thread really makes me appreciate my local Just Brakes store. I have the capability of removing wheels & inspecting brakes myself, but that's a job I really hate in the summer in Texas, so I dropped my '05 Sport Trac by there to see what their opinion was. Brake inspections are free at Just...

I'm hoping Mazda will put the 6 back in the performance sedan game with a turbo. I'm a little surprised they're allowing that beautiful new sedan to be outgunned by all its major competitors. It needs some more horses to back up its good looks.

It's unfortunate that cars continue to bloat in weight as they advance in engine power. I'm thinking my '86 Civic Si would've been a blast with the '14 Civic Si engine shoehorned in.

To address the 'train station' scenario, Ford has installed an irritating, yet dummy-proofing measure on the Focus in an attempt to prevent people from driving away without a key. If anyone gets out of my car while it's running (any door...even the hatchback) and the car no longer detects a key...

I don't know where people get that it's OK to do, but like you, I've seen people keep driving after the temp gage reaches "H" because they don't want to stop or get it towed. One lady I'll never forget drove a Camry into a Chevron station, spark knock was so loud that was all I could hear. She...

It's RPM based and once the engine reaches a pre-determined speed, it disengages. Otherwise, it should keep spinning until it fires or hits the time limit. My Camaro's ignition switch actually works like a button but uses a key. The starter keeps working until the engine starts, even if I...