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Maybe wait a little longer on that full power mode…I don’t know how much power it has but it looks light and I’d imagine that torque can get away from you quickly.

Shadow systems MR920.

Other than the chrome, looks nice. I like the first gen refresh body style (I guess technically second gen) Escape styling. They still looked rugged back then. It was the next to last year for that body style so they everything figured out. I think it will serve you well.

I thought this was a well known fact.

yeah but I’d be looking at replacing every part anyway for a muscle truck build. Basically just using the frame and suspension pickup points. I’d even lose the 4.6 mod motor, if not immediately, eventually.

And the only one I’m interested in following. I’ve never understood following people’s private lives that I don’t know. Hell, there are people I know and am close to that I don’t know as much about as some of y’all know about the queen. I don’t even understand the Royal family’s purpose.

I’ve had two Grand Marquis. I love those cars. The first was a 1989 and the second was a 2010. I’d like to have a Marauder one day but those are hard to find and if they are affordable, they are ragged out. I’ve been thinking about picking up a crown Vic from a PD to use for a muscle truck build. But even the PD auction crown Vic’s are going up in price now.

And some beautiful machines in that shop too. Including the coolest Bridgeport I’ve ever seen.

Yup. Although some of us are morons and choose that vehicle that requires constant checking as a daily. I know I did for the longest and would even today if I could afford half the cars I want.

I think a 63 split window is a bad example. That’s a collectors car that is a true investment. But I totally get what you are saying. It just depends on what the vehicle is for. To the original post, I think deerslayer’s post holds water. For an enthusiast, not so much.

I wish they would have put the c-max hatch on the escapes.

That’s the refresh model? I’ll say this about the first half with audio controls. You’ll run into that with almost all new featured models. Everything is canbus this days so shared systems with modules. my Escape is an S (base model) so it has the most basic of everything. The way cars are supposed to be. New cars suck!!!

You saw my mother’s 2014 Ford Escape. I bought that car new for her in 2013 and it’s got 135k on it. We have replaced nothing other than oil, brakes and tires. It’s been a solid and reliable vehicle. Although it’s due for a few service items and some of those are from collisions that the car has suffered through. I do know of one issue with this generation of escape and it’s the shifter bushing. There is a recall or TSB out for it right now but updated parts aren’t yet available.

Turns out a salad bowl is even better than the lid flip.

I got 24 mpg highway and 17 city out of my last 5.0 coyote. I don’t think the eco boost does much better.

My boss’ son had a 2011. Other than replacing plugs every 30k miles, that truck is still going strong with over 250k on it. Nothing has been replaced. I still won’t spend the money on a v6. It just ain’t for me. I’m an old school American. I want all 8 cylinders and I won’t compromise. “But the turbo v6 makes the same power.” Cool. Now put a turbo on the v8 and let’s see what it do.

I've always been a Ford guy but I'm not blind. The early ecoboosts had a problem with plugs. They would only last around 30k miles. I'll never buy an ecoboost unless there is no other option. I have no problem with turbos but I'd rather have a v8 and throw a turbo on that. ALL THE CYLINDERS!!!!

The last year of the 5.4 was 2014 (in Expeditions). And that is probably the worst run of engines Ford made. The early 5.4 had a 4 thread spark plug hole that would rip out the threads in the head. Later iterations had a spark plug design that was known to break and get stuck in the head. So much so that they developed a special tool so that you could remove the plug without removing the head. And most generations of it had issues with the timing chain tensioners/guides. The 5.4 ran for almost two decades and was really terrible.

I’m old enough to remember when they were popular, but had good enough taste to never own one, much less wear it.

Thanks! I was pleased with it. But I know the rifle is capable of better. Still gotta work on me.

Well it took some time and a couple of other scopes but I finally made it up to a nightforce. Took it out today and shot my best group thus far with the rifle. I’ve shot it in a few Benchrest matches locally and I’ve shot a best of .61 moa in that. This is only 100 yards but tops my .61 moa.

I’m willing to attend but I absolutely will not organize

What struggle? Bread is bread. I rock all of these options to this day!!

Check with Royal Range.

Trick question. It’s a SAA and a Colt 1877.