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GBL, Which filters do you like?

I've never seen one in real life. Did these come as OEM equipment in any U.S. cars? Now that I think about it, I saw it once in a youtube video.

I'm so old, I think that if you remove the screen, the opening is just right for an 8 track.

GBL, I hope you never have to find out how well your jack works on the side of the road in the middle of a dark & stormy night. I like the idea of the low profile jack. Ground clearance and lift range are important to me. I am still wondering how low to the ground the Transit Connect gets with a flat tire. Just by pulling over randomly and measuring, I've already found that the 8" I have in front of my house becomes less on uneven grades. Important because a lot of roadways are uneven and graded to slope towards the right for rainfall. Should I carry a low profile jack instead of the little trolley jack? Will my little trolley jack fit with a flat tire on a grade? I don't want to find out in the middle of a dark & stormy night. https://youtu.be/UeR27OP4V7U?t=42s

I don't get it. I've never ordered a car. In the old days, it was a matter of browsing the lot, finding one I liked, go on a test drive, then haggling with the salesperson. Today, you can browse the inventory online, go on a test drive, and you still have to haggle the salesperson.

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What are you going to do with the stock plastic trim that you're removing?

The biggest advantage to that Harbor Freight jack has to be the weight. At the listed spec of 31.68 lbs, it is a lot less to handle. A lot of mixed reviews. Either they fail, and the buyer is not satisfied, or they don't fail, and the buyer is ecstatic. YouTube videos will show both. I would want something which is rated for a little more weight. There are other low profile jacks rated for 2 to 3 tons. In the $80 price range, there are a lot of options. I was just looking at this Powerbuilt from Pep Boys. But it is a lot bulkier, and probably heavier. Although I do like the idea that I can use it with my motorcycle. It would sure be nice to have in the garage. But for the purposes of being able to carry it in the back of the car, I don't think this will take the place of my little trolley jack. For small car, in the trunk, I still like the inexpensive trolley jacks. I just did an oil change with a small trolley jack and 2 ton jack stands that came in a set. Amazing that I've used and owned quite a few, and never had a problem with one. They are inexpensive enough that I pick them up whenever I find one on sale. Every one of them, no matter which label is stuck on there, comes from the same factory in China. Torin, Ford, Harbor Freight, Sears, AC-Delco, Wal*Mart, Home Depot, whatever. They are all exactly identical. Exact same specs. Even that plastic carry handle which comes loose in the box, that you have to snap on yourself. And if I ever stop to read a product manual, on anything, I'll bet that even the manuals are the same. I've actually given trolley jacks away to friends or co-workers after helping them change a tire because all that they had was the OEM scissor jack. A few of them I left in the trunks of used cars, for the benefit of the guy buying the car from me. A lot of my ex-girlfriends are still driving around with the trolley jack I put into their trunk. One ex, who I am still on good terms with, asked her husband to call and thank me because they had to change a flat. Actually, I just bought an AC-Delco brand from Sears, and it was priced at $13. The same jack at Harbor Freight is $30. Pep Boys is currently selling a Torin brand trolley jack for $20. Wal*Mart has a trolley jack at $18. With some of these stores, if you have a coupon or some other promotion, you could walk away with a cheap little jack for less than the cost of going to lunch.

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Latvia? There weren't any parts closer? No parts in all of North America?

Looks like etrailer.com tested a 2 ton bottle jack, with a Honda, and got the same results.

My Grandmother is 93. Imagine when I have to pick her up in my arms like a child, and boost her into my F-150 w/ 6" lift kit & 35" tires. Or when I pull up to the front door of some senior center, and I have to get her down from up there. If I didn't have seniors in the family whom I transport, I would never have bought a Transit Connect. The same $$$ could have been spent on a Mustang, which is more to my liking, or a Honda Civic, which is better on gas. Unfortunately, I do not have the real estate to own and store all the cars that I would like to hord. What does Jay Leno have? An airplane hangar? That would be the ultimate dream. A warehouse big enough to store all the cars and motorcycles that you want, all the tools you need to play with them, and having all the time because you don't have to work.

4 kids? How could you afford to take them all to McDonalds? With 4 kids, I wouldn't be able to afford going anywhere. They would be eating ground chuck (ground at home with my own meat grinder), and home cut fried potatoes. No extra fancy ketchup. Just generic catsup. And I don't care if they don't like hand-me-downs. Jr. would have to wear his big sister's jeans, grow his hair long, and just be a faux hipster.

I've never seen a white trim piece. I think your best bet is to take off your trim piece, and paint it white.

That all factors in to pricing for Titanium trim level. Same car under the hood. More luxury.

Trim level. The more you spend, the more "bling" you get. Sort of like hubcaps over steel wheels, and rims. You pay more money, you get Ford Sync, instead of the AM/FM radio.. You spend more, you get the fog lights, instead of the blank plastic bumper filler. Notice how in your photos, one car has black plastic bumpers and trim, and the other car has paint to match the body?

Alright! High 5. Now let's see what you do with it first.

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Not the best deal. But okay. Sears has all kinds of specials and coupons, which sometimes change daily. At $30.31 + tax for both jacks, that is just about what you would pay for a 2 ton jack and a 6 ton jack, if they weren't branded as Ford. Side by side, they look exactly like Torin Big Red jacks. It looks like they all come from the same Chinese factory. The 2 ton bottle jack is now in the rear jack compartment, alongside the OEM jack. I've also got a jack pad in there. 5" of ram travel, along with an extra 1" from the jack pad, may be just enough. Or not. But it will raise the van enough to rest on a Craftsman jack stand. Then I can raise the extension screw by 2", and jack the van up some more.

I don't recall seeing the Ford Sierra in the US. Apparently, there were station wagons and vans sold in Europe. I did know a guy with an XR4TI. I think his was the only one sold in the area. Never saw another one on the street around here. Most people thought it was a Ford Escort with a spoiler. Back in those days, I was still driving Jeeps, and not in the luxury class Jeeps that they have today. Back then, every Jeep I had was stripped down, plastic windows with zippers, and torn, leaky tops patched with duct tape. That's where my budget was. I drove cars where even the heaters didn't work.

It should be like that everywhere. Including the option of right hand drive. i would like a column mounted shifter. Crown Victorias, Explorers, and F-150 trucks came with center console shifters and column shifters.