Tag: Ford
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Top 8 Transmissions I have Driven in no particular order
By Backlicker I have driven a lot of cars. Not just for MSiMA, but in general. I don’t tend to notice much in a car, I could not care less about engine noise or ride quality, but a bad transmission will drive me insane. 1. SP Precision O2Q XP1 Series After I killed my GTI’s…
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Head of Chinese Communist Party Caught in Buick Enclave
“That’s not a Buick!” Said the agricultural minister. His family hasn’t heard from him since. Due to Buicks recent marketing efforts, pure confusion has swept through the communist party, struggling to identify the poorly built American automobile. “I could have sworn it was a Buick, but upon closer inspection, it was my wife’s sister!” Said…
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Californian Coach Builder Introduces the Ford Flexi-Flex
In a lazy effort to justify this last minute photoshop of an idea gone south, we esteemed writers at MSIMA present the general public with this article: Oh the Ford Flex! A vehicle so prolific and impactful, so short lived in this mortal realm. We haven’t forgotten, and neither has Californian coach builder “FlexingDreams inc.”.…
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Community Poll: What Is Your Automotive Nemesis?
Share this with your friends to mis-shift into their asses too! How does the conversation always cycle back to BMWs? Each instance of a mildly divisive or otherwise open-ended inquiry being posed to the masses devolves into a discussion of those ubiquitous, inescapable symptoms of the universe and mankind’s hubris. An inevitable, ever recurring wave…
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Tales from the Inbox: Needed Advice
From one Matthew G. Wilbur of Alliance, Nebraska. He asks, nay, he pleads for automotive advice. We’ll try our best sir: Dear MSIMA staff, I’m writing to from Alliance Nebraska with question. There is only a single car dealership in town (Wolf Ford) and I really don’t want to buy a new Ford. I am…
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1987 Ford Mustang – One Man’s Personal Afghanistan
There is often an element of tragedy in comedy. And this car is pretty fucking hilarious. A review drive like any other this was not. We met up with the owner between a lab and a maintenance building at university, with a major problem at hand: the car had no coolant. Now, how many engineering…
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2017 Ford Taurus Sues for Being Born
Breaking news coming from the court room, the automotive world has been shocked by the surprising decision of one particular 2017 Ford Taurus. Somehow, this specific forgettable Taurus is suing the Ford Motor Company just for being born. The affidavit states it “hates its existence” and liked the experience to “being born disabled”. The suit claims negligence, emotional…
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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 – Crank so Flat, Head so Flat
Yea yea friends in high places or whatever. Blow me. Do you wanna know how it drives or not? The Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is the reason why the zl1 1le has heater and cooled bucked seats and why the Camaro z28 fell to new ND Miata prices after three years of existing. It’s a…
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Ford Performance Seeks Group Therapy – Ford GT MK IV
The most recent Ford GT has been in production since 2016. And officially, the car should’ve been put to pasture as late as last year. But with the announcement of the MK IV, a no fucks given track car, it seems that Ford just can’t help themselves. We reached out to Ford to see if…
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2010 Ford Flex – Flexing on the Haters
I rather be ford flexing than get ford flexed on, but in truth I’d rather be euthanized. Welcome to the Flex, a refrigerator of a car that was pushed over and motorized. It looks like a fridge and drives like one too, every single movement is like pushing through sludge. Have you ever wanted to…