The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

After running the TAOS through the touch-free wash, preceeded by a Griot's Garage Foaming Surface Prep/Wash spray down, the EN hasn't been washed in days, only dirt showing is the black pieces on the bottom and top of the rear bumper

The summer tires & wheels go back on this Saturday, can't wait and plan on using the "Hero and Villain" combo when I get back from the swap...stay "tuned"
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PouncingPanzer said:
Looks like a lovely road for a 4x4 photoshoot. I wish the weather in Ohio was like that....looking at the 10-day forcast...only Shelby-worthy days will be work days for me :cautious:
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Yeah, it runs along a ridgeline for a bit, then goes up and down the sides of the range, where it can get a little challenging, especially if it's been raining. The best part is that it's only half an hour from home.

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Klasse Act said:
Ric, have you considered getting the last year's RWD BIG Caddy ever

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I don’t really like RWD cars. A friend of mine rented one of these Towncars for a weekend when they were brand new and I did most of the driving and thought it handled like shii. Lol. Plus I hate the big hump that kills legroom in RWD.
 
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Eldorado2k said:
I don’t really like RWD cars. A friend of mine rented one of these Towncars for a weekend when they were brand new and I did most of the driving and thought it handled like shii. Lol. Plus I hate the big hump that kills legroom in RWD.
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Oh man, you need a better benchmark!

Those Towncar's were body-on-frame, which made them extremely durable as a police car, but as you said, they handled and steered like sh.t. It always amazed me why Ford USA didn't leverage the Australian engineering team and the modern, but just as strong, Falcon platform.

Case in point, two large sedans made by Ford. One was front wheel drive, the Mondeo (Fusion), one was rear wheel drive, the Falcon. Both made within three years of one another.

- Those Mondeo's were known to be extremely good in terms of steering response and feedback, the overall handling and body control hid the weight very well. Being designed in Germany, you'd expect nothing less. While I enjoyed driving it to an extent, something was missing.

- The Falcon on the other hand, well that is in a different league compared to those Panther platform cars (Towncar, Crown Vic), and the front drive Mondeo too. A properly sorted RWD chassis, as in NOT a ladder frame body on chassis, well it's just a sweeter overall driving experience. And I mean that at any speed, not necessarily pushing the limits. There is a naturalness to rear drive, perhaps its the un-filtered steering feel and response, or the lack of torque steer? There is a neutrality to the chassis, which in turn shifts the weight balance towards the rear. Overall, you are left with a chassis that spreads the load across both axles, not channeling it all through the front.

I've driven many front drive cars that I have liked, but when I jump back into a rear driver, it's like I'm home. That's why I adore the Jaguar XE that replaced the front drive Mondeo in our fleet. One drove nice, the other drives exceptionally.
 
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