Yes, factory installed. And yes, people criticized me for ordering it from the factory, too.
The factory hard roll-up is really well made; under the vinyl skin there's a full extruded aluminum layer, and it's secure because every section gets locked in by a latch on both sides. It can be completely removed in a few minutes by unscrewing four knobs, and it comes with the front seal everyone mentions. The killer feature IMO is that, unlike the flip-up tri-folds, you can open it fully without completely blocking the rear window.
It did delay my order, though. I ordered my '24 on Leap Day last year. I immediately got an email stating that they had met their limit for that option for April production. I figured it would be built in May.
Those are fair points and trust me I know this won’t replace vehicles with the equipment you mentioned, and I thank you for being honest with me about the pros and cons.
it sounds like it’s a decent cover, any experience on how well it seals against water?
My hang up with the hybrid is it’s a slower vehicle and with me driving mostly highway with a lead foot, I question if the fuel economy will really be that great for me. If I am getting only say an extra 5 MPG benefit over the Tremor in overall fuel economy, I would rather have the faster/more fun to drive vehicle.
The hybrid is not slow. It will do 0-60 around 7 seconds. There have been a few that have gotten even under 7 seconds. Thats v8 full size truck times, Also it seems quicker because it has instant power.
150 miles a day is going to be a lot of depreciation on an upper trim especially. If you can keep a 2nd commuter car it would make more sense to go Tremor and sort of share the commute? From a financial standpoint, it makes sense to go base trim if you're putting a lot of miles on. A swiss army knife is good, but with that drive you probably want a knife in each hand so to speak.Yeah more than anything, the Tremor's dual clutch AWD system really appeals to me because it adds the ability to lock the rear differential and lock the AWD system for a 50/50 split on power. I built a Lariet with the FX4 but the package didnt detail if it adds the rear diff/4WD lock onto that AWD system.
While this discussion was going, the dealership I was talking with texted me and I showed my interest in a Maverick but I didn't specify what trim, so I am going to see if they have an Ecoboost FX4, an AWD Hybrid and a Maverick. At this point I think I will have to drive them to really see what's going to fit me best.
That's not too bad, I thought it was closer to 8 seconds but do you really think the hybrid would be worth it for someone who drives fast and does mostly highway driving? Again, I think I would end up getting lower fuel economy than what its rated for and regret not just getting the faster, more fun to drive version of the Maverick.
I had 2 highly modified mustang GTs (an 01 and 07) in the past and I'm not disappointed in the Hybrid.
Originally I was going to stick with 2 cars, my plan was to replace my Mustang with a Bronco and in a couple years when I get north of 300k miles on my Fusion to replace it with a Maverick. However, I am getting sick of paying the ever rising cost of insurance, all I hear from my insurance is everyone's insurance is going up, we can't help you and other insurance companies are charging even more.
In my case I am trying to consolidate down to 1 vehicle, so I can half my insurance payments. I am still interested in testing out a hybrid AWD but I feel that since I drive mostly highway and I drive fast, the hybrid won't deliver the fuel economy I would expect and it wouldn't be as fun/capable of a drive as the Tremor. I could put a lift and bigger tires to offset that but how much more of a hit to its fuel economy does it take?
That's good to hear but does the hybrid give you great fuel economy when driving on highways and at higher speeds? I'd like to hear more on this personally.
