I purchased one through sharptruck back in April and they were waiting on the shipment to finally arrive to send me one. When I got it on May 11th, I tried to install it. While I could get the outer holes to align, the inner holes were off CONSIDERABLY. It now sits in my garage waiting for me...
As an example, if I'm driving around town my hybrid miles show a pretty sweet miles until empty... but when I do some driving at 70mph on the highway, it'll drop pretty significantly. Around town I'm getting 45mpg, but 70-75mph gets me around 34-36mpg.
Russellso, click on where it says "Ford Motor Company" below their icon and then "start conversation" - that'll set up a private message between you and whomever at Ford who is monitoring that account.
Day three of ownership: "Installed" our Smarliners and Weathertech tonneau cover.
We then headed out to dinner and parked between it's bigger brothers...
Built March 24th, Delivered to my dealership late 4/18 and picked up 4/19. (Kent, Ohio). It sat in a Lordstown railyard for around 10 days before being transported to the dealership.
Our Maverick will be the seventh Ford (in a row) from Klaben Ford of Kent Ohio. They did not ask for a deposit, and have done a nice job keeping us updated throughout the process. Now we're just waiting on the tractor-trailer to get it from the railyard to the dealership.
It's not just weight - you're also increasing contact area so by nature you're likely increasing friction. Depending on the formulation of the rubber tire, you could also increase the coefficient of friction (a softer rubber versus a harder rubber) and the joys mu value calculations F/N.
If yours is like mine, you will likely find it'll be "in production" for several days and your "built" notification will come on or at least much closer to your scheduled date.
⏰ 11:55am - Eastern
📅 3/20/23
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🛻 Alto Blue Hybrid Lariat Lux CP360 & Assist, Moonroof, SIBL, Remote Start, Tie Down
📍 Akron, Ohio
🗓 9/17/22 replacing 11/15/21 original order. 9/17/23 order was "priority 13" at the dealership.
🕺 Klaben Ford, Kent OH
I re-ordered a hybrid 9/17 (confirmed at 10:29am, dealership priority 13) which was a roll-over from my 2021 order. That means today (1/18/23) is day 429 for me with no end in sight. Should Ford actually build my Maverick, it will be the seventh in a row Ford vehicle we have purchased. If...