Reminds me of a funny story about my late father, our hardware store sold appliances until 1984, so he did service calls, one day a lady called that her washer had stopped agitating, he went, when came up from the basement she asked if he repaired it, yes, I found the problem he said to her "the...
I installed one shortly after getting my Maverick, still working good, search this site for more info, a number of us have installed one of these, mine is USB connected.
I believe the difference in the 2 versions is the AWD can apply full torque of the electric motor from a standstill vs the FWD model, if you note the 30-50 & 50-70 times the FWD version has a slight advantage, & likely would from 25mph & up.
Same here, parents did not move car until we were buckled. Someone on this site clued me in, buckle all 3 rear seat belts & the reminder does not show up anymore as long as you are belted.
I used to think the same way, but my dealer is up to $75 for a semi synthetic change & $125 for full, & no tire rotation is included, so I did my own & it was the easiest oil change I have ever done, plus a parts chain near me takes the old oil.
I have had mine set by itself, but only when parking on an incline & then only after put in park, which I believe it's designed to do. If it's doing it when you are actually parking there is an issue.
Just got mine in the mail yesterday too, they will look at it if it's making noise when you accelerate, I only have 21K on it, so no noise, & I put my foot down alot. The notice is good for some years, + I did get an extended warranty.