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One of my relatives had their car flip when it hit a rolling tire. He was on a dark road when he saw headlights coming at him erratically weaving. Didn't see the tire coming and didn't know what happened till he gathered his wits and climbed out of the car. The approaching vehicle apparently...

I used to hook up the charger and close the hood to keep the feral cats from pissing on my engine!

This is the way! Install a charging port and you won't have to futz with opening the hood and attaching leads every few days!

Just think of all the money Ford is saving not having to make and place those badges.... Maybe y'all can get cheaper registration by showing them "it obviously isn't a hybrid"!

Here is a thread where several folks have installed charging ports. I like the one I used as it does not rely on tiny screws through the plastic badge to attach the plug. https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/where-is-best-location-to-hook-up-battery-charger-22-maverick-hybrid.59825/

Not today but last week. Did the plug in hybrid mod. I only put on about 4K miles a year so need to keep the battery topped up. It's soooo nice just plugging in vs popping the hood and fishing for the jump points and reversing the process to drive!

Here's 855 lbs of tile in the back of my Mav. Not that much weight but it was a nail biter watching the fork lift dropping the pallet in the back. I told the driver "be gentle with her - she's a virgin" The load did compress the springs a little, but I had a 30 mile drive on some curvy roads...

I had a salesman tell me until they wrap red tape around the vehicle they will roll them off the lot!... Don't ask me how I know!

I love taking my Mav to the dump. Had probably over 800 lbs of double pane windows and was hoping to get an exact weight on their scales. They just charged me the minimum and waved me through. Happens all the time - people just can't wrap their heads around how much of a load these little...

I bought and installed one of the above panel mount SAE connectors. First one was too short but I got the one with the 40" tail that fits really nice. The nut that screws onto the barrel for attaching the plug sure seems like a better idea than small wood screws through the plastic shield. I...

Richie Valens is one of the two things my junior high school was famous for, the other being a plane crash on a playground full of students. PS, I remember how creepy I thought the Michael Jackson halftime show was...

None of us Seahawk fans gave a crap - the game was awesome!

Do you have a link to the keys you bought?

About your error codes - I have a cheap blue tooth OBDII scanner and use an app called Car scanner. In addition to letting me monitor my battery charge states and some other handy information, I can view and reset any error codes. I know they can eventually reset on their own, but after my...

I just replaced all 4 of the sensors on my 2014 Sienna - $252 out the door (we have 10.7% sales tax!!!) @ Discount tire. The stock ones had never been replaced but apparently 3 of them were belly up! Something I learned is if they die (at least on the Sienna) they can die silently! I was...

What kills my MPG in cold weather is short hops with a bunch of stops long enough for the engine to cool down. If I can get back to the truck before the temp drops too much I can still get pretty decent mileage in the winter. I do use my heated seats and steering wheel to keep warm!

Flat rate charges for EV's and hybrids are unfair to those that only drive a few thousand miles a year, and allow high mileage drivers to not pay their fair share of road maintainence.

I wrote both of my local reps (house and senate) telling them I supported the road usage charge. Not sure if it will hit their radar with all the flood the zone that is going on. I am also trying to find out who killed the bill that was going to implement it back in 2023-2024 but I have a...

Our state proposed charging 2.5 cents a mile, which works out to breaking even if you average ~21 MPG (based on our nearly nation leading high gas tax). People with better MPG would have to kick in the difference, and people with crappy mileage could apply for rebate, presumably using gas...