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Never had paid service on a leased car. All warranty. Oil changes paid for with Ford points, not cash. I’m a normal wear and tear kind of owner.

LEASED, not rented. I pay for what I use. Never any maintenance or repair costs. You lease assets that depreciate, buy assets that appreciate. Simple economics.

If you WANT a Lariat, you should have ordered one. I ordered my MY2025 Lariat Hybrid in late May. It’s at the dealer in Michigan now and I’m picking it up a week from tomorrow. As for pricing, oh boy…Here’s a kicker. My 2023 Maverick Lariat had an MSRP of around $30K. My 2025 model, identically...

They were in the unnamed "list" I referred to as "quite a few more" that "many have never heard of"

https://www.slate.auto/en/about They quite literally came out of nowhere. Very, very few "upstarts" have survived. These folks have a nice website, but no production yet. The landscape is littered with failed startups. Who knows if these guys will be on the top of that pile or whether they...

The rear seat/4-door configuration changes the "utility" of a vehicle entirely, and in a good, positive way that most customers want and appreciate. Staying in the Ford realm, precise product mix percentages for 2-door vs. 4-door F-Series pickup trucks are not publicly released by Ford. BUT...

If your dealer doesn’t understand A plan or Z plan or anything similar, you should find another dealer. My dealer in Michigan understands it quite well as between these employee sales that’s the bulk of their business. So you better understand it! That being said my lease is up in October of...

Clearly, @Master Blaster you've done a lot more testing than most dealers or Ford...

I have never had a "deep sleep" issue...however I was getting notifications about my Maverick disabling remote features to save the [12V] battery power. During an oil change and one of the recalls done back in November last (11/24) they did a full test of the battery that takes about 45...

I have about 22,000 miles on my 2023 Maverick Lariat hybrid. I have had two recalls done by mobile service.. I’ve had the oil changed by the Ford dealer, the second oil change has to be done right about now. I was getting warnings about a weak battery such that remote features were disabled. But...

OK, so both my Maverick Hybrid, and my Escape Hybrid were exhibiting the exact same problem. That is, the car/truck would go into "battery saver mode" (NOT deep sleep) periodically. Quick remote checks yielded the battery in the Maverick was at 47% charge (driving daily) and the Escape was at...

Lots of reports and no firm answers. On a lease car I'm certainly not going to buy a new battery of any kind. I'm having the same issue on our 2022 Escape Hybrid, along with my 2023 Maverick Lariat Hybrid. Shortly after parking the car, it often (but not always) says it's going into battery...

...and just when I thought it was safe, nearly two months without a problem, I'm driving last Saturday evening on the highway at about 75 MPH, when all of a sudden the screen goes black. I had planned on stopping at the next rest stop to turn off the car and start it again, but about 5 minutes...

You should check with your dealer; they can easily look it up.

Don't even get me started...

I think once I fix this unit of the faults, I'll sell it and replace with a roll up aluminum cover. How about a photo?

Some “security” huh?

Interesting observation. Last time I went to consider a WeatherTech mat was for the rear cargo area of my prior car, a Ford Flex. The Ford branded one was something like $79 to $99. The WeatherTech was more than twice that. At that time, being a lease car, I decided I just didn't need to spend...

Yes, apparently on another forum or resale site, it's apparent that the WeatherTech Alloy is the same as the Lomax cover. Curiously the advertising states "the panels can support up to 400 pounds of evenly distributed weight" (yet they cannot deal with a little bit of foam tape on the side...

I have never fully removed the cover for my day to day life as a handyman, so removing it completely isn't much of a priority. Seeing out the back window is, of course, a priority. Water intrusion is a concern. I can deal with a small amount, but a failure to prevent most of it is a product...