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I'm not sure what you're looking at, as there should be a large difference in light output between DRLs (only used to show other vehicles where you are) and headlights (which illuminate the road for you). DRLs do not significantly illuminate the road. If you have an alternator, DRLs are...

I don't think that a lot of U.S. states have laws requiring DRLs. As a consequence, they use the lowbeams at half power, but I think you have to turn them on in the settings. They are required in Canada, so they get the turn signal lights at half power as DRLs. Also the Lariats always get...

Those DRL lights should last about 100 years. I think you are assuming that they will burn out like old incandescent bulbs. They don't, so leave them on.

Just like a lifted RWD with an altered driveshaft angle, if you lift the vehicle then you are changing the angles on the halfshafts. They will experience more wear and more flexing on the boots as they traverse greater angles with every tire rotation. No way that will be covered under warranty...

There is a video about attempting to attach the tow hooks on a non-FX4 model. Unless you buy the FX4 package, you don't even get the frame mounting points for the tow hooks and don't get the bumper with the tow hook cutouts. That's also what is making fog lights so hard, as there is nothing to...

Like I stated, tear one down. No significant carbon on the valves if you feed it correctly. I've seen one that was carboned up, but it had wrong fuel pressure for 75k and had a misfire as a result. This engine is 20 years old because it works well. If you want to call that a dinosaur, maybe...

Those are not foglights. Foglights have a very flat and wide beam with a very sharp upper cutoff to avoid blinding you in fog. I really hate the standard Ford fog lights on all their vehicles that only come on with the headlights, defeating their purpose. In fog, headlights should be off and...

Is there something wrong with the oil that you're buying, or maybe you have a misfire or you drive all the time with your foot on the mats like a Nascar driver? The oil at 10k should look like it could go another 10k without issues. I think the Blackstone people would concur.

Bulls**t. Which "tractor engine" has SEFI multiport fuel injection and a modified Atkinson engine cycle? Have you actually driven an ecoboost engine? And if you have, why are you using inadequate oil and/or inadequate gasoline in it? Take one apart that has been properly maintained and...

Your dealer is an idiot. Stay away from that dealership. The hybrid specifies only synthetic 0w20 and not blended oil or 5w20 that you can use in the EB.

Thise look like a decent deep snow or mud tire, but I doubt that they will work well on an ice base. They look more like an offroad summer tire. They have almost no siping and have a reduced amount of rubber in contact with the road. Maybe they're ok in Utah, but I'd be worried about them out...

It looks a lot like many people are having exhaust heat exchanger failures on their hybrids. More than a few people are griping that it is not a warranty item, which seems wrong and subject to the dealer weaseling out of an expensive and common repair. Given that it is one-piece with the whole...

3 Mavs already? How are you getting such high priority while 22k rollovers still wait for their first one?

Nice idea, but I'm sure not liking your wire taps in a high-dirt and water area of the body. In a few years you're going to have weird light faults due to corrosion. At a minimum, swap those taps for something that is completely watertight.

I think that your numbers omitted the most important factor - you forgot to factor in the Bronco Sport numbers, from the same assembly line. For the past two years, the Maverick has only filled about 40% of the line and not the 100% that you are assuming, with the rest being BS models...

If you're in an area that uses salt in Winter, then get the XL steelies or the aftermarket equivalent. Maybe paint them black if you like the BAP look. The clorine in wet salt eats aluminum and magnesium rims very quickly. A rusted steel rim can be cleaned up easily, but a corroded aluminum...

The FX4 is an optional package, not a trim level like XLT, so they are the same AWD. FX4 gets you stronger skid plates, tow hooks and one or two other details, but not a different drivetrain. The Tremor package gets you the more trail-ready rear brake locking etc., but the extra weight derates...

Huh? If you are spinning the wheels then you've already screwed up. Whether its deep snow, mud, ice or anything else, spinning the wheels is virtually always the wrong answer. So, if you've already messed it up and you're already stuck so badly that you have to try rocking it out (good luck...

That sounds like your dealer messed up the rollover. The two are supposed to have the same order# so that Ford can recognize that only one of them should be built. The dealer got a rollover ordering memo stating that.

I think most people wanting 4WD have not driven a FWD in snow ever. Maybe its somehow more macho to say that you absolutely need a 4x4 with stupid wheels hanging a foot outside the fenders just to get to work, but whatever. 3-4" of snow should not be a problem for FWD. I see lots of clueless...