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9 pin connector and trailer e brakes means trailer should not have a mind of its own…

Wow, that reverse situation sounds pretty bad in general (backing into a long narrow driveway slowly, etc)

That’s great to know so now I am prepared if it happens and have some encouragement that it won’t!

That’s the plan but the boat is 3hrs from my house and I wanted to gather more info 1st because if it didn’t work I would drive back w/o boat 3hrs and borrow a bigger vehicle -rinse and repeat, this dialog helped me decide my odds are good enough to try. Lastly, discovered there is a March...

Wow, that reverse situation sounds pretty bad in general (backing into a long narrow driveway slowly, etc) . Hoping the guy that said no issues on 25 is what I experience but good to be aware either way-possibly yours might need some input from Ford? Will let you know next week when I try...

hmmm, wonder how the fact that your s10 had the rear 2 wheels on the highway effects things vs had it been on a flatbed trailer where all weight is on the trailer- maybe not much but still something to think about.

Very good info, I have seen folks indicate that in general it tows very nicely w the 4k tow package.

ALL GOOD INPUT- thanks, answers below: -weight/speed: under 5k (~4400) on roads/highways at 50-55mph -distance: want to do a 3hr transport but if not possible and i need to borrow someone else's bigger rig, then would just be to local ramp, maybe 8 miles -hills: not much at all except over a...

E85 Ethanol has lower power/efficiency than regular, and regular, at least in winter is often 10% ethenol anyway (E90 if you will). This is true even if it has been formulated w higher octane which is just an additive to enhance resistance to knock, not power- i.e. Some newer blends call...

I have not done any towing w my 4kTow package yet (I have the 25 hybrid but the capacity rating is same as EcoBoost w that package). By the book, It seems Towing is a multi dimensional calculation (yes I have towed before but never needed to do calculations), A BIG factor is frontal wind...

Absolutely can’t believe how many different ways folks say are absolutely THE right or unneeded ways to go through a car wash, I haven’t done so won’t give advise but unfortunately I can’t really take advise from this thread other than “try this or that”, reminds me of Amazon reviews where a...

Proof will be in the pudding but I think you are more right than wrong, I would like 5ktow for a 22’ boat, not sure that will be feasible or if so that the distance will be good enough- this is why the phev/rhev is still what I view as most feasible. This was great tech in my Volt but when...

Good info, then no problem? At least at that level. Problem is not EV’s per se, it’s the AI growing Data Centers, hard to grow transmission lines, fighting against renewable energy yet propping up coal. Etc. Problems are contributing to my electric bill going up before plugging in an EV (didn’t...

The “ looked ok“ part to me was “looked ok if you liked Suburu Brat/Baja”. I did like those so I would agree even if that was not what I was looking for at this time. Thus it was mostly the lack of hybrid that kept me from even going to the lot for a looksee. The 5k tow was of interest but for...

Agreed on the home charging but I mentioned grid issues as grid capability is different in different areas and data center, rooftop solar/net metering policies, current vs planned sources, transmission facilities, public charging, etc do cause grid concerns. Battery storage is a part of the...

Some good points, this why I wanted a Phev/Rhev version of Maverick- get 30-40 miles of local errand driving at low cost on std 110 charging overnight and then hybrid for the longer range. This is not perfect, 36mpg might drop to 33 when in hybrid mode due to weight of batteries. No perfect...

Put an asterisk on your “not absurd looking (ie cybertruck~ish)”. yes the mav hybrid is good but I had wanted it to be a phev/rhev so while it was best truck I could get I feel both ford and others could have and can do better- I guess that’s a bit ungrateful but it’s what drives improvement...

That could work

yuk to both so I hope not

And yet the “stylish” Mav competitor (Santa Cruz) sold 1 /3 of Maverick volume and was just cancelled/failed,,,, one can argue that the Sant Cruz had no hybrid, phev or EV option and that was a reason for failing,,,,,,, And yet the different and EV Cybertruck has also mostly failed. I’m ok w...