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Isn't there an old sixties song that goes "It's your thing, do what you wanna do. I ain't gonna tell you who to sock it to". That is, IMHO, the best answer to 99% of the threads on MTC seeking advice. It's all about maintaining your vehicle in a way that makes you comfortable. For some of us...

My 2022 Ecoboost has 36,000 miles on it now, and I go through the same calculations every few months. My Ecoboost has depreciated about $10,000 in inflation adjusted terms (people on MTC love to feel better by not inflating their purchase into 2025 dollars). Everytime I'm tempted - and my...

I find reactions to AI to be very similar to reactions to BEVs. They are both Rorshach tests that say a lot about the person doing the reacting. And reactions tell me a lot about how deeply read an individual is on either subject. Some are deeply read, understand the pros and cons, and...

Don't necessarily believe anything anyone says on this site either.

There is a customer satisfaction program for the front axle on 2022 models, but I notice you have a 2023. So maybe not applicable?

We must have a slow market here in WNC. I keep reading about all you guys that get more than you paid for your trucks. But my mint 2022 X'LT LUX AWD CP360 ECO with 36,000 miles and brand new Michelin Defender 2 tires - it is valued by the dealership and car sites at around $22,000. That's about...

OP, as a fellow Ecoboost owner, I'm curious about how you made out selling?

You guys are totally missing the point of that vehicle. It's a platform atop which multiple tophats can be placed. You want a Maverick, you got a Maverick. You want an Escape, you've got an Escape. You want a van, you've got a van. You want a hot tub with wheels - yea, we can do that too. I...

I so wish Tesla would do something in the small "runabout" truck world. It seems crazy that they're ignoring that market.

Right... I had two cats, one of which was an outdoor car who liked to bring in dead things. Except I had dinner guest one night who saw a mouse running across the floor. Literally (I counted) 120 dead mice later, I finally killed the last mouse in the house. And found how they got in (chewed...

OP, I share your pain. Ten days ago I posted my own thread on a rodent attack. And yup, it cost me the same amount of money to get it fixed - just shy of $700. I had the same thing happen a decade or so ago with an old Ranger - rodents chewed through the spark plug wires. This time it was...

I was still writing advanced R&D code in the research division of a Fortune 50 at age 65. I used to love when some patronizing youngling would patiently explain to the "decrepit Boomer" how feature X worked. You have no idea how rewarding it is to answer, "Well actually I wrote that. Let me show...

I read somewhere on the Internet (so it must be true) that Ford has an entire division for what the OP describes. They do psychological tests on all new employees. Those with sadistic tendencies are assigned to base trims. I think they maintain a chart titled "Customer Pain Index", and throw...

One nice thing about Ford - which I used recently when my ecoboost went bottoms up... Ford's free roadside assistance. You are covered for 5 years and I think 50,000 miles. Recently had my Maverick towed 30 miles from home to dealership free. Not even Ford's fault - rodents chewed through the...

Now I know who has been sneaking into my house at night and pasting dog faces atop beautiful models in all my magazines.

Wow. If employee pricing gets you $7,000 off, I'm gonna go work for Ford.

I'm gonna look into trading my 22 HPR XLT LUX AWD ECO CP360 for almost exactly the same in a 2025. Dealer has a 2025 XLT AWD RR LUX CP360 with BAP that has been sitting on their lot for three months now. They're showing a $3,500 discount, and I qualify for the $500 military bonus. Same...

It's not unusual on my driveway, which is on a steep slop, to have a deer jump OVER my hood from upslope to downslope. Once had a deer miss the landing and faceplant. But it got up and moved on. I'd take up deer hunting, but I hate the taste of venison.

As closure to this thread, the dealer diagnosed way faster than promised. Dropped the vehicle on Friday, diagnosed the following Thursday. Two days on parts, so 10 days total. Better than the 3+ weeks they originally said. Problem was rodents chewing through part of the wiring harness. Happily...

I don't get the responses where people invent "facts" like "that problem is extremely rare". There isn't a member on this entire site who knows what problems are rare and what problems are common, because none of us have access to Ford's internal records. The frequency of posts on this site...