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If the CV joints are bad enough (especially the inner) , a skilled mechanic can often detect a faulty CV joint on a lift with the wheels suspended, in fact, it's often easier because the joints will sometimes vibrate worse when they are at an angle. As for your extended warranty, it's good for...

Knowing how to drive is always the main factor. But you also can't get around physics. A good driver with all wheels contributing will still be more sure footed in bad conditions than the same good driver with only 2 drive wheels. Every little bit helps

The salesman was partially correct. The Ford courier (the rangers predecessor) was a rebadged Mazda. But the original Ranger actually had the same engine that started life in the Pinto. The Mazda pickup was a rebadged ranger. Prior to 2001 they both used the Ford " Pinto " engine as the base...

Yes. Yes. We've had issues with the RDU in the Bronco sport. Nothing to do with metal shavings though. It's been the clutches for the limited slip chattering during turns. . The issue was in the early years of the Maverick and Bronco Sport. It was determined that the vent tube would draw in...

I have a question. Has anyone in this group had problems with their PTU or rdu who either did or did not change their fluid early? We have had some problems with the RDU due to fluid contamination because of a misplaced vent tube. But we have not had any problems on Mavericks with either the ptu...

Nothing will make up for bad driving. But I'm thinking that given the same driver, AWD or 4wd will be superior to 2wd. If I'm a decent driver, my fwd or rwd may struggle on a wet clay path, but the AWD or 4wd will likely have an easier time of it. Or a 4wd vehicle that BARELY makes it through...

Where I live 4wd trucks are fairly common. But mainly for mud. but most people never use theirs if it's selectable. People buy the AWD Maverick for the 4k towing capability. And the AWD car/suv/crossover is relatively rare. We get the ice on the road about once every 10 years or less on average.

When people mention a vehicle being superior in the snow, it doesn't register with me. I live in Tallahassee Florida. We received enough snow to affect travel never. We have gotten ice on occasion. But if that happens, we stay home. And even the interstate is closed until they can put some...

It's always interesting when people compare the Maverick to the Ridgeline. Yes they're both unibodies. But that's about it. It's obvious that the Ridgeline is in the same class as the Tacoma, Frontier, and Ranger in terms of size and capability.

As an auto mechanic, I've worked on quite a few Chevy Sprint/Geo Metros. They were actually decent cars for their day. And although they were not fast by any stretch of the imagination, they'd run circles around the Beetle. And they'd do so in relative "comfort" in comparison.

It's interesting that even the AWD 2025 HYBRID Maverick has BETTER 0-60 times than the 1984 MUSTANG GT! Your EcoBoost would totally humiliate it. But the mustang GT will at least SOUND nice while it's getting beat. Getting beat by a 4 cylinder turbo is bad enough. But can you imagine the feeling...

One thing that I keep in mind when speaking of the mpg is that for many of those vehicles, the speed limit was 55 or 65 mph much of our driving was 60-65. Today it's 70 mph. And much of our driving is close to 80 on open highways. I often wonder what kind of mpg they'd get at sustained 80mph...

It's amazing the difference driving style and conditions make. Thankfully most of my driving is straight line highway, slow city, and paved winding country roads where moderate driving is the norm. My fast driving is straight line mostly. So my tires seem to wear evenly and last a long time.

The fact of the matter is that much of the stuff we CAN turn on and off is a lot less scary than the stuff we can't. Our picture is potentially taken as we pass certain intersections and buildings. I CHEER for those things when they catch a criminal. Then I get a bit concerned because the same...

1984 is coming to pass in so many way that are even more concerning than this. The predictions are 40 years late. But they're coming to pass nonetheless.

The only thing that made these turtles less dangerous was the fact that even the normal cars were semi turtles, and the speed limit was 55 during the reign of the turtles. So most of the traffic was traveling around 60ish. With today's limits of 70 and most people driving 75ish +, they'd be...

Some of the same people who find it too taxing to press the auto stop switch are the Same people complaining that there's no manual transmission option in the Maverick. Kinda ironic isn't it?

When I get in my Maverick, I wait for the seatbelt light to go out by itself. I'm not impatient. In my 2025, when I press the master switch when I reach my desired speed. it automatically locks in the speed. Try it . So that only leaves the driving mode switch and the start stop as a "must...

I've been paying attention to the various tread wear numbers on the various Maverick tires that come on the various Mavericks. The Continentals Pro Contact TX have the lowest number (500). And the Goodyear Wrangler Territory HT that come on my Maverick with the Black Appearance package have the...

So it’s the start stop button That’s the straw that breaks the camels back ?😅