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There's also one fact that everyone seems to forget, whether you're hybrid or an Ecoboost? The way each person drives matters every bit as much as what is being driven. For example, the 2.0l Ecoboost they put in 2017 Escapes is rated at 22/29 but I can absolutely GUARANTEE you that with a lead...

I never buy extended warranties on anything but a Ford ESP is one of the few warranties that makes me strongly consider one purely because of the tech. I'm not terribly worried about powertrain failures but I am concerned by stuff like: Sync failure Failure of all those nifty sensors that...

I have an older 2.0l Ecoboost in my Escape and while I've never thrown it on a dyno to confirm (because why) but it certainly seems to run better and give slightly better gas mileage when running 91 instead of 87. Of course, I basically live on the surface of the sun in AZ, so heat is a pretty...

I have no POV to share on the larger conversation but I gotta say, if I had a surgeon that DIDN'T tell me "rarely, people die during this procedure", I'd get another one, because that's an honest answer.

OTOH, given the fact that the average person is EXACTLY that, pretty unintelligent with money, it may not be a point of bragging but for many, it is probably a good idea to pay as much upfront cash as possible. Cuz you know the average person isn't going to wisely invest that money they're...

While I've had a ton of Mustangs (and even more Fords) in the past, this was my favorite. 89 LX - Heads, cam, intake, gears, Vortech S Trim supercharger. Between its power and the rickety nature of the Fox body? It felt so much faster than any other car I've been in, even ones that were...

That's one option. Another is just to not worry about it never being found and let my insurance handle it. If I had some car with sentimental value or something, I guess I can understand it but otherwise? It just seems silly to me, chances are that I don't want the car back at that point anyway.

Never timed mine but that sounds about right for my Sync 3 equipped Escape, too.

Good luck with them, I bought my last Escape there, absolute worst automotive buying experience in my 45 years on the planet. I hope you can avoid the "required lojack system that will save you thousands a year on car insurance" that they used to push for on sales. Although I will admit, it was...

Definitely tons of people have done that exact thing. I always far preferred the looks of the C5Z to any other Vette but always kinda yearned for a C6Z until I rode in one. C6Z was definitely faster and more refined but not nearly as raw and fun to drive, and that was comparing manuals; an...

It's not a Toyota filter, it's just the brand (Denso) that Toyota uses on their builds.

Manual transmission in my toy/weekend warrior car? Absolutely! I far prefer the visceral fun of driving my six speed Vette to an automatic, even if today's autos shift far more effectively than I ever could. :LOL: Manual transmission in my daily driver though? Nope, absolutely ZERO interest in...

After looking around a bit, no doubt I'll be going with Motorcraft synthetic blend. It looks to be more than sufficient for my use and my local Ford dealer pricing an oil change/rotation/etc. with that oil at like $10 more than I'd pay for oil/filter if I was doing it myself? I can't find any...

100% this. X plan pricing for the Mav and likely selling the trade in to Carmax, although I'll certainly see if the dealer wants to match so I can get some sales tax break. No doubt, I could've worked it and saved another few hundred here and there but TOTALLY worth leaving something on the...

As a veteran of car enthusiast forums since the early days of the Internet, I feel your pain. OTOH? This oil thread still makes 1,000% more sense to me than folks agonizing over adding wheels that will add a half pound of unsprung weight on their grocery getter, though. To each their own!

The manual states 5W30 synthetic blend OR full synthetic for the 2.0 but full synthetic for the hybrid, so I'm pretty sure it's an either/or situation with the Ecoboost.

I did the same with my dealer and plan to be a HUGE a-hole if they try to do any backsliding on my deal.

While I dunno that I'll use it on the Mav, I've only used Amsoil in my Vette since I've owned it; big fan.

It started out with you saying that an order cancelled by the customer is not a cancelled order and devolved into even more confusion from there. I agree though, we’ve both put WAY more effort into this than it deserves, lol. Have a tremendous day, yourself.(y)

Assuming you were happy with the work, mind sharing who you went with?