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We have a LOT of points built up on our Ford Pass account. We have all of our three Fords (and have for many years) receive their oil changes at the dealer. The rate was, until the pandemic, $49 for oil change, filter, and comprehensive checkup. I think it's $69 now. The dealer we used in...

Haha. You have not gotten an oil change at an MB dealer. It' way more than that.

That was my thought exactly. I have a few of them and keep my old Mercedes covered with them in the garage. Cheap.

Some years back, I owned a car wash. In some cases I would see 10-year-old vehicles come in looking like they drove out of the showroom. Then I would see other ones of the same age that I didn’t think could make it to the junkyard where they should’ve been left. In nearly all cases, there was...

We got our 2023 Maverick Lariat Hybrid in early October 2023 after waiting 13 months after order. I have over 6,000 miles on it, no issues. This coming fall I'll probably order another, MY2025, in anticipation of yet another 12+ month wait. We lease our cars. We also have two hybrid Escapes...

On another Ford car with Apple Car Play, I had similar issues in that everything was sort of running through the watch when I didn't want it to. I gave up the Apple Watch because I simply couldn't get it to behave the way I thought it should. Have not looked back.

I use WAZE and Apple Car Play with an iPhone. I've discovered, and I don't know if this is true or not, that if I start the WAZE app on my phone, punch in the destination on my phone (not on the car screen) I will generally get more than one routing option, and I choose the one that suits me...

I just took several long (14 hour each) trips in the Maverick (2023 Lariat Hybrid) and used my iPhone 13 and Apple Car Play extensively, with Waze navigation. Interesting behavior: When a voice call comes in, the audio (generally from Pandora) mutes so I can hear the call. No problem there, as...

You are absolutely correct.

We have three cars in the family. We always lease. Nearly every 12-18 months a lease is up for renewal. We lease a new car, more points. On the last three cars we leased, we’ve made money— in one case $10,000–by purchasing the car at the end of the lease and immediately selling it. Many people...

Got my recall note yesterday. Will deal with it at next oil change. Considering how many idiots don’t use directionals anyway or drive around with taillights or brake lights that don’t work it isn’t a concern for me.

Some years back, I was taking a road trip from Detroit to Milwaukee area in my Ford Explorer. While driving in the Milwaukee area, my screen turned black just as I was back at the hotel. Next morning, the car wouldn't start. Had it towed to the local Ford dealer, and what they discovered was...

Are you certain this issue is between the layers of glass and NOT on the outer surface? My eyes are very sensitive to glare and a lot of glare is caused by either streaking on the outer surface of the glass caused by wipers, or "pitting" caused by sandblasting; that's simply by driving on a...

If you join the EAA (experimental aircraft association) I think you can get it from there. https://www.eaa.org/

"To save money"? Why that makes no sense. If your car--any car--(particularly a modern car) came with one size tire, that's the tire size you should replace it with. If you replace it with something larger or smaller, for whatever reason, expect some kind of consequence. I don't need snow tires...

Very few places in NJ unfortunately. You can look it up at https://www.pure-gas.org/

I do have an old car, a 1969 Mercedes that I've had 25 year experience in storing for the winter. I never used a battery tender as the car was not stored in an occupied place, and the thought of a potential issue because of an unattended battery tender scared me. Since the car was stored from...

@Shreddy027 , Regarding your Issue #3: I purchased the WeatherTech "Alloy" Tri-fold cover for my Maverick, a week before the truck actually was delivered to me. Shortly after installation, despite the gasketing, water got into the truck bed. I called WeatherTech and they did two things: first...

Our fifth Ford hybrid. First two were Fusions. Second two Escapes. For my purposes of being a handyman and needing a small truck the Maverick hybrid stands alone. Very reliable. Many people here messing with all kinds of things on it. I leave it alone. The sound system is great, mileage...

It’s flipping HAWAII for Pete’s sake! I couple of specks of land in the middle of the vast Pacific, 2,000 miles from the mainland. EVERYTHING is expensive. Nothing to see here…