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Yes, that's it. The phones are probably too old. Even a very old iPhone isn't going to work. @Nerner, time to get new phones. Really, a flip phone? If all you want is a phone, I suppose that's fine (with the exception that most are analog and that's going or gone away nearly everywhere) but if...

Here in NC, it seems as if leased cars are somewhat unknown to the DMV. Thus "buying out" an end of lease car is an extraordinarily painful and long process, a lot of which has to be done by uncaring people and the DMV. I mention this because early this year we "bought out" the lease on my...

It would still have a hump, and I try to keep the sails from bending over tight radius.

It was said on the news the other day that "Hamas terrorists in Toyota pick up trucks drove through the breached border with Israel..." which reminds me of what I read some years ago. If you want to stop terrorism, give them all RAM pickups...

Hello folks, just got my Maverick on Friday. Imagine my surprise when the rear view mirror is a conventional flip style. Honestly, I have not had a car without a self-dimming mirror in probably 20-25 years; so this is a surprise to me! To me it's somewhat akin to the automatic lights and...

Nicely done. I understand perfectly. 😉

Finally after 13 months of waiting my 2023 arrived. Lariat edition. I installed the WeatherTech Alloy metal folding tonneau. it replaced a 2019 Ford Flex which I had for nearly 4 years.

My Maverick is being delivered on Friday to my home from the dealer. Yeah a big deal since he has to drive it 600 miles from Michigan to NC. I needed a tonneau that was secure, and when in Chicago last week, went to the WeatherTech store, and saw their Alloy cover. It's a bit pricy compared to...

And now another disturbing update. I was told by my dealer that my maverick finally left the CSX automotive services facility in New Boston, Michigan. This is the place where it was unloaded from the train trip from Mexico, and it’s 12 miles from my dealer. Unfortunately, it was not taken to my...

I'm kind of locked in for family and personal reasons. Many of my neighbors here, and friends in other places, have ZERO allegiance to any one car brand or manufacturer. They'd just assume by a Jeep as a Ford, or a Mercedes as a Tesla...and they do. What these unaligned and unaffiliated people...

We got one every 45 days from 9/22 ordering until schedule in June. Then some more as it moved from schedule to build and ship. Now, no more.

The Flex was a "station wagon" pure and simple. However those two words--"station wagon" were anathema to the auto industry. I had a new Flex nearly every year it was manufactured, except one year when they would not let us order one. Without a doubt, it was THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND USEFUL car...

That makes you, me, and my dealer, all equally puzzled as to what’s going on.

That is exactly what I was told by my dealer.

I thought of this, but I was told that the Teamsters are only "honoring" the strike for trucks going into or out of striking plants, not for vehicle deliveries. Else, the entire industry would be completely shut down, as no parts would move anywhere--this would be instant paralysis. I was told...

My dealer is one of the larger dealers in the nation. They are waiting on a LOT of vehicles. I cannot believe that there isn't a full load to them alone; plus the fact that there are dozen of dealers in SE Lower Michigan. It would not be uncommon to have a full load split amongst 2-3 dealers all...

Well, I think you’re a little bit wrong here. When you ship as many vehicles on CSX as any of the auto companies, you can be sure as heck that they have some influence over the shipping process…they don’t just drop the vehicle on the train at one place and pray that it’ll get there. It doesn’t...

It seems like Ford is going out of their way to screw up every single possible thing they can do with the Maverick. No other explanation I can think of. Truck was built nearly a month ago, made its way on the slow train from Hermosillo, Mexico, to new Boston, Michigan. That’s the CSX automotive...

So close but so far. My Maverick took the slow train from Mexico, passing through Arizona, Missouri, Ohio and is now in New Boston, MI at the CSX Automotive Services rail yard, just a few short miles from my dealer near Detroit. Whether or not it gets unloaded, and if it gets on a truck and...

Not certain (means not confirmed nor denied in my mind) about the "starter tire" analogy, but if the tires are worn, they are worn, and this is a great opportunity to replace them with something better. I've been driving Ford Flex, many of them, since they were introduced. In one incarnation...