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My local dealership has 18 MY24 Mavericks. Only two are not impacted by this recall. So, once they clear out their recall fixes, they will have 16 Mavericks suddenly ready to sell assuming they are not customer orders. And this is a dealership in the 13th largest city in Alabama. Multiply that...

To be clear, it was in the mid-60s here when I took the video. And keep in mind there is going to be a small amount of "free fall" all assist devices will have before the gate hits an angle where the piston actually moves. From my experience, I'm usually not moving my hand away from the truck...

To me, it just feels more refined with the slower lowering. Is it a placebo? Absolutely. But it feels like a nicer truck having the tailgate assist installed.

FWIW, I had to make an effort to move my hand fast enough to get it out of the way for the video to show it completely under load of the DeeZee. When I normally open it, it doesn't ever feel like it is falling on my hands. By the time I pull the handle, pull the gate, let go of the handle, and...

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Dee Zee. Even if they are all made in the same Chinese factory, the no-name brands are likely those that failed QA for the named brand. Also, name brands have a name to protect whereas a lot of no-name brands will simply change their brand name once their Amazon rating tanks. That's how you end...

No doubt. The one I had years ago happened at a very, financial inopportune time. Hope you can get insurance to make it easier to swallow.

Because a radiator needs airflow. It radiates heat into the cooler, incoming air. Hence its name. A plastic cover would choke that air. People driving down gravel roads tend to not follow the person in front of them close enough for it to matter as gravel roads, by their very existence, are...

Yes. That happens, unfortunately. I had a prior vehicle need a new radiator for the same reason.

To enjoy life a little in a manner that literally hurts no one.

I go camping for a few days and what did this thread turn into?

Glad you are okay, otherwise. Did your seatbelt tensioners fire? My wife did a glancing blow in her 2008 Escape at 40mph and the airbags didn't deploy either. However, the seatbelt tensioners did fire, which totaled the vehicle (beyond the fact the bill was more than the vehicle was worth).

I think this is an important part to emphasize. Any trucks with a stop-delivery will be handled first. I know when they finally released the fix for my Explorer, my dealership didn't even bother calling customers to schedule until all of the vehicles on the lot were handled first. Also. if you...

I like the color change. I'd been looking to add a strip of white LEDs to help with unloading when we go camping. The Lariat has the light in the back, but it could use more.

Depending on the carrier, they will want a full load both directions. So, they will wait on bringing in a full trailer until they can have a full trailer on the return trip (trades, auctions, etc.).

My money is on "we are not done building it yet." Lariats have a SIBL. Could simply be waiting its turn in that part of the factory.

I'm wondering if this was a case of someone at the dealership being punchy. You come in for another software update and they accidentally mark both as complete.

Yes, because installing them by default and simply raising the price of a $25,000 truck by $100 is the realm of madmen!

There is any number of reasons a vehicle is on a quality hold from random extra QA to something that failed QA. I'm not sure the dealership has that level of detail, but even if it did, I doubt it is related to the recall. "Quality Hold for Rear Camera" could simply be a case you got unlucky and...

When my truck shipped back in summer of 23, it took about three weeks to get to my dealership. I benefited a little bit by the fact my dealership actually owns part of the rail yard as that is what their original business was. That said, keep in mind "shipped" means "on the train." The train...