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  1. Towing & hauling ham radio gear in a 2024 hybrid

    Loaded with radio gear to go to an electronic flea market.. Pictured On my way to Claremore, OK Green Country ARRL Oklahoma state convention this past Friday morning.. 2024 hybrid- Cowboy edition.. back filled with 5 totes and 2 complete Dell computer towers, and pulling a 5x8 small trailer...
  2. Very expensive to insure the Maverick

    Progressive- $100K-300K $50K uninsured Comp- $200 - with $50 deductible glass. Collision $500 No rental - have a 2002 Duramax GMC farm truck. No towing -have a tow dolly. No roadside assistance- I have Granger extended warranty.. Bought 6 months policy on line- no local agent Put payment of...
  3. am_fm_radio

    Maverick Amateur Radio Club

    I monitor 146.52 24x7, I also am in hte process of finishing my tower for my 442.00 -447.00 repeater.. I've got 20 feet of tower planted and working on a side mount to the barn before I built it up to 5o feet. then it will cover about 4-6 counties.
  4. Has anyone found a large cupholder accessory that will accomodate a 64 oz. insulated travel mug and fit in the Maverick?

    My adjustable cup holder is right between my knees. the top of the drivers right elbow perch might work if you have a large enough hole saw... Will it fit in the door using 5 feet of windschield washer hose for a straw...
  5. Crazy Hybrid Experiment Question... will Hybrid run in electric-only if you run out of gas?

    Thanks to all that answered. I'm the kind of guy that likes YOUTUBE video's before I stick my hand into the saw with the emergency automatic blade that stops. I don't have the balls of the guy that invented the bullet proof vest and demonstrated it to sell to the army either.. Now I have a...
  6. Totaled

    RIP--- hope the insurance doesn' t rip you off....you nay want to contact one of those lawyers that advertise on TV late night to solve your neck pain...
  7. Crazy Hybrid Experiment Question... will Hybrid run in electric-only if you run out of gas?

    Here in Wichita, Kansas us poor folks living on the SE side of town are paying $2.89 a gallon for gas.. Gas stations here are in lockstep. As they claim the reason a city tax of 1.5 cents. On the West side of town where rich people live, Yesterday I was told and I got gas for $2.54 a gallon...
  8. I need the HONEST TRUTH about the Ford ESP warranty.

    I only have 6000 something miles on my 2024 maverick cowboy edition. 153 years ago, my dad, an autoworker, told me you buy a car when you have the money in your pocket.. Don't even drive a car that the bank owns. So there is no lien holder on my title. nor the 2002 GMC duramax 2500HD diesel I...
  9. Hybrid Fuel Savings vs Battery Replacement Cost (With Inflation Adjustment)

    #1 I bought a 100,000 mile Granger extended warranty. I assume other extended warranty companies will offer coverage of the battery. #2. What about guys like me?? If and when the battery fails, we do it yourself electrical engineers- Amateur radio types will be and even today, rebuild the...
  10. What's wrong with antenna on the roof?

    I don't know. As a Amateur Radio operator who thinks nothing of talking to Japan on my radio in my truck, I keep my antennas just under 14 feet so I don't hit over passes.. However... There is a technical reason, as my brother-in-law who is an Audio engineer at Ford in Dearborn will attest...
  11. What's up with my MPG on the Hwy with my Hybrid?

    The heat generated by the engine is used to stabilize or heat the battery..
  12. What's up with my MPG on the Hwy with my Hybrid?

    Wait till you do Washington DC to Wichita Kansas when it's 5 degrees out.. I got 25-27mpg.. at 70mph.. Now last September Detroit to Wichita I got 34-35mph. at 65-70. 2 days ago Temps in the 70's a cross town trip in Wichita 60 miles each way about 50% highway, but Interstates in the city are...
  13. Has anyone ever regretted getting a XL?

    Auto parts trucks don't have back seats or cruise control, air, power windows, remote start, AM-FM, I live alone so I don't need power seats, Sirius radio, moon roof, heated seats, leather, Mercedes version of ON-STAR like my last car had.. or automatic windshield wipers that activate when the...
  14. A quick note on oil change of 2.5L Hybrid

    Did you get one of those left hand threaded oil filters??
  15. A quick note on oil change of 2.5L Hybrid

    My 1st oil change was at 2244 miles.. a few months ago.. I went to Wal*marts.. With the caveat.. They have a manager who is hands on. I demanded he do it as the Truck was new. I also demanded Mobile one off the shelf, not out of a drum in the oil change bay where they fill from a hose and not...
  16. 2.5L Hybrid - Change to 5W-30 oil

    I wonder if perhaps Mobile 1FS European Car Formula Full synthetic 0W-40... would be a better option as I used it exclusively in my 2013 Mercedes 2.0L turbo (direct injection) I sold at 152K miles for my Maverick. It met and was approved for that Mercedes. Especially since you're in Texas...
  17. Is Maverick 200k miles reliable?

    Will it make 200K miles? I'll tell you in 193.5K miles.... Now last 30-40 years.. my most reliable cars-- as the business I was in I'd do 30-40K miles per year. (Senior Field engineer for a Global Computer Company) Chevy (GEO)Trackers I've owned 3.. drove them to about 120K miles. My...
  18. Question on using USB for music

    Format the thumb drive to fat or fat32... I hate Apple crap, and they format something else... but linux can read apples format, not windoze..
  19. Using a USB Hub on the front USB port on the 2025 Maverick hybrid

    1 port, 1 device limits the port to the 1 device maximum ccurrent draw standard.. By adding a hub.. especially an un-powered hub; you now have 1 port 3-4-5 devices and can suck as much as 5 times the power and that will overload your port like a National Lampoons Christmas Vacation , Christmas...
  20. Backup camera fix Recall is out now

    Correct.. especially when streaming over the internet.. not the radio p(AM-FM) player.. When the computer is multitasking ..it's no super computer.. Over the internet it buffers signal.. that's why you can hear your music when you go under into a underpass of short tunnel.. or loose internet...




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