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Yes. :ROFLMAO: And that was the 1st American car whose lead designer was a woman. Mimi what's her name Vander-something. Men had led the design of all cars until the 90's. Crazy to think that. I don't care who drives a Mav. But I don't like the look of the Santa Cruz -- whoever drives it.

If there aren't enough parts to preview XLs, then we've got bigger problems.

Same. Everytime I see an MPG #, I go back to the EPA, and a couple other sites that track driver actuals/real worlds. Bronco Sport & Escape 2.0L are typically in the Side-by-Side to figure out what the heck people are talking about. "EB will get 35 on highway!" etc. I'm pretty critical of...

The evidence, which is only members here and on subreddit so its indeed a small population sample compared to 80k reservations, shows that Ford has _already_ scheduled 4 out of 10 Mavs as Hybrids. I don't think it's Ford manipulation. When I say "regionals", that is regional sales management...

Sure, but I'm not going to be happy when I see "previewing" instead of "scheduling" news like this. Previewing, AFAIK but correct me if I'm wrong, is in the hands of regionals; and scheduling in the hands of Detroit. So someone out in the field is pushing a certain type of Mav (EB over Hybrid)...

Totally agree. I'm too verbose. Based on this forum & Reddit, several folks were complaining that they couldn't believe Ford was making them plug their phones into the car to do anything. Usually the complain would go: "my 5 year old car doesn't make me plug-in". Ford is partially to blame...

The addition of 4 Hybrids made my :mad: reaction flop to 😍 Whoever overruled that moron regional manager who only previewed 2.0Ls should get a big thank & cold one.

Leitner? Closest dealer is 9hr drive away. Dangit! This looks perfect for kayaks + bikes (bikes below & kayaks up top).

Already fixed! Roundabouts!! :p Move to Wisconsin. Or Europe. Whichever. :giggle:

You don't need a full spare ... until you need a full spare :) I've not had a flat in many, many years but of course it would happen when I'm hauling/towing something several hours away from AAA dispatch. Having said all that, my Chevy Volt has a OE fix-a-flat from GM, but no owner actually...

Yup. And there's 2 misunderstandings about this "wireless" tech: 1) you don't need Carplay/Auto wireless to do voice or texting because that's already done over Bluetooth 2) Carplay/Auto Wireless is for "screen beaming" and smartphone app integration, and that's now done over WiFi This gets...

Wow, great article. This type of formula bias happens in home construction too. Ever wonder why these super energy efficient homes are McMansions? It's not just because only Richey Rich can afford to build them. The formulas for energy efficiency -- especially the Passiv House standard but...

I meant Fish Chris' original posting, not yours. All good.

Cabela sells them up here but I don't think they have stores in Florida.

Hah, well I want to believe EcoBoost >30MPG. There was another report today of an EB trainer getting >30MPG on highway. Maybe Ford really did get it close to the Escape's 2.0L rating. Were there tweaks to the engine? Aerodynamic tests? I'd be curious. But -- there's always a but -- can EB...

That's my dealer too! Small world. You got in a month before I went with them.

Agreed, sounds like an arbitrary limit that was set by the schedulers and not the plant. Van Dyke: "We can make more and box 'em up!" Hermosillo: "We can assemble more and get 'em on the train!" Detroit: "No, don't"

Oh dear lord! it's the octane thread all over again! :D Run your back-of-the-napkin #s. Even if premium is $1 more than regular, if I were to pump premium into the Hybrid, then I still come out spending LESS than the EcoBoost on regular. For my #s, I assume a 35MPG for Hybrid (a low estimate...

Yes, Wisconsin here in Packerland country. Hybrid XLT + Lux + Copilot + Alto Blue + mats + sliding rear. Schedules coming out for October will hopefully get things rolling ...

I went with Karavan. Very nice trailers. Dual axle, ramp, box enclosure, aluminum. I've never seen these around here (in Wisconsin). I went with Karavan from a local dealer. Mine has fold down/removable side rails that convert it into a flatbed -- which actually came in handy when a fork...