It's not necessarily about rustproofing. I have a Tremor and when off-roading a lot of mud/dirt can get thrown up into the void. The passenger side is blocked in - but it's made from plastic. I suspect the reason the driver's side is exposed is because of the exhaust pipe and the heat it...
Just ordered mine in Canada. No discount. Came to CDN $136. Totally worth it from my perspective since I ski Whistler 60+ times a season and the highway is heavily salted.
Methinks these will sell out fast especially in the north east and north west.
It's a small truck with a four cylinder engine. Don't expect it to tow like an F150.
GCVW = the maximum weight of: Truck + Passengers + Payload + Trailer + Water Tanks + Propane Bottles + Batteries. Payload can be distributed across Truck and Trailer but Truck + Passengers + Payload cannot...
Conclusion is stay away from FWD Hybrid and Lifted Mavs. A lifted FWD Hybrid would therefore be the worst combination.
If you lift your Mav you maybe rolling the dice in terms of a warranty claim should an axle fail.
I was just having a little fun. Hard for me to fathom why Ford would deliberately programme a delay in when the brake lights come on. Even harder to fathom why regulators would allow this.
Even harder to fathom why this would cause a car to rear end you.
There are alternative theories.
I think the poll can be refined. For example, my Mav is a Tremor, which has different (beefier) CVs.
Maybe something like
Hybrid
XL/XLT/Lariat without 2K Hitch
XL/XLT/Lariat with 2K Hitch Package (not Tremor)
XL/XLT/Lariat with 4K Tow Package
XLT/Lariat Tremor
Then there's the issue of FWD...