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As far as reliability goes, current model figures are based on history and extrapolated but as every lawyer commercial will tell you, past performance is not a reliable indicator of the future. Toyota and many other builders used (past tense) to be reliable when cars were orders of magnitude...

Unfortunately, a minimum of code means elimination of some upcoming required safety systems. It is interesting that car makers are and have been in an arms race to add more and more technology in their vehicles, even though many people don't like them, especially the migration of everything...

@Surly Old Bill Although you don't need a lot of amps to start a hybrid, a load test on the battery may reveal if it has problems, and that you can get done for free at virtually any auto parts store that sells batteries. The pre-25 MY hybrids have noted a TON of battery issues, so this...

Hmm. Cost - You can make the world's best mat but if isn't relatively affordable there are many other options that may be equivalent Fitment - If it doesn't fit well, it's going back in the box to return it Anti-Slip performance is on par with fitment - if it moves around it doesn't fit...

Mr. Scott on the Enterprise must have activated the tractor beam, because that just isn't possible.

No hate from me, but I wouldn't say he was so much at fault, but that the failure was to drive defensively. At the first sign of trouble ahead, especially in slippery conditions, and with a driver who has already shown that he's a complete moron, the defensive move is to slow down and move over...

Glad you're okay and the result of the accident was only a truck color change and an insurance cost increase in the area. In bad weather, conditions are only as safe as the other drivers on the road with you. Many decades of riding motorcycles on interstates have taught me to assume that other...

Yes they do!

@Mavster Mechanic I agree that harm is unlikely, but as @Glen Baker LLC posted a link that includes a proviso specifically for the Maverick, allowing the vehicle to ease into service isn't s bad idea either. It certainly won't hurt the vehicle. Being easy on other components like the brakes...

The general rule in engine break in is to be easy with the engine on start up until it's warm and avoid long periods of driving at the same speed, especially high speeds where the drivetrain isn't typically using the electric motor. With a hybrid, the electric / Atkinson ICE will be in and out...

If you poke around you can find an adjustable hitch that can tow anything your truck is capable of, with all the ball sizes included. Check out Jeffy B's Emporium or this link.. A multi-ball hitch is handy if you have multiple trailers or ever rent them. It will fit pretty much everything, even...

Okay, but whaat does your cat think about it? :wink:

Lead characters in a sci-fi movie. . . AI can't even display a '25 Maverick without a '24 or prior grill. Integrating an estimated 100 trillion to 150 trillion synaptic connections in a brain to a robot that's major accomplishment is coming up with an unthoughtful answer while walking and...

You may find at some point that you will be happier when you no longer care what someone else says or thinks about you. It's a non-inconsequential part of embracing "geezerhood". If someone uses geezer or any other term you deem pejorative, indicating your relative old age, try disarming...

Maybe they were in the Army where they were trained to "hurry up and wait". :wink: In a city, people always seem to be in a hurry. I don't miss that at all.

Thanks for the post. I like the music those guys did. My dad told me in his later years that the worst part of growing old was that so many people you liked, admired, watched and listened to were no longer around. I'm finding out that's becoming more true on daily basis.

The hybrid does a lot better with varying speeds and lack of NEED to run the Atkinson... i.e. if you aren't using AC or heater when it's cold. Rolling hills are great - power up, recharge down. About the only time I've seen the engine vs motor equation result to be very engine heavy is with...

The geezer vs whippersnapper designation is based on a variable, which is your current age (real or imagined). A geezer is someone at least 10 years or more older than you. A whippersnapper is someone 10 years younger or less. Therefore, the ages of both vary by the person applying the title...

Believe it or not the mountain areas of Arizona get snow and roads get salt. Down in the south the only salt the locals deal with is in a shaker. I lived very near the beach in SoCal and right next to a salt water canal, and my motorcycle didn't like it. Anything metal that wasn't painted...

Anything made of steel can and will rust, and salt is a great enabler of that. Maverick hoods won't because they are aluminum, but the steel parts - different story. Maybe chemical reactions are different in your universe, but I doubt it. Why do you think cars in the snow belt with salted...