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It cracks me up how people are so worried about Ford having their location data, when they are carrying a cell phone that allows their wireless carrier, their phone vendor, Facebook, Google, and possibly many other apps to track their every move and even their conversations... They they go...

Around here (Central Texas), if you're in the car with A/C off and windows rolled up, you're going to die... 🥵 It's just a matter of time... But seriously, that is just not an option when it 108º and there's not a cloud in the sky. Temps inside the cab can get to 140º in just a few minutes...

I'm not really a fan of the Santa Cruz with their current fuel-thirsty engine lineup. I just don't understand why they don' t have the hybrid (or plug-in hybrid) powertrain available, since it's the same chassis and setup as the Santa Fe, which has both hybrid options available... But with...

I understood the Ford Hybrid powertrain uses a planetary transmission, and there is no torque converter at all. The ICE only comes on when it's needed, and the "control motor" regulates the torque split between the ICE and electric power sources. Very interesting design with basically zero...

My local Ford dealer (Covert Ford in Austin) apparently honors MSRP for vehicles ordered through them. However, they do charge ADM for "in stock" vehicles... Someone backed out of a Lariat ECO order after it came in (bought an F-150 instead), and Covert offered to sell that one to me for only...

If you haven't already sold it, please let me know how to contact you. Pretty much exactly what I'm trying to order...

There's a YouTube video from a guy who lives here in Texas where he drove his Maverick Hybrid over the exact same route four times, setting the CC first for 80 mph, then repeating the same loop at 70, 60, and finally 50 mph. The "TLDR" version is that his gas milage increased DRAMATICALLY as he...

Definitely a first world "problem"... Repositioning the PTS would be #1,023 on my list of things to be concerned with. #1 (as relates to the Maverick) is when the heck will I get mine? LOL

LOL - from my right foot, mostly! But that was a poor choice of words on my part, I suppose... I meant that if I was mostly concerned with zero-to-60 or 1/4 mile times, the Santa Cruz seems to do that even better than the Maverick ECO, based on reviews I've seen. But the Maverick just...

If I wanted a hot-rod compact truck, I'd probably go with the Santa Cruz. My Maverick will replace a Toyota Prius-C as my run-around, do-everything vehicle, with occasional Home Depot runs and trips between Austin and Dallas. Probably 90% of my driving is now "urban" with options to either...

I like the way one reviewer does their milage testing... They fill up at a specific pump at a specific station, drive a 70 mile "loop" (really an "out and back"), then fill up at the same pump at the same gas station. When they fill up, they fill to the first click-off, wait a timed...