I had a tall Yakama bike rack with 2 bikes traveling at 75MPH and got hit by a very bad storm with a gust of 91 MPH head on. The force on the bike was enough to lift the front wheels of the ground and I hit the break to reestablish front wheel contact to the ground. I haul camping gear and...
fords have never been know for rust resistance so we put all our travel miles on our maverick and put the years on our Toyota. WE know that the maverick can go more mechanical miles than our Yaris so everything works out great. We expect to put on the mav-hybrid about 300K miles over 12 years...
I was told by the dealer that I didn't need to break it in or change the oil. I drove the truck never exceeding 20% throttle for the first 2000 miles. A33400 miles I have never surpassed 40%. The transmissions gears have to be work hardened slowly too.
I do about 60% highway 40% city(not suburban) Since I bought my truck I have put on 33,400 miles with a reading of 45.1 MPGs. My MPG gage is off about 8% giving me 41.5+/- 1 MPG. I know when to shut the ICE down and coast and when to use the ICE. My city drive is electric only from 60% to...
If I could have bought an XL hybrid lobo as a standard option I would have. My maverick hybrid is used as nothing more than a car with an open air trunk.
gently rolling hills highway at 60MPH still helps in eco mode if you know how to shut the engine off when you hit a down spot. ass your speed increase you gain only from steeper hills.
A light rear end could save you a lot because the less you eat the less food you will need to buy.
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