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I sprayed ACF-50 corrosion inhibitor around the engine bay for the primary purpose of keeping things uncorroded. However, the slickness should help deter nesting and rummaging by critters and if the cabling is tasted-tested the taste should be a deterrent as well. It's good for about 2 years...

I had a co-worker with Raynaud's syndrome who would absolutely cook everyone out of the vehicle. Dual climate was a life-saver.

Maybe we should keep an eye on the sodium battery thread too, if Ford doesn't solve the BMS issues it may be the most durable option 🤔

2025 Hybrid Lariat on this morning's drive, I remote start and idle for 15 mins before leaving. Heated seats and steering wheel used in the colder months. Headlights on automatic. Cell phone and dash cam plugged into front USB and lithium jump pack in the rear. No other accessories. No battery...

You have a hybrid, so the 12v battery is under the rear seat. You can grab a 12v socket kit from a lot of places that will tap right into the battery connections (make sure it has a fuse!) and give you a power point that you can place as you'd like. Many have a faceplate that will help integrate...

Follow the maintenance schedule. Pads for the hybrid after 3 years? That seems quite soon. The rotors are possible if they were very rusty from not braking hard enough to clean them, but then that would make the pad change even more questionable. You didn't pay for them so that's fine, but...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SXZDKTW I have one that displays inside temp and voltage. Could be useful for folks that want to keep an eye on their battery.

I get 1-2 miles out of a fully charged high voltage battery (HVB) depending on terrain and speed before it depletes. 1.5 miles is a good average distance for a fully charged HVB to consider for your purposes. On 50/50 moderate speed highways and local roads without substantial elevation...

Warm air inside with cool air being drawn in would raise the relative humidity as the cabin cools just like taking a cold drink outside in the summer. The A/C draws moisture out of the cooler outside air so that you don't get condensation on the interior glass. If your windows are down then...

It'd be real nice if modern OEM stereo equipment came with line outs... it's not like people haven't been adding aftermarket amps and subs into vehicles for literally decades at this point. It'd be a nice selling point since it's no longer simple, or sometimes even possible, to swap out head units.

You can also spray some corrosion inhibitor around the engine bay to make the wires distasteful to critters and protect the components. https://www.amazon.com/ACF-50-Anti-Corrosion-Lubricant-Compound-Aerosol/dp/B000P1C8UO https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HX3VFH3...

Disgusting! I have a couple that take a little too much space in the drawer, so they hang on hooks. To be fair though, everything would probably fit with the Glen method. 😄

A salt wash spray and Krown/Fluidfilm/etc undercoatings go A LONG way in keeping vehicles from disintegrating in the Northern states. https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/maverick-on-the-beach.80686/post-1331235

Thanks for the heads up, I was wondering why my torx were seemingly an ill-fit when I was doing the tailgate strut. I picked up an impact driver set. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082QTHTRD

I was experimenting with the Low mode in the hybrid and it feels like it MIGHT allow more EV acceleration before kicking over the ICE. It definitely does more than just what the manual states it does.

You can try breaking in your brakes: https://www.wagnerbrake.com/technical/technical-tips/break-in.html https://www.powerstop.com/resources/brake-pad-break-in-procedure/ There is a process to seat the brake pad material onto the rotor referred to as bedding. Essentially, you need to do light...

EU has GDPR legislation which protects consumers from invasive monitoring, requires businesses to divulge all identifiable data to a consumer on request, and forces businesses to delete data at consumer request. There's less need to worry about such telemetry with strong regulations in place...

I'd be interested in a video if you can. My 2025 will barely squeak in 2 miles on a down slope with a 15 minute pre-idle to charge up.

It'd be remarkable to get more than 2 miles in full EV mode on level ground. If I was feeling froggy I'd run some numbers just to figure out the theoretical maximum. Someone has probably already run the numbers though and I'm not feeling froggy 😆

You can get those great mileages on the longer ones because 10-20% of your drive might be at 100MPG and the highway part of it is at 35MPG+ if you don't have a lead foot. The bottom picture is half local roads and half interstate.