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Just traded away my mav and did OK on it. KBB and Carfax had it as trading higher than I was ever offered in trade by 3 different dealers even after some negotiating. KBB's average trade value dropped $1k in a week while I was shopping. I just read on another thread that Ford only got...

Traded in the mav today for a 24 forester wilderness. I realized that I only used it for actual truck stuff like 3 times in the last 2 years since I got it and that an SUV was more in line with what I really need. The mav was basically a car with a huge trunk and with kids in college that...

Ecoboost/4k/fx4 managed to get a hair over 36 mpg on a trip yesterday. Rehoboth beach DE to SEPA about 110 miles. Most of it is straight highway and most of it is fairly flat. Used CC extensively and used the switch rather than the pedal to tweak the speed - if you bump up with the switch it...

This youtuber cuts open oil filters. This one was used in a maverick.

My dog has a bad habit of stepping on the buttons and changing drive modes, turning various functions on or off, etc.. It's a terrible place to put those buttons and it would be nice to be able to cover them with something that prevented casual contact. I was thinking a plastic cover that...

So I did the radio update thing and it seemed to fix the dropped connection issues I was having with the bluetooth - for a while. Lately it's been dropping again. At this point, the best I can say is that it reconnects somewhat faster and more reliably than before, but even that isn't a given...

Anyone do brake pads yet? Does this thing need a scanner to retract the caliper pistons/recalibrate the caliper position or can you just do it manually?

So my ecoboot's brakes shed this brownish dust that gets all over the wheels and even stains up the tires. It comes off if I hit it with decent quality wheel cleaner but it comes right back. These OEM pads shed dust faster than you would believe possible. Does anyone have any...

Got an unexpected package from Ford. It included a note that says it's a thank you for doing the recall and a nice Ford branded yeti drink bottle. It's sized to fit the door cubby, but unfortunately as we all know the design of the cubby is such that there isn't much retention. But it's a...

Ecoboost fx4 4k towing with stock pirellis. So we took another trip from the philly area to syracuse and I tracked my mileage. Round trip it's about 525 miles. My best MPG for this trip was about 32 - that was by driving very carefully and trying to maximize efficiency. It was kind of a...

So I noticed the 12v accessory wires in the bed of my XLT have no voltage. They exist, but even with the engine running they have no voltage. Had to take it to the dealer for something else and they told me the wires are dummies and do not function in anything but lariats. Any truth to...

So I finally got around to trying to install a 12v outlet in the bed using the accessory wires. No bueno they have no power and a voltmeter reads zero with the engine running. Aside from the fuse does anyone have suggestions as to what could cause this?

Before anyone says "forscan" I have that - I need one for other brands. There is so much crap on amazon I can't make sense of it all. I'd like one with as many functions as possible, but I am just a weekender kind of wrencher and don't want to spend a ton of money on something that will only...

...and you are getting close to an obstruction? Our old explorer does that and it's very handy. Or do we rely on the camera?

Dude does a double take while I'm sitting in a parking lot. Then he keeps looking over like he doesn't want to get caught drooling. Then he circles around back to check what model it was. Then he kept glancing back over his shoulder as he walked away. He "re-viewed" it about a dozen...

Well more of a ding. Something fell out of a tree and bounced off the front of the hood leaving a small but noticeable ding about the size of a dime right in the middle. Damn trees! At least now I can stop worrying about keeping it perfect. 😭

Didn't take pix. But I didn't die. Or break anything. They sound a bit better and don't distort as much at higher volumes as the stock ones. Not super high end but my hearing isn't good enough anymore for it to matter. Getting the door panel off could have been worse. Putting it back...

I bought this on amazon for about $6 It is identical to the pigtail except for the length of the wire which is shorter. It does click into the socket positively.

I got my maverick about a month ago and wouldn't you know it, there was an air bag light on and it had to go back to the dealer who had it for a week fixing it. It was also shifting hard and getting poor mileage and it seemed like there was something wrong with the transmission. The service...