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Might have been during the 2022 model year when they were offering 0% and 3.9% rates when inflation alone was around 4-5%.

Auto start/stop has never been about fuel savings at an individual car level. It's about reducing vehicle emissions. 1 mpg savings x 14.5M vehicles sold in America per year x 13,500 miles per year is ~217 Million of gallons of gas not being burned. There's zero statistical evidence that auto...

The plastic won't rust so it's 100% cosmetic. It's a truck now. Wear it as a badge of honor.

Yeah, tons of people have their view clouded with survivorship bias. "We lived in an era without rear-view cameras and survived to tell the tale, so they're not needed!" Wonder why we don't see the "I died because someone didn't see me and ran me over" responses in these threads?

Most insurance companies use 6 month policies, so I doubt your plan will work unfortunately

For $2700, I'd only submit an insurance claim if you can't afford the cash. Insurance companies have a nasty habit of making you pay for those repairs come renewal time with increased premiums.

So many modern RV'ers are afraid to not drive below 10 over the speed limit like an unladen vehicle. They all say you need to have a F-250 so you can clip along at 75 with the rest of traffic while having a fully-loaded trailer. As long as I can stop safely, I have no problem doing 50 in the...

A 90 degree corner concentrates the stress in one area which leads to cracks. A curve spreads the stress over a larger area.

Along with "we didn't have backup cameras and lived to tell the tale!" while ignoring the people who did get run over that didn't live to tell the tail (AKA survivorship bias)

Potato, tomato 😂

Every 3 years. And it's because brake fluid is hydroscopic; it'll absorb water which will degrade the braking system components and cause soft pedal.

My dealer's price is $220, so that's not bad. I'll do pads and rotors but I'm not super familiar with bleeding these new braking systems, so $220 is worth the peace of mind that it'll be done right.

On a side-note, all the RV groups on Reddit and Facebook tell me that a camper that side is a lot of trailer for a Maverick. How well does it actually handle it?

The 260 ft-lb rated 8F35 in the Maverick isn't even rated for the 277 ft-lb that the Ecoboost puts out. I doubt you'd want to go any larger of an engine.

After dealers the way dealers treated us during COVID (market adjustments, selling people's orders out from under them, "take it or leave it" dealer addons, orderbook tomfoolery), I feel zero sympathy for them losing money for trucks sitting on the lots. Maybe throw some of that "Dealer Markup"...

I want to know which trailer that is that has pop outs, dual axles, walk-on roof and still is under 4000lbs...

I bought this one in Feb 2023 when I got my truck: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TSCYY6D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 So far I couldn't be happier with it for $200. No leaks and it's holding up great. I had a plastic clip break, but I contacted the manufacturer and they...

Part of me wants to upgrade to the '25 for the AWD hybrid, but I can't get over that front end. And also I'm afraid of what the current rates are vs my 5.125% I have on my '23

Let's get rid of airbags, seatbelts turbochargers and fuel injection since we didn't have them "back in the day!" Grab your screw drivers and sandpaper because we all need to use points and carburetors!

Worse I was promised a nice low 3.9% for 60 months and got hammered with 5.25% as a "thank you for waiting."