I was on the same page as you regarding both items. Despite these, I did end up ordering a Sentry CT and have no regrets. The cover is better suited to the "close tailgate first" method but as you (and the manual) say, the seal can be re-formed/trained to allow for closing the gate without...
It would be trivial for the PCM (or SOBDMC, BCM, etc) to store the last drive mode. The only reason that seems to make sense not to do so is that the default drive mode must have some bearing on the amount of CARB/EPA cert testing required. An OEM likely has to perform additional testing...
I'm happy with my CG, but like you guys I would have loved a Desert Sand (or Eruption Green) choice. If either of these show up for MY23 I will be quite envious.
Got mine installed today. Haven't used it yet, so I can't comment on much but I'm happy with the look and fit. Also happy with the deal from @Realtruck.
💯 agreed, those appear premium. I'm just going thru my own 5-step process of justifying something that (a) I had not known about, (b) is out of my budget, and (c) might buy anyway.
I picked up my Chapman of Horsham Maverick a few days ago. The overall experience has been positive, from the initial order thru the delivery. The final sales agreement was exactly what was promised at the start - original pricing and financing terms, without needing to ask. No pressure for any...
What a terrific example of customer outreach. I'd love to see it, but honestly if I ever received a letter from Ford with that degree of transparency I'd have to change my pants.
The email from Ford will show the selling dealer, not the CD dealer. Same thing happened to me.
Read this post for how to use your window sticker to reveal "hidden text" that shows the actual CD dealer as the destination.
I like your idea; a couple/few more feet between the rails makes sense. Most of what I've seen has either 2 roof crossbar racks or 2 bed rail racks. Maybe it would make sense to buy a set of each and split them into 2 sets of roof/bed rack with the hope of selling off one set. Hmmm :unsure: