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These wheels are reminiscent of Ronal Turbo wheels that Mercedes 190e, BMW e30 and VW GTI guys used to sport in the late 80's early 90s.

did anyone notice that the OEM tie-down was drilled into the rack roughly where it would have been installed at the factory location? another nice touch on this nice build

Good to know that they took care of it 42k. I wonder how many members here had their axles replaced, only to have the updated part number part go bad on them again

"furture" "then" "everything that might happen" Interesting that you inferred that about me from one post.

Yes. You may experience vibrations which make the truck feel llike its shaking left to right from a dead stop to strong acceleration up to 30mph, and then again at certain speeds, such as from 50-60mph. The vibrations for me were at full 100% from 0% within a day or two. Other members felt the...

Did the dealership provide you with any idea on what the cost of the repair would have been had the vehicle not been under warranty?

That is what the repair tech told me when he handed me the keys. He is not a service coordinator though, so maybe he doesn't know. I remember seeing others on here with receipts for their warranty repair which included what the cost of the parts and labor would have cost, perhaps someone who had...

Very interesting to note. So if you the buyer/end user don't believe that a part was replaced, but that a temporary repair was done instead (obviously not the case here), what recourse do you have to dispute that or bring it up with big Ford?

Very good to know. Without naming the dealership, I did some homework on it a couple years ago this month and found them to be reputable including for warranty repairs. Interesting to note that they will call back the old part for verification and that they can be placed under audit. This makes...

I'm inclined to believe you. I tried re-creating every situation in which I found vibrations before, and couldn't do so

I bought the car technically used, with 46 miles on it. I was not able to redeem the 5,000 Ford points you would get if you bought the car new. Not sure the length of the warranty, assumed it was 36k

Maybe I'm just paranoid. The likelyhood is that you're right and they did the service. Does the axle seen in the pics look like a Maverick axle to you?

Attached are the pictures provided to me by the dealership, which were allegedly taken between the 25th and the 27th of the month. Do these look like Maverick axles? Could the dealership have replaced the CV boots and re-packed them with grease to perform the repair?

35,700 miles and I got the vibrations from stop to heavy acceleration, and again from 50-60mph, and a quick search through the forums suggested the axle was bad. The dealership was well aware of the situation having done numerous Maverick axles. It took three total days including ordering the...

This may be 2025, but I don't go by percentage of oil life monitor. The one thing you can't overlook from back in your father's Oldsmobile days to today, is physically looking at the oil on the dipstick. I check mine visually, and if its dirty I replace the oil no matter how many miles have...

All very good advice gents. Don't worry about the fuel, but top it up. Rodent repellent (I already do this on the Benzes as they have eaten through some wiring harness jackets and one headlight plug which I was able to source at a junkyard but which took time to properly splice in and...

I have had success with the Sta-Bil for my vintage Mercedes collection in the past. I routinely return to the vehicles after 3+ months with a float-charged battery and they all fire up with little hesitation. But I realize this hybrid is a different animal than what I'm used to. Good to hear a...

Thanks for sharing the information from the manual. I didn't know about releasing the parking brake--the car will be on a relatively flat gravel driveway, which should be fine for no parking brake. I wonder if spraying down the rotors with WD-40 prior to departing would help prevent them from...

Good to know on the mixing of the fuel. I currently have four old Mercedes' in another state and they all have the K-Jetronic fuel system (fuel distributor, electro-hydro actuator, and cold start valve--complicated system) and never had a problem with nearly empty tanks with a couple ounces of...

I think that's possible, though I'd have to find a station that does non-ethanol. I may not have 3 tanks worth of driving to do, but at least one additional one for sure. And would you say add Sta-Bil to that full tank as well? Temps will be as low as 10 degrees Farenheit during the winter