Have had great fun on the Dragon, and that whole area, on motorcycles. Haven't ever driven it.
Simple, simple secret to the Dragon: just go early in the morning on a weekday. You'll have the road all to yourself, and the cops won't be out to bother you (they'll be more likely to wave at you)...
Suede dash mat, $25. I bought a black one, eliminated all windshield glare, and don't have to look at a dash that could be scratched.
BTW, in 2026, post five years of sustained inflation, $40K isn't $40K any longer. Faster people recalibrate expectations, the easier it'll be for them five...
Hmmm.
The OP spent "two years" building this without ever once posting on either this forum or the Reddit forum progress reports or technical questions before these images showed up the same day in both places? The OP has posted countless words on both sites about this build, and yet when...
I agree on the handiness of a sliding cargo box-- I got the Rough Country one instead, and it's been excellent. Yes, it's more expensive than a 2x6, but I find it more convenient in daily use-- the only downside is when I do need the full bed, I gotta take it out, but I've never had to do that...
The purpose of the bug guard isn't to protect against bugs-- it's to protect the Mav's windshield from rocks. Every bit of height in the hover-over-the-hood guards helps on that front.
I'm happy with my AVS Bugflector II.
Second the Bedrug, it's awesome. I just got the floor one, not the floor+walls rug, and it's plenty.
Ditto the tailgate strut. I'd skip the door handle inserts-- I bought them only to discover how often I annoyingly popped them out made me toss them. You do want the silicone door cubby...
FYI, I researched this exact same question a couple months back-- can a Mav safely tow an Airstream Bambi like the flyer shows?-- and I discovered a critical piece of information missing from this thread:
The 16' model Bambi in the Ford towng flyer is a 2004 or earlier model.
You can tell by...
Unfortunately, that is NOT what that means. The Mav's mileage computer is dynamic, and projects your range based on your driving style. Stay in electric mode plenty around town? Your miles to empty will go down slowly. Run around on the highway? Your miles to empty will go down quickly...
I wouldn't say spot on when the reviewer calls driving the Hybrid "awful."
I'm genuinely surprised how much I enjoy driving the truck. The handling is fun, with just enough body roll to feel like a truck but still tossable like a car. The E-CVT transmission is genuinely good (my GF has had a...
But... Edmunds DIDN'T compare the 2026 Ford Maverick to anything, as the vehicle they have is clearly a 2025 Ford Maverick, as the Eruption Green is a 2025 only color (leaving aside the basic question whether any 2026 Mavericks even physically exist yet on the planet Earth).
Given the 2026 Mav...
After I got my truck, I installed a Mabett hitch cover. I'm certain I followed the instructions, but I clearly needed to use loctite or something because at some point I lost the screws/bolts and now the cover is just dangling on the truck.
Before I go trial and error at Home Depot, anyone...
Piece of free advice: Before you go on your first trip, go out on an early morning to a big empty parking lot with your truck, your trailer, and some traffic cones. Practice, practice, practice backing up into a variety of different situations. Use your mirrors and judge how you do; use your...
I don't. It really is amazing and dramatically reduces fatigue-- one just needs to be attentive to where it works well, and where it doesn't, like absolutely every other piece of technology invented since fire and the wheel.
I keep my hands on the wheel, and my eyes on the road. But it's far...
IME, the lane centering works wonderfully on open highways at speed in the daytime. For those of us in the D.C. area, that means any of the HOV lanes around here are tailor made for lane centering.
However, I have discovered a not-uncommon situation where it's most definitely NOT useful, and...
IME, this is one of those things that A) no police officer will ever pull you over for alone, B) a real jerk of an officer who stopped you for another reason will "enrich" your ticket with a citation for the flashing brake light, and/or C) if you have a mandatory safety inspection, you might...