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Mmmmm. TPMS good.

I don’t use Auto settings at all anymore. My Mustang had a couple of the plenum door motors fail. These are the small motors that open/close the doors in the HVAC system to blend air to achieve the Auto temp setting. And they are not cheap to replace since they’re buried under the IP. I set my...

He contributed some good stuff but crossed the line with the off color comment. He also called my comments worthless. I’m sure there were others. Who needs that? Mods did the right thing.

See the Jalopnik article linked below. They rate the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 highest as a dedicated winter tire. Jalopnik tire review

I looked for Covertech, but found nothing with that brand name. Did you mean Covercraft? They are $90 on Amazon.

Here you go, I think this will prevent any dings:

Those are pretty nice. I think I may invest in a pair of those.

I know that you said your ding is on the lower edge, and since the Maverick sits pretty low, I wondered how many vehicles would be low enough to leave a ding that low. Years ago, I got a nasty door ding pretty high up on my Taurus, like a few inches below the belt line, way above the body side...

Ranko, I gotta give you credit. People have been unkind to you in this thread, and you have just remained classy and continue to contribute to the discussion (that you began). Some others would have turned tail and ran away. I myself have scratched my head here and there, but I must admit that...

Sure, there can be errors in the Owner's Manual. But the engineer typically signs off on it, and something like a lug nut torque would be more difficult to get wrong because torques are fed from directly from the CAD data, which the engineer creates and is cross-checked by other activities such...

Which statement?

I just saw this comment. All I can say is: Just another reason.

The Texaco stuff was a one-time application. One thing to NOT do is ever block any drainage slots, mostly at the bottom of the Doors, Decklid, etc. Yeah, I lived in Mich for like 55 yrs. Going back to visit soon before the cold weather, to recharge the hometown batteries. I enjoy AZ but I'll...

Yes, former Michigander here. Decades ago there was a greasy material called "Texaco" or something like that. I went to place in Dearborn. It went out of vogue in the 90's or early 00's. Maybe it's still around somewhere. Better than the old school Ziebart. I'm in AZ now, so no need.

Thanks for the link, I tried but I got nowhere fast trying to find one to fit a Maverick. I have done a lot of online shopping and the way they are selling these is one of the worst marketing jobs that I have seen.

That is very unique. Can you please share any info on the brand name/model, how to purchase?

Yes, I am near Phoenix as well and I got a white Mav myself on purpose, and it's stunning the amount of other white vehicles that you see on the roads. It's science (click link). Another story: When I moved here my mailbox by the curb was black, and I noticed it would get very hot on a typical...

OK, but only the people within this "circle of trust" will understand what "just my 5 cents" means, so the joke may not work...but let's start a new trend, eh? And in Canada, where they totally took pennies out of circulation, they round 2 cents downward, so I think that means my advice would...

People second guess engineers all of the time*. My term is "Armchair Engineers". Not that engineers are perfect or some kind of geniuses, and are the only people that can design something. Far from it, actually. They just are the specialists in the trenches. But in reality there are always...

I have noticed that sometimes I need to flip the dipstick over and read both sides, because most times it looks slightly different. I don't understand why exactly this is the case. But if I keep re-reading it enough times, rotating the dipstick 180 degrees so that both sides are sampled, then...