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Just a heads up. I looked to see if anyone posted this CSP but I didn't see it. I received this in the mail today. It states Ford is extending a 1 time backup camera replacement with a coverage period of 15 years/unlimited miles if you should have a problem with your backup camera. The...

I recall when I first started looking at the Hybrid Maverick and the reports on this forum about really poor fuel economy in colder months and thinking that sounded exaggerated. But I can attest that they didn't exaggerate. In the colder temps my truck fuel economy did fall substantially. I...

I have had other vehicles with a CVT and the experience was not good. I was mentally prepared to be underwhelmed with the eCVT. I know people said it really isn't the same thing as the conventional CVT, but those are the mental notes one has to work with. It has been no trouble at all, works...

I started to install this yesterday and just wanted to share some observations from my experience. I watched the install video on Youtube before I started. I watched a couple of others as well from others who posted. Take note that you should just leave everything as loose as possible when...

Thanks for posting. I have been bugging Bulletpoint about a mount for the 25. Then I followed up a month or so back and asked them to reach out to me as soon as it was available, put me on the mailing list or whatever. If they sent something out I didn't see it. I just went looking again a...

Yep, there isn't much appetite for "full size" full BEV at these prices. Looks like they are still planning to bring the range extended version. Costs and complexity are a problem. That said it appears even the standard ICE sales are not strong either. We are in a pretty weird place with the...

Ah yes, Nebraska... I am getting chills thinking about it! LOL For a short while I lived up near Omaha. Can't say I am a fan of NE weather! I would have certainly thought the OLM would have been clicking off the percentage for sure.

That is a bit concerning. It should have reflected the operating temps and declinated the indicator quicker. Do you live in a cold climate?

I am fine with data. Will weed out the opinions. Science, not speculation...

Well we can certainly look deeper into the topic. No one would dispute the oil dilution with boosted engines. It is well known. You can see the tests done with the hybrids that they don't really have the fuel issue, but if you live in a colder climate and short miles your trips you are going...

Most boosted engines have more fuel dilution. It is just the nature of the beast.

Of course the hybrid is a lot easier on the oil than the Ecoboost. But nice numbers. Thanks for sharing!

Ford's version of the OLM is "intelligent". Meaning it knows coolant temp, duration of the run time at what temps, the duty cycle of the injection system, and operating temps and times. So it knows your short trips are not getting the engine up to operating temps long enough to vaporize any...

I think depending on which EV you choose the typical charging cadence on the road trips is usually around 120-150 miles between stops. So there are more stops than your typical ICE trip, but not uncomfortable at all. I tend to prefer in the ICE to go longer before my bio breaks than that, but...

You might check Alibaba for a new bladder... LOL There is still a big difference between stopping for a bio break and leaving vs stopping for a charge. Those stops add up. However in your case the description of your travel is what I would classify as regional and typically not a huge...

It doesn't sound like it will be a Maverick, but I think there is demand for a small/compact truck and having an electric offering I don't think will deter people from it. As more details become available we will know if Ford is bringing enough to move the dial. People here chomping at the...

Autoline was talking about the Stellantis move and the focus is cost. The appetite for expensive trucks in the EV space vanished fast. Demand is soft in the ICE space from the sounds of it with inflation putting the brakes on things.

I think a true year around daily 100 miles EV range(regardless of temps, weather etc) with a range extender ICE onboard probably would do most of what I would want in the compact/small truck space. I don't have illusions of towing heavy loads in the Maverick class truck. I think this would...

The current target is for the general vehicle user, IE the masses. For those of us who are edge cases we aren't the target customer. We should wait until chargers are where you want to go to get an EV in that case. My road trips were though lots of EV deserts and it is a pain in the...

To find out if you are a good candidate for an EV use Plugshare and A Better Route planner to see what the charging infrastructure looks like. If you are on the main beaten path like major highways and interstates you likely already have charging along the routes to where you want to go. Of...