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22 xl 2.0 eb , consistent 33.4-5 mpg. Drive about equally town, country, and freeway. I am more than pleased with fuel economy and performance

Nobody’s mentioned the the 150 lbs torque on the lug nuts some manufacturers use. I know on my Maverick the lug wrench would not remove the lug nuts, just bent the lug wrench, so now carry a breaker bar. Also, no one mentioned the 02-05 thunderbird with the self exploding spare tires. Blows...

I do my own, try to remember to write it down in my manual though. Might look at it see if there’s anything recorded. Think you’re worrying too much

I kind of understand. I dislike that the headlights automatically go to low beams when you get below 20mph, usually I slow down to make a turn and need the extra light to see the street or street signs. I guess they expect everyone to be driving in the city, not out in the dark countryside...

I find the cheapest xl interior still very nice and simple, nicer than most top level cars twenty years ago. Also, I see a lot of upper end interiors , especially leather, look worse in five years than the standard interiors. But then again at 77 I don’t understand the need for adding things...

my cheap 22 xl has it

Lug wrench just folded/bent up when trying to use. Carry a breaker bar and socket

They all set too low. I trimmed off an inch off the bottom lip of the front bumper. When I got my 22 I had to reattach front and rear bumpers , all underneath covers gone, electric water pump connections broke off, gas tank vent lines broke off, and muffler bent up. Truck was less than a year...

Was that a maverick emblem on the mustang

Spot welds failing. Rewelded mine but the metal is too thin I’m sure it is just a matter of time before these fail also. Was always careful opening and never had wind catch it. It’s just not heavy enough material for the stress over time.

I have not had any issues with my truck, I’ve had no recalls, tsb, or computer updates. It starts every time and always gets me where I’m going and back.

The funny thing I find here is the two videos. The same question, one video 1 minute 48seconds, the other one over 15 minutes. Of course I didn’t watch the 15 minute video; what does that tell you about my age? And yes I still do my own maintenance!

With mine we tried different pumps,stations,and different people trying. One of the funny things is the service manager said there were sign that it had been over filled before to the top. Dah, every time you tried to put gas in it would not take it and over flow as the pump shut off. The...

This is not an uncommon problem on earlier vehicles. I had the same problem on my 22. First dealership said they fixed it, still had problems took it to a different dealer dealership a couple months later, fixed it but charged $1200. Should have been fixed under warranty (22000 miles) anyway...

I was making fun of new car owners manuals. Today there are more pages on how to use your radio than than the entire owners maintenance and operation manual on older vehicles!

Whoa, can’t believe the Maverick comes with a 50pound owner’s manual and nobody can find that reference!

22 xl. Eco mode 28000 miles, stays right at 33.4 all around driving. I just keep thinking man if I would have had this back when gas was 20 cents a gallon!

What’s wrong with clean and simple, leave it. Besides, 5 or ten years from now the clean and simple usually looks better than all the fancy stuff.

Nobody even mentioned seals and gaskets. I tried running some synthetics in my 67 mustang and 64 corvette both leaked oil all over. Went back to conventional and leaks went away. Same approximate wt ratings

22 eco, xl, 27000 miles, all a round, every day driving stays at 33.4-7. No complaints except I think what it would be like if gas was still 0.21 cents per gallon!