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It's such a shame they got rid of that color.

Thankfully I saw this coming a mile away, when VWvortex was talking about the refineries being hit, I went out and bought 3 years worth of oil and filters for both car and truck, then another 2 years when it went on sale shortly thereafter. I was paying $0.14/oz, now its up to $0.21/oz.

Brand loyalty is incredibly foolish. Brands do not care about you. Ford is not going to reward you for continuing to buy them with a higher quality vehicle. Brands constantly cash in on their customer's loyalty. "Past performance indicates future success" is a warning for not just investors...

Gas trucks regularly sell for that much or more, so the logic of "there's no market at that price" doesnt hold up. They were not waiting for a "miracle", they were staring down the barrel of a government forcing them to go full EV. I dont know why that is so hard for people to comprehend. You...

Production stopped, those 5000 sales represented what was left of inventory. The Lightning trended up in sales for its first 3 years, and even after the tax incentive ended, it still sold more in 26 then it did in 24. And while we are on that topic, the lightning in 2024 was only 10k off in...

Aw how cute, the rest of the country gets the weenie hut jr's version of road salt.

Well, those CAFE standards being relaxed is temporary. At best it will last another 2.5 years, and the auto makers know that. All they did was set the penalties to 0, not actually eliminate CAFE, so the moment a new administration comes in, those can be reversed. Since auto plans and powertrains...

Possible, but I think its more likely Ford is not interpreting the data correctly. For example, how do they know if you are towing? Is it if tow mode is enabled? That would mean that anytime someone did a tow without tow mode, it wouldnt register, and if someone does use it for an unrelated...

Ford is staring down the barrel of CAFE and emissions penalties. The Maverick is running into the same issue the old Ranger and S10 did, its small footprint means it needs to hit much more stringent targets, and 2027 is bringing more changes. As you pointed out Toyota has converted most of...

I'm pretty sure their poor EV sales are much more related to them having only 2 kinda mid EVs right now, the mach e and the transit e. The only reasont eh mach e ever did well is when they were practically giving the things away. Look at the wider market. The tesla model 3/Y platform has...

Wal mart AGMs are actually quite good. IIRC there are only 2-3 actual manufacturers of these things, and Wally World uses the best one, so their MAXX batteries are quite favorable compared to much of the competition. They also have the best battery warranty. Inflation. Entry level work went...

It has to be watts, 110v circuits above 20 amp are extremely rare, and I've never seen a 45-60 amp 110v circuit. Once you get to power draw that high (4.95-6.6kW) you are getting into 240v or even 480v territory. Either that or OP is truing to move a chest freezer bigger then his MAV. I need...

I see Mavs towing all the time. Lawncare guys towing mowers and other tools, City workers use them to tow their arrow light trailers and cones, the local city schools use one to haul a trailer with their paint and tools for redoing parking lots, and I see plenty of privately owned ones pulling...

No, that is not the argument, dont be disingenuous. The EMERGENCY brake should be a 1 and done, because once you enable it, you're focusing on avoiding or minimizing an accident. This is how manual e brakes worked. Nobody but you is talking about regular braking.

Eh? What do you mean I "didnt copy it all"? What does that even mean? Your whole comment is in my reply. Go check it again. I also have the option to criticize a bad design, especially when others have done it better. If your finger slips in the middle of an emergency stop, that is a BAD...

On the VW, it assumes that if you pull the parking brake while driving, there is a damn good reason you are doing it, throws you into emergency stop mode, and will bring you to a full stop. If you push down on the buttont o deactivate the parking brake, the emergency mode will shut off and you...

It wouldnt surprise me. Other manufacturers have had to recall their cars over electronic brake system malfunctions. The Maverick continues to be the only newer vehicle I have driven with inconsistent brakes. Nothing else I've used has had that feeling where sometimes the brake pedal is soft...

That's what I miss on my old manual handbrake systems. Nothing like taking my Sentra to a freshly snowed on parking lot and doing doughnuts when the cops werent looking. Electric works better but takes all the fun out of it. Also they should change the operation, if you pull the brake, it...

Nope. The context in the sentence was a clue, you see. People dont use their parking brakes, so they have been automated with electronic ones because drivers are too dumb to read the manual. Electronic parking brakes are more expensive then physical ones.

You looked at it after OP updated the post with a MOV version. The MP4 version is still inoperable and there is a whole page after my comment of people saying it doesnt work. Read the rest of the thread. When I tested mine it felt like I hit a rock. As hard, if not harder, then a human stabbing...