I've been considering getting a PHEV. I'm not convinced yet though, there's no pickup PHEV, and the SUV/CUV ones (Rav4, Explorer) seem to be difficult to get.
Sounds like insurance? Insurance is especially bad, specifically life. I'm in a related field and I constantly fight with insurance agents who want to give my client's whole life insurance because they make bank on it. My clients rarely have a permanent insurance need.
I'd much rather pay an...
I'd rather use a flat fee real estate agent.
If they negotiate the price up $10,000, they only make $300 more, which they could easily make more selling another house. They're incentivized to flip as many houses as possible.
I think anyone who makes commision has perverse incentives.
Can there be good trustworthy people who make commision? Yes. But the incentives are all wrong. They aren't incentivised to do good things for you, only themselves.
You're thinking of two separate features. The Stop-start is as you describe, automatically starting and stopping the engine.
There's also Co-pilot 360 with intelligent adaptive cruise control with "Stop and Go", which is where cruise control will fully stop for you if traffic stops.
I believe...
Back-up cams have been federally regulated since 2018. Any new car you buy will have it.
It doesn't act as a dash cam though. I don't think any trim of the Maverick has a built in dash cam of any form.
Paying off loans lowers the average age of your account slightly.
Length of credit history counts for ~15% of your score, so closing one account shouldn't impact things too much.
I was wrong, but it's also longer than what you said.
For old score systems, you have 14 days for inquiries to count as a single inquiry, but newer models allow 45 days.
source: https://www.creditkarma.com/advice/i/will-rate-shopping-hurt-my-score
It sounds like you might be talking about...
You've got 30 days from the original pull to go around and pull as many times as you want (as long as it's the same type of credit pull, ie credit card or car loan). It all counts as one pull on your score.
Ooh a magnet mount for my phone that fits in there would be perfect.
I'd love to see your designs if you ever make them. I've got a 3D printer too but I'm terrible at 3D modeling.
I got confirmation from Ford, then a few minutes later the dealer forwarded me their version saying not everyone has been getting the confirmation email.
I'd ask your dealer to forward it to you.