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  1. How to hypermile a hybrid for MPG!

    Dont know about the Maverick hybrid, but most hybrids the air conditioning runs off the battery...It does not run off the gas engine....My 2015 Toyota Prius C is like this....running ac does not lower the MPG but windows down and running cruise control kills the gas mileage...the Prius C air...
  2. Anyone like the dial shifter?

    Heck, I used to have a 1963 Chrysler sedan...It was a push button transmission on the dash to the left of the steering wheel and park was a slide lever which had to be pushed to the left to put it in park...actually doesnt sound much different then the transmission dial on the Maverick.
  3. How Will The Rumored Ford Courier Go Up against The Maverick?

    The Ford Courier WAS a truck in the 1970s.....I had a 1973 Courier and a 1979 Ford Courier....engines were small but got good gas mileage even at superslab speeds.....my 1979 Ford Courier pickup truck got 32-35mpg combined driving.....the older 73 Courier got 28-30mpg....
  4. ⏱ Maverick Scheduling Next Week (1/31) For Production Build Week 3/28/22

    Problem with production is probably the computer chip shortage...I work here in Louisville Ky and there have been literally thousands of new 2021 F150 trucks parked in parking lots around the city waiting for computer chips.....but Ford has not curtailed the production of the F150 at the...
  5. Hybrid CRAZY mpg going slow along the lake

    I have a little Prius C....When I travel from Indiana to Florida (3-4 times each year). I always stop at Monteagle off of I-24 in Tennessee and fill up....reset the gauge and then get back on I-24 and with that long 5% downgrade, I hit 99.9 mpg (it wont go any higher) at the bottom, that is...
  6. Oil change DIY for Maverick 2.0 AWD without FX4 package

    Dang, an hour and a half....is it really that complicated (admit I havent watched the video yet). Takes me 10 minutes to change the oil in my Toyota Prius C...just did it this past weekend. I have one of these oil filter wrenches to loosen my oil filters...works on my Prius, the wife's truck...
  7. Hybrid XL received. First Impressions.

    Doesnt New York State have vehicle inspections? You may want to check with the inspections station if they check for that government required noise before trying to eliminate it...
  8. Factory Drop-in Bedliner Kit -- specs, part numbers, install instructions

    My wife has a 1997 Ford F250 4x4. She bought it new in 1997. She had it sprayed with Rhino bed liner in 1997. That stuff is tough...it still looks good with no cuts, scrapes, etc....and she uses the truck as a truck...stall shavings, bags of feed on pallets, bales of hay (she has 10...
  9. eCVT is amazing!

    I have a Prius C and after 112,000 miles, I still never feel the transmission shift, even when getting on it from a stop. Smooth accelerating, cruising or slowing.
  10. Hybrid brake mode?

    I have a Prius C, with 112,000 miles with 80 percent brakes left and never use the B and I have a 12% grade into my valley I drive everyday. The B doest really regenerate the battery and not much if it does....coasting and applying brakes generate much more electricity than the B setting...
  11. How do you jumpstart a hybrid with a dead battery? Could I jumpstart other cars?

    You don't jump start a hybrid. Wrong term. Hybrids don't have a starter, so you don't jumpstart one. You can use any 12v battery to turn on/start a hybrid- even those small hand held battery packs (if it is 12v) will turn it on. Once the electronics are turned on, the hybrid/traction battery...
  12. Hybrid engine performance question

    I have a Prius C and I have no trouble merging into traffic or pass semi and it is only 1.5 ltr engine and 99 hp. Even can do 90mph going up monteagle pass westbound. It is quicker from a start than my Jeep Cherokee sport.
  13. Starting with dead battery

    As I tell non-hybrid owners, you don't start a hybrid, you turn it on. The 12v battery turns on the electrical system, the electrical system connects the traction battery to the electrical motor which starts the gas motor when needed...by the way, never jump start a non-hybrid with a...
  14. Hybrid Heater Performance?

    My Toyota hybrid (prius c) does not have a heat strip. Just a normal heater like non-hybrid cars. My heater is putting out hot air in a couple minutes and defrosts quickly and is very toasty in the cabin on less than 10 miles.
  15. Broken front grill at 1000 miles

    It is in the grill. It allows air, snow and everything else in. There are dozens of holes already there. That will be an insurance claim. Damage from road debris not covered under warranty.


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