I was surprised to see so many pictures of rusty exhaust pipes and mufflers. Never saw this on my very inexpensive Toyota Tercel (240k miles). Was wondering if painting the exhaust pipes and muffler with high temperature paint would extend their life or if it would some how cause an issue...
Due to odd circumstances we ended up purchasing two very different Hybrid vehicles in 2022 so here is a comparison between them. Note that the Corolla is a basic LE unit vs. a tricked out Mav so some comparisons are not apples to apples.
Power and pickup:
The hybrid Mav has it all over the...
For those of us that use the Maverick like a truck (hauling firewood, mulch, manure, gravel, etc.) having a light in the bed makes no sense and is one thing that can get broken very quickly. I just made a quick cover with Velcro attachments to keep it intact while tossing logs into the bed...
When I picked up my Lariat, the finance manager used $2,750 as the replacement cost of the headlight assembly as the reason to purchase the extended warranty. You can no longer just replace a bulb but must replace the whole assembly if a lamp goes out! Prime example of over engineering...
I purchased a Maverick that came available from another dealer. Still have a basic XL hbd on order (trailer hitch is the only option). It is still unscheduled like so many others. What would you do with the existing order? Keep it active and then sell it? Turn it over to the dealer...
Got a call from Klaben Ford that a customer could not take delivery of a Lariat Hybrid Lariat LUX package loaded to the gills. Salesman wanted to know if I wanted it for MSRP!!! Turns out they will not sell above sticker price even for customer orders that did not take delivery. This was...