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I'm pretty sure the points work like cash, so cheaper service means more free visits if I'm not mistaken.

Ford Dealership By the way, booking it through Ford's website rather than the link in the email shows $40, which is even cheaper than the $55 I was seeing before. Plus I can still use the FordPass points that came with the car, making it free in the end.

The Works is $55 and offers the following: • Oil change • Tire rotation and pressure check • Brake inspection • Multi-point inspection • Fluid top-off • Battery test • Filter check • Belts and hoses check Whereas the recommended scheduled maintenance is more expensive. It appears the only...

Interesting perspective. There are going to be a lot of drivers where they've never driven a car without these features, so their driving habits are based on what they think they can get away with in that car with all the safety features.

That's an interesting point. I guess not all cars systems are meant to be used after all. I'll admit though, it's fun to watch the car steering itself, but not something that should be played around with based on what you guys have said.

That sure would be nice indeed. Nothing better than being able to chill after a long day at work. Maybe not sleep (with current systems at least), I'd honestly be happy if it'd pull over automatically if that's detected.

Interesting that a cool tech gadget would be made for people to not use it though. Not quite sure what alternative there is to driving drowsy. But when driving is a must, I think based on what I've heard from you guys, stick to the freeways and avoid stroads and side roads when drowsy, where...

Leaving cruise control set at 40 mph isn't exactly lead foot though. Speed is more set and forget in this case, optimizing for minimal effort. The problem arises once you reach curvy roads designed for 25mph but you don't feel like putting in the effort to slow down. In fact, in many cases, I'll...

For those that like to leverage assistive driving technology for a calmer driving experience, LKA is a great add. Unfortunately, Ford thought it was a good idea to set a minimum speed. This effectively sets the optimal minimum speed at 40 mph, especially if you're tired and don't feel like...

After looking at the Discord, it seems that there is work being done on the Maverick with a Ford fork, though I think the GitHub may be outdated. It seems that they do require you to already have ACC to use it, but they say that radar-free should be possible after the Openpilot longitudinal...

Has anyone attempted or considered using OpenPilot on the Ford Maverick? There's no official support, but there is a fork on GitHub. https://github.com/roxasthenobody98/phoenixpilot There's also footage of this fork on an F-150. There's been some controversy over whether this fork does it...

Now that I'm commuting to work on back roads, plus I finally got cruise control installed, here are some good trips I've gotten so far. I'd say the last one at 57.7 MPG is pretty representative of what I get on my average back road commute, whereas the other ones are anomalies. I'll still get...

Nice job on the 100+MPG in your first shot. here are a few consecutive trips I took on some back roads. As well as a new personal record for highway at 52.1 MPG. (Edit: the second leg of this route had traffic lights and slower speed limits, so it's not exactly comparable to my earlier 50.3...

One more note, once you get used to being more precise with the pedal, eco mode can be good for pulse and glide as well. For the glide, the sweet spot is right between charge and hybrid, and once you got enough charge, electric can be used for a powered glide. I do wish the Maverick had a...

Slippery mode has been proven to be more fuel efficient than Eco due to easier coasting, though I would say that ignoring MPGs has it's perks when it comes to speed and subjective enjoyment. But hypermiling is great for people concerned with high gas prices these days. I do think eco is great...

Got even better MPGs today. This time, I turned my radio off while listening for wind, then picked the optimal draft zone behind a larger truck that gave me more room to use less brakes and be able to pulse and glide more effectively, while also making things safer. Once I found the right spot...

The closer, the more MPG savings, but also the more dangerous it gets. You'll have to find the balance of distance and drag reduction you feel is safe. You can also see fuel economy in realtime, so you can decide whether it's worth it at any given time. It can actually hurt fuel economy if the...

Got some crazy numbers going to work today. 48.5 MPG over 52 miles on mostly highway. Let's see if anyone can beat that. A few things that increase MPGs: I used slippery mode, not eco. This makes it a lot easier to coast and avoid losing momentum to regen. Regen is great if you need to stop...

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It's there. Try this: Hold down the brake (Auto hold is fine), switch from Park to Drive. Now switch back to park. Notice a quiet engine-like noise that goes away once you hit park? I'm pretty sure that's the fake engine noise. Everything else is probably the actual electric motor.