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I've been leaving my keys in my push button Escape for 6 years now without a problem. You use the keypad on the door to lock the vehicle (push 7-8 & 9-0 at the same time). This disables the passive entry aspect, allowing you to lock your keys in the car. True, if someone decides to smash my...

I have to believe it's more complicated than that. The doors are on the CAN network these days, and I know I've had to reprogram my up/down before, so there's some sort of module programming that takes place. Which means there's software associated with it, which means a simple plug & play...

Something looking at the pictures of the interior that I know I'm going to miss - one touch windows. I absolutely love that feature on my Escape, I don't understand why it's not a standard thing across all Ford vehicle lines at this point, at least on the high trim series. But I wasn't going...

With all of the excitement around the Ranger finally being released, and some folks ordering Ranger Raptor grilles from other the RoW Ranger, and the discussion around removing decals... all got me wondering - what would my (soon to be ordered) Ranger look like if I tried to put the Raptor stuff...

My Escape has the same black interior with tan pillars & headliner. At first I was disappointed and would have preferred solid black, but after riding in a vehicle with a dark headliner, I felt like the car was much smaller than my Escape, even though it was a larger car. So I came to the...

Yup. I have been thinking about getting an F-150 for the past couple of years, but one of the biggest detractors is that it doesn't fit in the garage. For me, not fitting in the garage is more than just an annoyance, it's an actual logistical issue, as our garage is angled 90 degrees from the...

Is it though? In my example, I'm saying that I want 3k in accessories. I have the cash today to buy them up front. I can either finance a 35k truck, and pay 3k for accessories, or I roll it all into one 38k transaction, put 3k down payment, and then finance the remaining 35k. Now, you can...

I'm going to have to call you out on that. I believe you're confusing steering by wire and EPAS (electronic power-assisted steering). The MY19 Ranger absolutely has an actual steering column linked to a steering rack. The assist is electronic (to save on fuel and adjust input), but the...

I pulled on my steering wheel to get in my 2008 F-250 for years without any problems. This isn't some cheap junk - it's all built to be used in pretty much any way that the engineers could think that it might be used.

Herm... forgive me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that part of the partnership with Yakima was that you could order them as "factory" (aka, dealer installed) accessories, and roll the price into the initial purchase price, and therefore can add the cost onto whatever you're...

Thanks for that screen grab. I wonder why it doesn't cover under the throttle pedal. I suppose because your foot is never going to touch there? Even still, it's awfully weird to me. I do appreciate how the dead pedal is covered though. They're not good enough for me to order - I'll wait to...

Is that really a question? The answer is obviously yes.

I might be interested in picking those up depending on what you want for them. I like to pick up a second set of OEM wheels/tires to use for snow tires, and then I have a second set of summer tires for when I wear out the first pair. I'm not 100% sure I'm going to be doing that this time...

Perhaps, but I don't recall Ford doing similar things (except with the Raptor/Shelbys) in the past decade or so. I'm still waiting for the 2 row Explorer to be sold to the public like it is the police. Er... I guess I'm not waiting anymore since I decided I want a Ranger =P.

I wouldn't get my hopes up for a 2020 heated steering wheel. When they have added them to models in the past, it's always been at a refresh point, and I wouldn't expect a refresh point 1MY after launch.

So I've been planning on upgrading to a new vehicle for over a year now, wavering between the F-150 and the Explorer. Which means that I've been looking at different packages and features that I was starting to get excited about that aren't offered on the Ranger. Features like: Powered Rear...

Nope. Sorry. Remote Start and Heated Seats can be had on the XLT 302A (cloth seats) or on the Lariat 501A packages (leather seats).

That's a fair question. EPA testing won't cover that specifically, so that would definitely be something to keep an eye on as we get our first test results and real world driving results.

Nope, the 2008 Ranger maxes out at 6,000lbs towing capacity when properly equipped (Source: https://www.motortrend.com/cars/ford/ranger/2008/2008-ford-ranger-first-look/). It also only has 207hp, 238lb-ft of torque V6 (note even back then, there wasn't a v8), and got 14/21* MPG. Also note that...

I'll be replacing my 2013 Escape Titanium 2.0L AWD with a new 2019 Lariat FX4 CrewCab in Saber. I previously had a F-250, but as my daily drive increased from 3 miles to 75 or so, I had to downsize for economic reasons. Except I only get about 20mpg overall in the Escape driving like an old...