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100% agree and I think it was a good call for them to only offer this one combo rather than try and support multiple options with V6's and such. I think this works out better for both Ford and for the owners. There's a guide video on Ford's YouTube channel that explains some of the behaviors...

When I traded my Sorento for the Ranger last week I was worried I was going to hate the 10-speed. I had test-driven a newer Sorento with 8-speed and wasn't a fan of it. It seemed to me that more gears = worse predictability and more awkward shifts. Now that I have the Ranger, I am loving the...

His logic was that the raise wasn't big enough to counteract the added taxes, and that I should hold out for a bigger raise. He claimed he negotiated himself a bigger raise by using taxes as an excuse. In hindsight he was an idiot. But being young and dumb I didn't look into how things worked...

That makes sense to me and I think it explains a lot. The transmission isn't adjusting to your driving habits but will adjust to any unintended side effects your habits have on how it functions. That would explain why my Hyundai and KIAs always ended up working the same way no matter how I...

Phew. Even so I think it's good to throw it out there how it really works for the countless people who don't realize it. When I was 18 working in a factory here I was advised by my co-workers not to take a raise because it would lower my pay. Fortunately I didn't listen to them. I've heard so...

I like both but do prefer the Lariat. Just wish I could put the digital speedo on the right side since I tend to drive with my left hand in the way most of the time. Right screen is hardly used.. I have Sync 3.3 and the right screen shows the name of the song playing , and I like that I can see...

This is interesting to me as I've had 3 Korean vehicles all show the same annoying behaviors where they would be silky smooth and predictable when reset, but then as they learned they would start to shift harder and sometimes surge forward from a stop or hesitate between 2nd and 3rd. It seemed...

Back on topic - these lawsuits might not get you much and the lawyers probably reap most of the benefits, but we should still be happy about them as they put pressure on companies like Ford to be as honest and accurate as possible. Even if we got $0 in the, the next generation vehicle and owners...

EDIT: oops just noticed @07XLT already touched on this. Not to go against the grain or be a Debbie Downer here but tax brackets don't work that way.. at least not where I'm from.. and a lot of people get upset over nothing - even turning down raises or promotions. This is a huge myth that many...

By-the-way I wasn't able to pull off the lower plastic housing as I was worried I would break it with the amount of force needed. I'm not sure if it works the same way as the upper housing or not. I would really like to be able to pull it off, though, since it rattles like mad sometimes with...

Alright I installed my cam just now. I have a Vantrue S1. The upper plastic housing behind the mirror just pops downwards (I couldn't find instructions and got brave). I found it works best to pull down from the top center, and you have to pull fairly hard: I shoved my wires with DVI pins...

There's also tapping into the mirror power harness like what is done with mirrortap for radar detectors. No running cables down A-pillars or into fuse boxes at all. I've done this in my past 3 vehicles to power my dashcams. There's a post in this thread with images on which plug to tap into and...

Picked up my Lariat 501A (B&O) today and I would say it still has the fake engine noise although slightly quieter. Just as deep, though. It's a 2019.. maybe they removed it on 2020?

Makes me wonder one of the reasons they use the fake engine noise to hide some other undesirable sounds that might otherwise dampened in the Lariats.

I am picking up a "new" (head office demo) 2019 Lariat 501A on Friday so I'll be able to add my findings as to whether or not the B&O system adds the fake engine noise. I've only test driven a 2020 XLT which I would say definitely had the fake engine noise (which I don't think is a bad thing)...

I'm hopefully taking ownership of a Ranger Lariat later this week. I already have a Curt Echo that I use with my '16 Kia Sorento SX. What I've noticed with the Echo is that it doesn't seem to work properly if it's connected to the trailer before being connected to the vehicle. It still...

Heh come to think o fit, before my Optima I had a 2009 Hyundai Sonata which also had the Theta II engine, but before they had direct injection or turbos. Funny that I've had the same damn engine in my past FOUR vehicles. But these issues only seemed to really take off after 2011 from what I...

Before the Sorento I had a 2013 Santa Fe Sport Limited, and before that I had a 2011 KIA Optima. I'm a big fan of Korean vehicles (at least the ones made in the last 10-15 years). All 3 of those (Optima, Santa Fe, and Sorento) have the same Theta II engine, although my Optima didn't have a...

When you really put your foot down, after a moment (seemingly aligned with the turbo spooling up) there's an oddly deep and admittedly satisfying V6 or V8 sound to the engine, which doesn't sound a 4cyl at all. It's very convincing though and until I came across these threads I had actually...

If adding a subwoofer causes the engine noise to suddenly become louder and more obnoxious, doesn't that lend some credence to the issue being real?