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Someone earlier mentioned a Prius... Recently observed a Prius with a bumper sticker "Nice car...said nobody" Someone had a sense of humor. :

At one time I thought I knew a lot about batteries since my father sold them. I didn't know squat. For an education Google deep cycle batteries. People living off the grid are anal about their batteries. Here's a little that may help for our application: - Generally speaking, an AGM...

How does this movable step work when full of mud/snow and/or dirt? Just seems like it's in the direct path of anything kicked up from the rear tire. Have a neighbor with a F-150 equipped with the factory side step (in front of the rear wheel). It fills with kicked up crap and In the winter he...

Tires can be weird. I would suggest to not rotate tires in an "X," only front to rear. Given the road crown, think about what happens to the belt when the tires are rotated in an X. Tires will take a "set" after a few heat cycles and the belts adjust to the crown. By Xing them you are...

@mike, Why on earth would you do that instead of walking into the dealership with a pre-approved loan? I wouldn't, but sometimes the dealer will make you a better offer if you finance with Ford. For example when I bought the Escape by financing through Ford the price was reduced by $1,100...

Color is 100% personal choice. I originally ordered my '19 Pepper Red with the tan interior, but changed it to black before it was built for exactly the concerns you have expressed. I actually like the tan better than the black and have tan on my wife's Escape. 60K miles later on the Escape...

I have those on my iPhone but am not smart enough to have them show on the 8" screen of the Ford Nav system screen. I downloaded them years ago but can't remember where I got them. BTW, most all GPS topo maps (thinking Garmin here) are actually Forest Service Topos and probably obtained by...

I have not seen this subject covered anywhere. Many of us take our trucks off-road. A very useful addition would be to have access to Topo maps on our nav screen. I have Nav on my Ranger and it would be nice to have those topos available. Does anyone know any developer that offers this?

Nothing of my own - so far, but witnessed some: Was stationed in GITMO in the mid-80s. Wife of a couple, both in the service brought with them a spanking new Buick. Took it to the base station for its first oil change. Fine so far, but the employees forgot to put in the new oil. She drove...

Most all units use a low-pressure soap application. This is turned on/off by a short in/out movement of the wand. This induces soap flow by changing the pressure near a soap supply orifice. This has a name, but my physics of years ago escapes me - Bernoulli's Principle (?). I installed a...

The thread concerning the use of a power washer against wheel well trim brought to mind some comments about power washers in general. Please allow the following. A family friend invented the power washer concept in the early '50s. I've been using them since my father was a test business...

Being a salesman is a 40 hour/week job. It's not something to "dabbles" in. As a salesman the job is to be able to discuss any vehicle at the dealership at any level the customer wants to talk. If a customer is not in the showroom, study those things. And as someone noted, if the answer is...

Ford needs to spend whatever it takes to get Alan Mulally back, if only temporary. The company is in economic trouble and heavily in debt. Their stock has never been very good at capital appreciation, for those needing its 5.5%-6.0% dividend is great and has remained pretty much constant...

At 6'2" I'm tall. I have found almost all seats to not offer enough leg support. As a result I typically raise the front of the seat if the seat is not electrically adjustable - the Ranger's is not.. For the my Ranger I've raised it about 1/2" by inserting washers under the each of the two...

You might try your dealer. Depending upon your relationship they may not charge you. I've done it twice, once with my '05 Ranger, and another with a Mustang Cobra. Dealer plugs in their lap top to the OBD port and selects tire size from a list and it's done - five minutes. Can also select...

I use "S" 100% of the time and experience the clunk from time to time, sometimes when warm, but mostly when cold. I'm going to have the transmission reflashed and the oil changed (which I will have to pay for) to see if that will change the issue for the better. In truth I'm not optimistic...

European outside mirrors are VERY SUPERIOR to those we have in the U.S. The outer 1/4 of the mirror is turned out, that is, convex, allowing complete blind spot coverage at a glance. In Europe there is a fine line that separates the flat portion from the curved portion. Unlike the little...

I have to use 4x4 to get to the highway in winter from my home...every time, a distance of six miles. Same for returning. Once, while driving to pick up furniture my wife ordered, a trip of 150 miles, I forgot to take it OUT of 4x4 for about half the trip. Have owned numerous 4x4 vehicles and...

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I searched and the pivot box question was previously asked, but one area not covered very well and I'd like a little more information was the various boxes out there vs cost. The Ford OEM box was around $200, give or take a little. After market is about $110, give or take a little Does...