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The difference between a Mach-e and a GT500 is cost and exclusivity (target market). Putting ADM's on a Mach-e is counter to the goal of having a price competitive offering vs the Model Y. A GT500 is an enthusiast car that many dealers only get a couple of per year. Dealers are their own worst enemy, but there are also many customers that are clueless when it comes to buying cars. Off topic: thanks for the info on YouTube videos. I have tried that before but all that showed up was a link. So it is either a browser thing or something else is going on as I have seen many links to YouTube videos that didn't end up as embedded videos.

Saw that the other day (I subscribe to Lehto's channel). I think OEM's could do a little more in controlling ADM's by threatening to pull allocation. BTW, just curious, but how do you embed youtube videos. I haven't yet figured it out on this board. Other message boards have much easier options that either automatically embed from the URL or have a button to do so.

Have you ever stopped to consider that maybe it has been a problem for 50 years and now may be an appropriate time to fix it. Just because we have allowed past mistakes to linger or be accepted for so long doesn't make it right or moral to continue with it. Times change and people are no longer accepting of things that "most" people accepted 50 years ago. I suggest that you consult your own moral compass and decide if things in the 1970's that were acceptable then are still acceptable to you now. As Dr. King said "the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice."

You don't fix it. Surface rust will not penetrate. The surface rust itself will prevent further corrosion as the oxidation forms a barrier. If you want it fixed, take a can of black Rustoleum and spray over the rust.

If the are keeping the same bore and going to a shorter stroke it allows you to run higher RPM's with less stress on the rotational components. Adding forced induction makes up for the lower torque inherent in a shorter stroke.

Check your spare. If it is an 18 you can run 18's. Same information is on the door placard which lists the size of the spare as well.

The date at the bottom is likely nothing more than the last time the window sticker was generated in the system. I just looked up a 2019 E-Series cutaway on a local dealer's lot and the invoice date was 11/05/19. The date on the window sticker at the bottom is 02/08/2021. It doesn't correspond to anything useful. It is basically a "current as of" date. That is all. https://www.mhford.com/api/legacy/pse/windowsticker/ford?vin=1FDXE4FS9KDC74532&dealerCode=05078&postalCode=67209&status=NEW&cguid=SH-429f871e-e159-183f-01b4-5e429fae284d

Essentially they are the same (other than the fuel part) limit. If you exceed your payload rating (with full fuel) you will exceed your GVWR unless you have removed factory installed equipment (like seats). GVWR = (Dry Weight + Fuel and Oil) + Payload Rating. The dry weight is determined by the factory as it rolls off the line somewhere. They take that dry weight, add in the standard value for full fuel weight and subtract that from the GVWR to get your payload that is printed on the yellow sticker. If you read in the owners manual it never mentions fuel when discussing payload, only passengers, cargo, and other equipment you may have installed after the fact.

The white sticker with the GVWR and GAWR are the "legal" limits of the vehicle. The tire sticker payload rating is the GVWR minus the weight of the vehicle as delivered from the factory with full fuel. It doesn't account for any other accessories you may have added. The tire information is also included on the white sticker, but doesn't have the spare listed (if applicable). If you are concerned about exceeding your GVWR, you should take to a CAT scale loaded with all passengers, cargo, and full fuel.

That is because on certain roads and highways it doesn't. It says right there "Hands Free Super Cruise Driver Assistance Feature for Compatible Roads." They never claim it is fully autonomous. Fully autonomous is level 5. This is like a level 2 to level 3 system on geofenced roads. Tesla autopilot is also a level 2 driver assistance, but requires hands on wheel because it is not geofenced. https://www.truecar.com/blog/5-levels-autonomous-vehicles/

This is all an argument against the dealer and allocation model. Why should a dealer have allocation at all if they are trying to screw over customers. Ford made it clear to the end customer that the sooner they placed their reservation the sooner they would get their vehicle. Why should an early reservation holder be punished if their local dealer decides to add a huge ADM. They should be able to take delivery wherever they want from which ever dealer treats them the best. If one dealer decides to treat its customers right and has 1000 reservation holders come to them, each one of those orders should be fulfilled in the order of their reservation. Dealers that try to hose over the end customer shouldn't be rewarded just because of allocation.

I listen to KICT T95 in Wichita, KS. It is the oldest and only pure Rock station here. They play pretty much everything from the 70's on, but the majority is the last 10 years. The morning program they carry is Todd 'n Tyler based out of Omaha. Mostly news/commentary with comedians and other celebrity interviews. They have a mix of sports, news, comedy, and politics, but that is minimal. Mostly the news guy reads a funny story off the wire then they spend a few minutes making fun of it. They are both transplants to Omaha from other parts so it isn't like they are Omaha natives, but they have been there for 20 years or so. My wife listens to KFDI which is a news/country music station. So out of courtesy I have that as #2 in the Expedition, she keeps T95 as #2 in the MkC. My back-up on the road is classic rock -> pop/adult contemporary -> modern country. I only listen to sports talk radio before and after games, just to get interviews or news. I never listen to political talk radio. My drive to work is 20 minutes, and it only takes 30 minutes to go from one side of Wichita to the other, so it isn't like being in a big city with long drives due to traffic.

It sounds like they did from the video.

When I ordered my 2012 Explorer, I had them send me a copy of the order. Glad they did as it was completely wrong. I had wanted an AWD, they ordered a FWD. There were several options that were missing as well. They corrected it. The last two vehicles I got were dealer stock, our MkC they found from another dealer to match our exact specs. The Expedition I found myself on the internet.

We use the radio. When we had the free trials of SiriusXM I would listen to it on road trips, but prefer to listen to the morning program on the local FM rock station for the morning drive. I just got tired of dealing with SiriusXM and the pricing for the amount I used it. Now on those long road trips it would be nice, but doing the old radio scan keeps me awake trying to find something decent to listen too.

APIM (Application Program Interface Module) aka the brains behind Sync. Just quick google for add factory nav to sync mft reveals several options. Almost all of them from what I see are going to run $750 or more plus installation. IMHO it isn't worth it to add after the fact. Save your money and use your phone or a tablet for directions.

Does it only happen near your house or does it also happen "out in the country" while at slow speed. To isolate environmental causes, go to somewhere without a lot of power lines or other interference nearby. Repeat your tests with slow accels/decels and at steady state speeds. If it doesn't happen it is likely an environmental cause that the vehicle may be sensitive to due to antenna location.

Local news, weather, and free music. AM and FM radio are the backbone of the emergency broadcast system. Removing them would be like removing a safety feature.

New Raptor to debut on Feb 3rd.

Likely if there is an SSM and Ford Engineering is working on a solution, it likely means that there isn't any troubleshooting that any tech could do that would lead to a solution. It likely is a software problem as YT90SC said or an unanticipated hardware issue that they weren't monitoring. In either case it will likely result in a software change that will at least monitor the relevant hardware to watch for the failure, or if it is pure software they may be in process of validating the code to fix it. All of that takes time.

aren't most fleet trucks and vans white? Would make sense that white is most popular from a paint supplier perspective.

Total ripoff for a vehicle that stickered for $30,945. windowsticker.pdf

Yep https://fb.watch/2nisK9TJjR/

The general issue with that many miles on a vehicle is residual value. That really shouldn't be an issue with a Raptor but it still could be and should definitely be reflected in the purchase price. I could see having that 1000 miles if it sat at MH Ford for some time, was driven by sales or whatever, then instead of shipping it they drove it to STH Ford, about 540 miles away. The other concern I would have as a buyer is what kind of miles were those first 1000. Did they follow breakin or did some a-hole sales manager like to show off to his buddies. Most miles we have had on a new car was our 17 MkC which was delivered with 250 ish miles. It was on the lot in St. Paul for a while and probably got demoed a few times before our dealer found it and got it for us. My 12 Explorer had 2 miles when we took delivery and my 19 Expedition had 135 miles (the distance from the dealership to me, they delivered it).

SpaceX is a major bond holder in Tesla. Musk funnels SpaceX profits into Tesla this way. If Tesla ever defaults, it could bring down SpaceX as well.