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WOW, talk about sticker shock. I'm going to be really glad I bought the Maintenance Contract!!! Bought 3 gallons today to change the oil in the challenger and two generators. Walked out of the auto parts store, $150 lighter. When I was evaluating maintenance contract, I asked one local shop the cost to change oil and filters, the price I was quoted equaled the cost of the maintenance contract. That sold it for me... now given raw oil costs, me thinks I'm going to be happy. Not one to ever trust a shop to do even simple oil changes, but we're planning to be traveling a LOT, and I'm not dragging oil changing equipment with me around the country.

The biggest difference between F250 & F350 is the helper spring. I'd be looking to add that or bags and be done. Yes I know, he'll be "legally" over weight, but sometimes...

Talked to an engineering supervisor, who is retiring in October. She was moved to a GSR purchasing position, having zero experience in purchasing, and leaving in October. Systems engineer, who was brought into Ford because of his extensive mfg experience, was moved out of engineering, to a plant to monitor the final test at the end of a transmission line... on midnight shift. I'm BEGGING for a package, because I'm leaving soon. Because I joined after pensions, it's essentially a quit for me.

Friend that had a neighbor that struggled with TPMS. Dealer had the truck and trailer trying to diagnose it. Dealer replaced the module, and then finally got Ford involved. They opened up the trailer tires and found an issue with how the TPMS units were installed on the trailer wheels. I also had a co-worker that couldn't get TPMS working on his new car wheels, and a Ford corporate mechanic had something that he said "activated" the wheel TPMS. These are just a couple of things I heard, and can't provide any more detail. I had my trailer TPMS installed, drove thirty miles home, and then went through setup, and it immediately latched on to each tire.

Just be happy you're not salary... 8,000 layoffs is not an insignificant number. Work load is getting unworkable. Company wants to be more like Tesla in staffing, but they only make 4 different vehicles, with very limited complexity. Meanwhile complexity is soaring, quality is getting worse, and of course it's all engineering's fault.

Just ran a quick errand and was able to get behind a truck. Cruise was set at 64, and yes I know speed limit is 55 The car emblem shows up when it's tracking a car, and the brake lights are lit on the icon when it is slower than the set speed.

This is from the owners manual. When the system recognizes a car in front of it, the little cars brake lights are lit.

If the system is braking, it does activate brake lights, just as if you had braked. dlghtjr90, there are graphics on the screen for SD too. Looks a little different than Honda's but it is there.

It will be a few hours before I can get a photo for you. Is there a chance you've plugged the wire harness into the shipping cap? Is it working?

you might try engine paint. It will take any heat that may be present, and it's pretty durable paint.

close, but it's velocity to the 3rd power. The math can get pretty complicated, because you start running into other issues at higher speed with turbulent flow, changes in vehicle height, etc. Years ago, I caught all kinds of heck in a dodge charger forum, because I said a dodge charger would need approximately 700 hp to get to 200 mph. I nailed it, hellcat at 707 hp will get to 201 mph.

I don't believe retail order bank is closed.

It's a simple reprogramming TSB Number - SSM 50640

Speed has a huge impact, especially when towing. The aerodynamics of a trailer, is slightly better than a brick. Weight has a minimal effect on mpg. Driving at 70 with a 25 mph headwind, is the equivalent to driving at nearly 95 mpg. It would be slightly less, because the drive train drag is still at 70 mph.

I hadn't experienced, but was talking to a 2021 owner, and he jinxed me. It's not very repeatable, but seems to be keyed to engine brake on, and according to TSB when tow/haul is activated. I've experienced it twice, once with trailer, once without. Literally rolling up to a traffic light with every light pressure on brake pedal. It's a pretty sharp "jerk" that makes you think, what did I just hit! I'm going to have them fix it when I take the truck in for the two recalls that are activated.

You may remember, it was a retail order, they changed my retail order to stock. On a quiet year, achieving ok to buy should have been NON EVENT

I've wondered if this was the reason the dealer shifted my order from retail to stock, hoping to steal my early order for someone the GM knows. Their stated excuse was that Ford was filling stock orders first.

Take a soft cloth and this works very well if there's a little bit of moisture fog on the inside. I found microfiber cloths don't work as well something like a clean cotton rag, diapers are especially good for this task.

Did you ever receive an email for your order? Ask the dealer to provide you cancelled order number. I'm betting you're going to hear crickets, and it's time to find a better dealer.

Does the mileage make sense? Is the dealer 73 miles from the depot? While I would be pissed too, in the grand scheme of things, it won't make a difference two months from now.

My wife would disagree with that statement with her M/T Challenger If you don't treat her right, she will resist, buck, and even stall.

I have a small hard drive connected to USB. Ripping CD's to a file is pretty easy. Go for higher quality over saving space.

I found the 7 pin being very stiff and dielectric grease helped it fully engage.

No AS, and it track perfectly. Nothing during acceleration, nothing during deceleration. Being on one side of the crown or the other, if it's large enough, it will slightly wander, but no different than any other vehicle I've owned.

Trucks are painted by robot, so it's not a manpower issue. Suppliers don't want things like recall on their parts. If they are responsible, Ford will go after them for reimbursement. While we expect perfect trucks, OEMs are getting pretty durn close to achieving that. Used to be in the 70's there would several warranty issues on every single vehicle. Then they started measuring warranty in defects per 1,000 vehicles, and OEMS have gone from several hundred issues per thousand down to a hundred or so per thousand. With the content being being even more complex than ever, they will continue to have some issues. OEM's monitor warranty issues closely. They are getting so low, it is now possible to pick out regional issues, that could never be identified before..