If it's possible to deliver it OTA, I don’t see why Ford wouldn't. The dealer may still have to verify and mark the recall complete, but that would take a lot less time and money.
Absolutely not taken as a knock at all. No way I'd send out a $500 piece of equipment to someone who just signed up.
As for myself, if anyone is a member of the other forum, you can message me there and confirm I am who I say I am.
It's going to be a leap of faith no matter what. I don't see any meaningful way of really protecting yourself if you send yours out. It's an honor system. You could require some kind of deposit, but then the borrower is taking a leap of faith that they will actually receive the Mongoose and...
I'm about 90% sure the low voltage was preventing you from getting OTAs. I'm in the same boat as you: cold weather, short trips. I also noticed my auto stop/start quit working. After I charged the battery it started kicking in again.