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My iPod died an eon ago (or so it seems). You should be able to plug it into the USB port then go to sources in SYNC and select USB. You may need to put the iPod into Disk Mode via iTunes. It's all a PITA dealing with this Apple stuff now. Frankly I suggest ditching the iPod world and buy a...

Sounds like a great deal!

That is a very salient point. I have never in my life traded in a vehicle when purchasing a new one, I always do better with private sales. How would Ford have any idea what brand I was coming from? Maybe they are basing it on customer records from previous Ford purchases, but I did own a...

I'm part of the 74% simply because there was no other real competition at the time for a truck that was capable of actually doing truck things. My 2000 Dodge was toast after 24 years of faithful service and I had to have a truck. Through the process of elimination, the Lightning was the only...

I'd never consider buying a used rental car. Why? Because *I* have driven some of those rental cars.

Did you trade in your '22 or do you have 2 Lightnings now?

I didn't think I'd like it either, but I bought a '21 Tesla Model Y and I absolutely love the single-screen solution they have come up with.

That's a tough one. If my Lightning had to be replaced today, I would not give a moment's consideration to buying another Lightning, either new or used, due to the dim prospects for repairing the vehicle in the far future. EREVs are completely out of consideration. They are the worst of both...

That's awesome! I loved my '15 SV model, but I sold it when I purchased my first Tesla in 2021. I worked for the local public utility and there was a special offer for employees to purchase an in-stock Leaf for as little at $10k after state and federal incentives combined with 0% financing. I...

Automation overconfidence is a huge issue, especially for the dumba$$es. All of these systems are only driver assistants, therefore not the driver. The human is still the responsible party at all times, but even with all of the work put in to ensure that the driver literally doesn't decide to...

Ok: Blue Cruise is terrible and I'll put my money where my mouth is: I'll bet $10k that your BC enabled Ford can't drive from my home to my office better than my FSD enabled Tesla. ChatGPT is more polite: " Even with imperfections, Tesla’s FSD is already more useful and scalable because it...

Comparing the ~5 million miles that FSD can operate on in the US and Canada vs the 130,000 miles of mapped roads that Blue Cruise is limited to is like comparing apples to hammers. So how about a fair comparison of the lowest common denominator: Blue Cruise. On those 130k miles of road that...

Interesting perspective. I have a '21 Model Y on HW3 and a '23 Model Y on HW4 and have 30k+ miles of FSD experience, roughly 50% on in-town streets. I would trust FSD in either of those vehicles to drive me blindfolded and hands bound through LA on the 405 during rush hour before 10 minutes on...

What year Leaf? I had a 2015 with the modem-hangup issue that would completely flatten the LVB in about 4 hours because the cell modem would phone home with status and never disconnect. I resorted to keeping a pair of needle nose pliers in the car and manually pulling the cell modem's fuse...

Or we could just to back to the old Block Heater Fashion Days. Just plug her in on cold nights for a sure start tomorrow.

Yes, do select the interior/exterior lighting coverage. That's a no-brainer. Since these are LED assemblies, there is no bulb replacement. If a tail light goes out, you have to replace the assembly. My BIL backed into something and smashed up his RR tail light. The dealer quoted nearly...

Same deal here. My stealership would not touch the price with a 10-foot pole. I say wouldn't, because they absolutely could, they just choose not to. They tried to say that Granger wasn't selling legitimate Ford ESPs and if I didn't buy a real Ford ESP (from them), then I'd end up regretting...

This is the final stage of the "you're not paying attention, so the system is going to disengage and be disabled" cycle. Any chance that sun was directly hitting the IR camera on the A-Pillar? That's a common one. I seem to have spectacular luck with the particular angles of the sun...

Ack! Talk about your household vampire devices. 70kWh is more than 1/2 of what I charge in an average week of DRIVING the vehicle. Colorado winters are not quite as cold as Vermont, but we have our spells of sub-zero weather. Glad I don't have this thing in the driveway attempting to heat...

The C-Max was produced for over 15 years and sold internationally, so there are many, many more produced and sold. So was the Ford Fusion. There is a much larger on the road base and by all accounts, these vehicles were profitable to be made, thus the aftermarket manufacturer support. I already...