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    How to stop data collection on the new Expeditions?

    Your being watched 24/7 no matter where/what/when you do something......no use unplugging or disabling.....
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    The HORRIBLE steering wheel prevents me...

    I suppose all you square steering wheel haters would forgo owning a Ford GT as it has a square steering wheel..... Pic from a 2017 GT..... "Sorry, could never own that $1,000,000 Ford...it has a square steering wheel" !!!!!!!!!
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    Gen 5 photos!

    I'll bet your excited......
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    Sythetic Oil Shortage Predicted

    I use Costco Synthetic and during our monthly run there I always get a few cases of their oil...2 five quart jugs to a case...one for the Ford (5w30) and one for wife's Subi (5w20)....right now have 4 cases of each on hand..... Anyone want to buy some before the "shortage" kicks in ???? Make...
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    Sythetic Oil Shortage Predicted

    No problem for me.....I'll just use my wife's cooking oil....or maybe mix a bit of WD40 with water 50/50%.... So now I have to stock up with oil along with toilet paper ???
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    Keeping radio on at drive-in.

    See if you can do this.....if you can....simple matter to recharge battery !!!!!:shocked:
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    Transmission got hot - fluid everywhere

    I am still curious what the technician found that was "blocking" the cooler. Any obstruction would be an obvious clue as to the fluid overheating.....maybe causing the gasket to leak or a hose to leak....
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    Transmission got hot - fluid everywhere

    If, and I say If the cooler flow was blocked by an obstruction, it would not let fluid flow/cool, probably leading due to the over heating,.,,,maybe causing the gasket to fail. Is this the first time you have towed since getting it or first time towing since the trans was serviced ? Asking as...
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    Do cross bars reduce MPG?

    You could, in addition to removing the cross bars, run with the mirrors folded in thus reducing the vehicle cross section. Also, you could go to "thinner" tires.....from a 65 series to a 70 or 75 series, again reducing the cross section of the vehicle/tires. Or, you could simply say "Do I really...
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    The HORRIBLE steering wheel prevents me...

    Flame out at me.....but I am totally befuddled that one would eliminate a purchase of an entire line of vehicles due to the shape of a steering wheel....for as long as said wheel is made..... I had a square steering wheel in a 63 Plymouth and it never bothered me switching from a round to a...
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    Hauling 8 foot goods in a non-max Expedition

    Query.....how often are you going to haul a full size 4x8 sheet of ply ???? And if so, will you need the full size sheet ??? Big box stores (Lowes/Home Depot) will cut down a sheet to the size you require. And long thin 2x4's just may fit if you place them diagonally across the floor...or put...
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    When were body issues fixed?

    Aluminum body's intro'd in 2018. My 2019 has going on 120,000 miles and not a spec of rust/corrosion on body... Steel door/tailgate hinges all look as new. Been thru 7 Virginia treated winter roads with just a few surface rust spots on frame that I try to take care of....rust...
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    Start with foot on brake

    First thing I do upon entering Tank is to hit the brake.....it reassures me that no one has broken into Tank and ripped off the brake pedal !!!!!!:rotflmao:
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    Do cross bars reduce MPG?

    I admit, I drive "with enthusiasm" and I always use tow mode (with occasional forays into sport mode), use premium, and never never use ASS. I never worry about mpg....this vehicle is a 5500 lb rolling brick. If I wanted good mpg I would have a.... "SHUDDER"....Prius !!!!
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    Do cross bars reduce MPG?

    I could get 20.....if I can find a 10 mile straight stretch of downhill road that I could coast down........ Otherwise 15 if I play nice with the go-fast pedal.....and I don't have cross bars......but I could stick my head out the window and let my ears flap....... Strangely I get 11 or so when...
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