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    Parking Brake Malfunction

    Mine broke too. Intermittent warning for awhile and constant today. How did you fix it? The wires are pretty work hardened. They broke right where they were kinked tightly at the junction of the lower control arm and the hub. Seems like there should be a TSB or recall on this issue.
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    Touch Up Paint

    That's what I thought, maybe because it's metallic. But I think they could have done a bit better.
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    Touch Up Paint

    2018 Expy Max, White Platinum. Bought the touch up paint from the dealer, doesn't match at all. Wondering if anybody else has had the same problem, any solutions?
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    Eco boost mpg

    My 2008 averaged ~15MPG. I never saw >18MPG, even freeway at 65MPH. My 2018 gets at least 30% better mileage. I've been seeing 15MPG towing my boat.
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    Eco boost mpg

    Recent round trip from SLC to northern California, 1422 miles, CC at 67MPH, 24.3MPG, 2018 Max XLT. Average City/Hwy is ~20MPG. Way better than my Gen 3, about 33%.
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    Boost MPG New Thread

    Yep, I left SLC at just after 7:00AM, arrived Yuba City (660 miles) at just after 7:00PM. That included a 1.5 hour stop in Reno for fuel and bourbon. Costco sells it in Nevada, not in Utah.
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    Boost MPG New Thread

    Nope, I don't. It was interesting, though. Both on the way over and on the way back I had several cars, trucks, trucks pulling trailers, etc, pass me multiple times. They'd pass going 80MPH, then an hour or so later they'd pass me again. Slow and steady wins the race.... and gets better...
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    Boost MPG New Thread

    Actually, the Expy Max has a drag coefficient of .35, which isn't that bad. Way better than, say, the F150, which is listed at .56. Drag is proportional to the velocity squared, so the difference in drag between 67MPH and 75MPH is 25%. The absolute best way to reduce drag and improve mileage...
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    Boost MPG New Thread

    I used this trip as a test. I've been wanting to it since new, drive a long distance on the interstate at slower speed on cruise control. Couldn't do it wife my wife in the car as she hates going under the speed limit. Rather, she sees speed limits as the recommended minimum speed. So, I was...
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    Boost MPG New Thread

    ECO mode, slow down, tailwind helps a lot. I just returned to Utah from a 1422 mile trip to northern California. Mostly I-80. Set CC at 67MPH both ways. Calculated mileage overall was 24.3MPG, XLT Max. Tire pressure 42PSI, Michelins. I filled up in Reno and drove nonstop home, ~522 miles...
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    Fuel Door Removal

    How do you do it? It's not like previous generations. There are two openings in the hinge, one on the bottom, the other on the back. I inserted a screwdriver both places but nothing happened. The door itself got pushed rearward, so the front is protruding out. The front of the housing...
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    Auto Bluetooth

    Is there a way that my 2018 will automatically connect to my Pixel 6 Pro? Every time I get into it I have to do somersaults to get it connected. I put all my music on the new phone and want to play it through the sound system.
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    Acorn Nuts

    I bought a 21mm impact socket for $7.00. I'll hammer it on using a block of wood and a hammer, break the nut, then work the socket off the nut. PITA to have to carry the extra tools, though. I wonder how much it would cost Ford to put on quality one-piece nuts.
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    Acorn Nuts

    If only I had a chariot.
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    Acorn Nuts

    The Quick Lane techs at my dealer hammer a 21mm socket on to remove the nuts, then work it off. Guess I'll do the same. I'll buy the flip socket because it's an impact.
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