Recent content by Rick Linder

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    What did you do to make yours look just a little different?

    Modifications: Red electrical tape (Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.) applied to argent surface of front and rear fascia. Red, commercially available, die cut, sticky back "EXPEDITION" to lift-gate molding recesses. Plaque declaring my truck an "ULTIMATE EDITION." Black, red and silver — always a good...
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    Eco Mode

    Randy Schmidt, A day after you posted, I posted the same question (great minds etc.) plus , what's the FE effect of Sport? So far I see no leaf FE number. Just feelings from "I don't notice" to " seems sluggish". Surely Ford and GM Transmission Engineering and Marketing must have had...
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    Ten speed automatic transmission setting effects?

    Have there been any studies/estimates of the fuel economy plus and minus of the Green Leaf and the Red S alternatives? As a Gen 4 Expedition driver I do not feel any performance loss when using the leaf, however, the S is a real kick in the pants!
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    LED Headlight Quality

    Bill Schell, Back in my CB Radio days on an overnight trip down Florida's west coast, a line haul trucker told me deer graze on the edge of the road grass because it tastes good. He was in the lead and was seeing small groups regularly on his nightly drives. Oil, salt, whatever?
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    Stealth Edition grill

    Gentlemen, Another black out alternative you might consider is Plasti Dip. Sold in several forms, for this application, as a hobbyist, working on a few parts (grille, moldings, nameplate, etc.) their rattle cans are what you want. Readily available at lots of places, including Home Depot...
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