Funny, but I don't think that's accurate; pretty sure all or most of the hardware is the same. Tbh, I'll take my no feature deletes, easily tunable, 1 year of free BC plus 3 more for $600 job 1 2021 over any newer model.
I agree, I'm still happy with my 21.
The Mongoose takes 3 hours to write the IPMA update. Dealers use a better and more expensive interface that does it in I think half that time, but still a long time to tie up one of their FDRS capable laptops. In a perfect world, OTA's like this is the way to go with IPMA updates for sure.
That makes no sense. Job2 2023’s came with 1.3 from the factory.
I thought so too, but they posted a picture showing 1.3 ready to install and said their window sticker showed it came with 1.2
The 2023.5 stickers show 1.2 on the top section and then 1.3 in the middle section. I wonder if they really are a 2023 job 1.
They have to have 1.2 to get the 1.3 update so that means they definitely have a Job 1.
Is that 3 hours for every IPMA update and is that duration model year specific? I was mentally prepared for a 3 hour update for the IPMA and PSCM last weekend, but it took me an 1 hr 40 min. I've read that with the VCM3, it's about an hour, which is faster but not sure worth 3 times the cost of the Mongoose.
Ford is doing what they *should* have done to start, deliver what was ready and working in existing vehicles instead of doing the "hey, we're just going to skip this version and then not deliver anything!" plan they've been on the past 12 months.
The few I've done were about 3 hours and were done with a Mongoose. A while back when I side loaded IPMA software with FORScan from a 2023 truck to add some features I wanted, it also took 3 hours.
Do you really believe that Ford was just holding out and finally decided to go ahead and update the vehicles they are currently updating because of social media pressure?
