Recent content by fkyct

Lightning and iPhone 16+ here. Similar PaaK sensors. My phone was giving me issues with the truck. When I approached the Welcome Lights somtimes came on and sometimes not. I had unreliable grab the door handle to unlock the truck. The FOB worked perfectly and was sensed 100% of the time...

Defiantly a I Love Lucy event. I once left my Expedition Sun roof open all night. That night we had hours and hours of heavy rain and thunderstorms. The next morning I opened the door to find the interior soaked. The complete interior, including the leather seats needed to be replaced...

You can program up to 4 FOBs on most Fords. You can buy a OEM fob on internet for less about $80 and program it yourself to operate the car. Instructions are usually in the "Security" section of the owner’s manual. To self-program requires 2 already programmed, working FOBs for your car. If you...

That is exactly what I do with my Lightning. I have a console safe and I keep a Programmed FOB locked in the console safe in a Faraday Bag. When I don't have my FOB or Phone with me I can use the driver door pillar keypad to make entry, open the safe and retrieve the FOB. Here is a Console...

Not so in top aggressive "Mad Max" Mode. It will do 80+ mph in 70 MPH highways and pass every slow vehicle.

It is now a lot different than it was in 2024. When I had free 30 day trial back in September I decided it was not ready for prime time and I would not subscribe at any price. The V14 is a totally different experience. Driving from home to our cabin today when my wife was driving she...

I agree with everything you stated. My preference normally is to special order vehicles. In the last 10 years I've bought 12 new Ford trucks. 10 of them were either F-350 or F-450 Super Duty trucks and the other 2 were EV Lightnings. Every one was special ordered by me exactly the way I...

Ford was inflexible and while the BlueCruise subscription could be turned off they didn’t offer that as an option. If it’s on the window sticker you must pay for it. In 3 years they turn it off unless you pay subscription to extend it. I understand when there is hardware installed that you are...

When we leased our 2024 Lightning BlueCruise was on the sticker for $2,100 for 3 years. It was considered a subscription that could not be removed. As a subscription the full charge was applied to the lease payment and could not be residualized. It added $58/month to the lease payment. 99% of...

Yep. That’s why it’s in the “Mach-e vs the Competition” sub forum. it’s always nice to expanded one’s field of knowledge. I personally don’t like Elon‘s politics or his other traits but if it weren’t for the competition that Tesla provided Ford would never have built the Mach-e.

I agree that the prior versions functioned poorly. But the most recent version 14.xx is a game changer. To me it seems the anti-FSD postings here are like reading a rant from an EV hater on a diesel truck forum. As I say to EV haters please don’t judge until you try it. You may like it if you...

We were able to experience FSD on our 2026 Teslas for 40 days for free recently. Prior to that we had 30 days of free trial when we purchased the cars in September. The recent version functions extremely well, much better than the September version. We also have ussd Blue Cruise on our...

Perhaps explain the tag expiration issue to the returning dealer and ask them if they would kindly issue a temp tag to cover the 15 days.

That happens all the time. Before retiring I managed a Field Engineer team. We had 200 company cars that the techs used and took home. We kept them for 3 years before having them replaced. The majority of the vehicles had sudden battery failures before the 3 years were up. This was in...

$65 is cheap for what you get. There isn't much if any profit in it for them. They send a Tesla mobile tech who knows how to properly jack up the car without damage to visit to your house and rotate tires in your driveway while you sip Lemonade. Tesla travels 30 minutes from the shop. and...