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  1. gpgrim

    Front-Rear motor speed synch - mind those dang speed bumps...

    Okay, so I live in a neighborhood with speed bumps, particularly on the entries and exits to the hood. Tonight as a roll in in my AWD Premium, my speed modulation was a little poorer than usual and when the rear axle rolled over the bump, given the stiffness of the suspension, I think rear...
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    How long to clear in ETIS?

    So I had the beast in the shop yesterday for the 21p22 and 22s41 updates. When I checked ETIS this morning it's still showing the outstanding FSAs. Not that it matters, but just curious as to how long it typically takes for that to clear?
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    Adhesive removal from transport protection...

    Just looking for a safe suggestion on how to remove residual adhesive on the pillars and top of the hatch. The dealership (Livermore Ford in Livermore CA) that prepped my car did not take the time to remove this after removing the body protection material used in the transport from Cuautitlán...
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    New EA/Tesla install in Goleta/Santa Barbara, CA and a few trip impressions.

    So wifey and I did our first long haul road trip this weekend from the Bay Area to Goleta, CA, to visit our daughter at UC Santa Barbara. One way is roughly 320 miles along Highway 101. We were strapped into a Rapid Red 4XP that started with 100% SOC, so on the way south we only had one stop...
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    Phantom braking problem for Tesla

    Here's a link to an article in WAPO about Tesla's continued challenges with phantom braking. I've had a few instances where on a two lane road with a left hand turn lane on a curve, fool the MME collision avoidance software such that it will suddenly apply the brakes when in cruise control, but...
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    Ford Options (or not) @ Livermore Ford, Livermore CA

    Okay, so I won't go into great detail in this thread, maybe a later thread, but bottom line, when I went to pick up my MME last Thurs. I was given a song and dance by the finance salesperson about how balloon payment auto loans were not a thing in CA until recently and their computer systems...
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    Ford Vehicle Order Tracking cache auto fills fields from other customer orders

    The last coupe of times I've visited the Ford Vehicle Order Tracker I've noticed that the order number and VIN fields were filled in, not with my order number and VIN, but from another random user, presumably the person who submitted a request right before me. If you hit the "Accept and Track"...
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    Ford Might Ask Dealers to Install Chips in Unfinished Cars

    Saw this headline recently which is also being reported elsewhere. Could shorten delivery time for MME orders, but this really only works if the schedule slip due to late chips is comparable with the transit time, so dealers don't wind up holding inventory for an extended amount of time. Stay...
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    The joys of supply chain challenges...

    Like everyone on this list, the anticipation of our new Mach-E is a bit of a challenge to manage. Having felt a bit "lucky" in that I placed my MMEX4P order on 5 May 21, I felt a little guilty in June when I saw that production was scheduled for 4 July, only two months after laying down the...
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    Ford website error?

    Just checked on the drying paint, and according to Ford, my MME4 order status has transitioned to "In production/in progress..." with "scheduled for production the week of 1/5/2021." Although I want to get a bit excited here, this clearly erroneous information has all the earmarks of a big...


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