I stopped using the integrated nav a few months ago when my directions started getting terminated every time I got a text or phone call when my phone was connected via Android Auto.
I use Waze and Google Maps now. Neither is perfect but both are good enough. Main shortcomings are that as...
Resale price.
There, I've done it. But I neither know nor care about that. Why? In the pasr forty years we have purchased eleven new cars. Of the two that we held onto for less than ten years, we had one totaled after four years and one sold after eight. Buy the right vehicle, keep it for a...
Ever since my car was updated to 5.1.1, navigation route gets dropped if I then select the Android Auto screen. It also gets dropped when I receive a phone call!
Reached out to Ford chat, and the response makes it sound as if this is intentional:
Thank you for your patience, Mike. After...
I test drove the RWD, then ordered the ER AWD. Why? I was already spending far more on a car than I had ever spent before but my wife actually told me to be good to myself. (I love that woman.) Do I NEED AWD in Southern California? Nope. Do I regret spending the extra money and taking a...
I describe mine as the b@st@rd child resulting from an unholy union between a Mustang and an Explorer. Regardless of what it is called, I'm still quite pleased with it after 15 months.
The Lordstown plant is available because Lordstown Motors filed for bankruptcy (and is suing FoxConn). As of 23 June, Fisker has delivered only 22 vehicles in the US. Those were assembled in Graz, Austria. I hope Fisker thrives because I think they will have a good product, but Henrik...
Taking this further off-topic ....
(reference https://insideevs.com/news/667516/us-electric-car-sales-2023q1/)
First quarter 2023 Rivian sold 7134 vehicles, Lucid 1739. While Tesla is top-selling EV, the next five manufacturers each has an established ICE business.
Transitioning an OEM from...
Tried reaching out. After almost an hour in chat this was the conclusion:
After reviewing my resources, there are no warranties or programs in effect that would provide coverage of your current concern. I recommend that you keep your receipts in case Ford initiates a program in the future...
A few weeks ago when I opened my garage door I found that the lift gate was already opened. Thought that perhaps I had hit the button on the fob without realizing it. After reading these, maybe not.
It cost $1800 to repair the damage. (Insurance company paid most of it.) To fix it right...
Good advice to check the outlets regularly. Had a similar situation a few months ago. 50A 240 V circuit, Grizzl-E with DIP switches set to 40A. No problems for 2+ years with my wife's Mini SE nor with my MME. Connected the Mini, heard a pop from the outlet and smoke was released from the...
I use it almost every time I go on the freeway for more than a few miles. Would it be worth $600 or $800 per year to keep having it after three years? No, probably not. I don't value the hands-free nearly as much as the adaptive cruise control. Even with BC on, my hands only come off the...
United Chargers customer service 👍.
I purchased and started using my Grizzl-E almost three years ago with a Mini SE. I had the unit on a 40A circuit with DIP switches set to 32 A. After a couple of weeks the charger started behaving poorly (red LED instead of green and blue, didn't charge)...
Hmmm. Most places with net metering for those with solar arrays pay less for what is fed to the grid than for what is drawn from the grid. Not sure that model is a winner for those with EVs. OTOH, drawing power from the EV to support the individual home use (i.e. not feeding back to the grid)...
FWIW, based on a sample size of one attempt Park Assist is worthless except for the sensors. The one time I tried it, the car bypassed the perfectly good space with which I was aligned and kept backing up. Maybe it was going for the space three cars back, but I didn't give it a chance because...
We've had Grizzl-E for almost 3 years. No wifi or other fancy functionality, but that would only duplicate what the car (for our Mini SE) or the car and app (MME) provide. Other than a few hiccups when we first bought it (which were addressed quickly by Grizzl-E customer service), no problems...
I took delivery of my MME back in May but waited until this month to get the decals thinking this would extend usage through 2026. Was surprised when I received the decals a few days ago to see from the accompanying paperwork that the decals expire so much sooner. Had I known, I would not have...