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My guess is it has to do with the emissions certification and/or engine programming. They already have that done for a MT for the Mustang. They have nothing like that for the 2.7 as no vehicle Ford makes has a 2.7 and a manual. Given how low MT take rates are it kind of makes sense.

Ecoboost 2.3 has been in the Mustang since 2015 and the new Explorer and Ranger . It is reliable. Ecoboost has been in the F150 since 2015 and is reliable 10 speed has been in the F150 since 2017 (?) and Mustang since 2018 and new Explorer and Ranger. I believe it is reliable at this point. The...

So you order it. Couple months and you have exactly what you want. Unless you need a vehicle right now that is the way to go. You get exactly what you want and know nobody else drove it. I've done it 2 times and it's not that bad. Jeeps are not budget vehicles either and statistically the Ford...

Yes it does. Oxford White.

They are not off. The hand calculation methods are the ones that are way off. You have no way of knowing how much gas you put in the tank at each fill up. For example. You drive 200 miles to 1/4 tank and fill it up to the first click and stop. You have no way of knowing how that pump was set...

Local tire shop here did our new trailer tires. Very happy with their prices and service. In the end I got a set of 15" Carlisle Radial Trail HDs installed for a hair over $600.

Originally Posted by userfriendly The Escape will hit 83,000 kms tomorrow, which is 51+ k miles. My daughter asked why the exhaust smells like gasoline. I told her because the engine can't breathe with a cat and 2 mufflers, and that the oil when I drain it smells like gas too. The transmission...

Originally Posted by GMguy84 Oh ya few years ago, I drove a '05 Z71 5.3 Silverado with 285K miles on a knocking engine with 10-15 PSI oil pressure for 1 year on mobil 1/Lucas oil stabilizer and she kept on going till the day i sold her. I hardly doubt any F-series could do that, Let alone a...

Originally Posted by CKN That being said-they are evolutionary-and will keep Ford owners with older trucks in the Ford pickup family when time to buy new. However-they will have very little conquest sales from other manufacturers. All depends on what you want to do with your truck. If you use...

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl This site tells you why these cars are showing up at auction. The MY, the mileage and the issues tell you a lot about the vehicle. Does the paid portion give more insight? For example, the free stuff here is very lacking...

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl And HERE ---> For vehicles with some miles on them. http://www.dashboard-light.com/click-here-first/ That has always been a junk "survey".... Let's look at auction vehicles and then only focus on "powertrain issues". But those issues could range from "blown...

Originally Posted by 02SE I knew the internet Ford fanboy couldn't resist this topic... What is your point or are you just trolling? No mention of any brand. Initial quality does not translate to long term reliability regardless of brand.

Interesting to see how initial quality doesn't translate into long term dependability.

I didn't watch the video but from what I read, Office ran well. I'm sure there will be some tweaks that may be needed but from what I remember about the PPC->Intel transition it wasn't that bad on the developers that were in the Xcode camp. It was those that were still using legacy compilers and...

They announced it today https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/22/macs-custom-apple-silicon/ They showed off Office, Adobe, etc running. For those on 100% Xcode it's as simple as check this box to compile for ARM. The iOS apps running natively is also huge news. It will probably work out well for...