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    F150 Lightning - Ford's fully electric truck

    Not very promising. Tesla was covering the powertrain on their expensive models for 8 years/unlimited miles. They have since dropped that to more reasonable figures, but they have developed a decent track record for reliability and gotten a lot of kinks out. To think you could drive one of...
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    Looking to dump SXM. Spotify Premium?

    Apple and Amazon recently added support for hi-res audio, so Spotify must also be coming fairly soon to maintain competitiveness. They've been teasing hi-res audio for years to certain users.
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    Uconnect 5 Software Will Be Coming To The 2022 Ram 1500 Lineup:

    Interesting to see they didn't force the same 10" screen they've been using in the rest of the line-up into the RAM. My wife has it in her 2021 Pacifica. I love that screen size/layout. The 12" portrait screen in our RAMs is just about useless IMO - CarPlay/split-screen is just too small. I love...
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    Tonneau Cover Questions

    I don't think so. Had both an MX4 and the Undercover (same parent company) Armor Flex, which is about the same price, but Undercover has better features and uses bedliner instead of paint.
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    Audio Advice / Help Needed: Rear Headliner Speakers

    If you have reclining seats, easily. You just recline the seats fully, drop the center console, and look/reach behind each seat for a small pull loop - will release the seat back from the wall and let you fold it forward a bit. From there, remove a few plastic push pins and pull the rear wall...
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    KN cabin air filter makes a difference!

    If you're getting more airflow in the same sized filter, that means it's filtering less, which makes sense because they want it to be reusable... that's all there is to it. And a washable filter? No thanks. Filters get disgusting, and no amount of washing will return to new condition.
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    F-150 Lightning

    I haven't read much into the reveal yet, but I have a good bit of ownership experience with plug-in hybrids and EVs. I am surprised the effiiciency seems to be as low as 500~ Wh/mi. Ford did a good job accurately rating the Mach-E, so hopefully the Lightning gets the same treatment. Tesla on the...
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    Found my rattle

    Could be a leaking/broken exhaust manifold or bolt. Common problem unfortunately.
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    ecodiesel driving experience

    This is my first diesel engine. I have had a few 2019 and 2020 RAMs with Hemi's. I do not miss them one bit, and have been loving the EcoDiesel driving experience. Engine sounds great, MDS is gone (I never hated it, but didn't enjoy it either). I don't care about not having eTorque/stop/start...
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    Tonneau Cover Questions

    1. No. Engineers do plenty of testing for aero. And as someone else mentioned (though I haven't looked up any studies specific to tonneaus), there is actually less drag when air molecules flow past other air molecules (i.e. the air flowing over the truck and over stagnant air in the bed will...
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    Audio Advice / Help Needed: Rear Headliner Speakers

    You could do higher ohm, or less efficient speakers in terms of power handling. The sub shouldn't be getting any more power, but who knows. The amplifier/tuning for the subwoofer is GARBAGE. If you want anything to sound decent, just unplug the sub. The 6x9s do just fine on their own with the...
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    My truck will be sitting dormant for 7 months

    Welcome home brother. If there's a next time, I'd recommend doing a little prep work for anything more than 2 months! On my deployment a few years back, I went to the closest fuel station where I was going to park the vehicle. Added Sta-Bil to the tank (not sure what a diesel equivalent would be...
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    Limited Leather dash delamination.

    Tint on the windshield will help slightly, but not worth the cost or hassle IMO. You are much better off using a full coverage dash shade when parking outside in warm weather. The dash getting extremely hot in direct sunlight when parked is likely the causal factor here. Huge temperature...
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    2021 eco diesel gas mileage

    Unfortunately this TSB has been a bit cryptic. Normally they specifically show a date range of affected vehicles, and so far I haven't seen that within this TSB. The only document I've seen is dated early December 2020, so one would assume any truck after that date is fine, but that may not be...
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    Check engine light on new vehicle

    Hah, that'd be great, but dealers have 0 need to give away anything right now. If I don't buy it, someone else will.
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    Check engine light on new vehicle

    Different cause but same situation on my end. Went yesterday to look at trading my '20 HEMI for a '21 Ecodiesel. Turns out the truck died on the GM while driving (he was going to use it as a demo for awhile, but it had <100 miles before this happened). Got word this morning they hopefully found...
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    Air conditioning Hack

    And this right here is why I'm hesitant to have it done. It's an intensive job. If the tech isn't super careful, **** will get damaged or broken. The fact he (or the service manager) didn't man up and admit fault is pitiful. They need to go work at McDonald's instead.
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    Bad fuel mileage 5.7 hemi

    Don't trust the computer readout. It's frequently 1-2 MPG optimistic. Hand calculations are your best bet. And no, MPG doesn't really go up. My 3.21 5.7 eTorque has a fairly flat line in regards to its lifetime MPG of 17.7 (nearly 10,000 miles). I drive pretty conservatively too. The computer...
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    musty smell after turn off AC...

    Does the cleaner itself have a scent/odor? Hopefully not, but may not be avoidable...
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