NewNole2001

Why'd you have to go and ruin a car with such a wonderful color scheme with that horrid front license plate? :banghead:

Something must be wrong. I generally get at least 33 mpg doing 80, and 36-40 doing 65-70.

Forgiven, you are

A diesel engine is an ICE.

Damn dude, you asked a question, I gave an answer. "thanks" is how you pronounce that word you were looking for. And yes, I've seen plenty of trained mechanics do just this type thing, whether pulling the throttle cable from the engine compartment or having an assistant or customer press the pedal while the mechanic listens to the noises being made to diagnose the problem. And if you're that worried about the computer popping the car in to gear, then take the front wheels off the ground... problem solved.

Have someone press the throttle pedal all the way to the floor with the car in park and the ignition on.

I would have canceled the order. The $500 deposit I put down is refundable. Luckily I had/have an awesome dealer. They're honest, gave me updates and humored my incessant itch to find out where my car was. Anybody who wants to talk to them can give me a PM for their name. (I've mentioned them before.) I keep hearing the horror stories people tell of their dealers, and have a few of my own from Tallahassee Ford here in Tallahassee (Don't ever buy a car or take your car for service there.), but I willingly drive 45 minutes and cross over to Georgia to get honest service (both pre-sale and post-sale). Guys just remember, money talks, especially when it walks.

I've read that it reduces aerodynamic drag.

Been there done that... When the computer turns the engine off (it won't let you fully run out of gas), you will coast to a stop. After you power cycle the car you can then coast along for about a mile. You will be able to go about 20 at first, but eventually walking speed will be all you can get. You will, however, constantly have to roll to a stop and power cycle the car. Eventually the car will not let you go any further and you will walk to the gas station. So there you go.

It's happened two or three times to me. I'm coming up on my 10k mile oil change. I'll be bugging the mechanic at the dealership about that.

Yeah, I slowed down to 70 at times, but the flow of traffic was generally at 80, so I had to go with the flow or risk getting rear ended.

No, I knew from previous fillups when the tank said around 0 miles to go that there was still gas left in the tank when it says 0 to E. I was always able to put about 15 - 15.5 gallons in it at that point, so I figured I could go about 60 miles more, but was planning to stop after 50 miles. I was on I-95 in South Carolina on that stretch where the only gas stations are 10-15 c per gallon more expensive, and based on the info from Travel Link I figured I could make it no problem and save about $2.50. Was wrong. Basically, I drove 99 miles after the 50 mile warning.

I drove 48 miles at between 70 and 80. I was getting about 35 mpg. I was actually a bit surprised that I didn't at least make it 50 miles. (Which would have helped since that's how far the gas station was :hysterical2: )

Yeah, Ford claims to have a 17.5 gallon tank in the car and I was only able to get 17.2 in to the car (including fuel spilled/evaporated when filling on side of road), so I don't think it was actually out of gas, just the computer wouldn't let the engine use any more gas.

I ran out of gas last month on the highway. While I walked to the nearest exit, my girlfriend drove the car on electric power for about a mile at maybe 4 mph, which was as fast as it would go. This was done by turning the key off, turning the key on, put in drive then go till the car stopped, and repeating. After about a mile of this, the car refused to go any further. Did I void the warranty on the battery? Also, I have done extensive mountain driving. When going down long downhill stretches, the regen would cause the battery charge meter to show a full battery to the point where regen would stop. Could that, which would be considered normal everyday driving for a lot of people void the battery warranty? Can I get an OBD II reader and check the codes to see if I've done anything that would void the battery warranty? Since running out of gas I've run a Vehicle Health Report and it didn't show anything. So you've got me wondering.