goody1926

Going in and out of sun could have been exactly what mine was doing but I did not put 2+2 together. I'll have to admit the day I picked it up it was stormy and by the end of the transaction it was starting to clear up thus in and out of clouds. The last couple days its been 100% sunny and I'll admit I have noticed better performance. I will certainly take notice when the next day is partly sunny.

Well said!! Well said!!

Unfortunately no luck scouring the car over. My car originated at another dealer then delivered to the dealer I used as part of a dealer trade. I also read in the manual where I should have an IKT security label which I did not get either. I do remember the salesperson ripping it off the keys and throwing on his desk but at that time I had no idea what it was. :headscratch: The salesperson was on his 23rd CARS sale and was growing very weary of all of the paperwork. I have sent an email to the business manager since the salesperson did not have an account. I will likely call them up in person on Tuesday or so since they will likely be absolutely swamped on Monday with final CARS sales and submissions if they haven't already halted it themselves.

Yep that was what I was looking for. I started reading the manual tonight and first up was trying to figure out if I should have a PIN somewhere in the car for the keyless. I was going to hit the EV stuff next. It seems that I am exactly where I should be with the battery charge. Thanks for that link.

I am closely monitoring my AC. It is working but it does seem to struggle with keeping a nice even temp. I seem to notice a shift of 2 or 3 degrees once it thinks it has reached the setpoint. Now I am only comparing this to my truck which keeps it very even. However they say in my truck there is a little fan right above me in the headliner that draws in air to gauge where to go with the temp. Perhaps the FFH has its sensor more waist or leg level.

I did sign a mountain of forms for the normal stuff, clunkers, and a couple for Z plan. I was really shocked when the salesguy kept pulling out of his desk page after pager after page. The bulk was clunkers stuff so maybe some dealers somehow fill it out on their own but as for customer signatures.... They estimated my car at $175 scrap. So no problem there for me to let them keep it. I also figured they weren't getting massive comp bucks from Ford on it. I helped a little more and bought one of the extended warranties and the paint/interior sealant.

That's getting pretty warm. I am going to start reading the manual this weekend. I want to be able to spend some quality time with it and working everything realtime. The battery usually spends its time floating between a line a little above the terminals to a little below the battery symbol. I will pour over the manual and see if it gives good details regarding that cluster overall. Right now at about 400 miles it seems to be getting about 40-45 mpg in my commute. I am using the FE graphical history and not the digital FE readout. I have not reset it yet to reflect my driving. It has history from when the dealer obtained the car from another dealer many miles away so its showing only 34 right now. Probably spent time on demo drives and maybe idling at times while salesperson showed it off.

Howdy! Westfield to be exact.

When I asked my dealer salesperson, he readily admitted that they would like to keep all of the scrap value in order to make up for giving me Z plan pricing. I did not have a problem with it but I really do not know how much it really puts the dealer out to give Z plan pricing or any of the discount plans for that matter.

:woohoo: I had no idea! I am glad I did it but boy it was tough driving away from my long term buddy. But it did not take long to get totally immersed in watching that fantastic display!!

Wow that's pretty amazing! I did that exact tip you suggested above on my way home by accelerating normally then backing off. I had no idea what I was doing but man it worked!! I had always heard that sometimes its not always best to slowly accelerate through all gears in gas only vehicles. It made sense to figure out how to accelerate properly to get to the high gear most efficiently. In the FFH's case, that little tip really makes the difference. I totally agree that all EV acceleration is painful for me and the 27 cars behind me!! Once you get her going then its really not that hard to maintain EV in the city between lights etc... One thing I have to learn about is how to best get the battery charged fully. I assume that master FFH drivers keep their batteries at the top of the scale most of the time. I could not get it there in my 120 mile drive home which consisted of city, town, and Interstate driving. I did start deceling(??new word??) much sooner and applying the brakes for much longer periods of time. But I will need to do some heavy research like you have and understand what the masses do.

Success!. I put about 120 miles on it getting home. I have a lot to learn. I love cruising through towns using NO gas!! I did however think that I would get more acceleration in battery mode. It does require lighter than expected pedal pressure to accelerate in battery mode and keep the engine from cranking up.

Perfect!!! There was my problem--searching using state criteria while I should have searched using Uncle Sam terms. Thanks so much. Now I understand what others had been saying.

I just picked up my FFH today and I too noticed it has a certain reaction over somewhat sharp transitions vs. uneven or rough pavement. I just checked the tire pressure and found it at 37psi all around. One of the roads I will be traveling daily has suffered from the heat and has popped up those dreaded speed bumps every 100 feet. My Avalanche handles those pretty well but the FFH handles all of the other aspects of ride better. I love the ride of my Avalanche but its rolling 6000lbs on 17" large wheels. Along these same lines I am really impressed with the quietness of the FFH interior at cruising speeds. I had several BT conference calls and it was just perfect!! One stretch of I-69 in Indiana forces the driver to drive on the rumble strips. Not one person complained on the other end of the call!!

Thank you! Sure sounds like all of the credits and deductions really helped you out too! It seems many are able to take advantage of a sales tax reduction so I hope I get the same good news when I arrive at the dealer. I hope you have many more happy miles!!

Yes it will be somewhat bittersweet. Its great to be able to take advantage of some pretty nice deductions or credits but I am not sure about the sales tax and fees portion. Was that something unique for your area? I was not aware of that so I hope its something the dealer surprises me with today.

It was a long hard fought battle but I was finally able to find one and find a dealer willing to go AXZ plan. In central Indiana here these cars are rare. I visited a local dealer who was never able to even keep one on the lot but he was not willing to go the extra mile and help me find one so I did it myself calling about 30 dealers in a row. It is not exactly what I wanted but I could ill afford to miss out on the $4500 CARS by ordering or by waiting for dealers to get in their stock orders. If everything goes through should pick up a 501A White Platinum Tri-coat tomorrow! It will be replacing a 17 year old car with 180k miles. Although I do hate the thought of my current car being dismantled and crushed!