My wife just did a 10-day, 1,600-mile trip. MA-NJ-VA-OBX-VA-NJ-MA. Just under 28 mpg. Very pleased.
Loves her BS BL.
I've done a similar, 1,400-mile MA-OBX-MA trip twice in my '22 Escape. 33 and 32 mpg. Significantly better than the many trips in my '14 Escape.
We're using the Motorola MA 1 wireless dongle in both our vehicles. Been great so far. Comes up very quickly.
Using VLC to get the music file from our phones.
Congratulations.
My wife ordered her BL without the sunroof. I ordered my FE without the panoramic roof. Didn't want something we never used on our previous Escapes. It's a $1,600 option on the Escape.
My wife ...
1983 (?) Renault Fuego
1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
1997 VW Passat GLX
2002 VW New Beetle GLS. Snap orange. A color concept car
2012 Ford Escape Limited Hybrid
2023 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands
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My wife is on her first trip with her '23 BL. Curious to see what her mileage will be. Returning Sunday. 1,500 miles.
I've done essentially the same trip twice in my '22 FE Ti. 33 and 32 mpg. That's significantly better than the mileage for the trip in my '14 FE Ti with the previous 2.0...
My Escape is at 11 months, 5,100 miles. 31% OLM. Will do it next month. Have an OBX trip coming up. Will probably be under 7k at the oil change.
I expect miles on my wife's BS BL will be even less at 1 year.
It's a $1,600 option on an Escape. That's a fair percentage of the total price of a vehicle that stickers in the 30s! Didn't order it on my '22. Never used it on my '14. Added weight way up high, too.
My wife didn't order it on her BL. Never used it on her '12 FE Limited Hybrid.
Me, too. Drove a VW or Audi with a stick 1983 - 2015. First new car was an '83 Rabbit L. A whole 65 h.p.!
Tornado Red '87 GTi 16v for 172,000 miles. Techtonics Tuning exhaust. Sounded great. Neighbors probably hated it. :)
'97 Passat GLX wagon
'01 GTi GLX
'03 Audi A4 Avant 3.0q
'10 JSW...
I would buy OBDLink EX and reset BMS myself for less than the dealer wants to charge
I let the dealer replace the battery on my '14 several years ago because they quoted a great price. Receipt didn't state BMS was reset. So, I did it myself just to be sure.
Surprised to see hood insulation on my wife's '23 yesterday when I checked fluid levels before a trip. Wasn't expecting it.
Don't have hood blanket or engine cover on my '22 Escape.
Bought the Motorola MA 1 for my wife's BS BL since we didn't get NAV.
Liked it so much I bought one for my Escape.
Had our music on USB flash drives. Bought 128 GB micro-SD cards for our phones so we can get our music with Android Auto.
Also added TuneIn Radio to our phones. It has Jeopardy...
My wife is doing a MA - NJ - VA - NC - VA - NJ - MA trip with her BS BL. 1,500 miles.
I have done similar twice with my FE Ti. 33 and 32 mpg. Over 500 miles on a tank of fuel heading south. Metrowest Boston to lower Delmarva, Exmore, VA.
Significantly better mileage on the trip with my '22...