I enjoyed having a power liftgate on my last 2 vehicles (2016 Forester; 2019 Stinger) but I would not trade either the separate opening glass or liftgate lights for the power feature. My wife does enjoy the foot wavy thing on her 2020 Escape but she has more stuff to carry than I do.
My experience with window deflectors is that they increase wind noise. Even my low profile EGR visors add some noise. The further they stick out, the more noise.
It’s a great site - especially for the larger scale models - but their pricing is high. That’s why I was so excited to see the new Greenlight casting on the rack at Target. Saved $12 before shipping.
EDIT: I really like the 1967 Smokey Bear Bronco. Now THAT I would drop $20 on.
The new pads really do generate unacceptable dust levels. My wheels are atrocious and I’m not putting on many miles per week. I’m looking hard at ceramic pads.
I had a 2016 Forester and I honestly can’t recall if the seats reclined. However, the Escape’s rear seat also slide forward and back. Very rare feature for the segment.
From the below link:
The Uwharrie National Forest provides the only public off-highway vehicle (OHV) or motorized trail system in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina. The Uwharrie OHV trail system ranges from bucolic dirt roads meandering through the forest to some of the most challenging...
Thinking back to the last upgrade, I think this is exactly what I did when I thought the USB upgrade failed. But reporting the log file via the website should have the same effect. I’ll try Wi-Fi to verify.
Since the only place my BS has reliable wifi is inside my garage, I have auto updates disabled. I follow the manual process for updating via USB. The update drops an XML file back on the flash drive that you can upload to the website to confirm the update. It just doesn't work reliably.
Even after browsing for and finding the newly created XML file on the drive, the website still tells me there is an available update. I've seen that behavior before.
I have always found the rampant oval OBX stickers in North Carolina amusing. Makes me think OB for obstetrician and X for eXtreme ... as in extreme sports rather than Outer Banks.
I worry more about service people being overly aggressive. My dad had a van with "dealer installed dents" that he went round and round with the dealer on for at least a year before giving up and trading the vehicle for another brand.
I haven't interacted with any full sized Bronco owners but I have had several Jeep owners inform me I don't have a "real" offroader. Of course, both of these discussions occurred in shopping center parking lots and I pointed of there was no need for rock crawl mode on the way to or from picking...