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Wow, thanks for that addition. I mentioned that issue with cabin heating the FFE versus Tesla from personal experience. Tesla requires very little energy to heat the interior. I've driven long distances in really cold weather. Turning off the interior heat would normally end up with a car...

Well yeah, congratulations on the battery replacement. Here's to hoping we all have such good luck! (although being without the car for a month is not a good thing). I love the derivation - scientific approach to energy use. Thank you so much for the explanation. That's so darn cool. A...

Probably one of the most confusing things in the world to understand. We all think our tax bill is the amount of money we owe after we file our taxes. Hey I got a refund, so I didn't pay any taxes. Yipeee. The reality - Triangles got it exactly right - the ideal situation is to have $0 due or...

Oh it is the worst when it freezes. I think we are all very familiar with fuel line freezes in our FFE. Even those that live in California.

Triangles got the theory exactly right. You all have stumbled on the problem charging in the cold - a cold battery can't be charged quickly. For exactly the reasons Triangles said. The software protects the battery from being harmed. This only applies for rapid high rate DC charging. Level 1...

The 12V adapter might not be familiar. This is just an example, I did a quick search for them. I have some other brand that I couldn't find. https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Display-Voltage-Current-Samsung/dp/B01M9IKYVH/

Carbuff - nothing worse than the day before Christmas eve to have a problem like that. What a pain. I'm guessing. It sounds more like the 12V battery was low. Even though the lights come on, the radio plays, and all that good stuff - those things will work even if the battery is on the low...

Think I saw upside down once. Yours might be a loose connection? That it happened several times, probably more than just a goofy software stuff just happens problem.

Awesome video - thank you. Great reminder, a lot of us are coming up on the 4 year expiration date. $32 doesn't seem unreasonable. Autonation parts has it for essentially the same price as you got locally.

That's great news. Hey, I thought the dealer was looking into replacing your tires. That's why I mentioned the other option. Didn't realize they were agreed to replacing everything for you. Honestly, that's a great dealer to do that.

Did you look at the manufacturing date on the tires? The DOT casting tells you how old the tires are. Ford may have put on old tires in 2013? You never know. Yeah that rot is really bad. If the dealer won't do something for you - either take up the warranty with another tire shop, or have the...

Seems counter intuitive that the 12V battery won't charge even if the high voltage battery is fully charged. But that is absolutely 100% true, no power goes to the 12V battery unless there is some energy there already. You can kind of see this for yourself - when you connect a jump starter or...

Well Carbuff, watch the 14 minute video to understand what he did. I'll give you a spoiler alert - he built multiple inserts with holes for air flow depending on the temperature outside. I think he has spent a lot of time looking at semi tractors - wheel covers and the winter radiator covers...

Well you have to watch a 14 minute video to see what he did. And JMueller, you got it right, the FFE front end can't be made much smoother. In that video he shows the clear plastic inserts he made to fill in the grill, the slot at the bottom, the fog lights, covers for the wheels, and an...

Yeah, I'll agree that $10,000 is a little high for a 2014. $8-9,000 is a more fair price. Honestly, mileage is irrelevant in these cars, they aren't driven very far. With the low range in the battery, you can't drive hundreds of miles a day - so they just can't accumulate a lot of miles. The...

Agree, it does look nice. You did a good job on the design. Also agree it probably isn't 100% necessary. The plug is designed for the rain and snow. On the other hand, it does stop snow from building up as an annoyance.

Johnny - Don't think that is a body kit, that's just what a Focus RS looks like - talking about the pictures you linked to.

Seem to recall the rodent problem started when they used soy in the insulation.

And, if you have winter tires, there is no need reprogram every time you switch tires. The car remembers both sets of TPMS sensors.

You'd be surprised at how little data you use to stream audio like that. Unlimited plans are not necessary.