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If you would feel more comfortable with a warranty (I certainly don't blame ya) I'd suggest shopping around. For the same price or a few dollars more you can get 5 years/ 100K miles. There are more than a few online Ford dealers that will provide you with a warranty. As with any insurance company how much or how little of a deductible will reflect the price of the plan.

I do a mix of city and highway with lots of traffic in between. Then there are periods when I'll work from home. In the past I've always been taught to change the oil between 2-3K miles. Now with modern synthetics between 3-5K miles. I aim for every 3-4 months or 4-5K miles which ever comes first. When I check the monitor its usually around 40-50%.

I live in a front plate free state.The first mod I do to any car is to remove the front plate holder LOL.

2 years, and still going strong!

Thanks for the info! I knew there may be a slight variance in the speedometer. I don't want to experience 0-60 in 20 seconds either!

Not wanting to thread jack but I think this is applicable. Would the same thing happen if the OP went with a 20" rim and tire package opposed to the 22" I was thinking of treating my car to a new set of 20" rims for my birthday.

2013 SEL here. I have a SS windshield. Went out to the car one day and there was a hairline crack about the length of a dollar bill.. By time I got to safelite the crack extended from the bottom left in arc to the bottom right....$400 later I was good to go!

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it is not covered in that thread.

The dealership replaced my PTU. They were very good about getting her done within the same day. Unfortunately thats where my pleasant experience ended. My car started having this weird slight scratching sound and a wop wop sound upon braking. The scratching sound, sounds like its coming from the right front tire. The wop wop sounds as if its coming from the center of the car. I returned the car and they had her for 3 days. The sound was not present before they replaced the PTU. The dealership says that I need brakes and tires. I took her for a test drive with their senior technician. The wop wop sound was not present but the slight scratching sound was. They said that there were no issues with the PTU replacement repair. They said that my right front tire had high spots due to the brakes not functioning properly. They said that was the sound that I was hearing. They stated that its not a safety issue but it would not pass inspection in Oct. I took her for a second opinion. I took it to my mechanic and he inspected everything and he said yes i Need brakes but it was something that could wait. We discussed that previously when I brought the car in for inspection last Oct. He said that there was nothing wrong with my tires. Of course the wop wop sound wasn't present. He checked everything short of pulling the axels and PTU to check for spline damage. Ford wants $1400 for front brakes and tires. I asked them what was their guarantee if I had them do the brakes and tires right now. The service manager said well I need brakes and tires. Then I explicitly asked him if I did the brakes and tires and the sound was still there what was their next course of action. He was sort of evasive and eventually said that they couldn't guarantee that it would resolve the issue. I was thinking of doing the brakes and rotating the tires. Ironically enough my mechanic suggested the same thing. But then he stated that Ford may take issue with it. He said they shouldn't because by law there is no law stating that I have to get work done at the dealership. But he said they may take issue with inspecting/ repairing the warranty work that was previously done. My new question is if I do the work myself and the noise is still present will that give the dealership any reason to not want to warranty the previous warranty repair? Should I go to a different dealership to have them inspect the previous dealerships work? Thanks in advance.

I finally made it there and much to my delight the tech informed me that its either the PTU or the transmission is leaking. We checked the fluid and I was at the minimum mark. Took her to the dealership and they just called and told me that the PTU seal is causing the leak. The service writer said they have to do a tear down of the PTU and check for damage. If there is any damage they will replace it. If not they will replace the seal and refill the PTU. Hopefully they will replace it. I'm a lil passed the half way mark for the power train warranty.

I use PIAA wiper blades. I have never had a reason to be ecstatic about wiper blades until now!

Hello Group, I have two questions. 1) Where do you mount the line out converter? 2) I want the amp to power on and off when I turn the car on and off. Which fuse would you recommend to use as / act as a remote trigger. Thanks in advance. Onyx

How did you build the shelf for the amp? Any close ups of the shelf? Which line out converter did you go with and where did you ultimately place it? Thanks in advance.

I wish I had a sport!

Oddly enough Ford only makes a set for the front for the 2013. Are rear mudflaps not important, or not needed?

Thanks for the info. I'll make it my business to stop by there!!

Which shop did you go to?

She's pretty. GLWS if you decide to go in that direction!

What type of wheels are those in the sample pic? TIA

Congrats on your ride and welcome to the forum.

I can not comment as I do not have any first hand experience with it, but I did find some info on the web that might be helpful to you. http://www.zeiglerfordesp.com/tools/articles.aspx?article=Ford__Csp_Plans

Those look just like ones that I replaced. One would intermittently work and the other would flicker..... then I only had one flickering one till I had none. Given the price if these fail. Ill look elsewhere!

Not wanting to necrobump a thread, but not wanting to start a new thread. My license plate bulbs went out and I just brought these as a replacement. https://www.amazon.com/SiriusLED-T10-168-194-W5W/dp/B00NCGFNB0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1485634666&sr=8-3&keywords=error+free+led+license+plate+bulbs

Which dealer in norther jersey are you referring to? I've tried a few in South Jersey and Philly to no avail.

I use my leaf/ snow blower to blow excess water from the door jams and other nooks and crannies.