So, just a few weeks ago I was bored or something... went to the Ford website to see what an extended warranty would cost. I remember getting a number, no idea what it was.
Today I went and tried again, and got this:
When I ordered my BadSquatch in July of 2020, I started squirreling away all my bonuses, part-time job pay, and made a "paycheck deduction" contribution, all going into a credit union savings account. The day my Bronco was ready for delivery 555 days later in January 2022, I wrote them a check...
While I was waiting for my Badlands, telling everyone about it, one of my coworkers said, "Gee why is it taking so long to get yours? My neighbor got one a few months ago. Looks like a nice car! Much smaller than I expected tho."
<faceplam>
Not pictured: Wife's 2021 Expedition and my old 7.3L F-350. But, technically - not garage mates. They live outside.
Gotta keep my priorities straight ;-)
I'm retired from 40 years in tech. The answer is "yes".
Download and checksum the update
Backup the boot record and update to point to the new version
Reboot
"if boot !=SUCCESS then
Report update failure
Boot old version
Replace backed up boot record
But really, "the geniuses" should...
Goin' in for a new aftermarket front ball joint in my right hip that weekend. Bummer. Keep posting these and maybe I can meet-up with y'all in March (April for sure)
And thanks for this thread.
I didn’t think I wanted the keypad when I ordered my Bronco. Now, I realize that carrying that huge fob is a bit of a PITA.
I got the keypad from the accessories site for $100, asked my dealer about programming it up - $220!!! So, it sits on a shelf.
Now that you...
Anyone had any luck with performanceparts.ford.com?
My points show up on ford.com, and on accessories.ford.com. Performanceparts on the other hand, insists that my ford.com login is incorrect. I'm wondering if I should go down that rabbit hole and try to get that sorted out in the event my...
Will do!
99/120 junction is about a mile from our house. Could do the swap in my driveway for that matter.
Get ya a cup of coffee while yer here.
Will send pics tomorrow.
I’d be up for that.
I’ve got the silver ones on by BadSquatch. I’d have to go inspect them before I said “perfect condition” but they probably are. Just under 6K miles on them and only off road a couple times. I’ll check if yer interested.
I’m in the Manteca/Ripon area and travel to Santa...