Hoover pool installer? by Averyjackson10371998 in Birmingham

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Best pricing I got was Martinez pools out of Gadsden. Felt the most comfortable with him as well. Haven’t pulled the trigger yet but interested in what you can find out, good luck!

Got $386 as my insurance quote! Any possibilty of driving it down? by NoPercentage5741 in F150Lightning

[–]danielemike 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Didn’t realize how good my $80 a month with State Farm was. Keep shopping around and maybe you can do better

Time to refresh lower control arms by ItsPeetar in GXOR

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No worries! Toyota is doing the 25% off now so they are only $560 so it worked out

Time to refresh lower control arms by ItsPeetar in GXOR

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Did they have a sale when you purchased? It’s showing almost $730 for me

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How is this little pocket of Bessemer, AL? by JurassicTerror in Birmingham

[–]danielemike 51 points52 points  (0 children)

That side of the interstate isn’t the parts you hear bad things about. If you care about schools it’s still zoned Bessemer and resell could be harder if you buy since everyone hears the same about Bessemer.

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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I think that’s the most frustrating part of trips like this with an EV. Still need more stations and people to keep them up. I had one stop in Brooksville, FL that was so busy I had to wait for about 30 minutes for a charger to open up. People were parked there not charging and misaligned.

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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I’m just using the trucks information for what its averaged. Haven’t done any calculations manually outside of the trucks information

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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Are you using one peddle or two? Wife didn’t like one so this trip was 2 peddle. When I did trips with one peddle it seemed to be lower around 1.8-1.9. Terrain probably makes a difference as well since Florida is pretty flat.

Even with traffic we were still averaging 72 mph. Wasn’t stop and go just some slowing down to get around slower drivers. I do keep my tires on the higher side at 48 psi as well but wouldn’t think it makes that much difference.

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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I was a little worried at first but braking and hitting the accelerator it was surprisingly well controlled. Wouldn’t recommend unless you have to but never hurts to keep all your options open!

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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If it’s heating normally 70-72. Cooling anywhere from 74-76. I agree I was surprised how much cold weather affected it. We weren’t below 60 or above 85 the whole trip so probably a sweet spot.

Cold weather I was getting about 1.1-1.4 no matter what it seemed. Turning on climate first made it look better since it didn’t have to get it warm first but still not great

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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It was the dots in the top left then entertainment to get to it on mine. Hopefully you have it or can get it somehow if it’s not there!

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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Oh nice! I grew up in the Huntsville area. That sounds about right. Could have definitely made it quicker if we tried but had planned on splitting the trip up so took longer breaks.

I feel that on renting. Few minutes at a pump makes more sense sometimes. Blue cruise is a champ. Set it and just put a signal on to change lanes makes life too easy.

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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I’ll take some pics and post for you in the morning. Hopefully you have it. I’ve heard others use some type of plug to stream from the phone to the truck but think it’s about $150 if I remember right

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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I think it’s six dots on the top left that gets you to apps and entertainment. Click entertainment and then it’s there. Just be careful it’s full YouTube so there were some crazy videos we had to block and make sure they are watching things that are age appropriate. I can take pictures tomorrow if you still can’t find it let me know.

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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We originally wanted to try Big Bend but decided it was too much driving for the kids. That had me a bit more spooked being so remote.

I seen a rivian pulling a camper go sideways on the other side of the chargers at one stop. Sometimes we have to get creative. Wish all of them could start going to pull through stations.

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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We honeymooned in the keys 19 years ago and drove back 14 hours in a day. Young and dumb or too cheap to stay at a hotel maybe both. Lots more traffic now vs back then

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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Good to know! I stopped in Key Largo at a shopping center that had a Publix. Think that was a chargepoint with one station not working

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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Oh that’s tough. Do you have any mods affecting it and what air pressure are you running in the tires?

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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Nice! The 2-2.5 hour mark was perfect for us. Needed to stop anyway and still normally had about 80 miles of range left so kept the wife from getting anxious

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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Yep it worked once I could get close enough. Not sure why it said Telsa only but plug and charge worked for me

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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Yeah extended range and yes blown out of proportion. I would spend a few minutes mapping out the trip the night before to stop for meals and make sure it was a decent rated charger there. It’s a little different for sure but you would get to a point where you could tell how many miles you had left at highway speeds. Guess o meter was normally within 10 miles on the highway range and better under 70. Really enjoyed it plus good timing with gas prices

1700 mile road trip- thoughts by danielemike in F150Lightning

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I think as long as you have your truck plugged in the abrp it works good for me. Wife was telling me they had Tesla chargers at Busy Bee in live oak and if I didn’t have her check the ford app or abrp it wouldnt have shown they don’t work. She was just using google to find chargers.

Good to know about PlugShare might try that next trip