Recent content by FFEFTW

Bump, Merry Christmas!

["SOLD"] Returned my FFE to my local dealer after a great 3 year lease, but now I have these load bars in the garage in need of a loving home...anybody want them? Free if you pay for shipping (not cheesy shipping, I'll go to my local Postal Annex and get a quote for proper boxing and shipping...

Stopped by my local Chevron Oil Stop this morning, the guys hadn't seen me in over a year so they were curious to see what I was driving and had lots of fun poking all around an electric car figuring out what's what. They found the drain and fill plugs, and found some records saying it's a 1.3q...

I've done that on my regular ICE vehicles, swapping the motor, transmission and gear oils over to synthetic was good for a measurable 1-2 MPG bump. I don't really expect to get the same scale of benefit out of the FFE, but it would be amusing to try if it's just a quart or two.

Yes, I know our FFEs don't actually have a transmission, it's more a simple single speed differential gear set, and it's lubed with Ford Mercon LV ATF fluid. If I were to want to change over to some quality synthetic lube (Redline D6 ATF), anybody have an idea what quantity of fluid I would need?

FYI, installed the 2" EcoHitch on my 2016 FFE last weekend, fit no problems. Installation was pretty easy, even solo with a couple of jacks, took about 4 hours. 1 hour of that was to hit the hardware store to get 4 new bolts because Torklift sent the wrong size...I know 7/16th looks a lot...

To add to all the great suggestions above, I'll point out the FFE is a compliance car. Ford *MUST* sell yay many of them to balance the rest of their car sales to satisfy both Federal and CA rules. Because of this, if you are patient and keep your eyes open you will find opportunities to buy...

My shiny new 2016 FFE developed a annoying metallic squeak after around 1K miles, and just this week at about 2K miles I finally took it to the dealer for diagnosis. After a week of work they finally replaced the left rear shock and shazam, squeak is gone. Funny thing about it was that when...

LOL, very nice. FWIW Mt. Hamilton in the SF Bay area is a bit over 4K feet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lick_Observatory I can see it now, the FFE-Maximum-Elevation-Gain-and-return-to-start-on-one-charge challenge! :-P

Any update on this for those who have installed roof rack bars? Also, any ideas on if the official "Ford Accessories" Thule roof rack uses the AeroBlade bars? Can't really tell from the generic looking picture... http://accessories.ford.com/exterior/racks-carriers/kit-luggage-rack-10425.html...

Any ideas on if there have been any changes to the FFE that would keep the EcoHitch from fitting a 2016? I talked to their support folks and they basically just shrugged and said they haven't tried it...

Yup, that's Mt. Ham. When I reached the top the GOM said I had only 13 miles of range left with 36% battery remaining. Coming down hill I got the battery up to 45%, but was having more fun driving than hypermiling... When I reached home (in downtown SJ), with 35% battery remaining, GOM said...

Drive up a Mountain burning 64% of your battery, then drive home burning just 1% more :lol:

Since the FFE is heavier the spring rates will be higher than the regular Focus, even the sway bars may be thicker, so don't assume that 'upgraded' Focus parts will match well with the FFE.

Hey folks, thought I'd bump this thread as a way to say hello. Leased a sharp little Kona Blue & Leather 2016 FFE yesterday from Capitol Ford in San Jose (part of the DGDG group). Agreed price was $28,658, subtract a total of 9K in rebates (including the fed tax credit), add tax and fees, and...