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As danholl mentioned, make sure you hold down the brake pedal when you press on Start button. If you don't, then the car will be able to move about 20 feet and then it will stop (I made that mistake and was confused for a bit, wondering what was wrong). It's a great car. Welcome to the...

There will obviously be some parasitic drain due to car alarm and likely some internal every-once-in-a-while-checks (my guess). There is also some minor self-discharge due to the nature of chemical batteries (Li-Ion are pretty good here). One week should be no problem at all. I would not...

About how many miles do you have on your car? And car age? My car is a few months old but under 1k miles (mostly just work which is near by). I wonder if it is only relatively new cars (like within the first month). Thanks.

Congrats! One hint to a new owner is to always remember to hold down the brake pedal when turning on your car. If you don't, you may be able to move the car sluggishly for 20 feet or so, but then it stops moving (just far enough to get you into trouble). If that happens, you should power...

How about a remote control that doesn't trigger "or are you just happy to see me" jokes. Seriously the remote is truly cumbersome. Oh, and a lock for the glove compartment would be nice. My gripes are small; this car really delivers on so very much.

I can't find mention of DRL in the online info for the car. I have heard that Canadian cars have it (but then they have square tires ;) ) The PDF manual states the following: DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS (DRL) (IF EQUIPPED) The system turns the headlamps on. To switch the system on, switch the...

I have charged a couple of times since mentioning my clock reset and strange faint snapping sounds. There have been no such incidents since. I switched back to non-GPS clock setting just for purpose of detecting clock problems, but no problems have happened again. All that I have experienced...

In my case I did not get any listed errors. Something seemed strange one morning during my first week where I was able to back out of my garage, but the steering wheel seemed unpowered. Then I couldn't move forward (while my car was in a blocking position for traffic, of which thankfully there...

I haven't had that happen, but there was a bit where I heard some faint electric snaps coming from somewhere near the shifter. The next day my clock was off by like 6 hours and non-zero minutes (meaning not a round number of hours). I switched to GPS-based time setting so I don't know if this...

Yeah, but just think of the great workout you'll get lugging around all that extra weight! ;) I love my FFE, but that key is just obnoxious, way larger than the electronic Honda Accord key it replaces. Perhaps the key is loaded with an extra battery just in case your car runs low and you just...

I don't have much information, but according to the manual, there is a warning that the ambient temperature is high and that you should plug in your car. According to this it seems they are prepared for hot environments, not just during driving but also in between drives. I expect you should...

You can get $2k under, but realistically you may need to work your way there, and as you mentioned, the trade-in may make it appear better because the dealer may realize extra gain on a quality trade-in and were therefor willing to go further down on the other side. For me, this car is totally...

After visiting my 5th dealer over 6 weeks or so, I finally found the right one. I purchased from Towne Ford in Redwood City. I went there about 2:30 pm on a Tuesday so they weren't too busy. Price negotiations still took a few round trips back to the manager to agree on something, but that is...

From my experience, Sunnyvale Ford certainly wins the clown award. Their asking price was $59,200. What a bargain, that is only 50% markup over MSRP. :roll: To insult a customer to that degree has something behind it. Perhaps it was a game they play amongst each other, or perhaps it was...