Who cares about either. The typical EB buyer could care less. And unless you’re tracking your car no one else should really care either. But numbers are fun, so there’s that!
Could be just as simple as the percentage of people ordering the Performance Pack fell so low that Ford discontinued it. For the great majority of the folks buying an EB I doubt they never even noticed it. And MagneRide. Well that was for the few.
That’s funny! Ford would never, ever, answer this kind of question. Many oil related questions have been asked over the years and all we have heard from Ford is crickets. They are not going to admit anything.
Many owners have reported the tick over the years. Some use full syn, others the blend. Make zero difference. Same regarding the filter. Some have it from the get go, other after the first, second, or third oil change. There is absolutely no pattern. It just is.
I should have said first recognized muscle car. There were others like the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 and the 1955 Chrysler C-300. And then, as you so correctly stated, the 1957 Rambler Rebel.
I highly doubt anyone has ever said that the EB was a muscle car. But if you want to be totally accurate, the Mustang, in any guise, was never a "muscle" car. It was always considered a "pony" car, as was the Camaro, Cougar, Challenger, and Barracuda. The first muscle car was the GTO, followed...
Not as many as you might think. I say this as a past owner of a ’15 EB. There have been some but there were many good reasons to buy the four banger. Except the sound, of course. 🤭👍
My guess is that the current Ecoboost is going the way of the old V6. They did the same thing with reducing the options in its last year. Could 2026 be the year if the hybrid?
The have been hundreds of posts over the years with every conceivable combination of oil brands and types along with oil filters. There has never been any proven correlation to the tick and oil. What we have determined is that every Coyote has the tick. It’s part of the engine. The difference is...
Not all dealers are terrible. Most Jiffy Lubes are. If you cannot establish a good relationship with the service manager at your dealer find a local shop with a loyal following.