Thanks for saying what I meant to say. I find myself taking my eyes off the road way more than I should when adjusting the controls, particularly the heat and AC controls. It just doesn't seem natural to me, but I'm in my mid 70's. I think the younger folks adapt to those things much faster.
Personally, I think some of the disappointment is that the 2024 was built up so much by Ford and then it took forever to get one. It seemed like they dangled the "proverbial carrot" in front of our faces for months on end before releasing it. I came from a C7 Z06, so I knew it wasn't going as...
I've experienced the same issue. What's funny is that sometimes the menu comes up right away when I start my car, and other times it takes forever to load. I drove my car to lunch on Wednesday and the menu popped up right away on start up at home. Got into my car after lunch at the restaurant...
My car is in quiet mode when I start it. I don't have a stock system. I've got the Ford/Borla Extreme AVE system with an x-pipe. Like I said, it quiets down about 30 seconds after I start my car, but it's very loud until then.
I've not noticed that with my AVE. Mine is really loud on a cold start. In fact, it's so loud that I start it with our garage door closed on Sunday mornings so I don't wake our neighbors when I leave for church. Mine quiets down after running for about 30 seconds.
I had a guy pull up next to me at a stoplight this morning and tell me my car was "sick." I thought to myself that it seemed to be running fine. Still not sure what's wrong with it. Youngins' today. 😉
We had the drivers side A pillar repainted on my wife's 2017 Escape. Paint just peeled off. The guy at the body shop said it wasn't prepped properly at the factory. It's been almost a year and it's still holding up.