Fat Fusion

I charge at work, mostly because I'm tired of gas stations, and pay just under $3 for a full charge. I also get another half mile of walking in to get to the chargers and back to my desk. It's a large Silicon Valley campus with Blink Network chargers.

FWIW, here's a data point. I plug in at least twice a day 5 days a week, mostly 6. I don't wait to charge a hot battery. I don't do ANYTHING to promote battery life. I accelerate very quickly when on battery power. I now have 42k on the car and have not detected any battery degradation on my car. Of course it's winter right now in Nor Cal so I don't expect much with the heater on and driving like I do. Also, I don't know if it's related, but I bought the car off the lot the day after it got there. No "Lot Rot."

Life's too short to get sad about what other people think!

Good to see more stuff coming down the Ford pipeline. Looks like we need to wait a month to find out about the new Energi.

Was the old one before or after the outlet replacement?

What was the code? I keep a cheap code reader in my car.

I know it's not the cheapest option, but have you considered getting one of the "old" charger cables? Hell, if you were near by I'd swap with you. I just don't really ever use mine anymore.

Mine drops. Right in the range you describe.

Not a bad weight. Can you weigh the stock ones for reference?

Post up some pics. We'll tell you how to fix it for nearly free if it's just a broken bracket.

FWIW, when I totaled the Boss 302 at the track, each insurance company sent out a guy to evaluate the damage. There was no investigation. I had track insurance that day, but USAA ended up covering the loss, even though it was on track and they knew that.

LOL yes sir! I've spent time behind the wheel of a "drift car" with the hydraulically controlled casters that allow either over steer or under steer. I know exactly what happens in any given situation. Hell, I've driven cars with zero front tread and NO front brakes! Have you submitted a claim lately? Unless you kill someone, there is no investigation. Follow instructions? LMFAO. Yeah, cause the 88 HP or so is really going to cause a "Scandanavian Flick!" There is so much understeer in the Energi there's really not much risk of oversteer. That's exactly what I do in most cases. I've probably bought 20 or 30 sets of tires in my time. However, in this case the back tires are essentially new and are barely discernible from the fronts in terms of wear. Thanks for the concern guys! Just tried to let people know if they buy these tires there are two different versions using the same size numbers.

Well, here's the relevant section from Allstate: Here’s why that’s bad: Rear tires provide stability. If the worn rear tires are riding on top the water, they can’t offer stability — even if the new fronts are providing plenty of steering ability. So, you can easily end up spinning out. However, if the new tires are on the rear, the fronts will lose grip before the rears – which can be an easier situation to cope with. Release the accelerator, leave your hands where they are, and wait for the traction to return. Avoid turning the steering wheel more or applying the brakes. I'm not buying it. They're essentially saying the you're better off losing control of the front tires than the rear. I disagree. They say that "CAN" be easier to cope with, again I disagree. By putting the better tires on the front, you're blasting the majority of the water in your path out to the sides, right? That leaves LESS WATER for the tires with the LESS TREAD to deal with, right? If we put the LESS TREAD tires in the front, you not only are more likely to lose control- since by definition you have less traction/tread, you are dealing with a much worse situation in my opinion than letting the ass end slide out a little.

Thanks! I was under there at least twice and didn't see much access to the pinch welds. I'll look again. Yet another reason I'd like to have my own equipment. My single biggest concern right now is hydro-planing on standing water. El Nino is coming! FWIW, the backs are not bad at all since they do almost no braking and no acceleration.

I bought the OEM's since I was only buying 2. I never got around to rotating the tires... Does anyone know where the jacking and jack stand points are on this car ??? I'd like to see someone weigh the various tires and see what the differences are. You'd have to weigh both brand new, but someone could bring a bathroom scale to the tire shop. I'm pretty sure the energy savers weigh less, giving better mileage. After driving a Boss 302, I have no illusions that the Energi is anything but a soft pig when it comes to handling. The new OEM fronts make it drive very, very smooth again. So smooth in fact that I can now hear the imbalance in the back tire or two and should have had them balanced. Someday I'll have a nice work shop, and when I do I'll surely get a set of good tire machines. I HATE HAVING OTHERS WORK ON MY CAR!!! Of course when I came back to pick the car up the new tires were on the back, even though I specified put them on the front...

At two years and 40k it's time to buy tires. With the prediction of El Nino being at 95% right now, it's definitely time! Anyway, TireRack.com shows two different Michelin Energy Saver A/S tires in the 225 50 17 size. I ended up going out and looking and I had the 93V tire, which is .700" wider than the 94V tire in the same name and size. I don't know for sure that they're changing, but I figured I'd stay with "tried-n-true." Here's the link to the tires I got. I'll probably bring them to Custom Alignment in Mountain View to get them mounted and road force balanced. It'll be a treat to have new tires in this thing. I have ONE good clover-leaf on-ramp on the way to work where you really want to get on it and get up to speed for a hectic merge over 3 lanes in about a hundred yards. That's where most of the tread went, LOL. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Energy+Saver+A%2FS&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=25VR7ESAS&tab=Sizes And Custom Alignment is the best tire/suspension place ever, and priced accordingly! Joe, the owner, is an avid open tracker- as is several of the shop guys. http://www.customalignment.com/

I like Fuelly, but by all means please program a better app! My mileage is all over the map since I almost always run on electric, then do trips to screw it up. See below.

Yes! I'd always thought if I were wronged by a business that I'd stand out front with a sign. You've effectively stood out front with a intergalactic sized bull horn! Well played.

Clearly the bracket is made in the USA, nice jitterbug finish. Reminds me of my machine shop days... Economically speaking, you don't want Americans making the cheapest things on the planet trying to make a living. You want Americans making the expensive stuff.

I'm a big believer in getting that first oil change done sooner than later. That said, the oil filter will take anything harmful out of the oil before it gets anywhere important. Now tires... I had plans to rotate them. I even looked for jacking and jack stand points and didn't find them. I'm now within spitting distance of 40k and boy those tires could have used a rotation or two. :whistling: I guess I got so used to getting a couple thousand miles out of a set of Boss 302 Ultra High Perf tires that I didn't worry about the tires. They make a little bit of NVH, but it's the lack of traction that has me about to log into tire rack and get me some new Michelin Energy Saver A/S 225 50 17's on the front. On the bright side, the backs just need a new balance I'm sure. :shrug: I was thinking the same thing, on all counts. :judge:

In for pics!

Ford will take care of you. I have a few friends that have blown up Boss 302 engines AT THE TRACK and Ford warrantied the engines.

I was just wondering yesterday what Ford had in store for us going forward. I haven't heard of anything other than what's currently for sale. Is there anything in the pipeline?

Did you notice an increase in efficiency with it?

This ^^^^. I had ONE DROP of liquid coming out of the sight hole on my 2012 Boss 302 battery and they replaced it under warranty. It worked fine.