Just got back from an 800-mile road trip from my secret HQ in the Snoqualmie Valley to the Columbia River Gorge area. It was a blast. My '22 OBX ran fine, except for one problem: Every so often (and I mean often), the warning bell would chime and the CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM warning would show up on...
We drove from Carson Springs Resort to Goldendale (both in Washington near the Columbia River), then back down into Oregon and west on I-84 and a whole bunch of other roads to Florence, Oregon on the coast. We're going to check out the exploding whale beach and the labyrinth festival.
The day...
OK - this is barely worthy of the Interior Modifications thread, but here goes:
Up 'till now I've been storing my sunglasses in the console box. Major hassle getting them out and putting them back in that console, especially in traffic. I had originally ordered my Bronco with the sunglass door...
Guys: I wrench on my motorcycles (a '50 Panhead and a '22 BMW), but I take my Ford to Greg at Pierre Ford Service Center in Seattle for all the regular service, like oil changes and such. That's where I took my 2001 F-150, and that's where I'll take my 2022 Bronco mall crawler (OBX).
I've made...
I was sitting in my Bronco (not driving, of course) and was messing around with the various apps available on Apple CarPlay. Some of them didn't work; instead I got the message, "Siri needs an Internet connection." Hmm. Never seen that before. I turned off the truck and turned it back on again...
Lesson 1:
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her
shower, when the doorbell rings.
The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.
When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.
Before she says a word, Bob says, 'I'll give you...
Did the deal yesterday with Jeff Davenport at Kendall Ford in Marysville. The paperwork took a long time, but everything went smoothly. They didn't charge me a nickel over MSRP. I decided to go for the extended warranty and maintenance agreement (all the service on my 2001 F-150 was done by the...