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  1. CapTom

    Anyone get frustrated with people thinking you are a cop?

    I considered that. I'm not completely sure how he meant it, but he was an older guy, like me, and seemed more conversational than confrontational.
  2. CapTom

    Anyone get frustrated with people thinking you are a cop?

    Just last week my wife and I were getting out of the ST in a parking lot and a guy walking by said "It's nice that the Sheriffs Department lets you use your car for personal use when off duty".
  3. CapTom

    New Indiana ST owner!

    My wife has never cared, or even noticed, what color car we drive. Then we walked into the showroom and she saw the Rich Copper Metallic one sitting there, and declared that it was ours.
  4. CapTom

    Forscan settings discussion

    They're all available through the Basic programming in Forscan. No codes needed, just a simple click. Be careful with Nav in Motion, I believe all it does is tell the computer that you're located somewhere that Nav in Motion is legal, and that messes up some other location based items.
  5. CapTom

    Winter tires

    Here in South Carolina we don't use things like that, but before I moved from New Jersey I had Blizzaks on my Grand Cherokee and loved them. Smooth ride and great traction, especially on ice.
  6. CapTom

    Forscan settings discussion

    There's an aftermarket plug in device that makes the pushbutton on/off remain as you set it.
  7. CapTom

    Navigator Volume Control

    "If you would learn to listen to me I wouldn't have to yell at you like that." I can't shut my navigator up either.
  8. CapTom

    Disable double honk without forscan?

    I've never heard of a way to do it without Forscan. With Forscan it's easy to do.
  9. CapTom

    BAD SERVICE!! GRRRRRRRR!!

    I'm a retired ship Captain who had the good fortune of working with the same ships Engineer for many years. He was great at his job, but always got irritated with me when I checked his work. As I told him, you know more about these engines than I do, but I'm the guy who has to drive it.
  10. CapTom

    Fuel Economy

    We're averaging 20 - 21 around town, and I tend to have a heavy foot. No long trips but on the imterstate I've gotten about the same as you. I', amazed at the mileage this thing is capable of.
  11. CapTom

    Forscan settings discussion

    Never thought of that. Good point!
  12. CapTom

    Forscan settings discussion

    Today I got further into the Forscan programming and turned on cornering lights. Turns out they're the fog lamps and since I already set them to work with high beams they're on whenever the lights are, so I accomplished nothing. It was fun trying though.
  13. CapTom

    Forscan settings discussion

    I ordered the one mentioned on the Forscan website from Amazon. OBDLink EX FORScan OBD Adapter
  14. CapTom

    Is it worth it to keep it?!

    Supposedly the ones built after Dec 2019 didn't have the problems. Ours was built in January and so far hasn't been any trouble.
  15. CapTom

    Forscan settings discussion

    I've never seen them all in one place, that would be to easy. The Forscan website tutorial shows you how to do "easy method", plain English programming, and that gives you a whole list of addressable options. I saw a bunch more that sounded interesting, but I want to find out something about...
  16. CapTom

    Forscan settings discussion

    I don't know about it being standard, but it was turned off. Now you can't drive it without the key fob, before you could. It wouldn't surprise me if lots of these were programmed differently. I don't leave it running unattended, but this makes a good anti-carjacking tool.
  17. CapTom

    Forscan settings discussion

    For anyone who's not sure about using Forscan: I just did three mods with it and I'm not exactly computer literate. It's simple if you use the "Easy Programming" method. Just be sure to follow the instructions. I did the double honk eliminate, Bambi mode and secure idle.
  18. CapTom

    Ford Performance Racing School

    We just booked for Asheville on Oct 1 - 2. We were booked for March before the world came to an end and figured it's time to try again.
  19. CapTom

    Exterior Graphics/Stripes

    That's not right. Only white ones with blue stripes go faster.
  20. CapTom

    What Brand of Gas?

    We use mostly Quick Trip, either regular or mid-grade. Never had a problem with either octane, although I top it off with premium if I'm planning on using the right pedal a lot.


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