maxsilver

We've got a 2023 Ford Escape Hybrid PHEV (base/non-leather), but it does have the 'Tech Enhancement Custom Package' (with the ridiculiously-oversized touchscreen). It has the webcam in the windshield.

I enable cruise control. I set a speed (using the RES + / - buttons). All good.

Randomly, with literally zero action on my part (no button presses, no pedal presses, not touching the wheel in any way) the car will instantly change the speed of cruise control, and then it will aggressively slam on the gas/brakes to match the fake random speed it invented for cruise control.

At first I thought maybe it was speed limit dependent. Like maybe, when I set a cruise control speed for "70mph",

Coming from the Chevy camp. Drove Volts for a decade (Gen1 and Gen2). Love PHEVs, but can’t afford a RAV 4 PHEV. don’t know anything about modern Fords (last ford I touched was a 2013 C-Max Energi)

I found a 2023 Escape PHEV base (no leather)., for cheap. It has a crazy amount of miles (110k). It is waiting on the battery recall fix, but does not appear to be waiting on anything else (according to the VIN lookup)

(1) how reliable are these things, excluding the battery recall? Is it crazy to try to daily drive one?

(2) what’s the parts situation? with the Escape being cancelled, are any parts of this drivetrain still in production on other vehicles? (Maverick?) is it still feasible

I know, I know, "buy a Toyota, buy a Honda, buy a Mazda, buy a Subaru". Their budget is $15k, they can't afford anything decent there.

So, assume for really good reasons, mostly related to budget, a person could only pick between an Encore GX (2024 Sport Touring AWD) vs a Bronco Sport (2022 Outer Banks), in the 50k to 75k mileage range, which one is the better pick?

Assuming they care about (1) reliability, (2) quiet-ish interior, (3) performance

They both have AWD, and both seem to have the same rough creature comforts (both have leather seats, both have heated seats, both have heated steering, both have okay-ish carplay).

I'm leaning towards recommending the Bronco Spo

I have a Chevy Volt. I love it, I love PHEV's, I've been buying these used, and driving these for almost a decade now. (First, a Gen1 Volt, then a Gen2 Volt ). Leather seats, heated seats, heated steering wheel, working AC, quiet ride (especially on battery). My only complaints are that I wish they sat slightly higher off the ground, and that I wish they were more reliable. (shift to park, and BECM have both bit me on the Gen2 -- but in Chevy's defense, they've always honored the Voltec warranty, and my dealership has been really honest/transparent about the trickiness around qualified mechanics and replacement parts, so I'm generally really happy with them)

Chevy, unfortunately, doesn'

I have an original Surface Pro 3 Dock (not the new cable-based Dock, but the old Dock with the fixed back plate that holds the Pro and two side arms that slide in to hold the device.

One of the new Surface Go devices came across my desk today. It seems compatible with the dock so far (Power/Charging works, Ethernet works, USB works, etc). However, it does not sit in the dock nicely, and needs to be physically held in place so that it lines up with the Surface Connector.

Is anyone aware of some sort of Shim/Adapter/Spacer/etc that could be put into the dock to hold it down, and prevent it from out. (Similar to the Microsoft SP4 one). I assume nothing official is probably coming from M

I'm trying to get some people into playing Pokemon TCG regularly (people who just want to play, and won't buy or collect anything). Theme decks work great for this, I bought a bunch to share. This works, but it's kind of simple. I think folks would have more fun with this, if the deck strategy was more involved -- more like intermediate/advanced play. I'm hungry for something better.

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What I would like to do is build 3 to 5 "Professional Theme" decks, or "Advanced Theme" decks. Decks that are still roughly balanced against each other (like a Theme deck is supposed to be). But decks that use advanced techniques (less energy, more trainers. Has actual GX cards in it. Etc). I hav

Ever since updating to Windows 10 - 1803, after logging in I get a "Microsoft Account" window that demands I setup a PIN instead of logging in with a password. Which the first time was fine, I guess, someone might not know about that option. I dismiss it twice, and it lets me in.

But now it keeps coming back. *Every single time* I log in, Windows 10 demands I setup a PIN. No matter how many times I tell it not to, that I don't want a PIN, it insists I must set one up anyway. It claims it's "more secure" (this is a lie: it's not) and it says "we think you'll like it" (this is a lie: I don't like it)

Is there any way to work around this bug? I've already configured Windows to use a pa