• Ænima@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    The worst* make of cars is now hoping to fuck over their consumers even more.

    * can’t change the fucking battery unless you take half the fucking engine area apart.

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      2 months ago

      Really? My battery is under my spare in the trunk.

      My lithium batteries on the other hand I think you have to remove the back seats to access, but I honestly hope I can afford to trade it in before I need it.

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        2 months ago

        I mean, you low key proving OPs point. That is a pain in the ass to get to. For basically, forever it’s been under the hood in the front, and the easiest thing to get to.

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          2 months ago

          I wasn’t trying to disprove the point, I was just curious what ford vehicles the battery is up front and impossible to remove.

          And honestly, for how often a battery needs to be removed, under the spare tire in the back is not bad at all, and there are still jump points under the hood and easily accessible. Clearly labeled too.

          • InternetUser2012@lemmy.today
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            2 months ago

            Probably talking about an Escape. Half the battery is under the wiper cowl, but it’s still not bad to change if you know what you’re doing.

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              2 months ago

              It is a 2014 Ford Escape. But this is not the only experience of this sort that I’ve had with Ford.

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          2 months ago

          A pain in the ass was Chrysler’s brilliant idea to put the battery in the wheel well. You have to take the tire off, remove the fender liner then pray the hold down bolts don’t break (they will) then deal with trying to get the cables off with hardly any room.