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Just bought a 2026 X3 30i. I usually like to change the oil on new cars at 1k. Is this a good idea with this particular BMW model? I’m somewhat new to BMW’s. Thank you!

I change the oil at the dealership every 5k miles. In for a service today and dealer says I should do a transfer case service. Car currently drives great. Any thoughts are much appreciated!

Anyone know the tint percentage that I should use on the front windows of a 2026 Lariat to match the factory tint on back windows? Thanks for any help!

Brand new 26 F150 with 600 miles on it. This may or may not be specific to the F150 and could be a Ford thing.

Last night I parked the truck at about 8pm. I go to remote start it around 3p today and it won’t unlock or start via the Ford app. I then started with the fob/push button ignition and it starts right up. After starting with the fob and push button ignition, the app now works with remote start and auto lock/unlock. This has happened a few times. However today I received this message on my Ford app:

Remote features disabled to preserve battery

“To conserve battery life for your 2026 F-150 equipped with FordPass(TM) Connect, remote features including start/stop and lock/ unlock* are temporarily unavailable. Don't worry though, nothing is wrong. This happens automatically when you haven't started your vehicle for a period of time”

Is there a setting to change this? Kind of weird that remote start and lock/unlock from the app becomes disabled if you don’t drive the vehicle for a little over a day. Thanks for any feedback!

I would like to know the recommended dilution ratio of ONR for cleaning interior auto surfaces (dashboard, armrests, etc) and digital infotainment screens? Thanks.

I’m still on my first tank of gas. I have a 5.0 Super Crew with 3.73 gears and 20” tires with the 36 gallon tank. I knew what I getting into and didn’t expect good gas mileage (but was hoping for a little more). I definitely wanted the 5.0 and test drove one with the 3.31 gears and there was a very noticeable difference between the 3.31 and 3.73 gears. So I was willing to pay the price for gas mileage to have 3.73 gears, which to me, was significantly better in acceleration. So with about a quarter tank left, I’m getting about 15 gallons/mile. I do mostly backroads and not much highway. Is this normal? Should I expect it to get any better after a few tanks of gas? Thanks!

Had a great deal on a new 26 F150. Was supposed to take delivery yesterday (04/30 - last day of the month). The vehicle was being swapped into the dealership I was going to use. It got sent to another dealership. Therefore, I now have to go through the entire buying process w this new dealer. With my luck, I’m guessing incentives/rebates for May are worse than the ones for April? Does anyone know what they are or where to find them? My past dealer was giving me $2,500 + another $500 for currently owning a Ford in rebates.