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As much as a "fan boy" I am with Fords, I can tell you how much money I have made by NOT having their stock. Sadly, I know...Just like when I worked for Federated Dept Stores, and Limited Corp, they would "match" So I would buy a whole bunch and transfer to something that WOULD make money. I wish Ford well, in that regard.

Actually Nissan and Subaru have been adding extra accesories for purchase for their vehicles, for dogs...people eat that up. Even when I do a fund raiser for Dogs, the turn out is amazing. It's sort of like "helping Ethiopian Children get food", kinda support...can't say No to it...

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/12/06/2020-ford-shelby-f-150-super-snake-truck-announced-770-horsepower/

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/12/06/lincoln-ford-sedan-electrification/

I use my homelink, I also use my Entry KeyPad, which I can see them removing next. Everything they want to remove is probably worth a few dollars, and it will really do nothing to bring the prices down. This will not end well. Last Sonata I inspected had much more attention to detail, than an MKZ/Fusion. NOT a good sign.

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/12/04/ford-mustang-mach-e-dealer-advertised-pricing/

A collection of all the worse and unreliable brands all put into one. And I can't and I'm beyond frustrated Chrysler is even around...just when you think it'll die a certain death it always gets saved in some way. Its like a roach, sucker won't die....

Well the benefit with Ford is, they are more experienced as a manufacturer so when they say it's coming out it will (oh well maybe with a hiccup or 2 like Explorer/Aviator)...Whereas Teslas Uglytruck...well, who knows when and if...

Yes, the crossover craze will probably be more profitable but not offering a sedan, or low cost "vehicle", doesn't introduce someone to the brand that will later buy something bigger and profitable. Let's see how this plays out next few years. Last time I remember a purge like this was, I think 96-97-98, something like Mark8, Aerostar, Tbird, Cougar, Probe, Aspire, if I remember correctly.

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Test driving the Tesla, my take to the sales man was "This is a great car for people who hate driving"...all he did was show me all the toys and how it drove itself. And there I am noticing wind noise at 50MPH over my head, which was inches from the sunvisor...a sunvisor which felt chitzy as an Ipad cover in a GM product. A/C that never blew COLD air (I live in FL). Doors that sounded tinzy when closing. An armrest that belonged in a Yugo. But yes, he did point out all the gadgets. I countered with "My leather seats have cold air" and "I can change the lighting colors in my vehicle, can you ?" LOL

I'm noticing that Chevy and Hyundai/Kia is really saturating the market with different CUV's, not sure how that will play out but something I'm noticing.

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