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That's one thing I keep hearing from the repeat Nautilus buyers...the new Nautilus lost the 2.7L V6T and they miss having that power, the Hybrid one isn't cutting it. Doubt Ford will put any more energy into that vehicle since it's doing so well.

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And to think that's the stuff you actually see and use...what about the things you don't see... I can see them removing insulation, and some other "hmm not totally necessary" pieces.

.."in other news, the sky is blue"... Talk about a story about not being a story... 🙄 Well it could...Hmm the Conti could come back, a minivan could come back, everything is on the table. 🤣 That's how desperate people are about hearing from Ford about future products....

Autoblog.com Even though it seems as their articles are more AI based now and hating to post their stuff, but I found this of interest....

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I test drove a Tesla years ago, and the salesperson was giddy because "Oh look it can drive itself"...Yeah well, it was very passive, it wouldn't get close enough and when cars cut in front of me it would slow down. Well being from Miami I was not having any of that...took it off, got aggressive and saw what a waste it was. The guy was shocked because I pointed out all the issues of the vehicle (doors slamming shut sounding tinsy when I closed them, materials were 90s like, wind noise, trunk wasn't finished accordingly, A/C didn't cool enough like I'm used to with Fords)...he was really hurt...I did see some compare with trucks I think Edmunds or MT or something, and the competitors had subscription services and were dinged because of it. I get it, subscription services are a money maker.

Didn't we hear from Ford, that they were wanting to do less 2 row crossovers, and focus more on 3 rows?

How sad we must look at other countries' future Ford produces to look for some excitement...😑

An affordable coupe... Hmm Probe? The Irony... Honda is wanting to introduce a new Prelude and Toyota is pondering a Celica. What took them down in the late 90's was their fully loaded ones sold for just as much as a V8 Mustang. Now it looks like the Mustang has priced itself much higher where maybe a smaller one might work, but let's look at Miata and Toy86 numbers...around 2,700 a month. I don't see Ford introducing a Probe for just 16-20K sales a year. Maybe those who play with AI.. "What would a 2026 Ford Probe look like today"....

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I remember first time I had to figure out crank windows, back in '94 in high school. Monsoon erupted and friend of mine let me in her vehicle to drive me to my parking lot on the other side of the campus. It was some little Nissan. Once I get in she asked me to open a crack in the side windows to let fresh air in (windshield was foggin up). Looked for buttons...nothing. I'm like "maybe like the cheap 3-series its in the center". Nope kept checking. I'm like "Where are your buttons" she reached across my knees worked some knob and shes like "its called crank windows"...blew my mind. I don't think today's kids will embrace a poverty truck missing the basics.

Another article I read stated that Lexus is considering dropping the LS from certain markets. Maybe this would be their only offering in those markets, which could be why it's ballooned so much.

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Autoblog For what's it's worth, their take...who knows, might be AI generated article.

Third world is defined as... " one that is economically underdeveloped, often characterized by high poverty rates, economic instability, and limited access to basic necessities like healthcare and education"

I think I read a few articles that Warren Buffet, still drives his Town Car, and we all know how long ago that left the market...

Somewhat related, kinda sorta... Report: Lexus Isn’t Cool With Younger Car Buyers It makes sense, I see F-Series Expy Mustangs and Explorers in wealthy neighborhoods. Even on my own street, only one person has a mortgage and yes they have a Tesla and an extremely high mortgage with a minimal down payment (I checked the records) surprised they paid what they paid.

Good I can add that too, and someone said Maverick was some plane or some character on some movie as well. 🤣

Yeah when Maverick came out, I had my accountant who is 15 years older show me what it really was... and I'm like "Really? that means what to me??" On the other hand I have a friends son, who named his new baby Maverick and I'm like "You named your kid after a Ford Truck?" and he's like..."No it's after the Comicbook Character" (didn't know there was one), and I'm like "Listen to yourself... a comic book character or a truck"... So I nicknamed the kid, "L'il Ford"

I applaud Ford going back to names for vehicles, this whole CT4, XT6, blah blah required me to go searching to see WTF it was and essentially unmemorable.

Received the Email as well, it was good while it lasted. I'll see what the new enhancements will be, otherwise I get more bang with my Discover.

I'm at Home Depot daily because of my rental homes or my own home I'm usually playing with (building a putt putt course in my backyard now), and I will confirm it's been pretty slow the last 3 weeks. Too many employees hanging around, the contractor's desk is just as dead, to me that's my personal gauge something "isn't right"....

Go figure, when it had one of the best years in awhile....

Here's a tip, it probably shares the platform with a Ford product.... 😁 Sadly, we are in desperate times waiting for ANY new vehicle instead of a trim model.