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Welcome back! I’m very glad I don’t have to deal with random sales people and always get my Fords from the same person and place. Regarding the 2.3, your right, it doesn’t sound great, but to be fair the 3.0 in our ST doesn’t really sound that much better. But I will say I have the 2.3 in my work Explorer, and its performance is more than adequate. I haven’t been disappointed with that aspect at all.

It’s disappointing how Ford gives preferential treatment to the Chinese market, while Ford America languishes with older or no product.

The Sinister package is what should have been on the ST from the get go, considering the poorly chosen magnetite wheel color. Plus it would have added a bit of differentiation since they have watered down the ST name with the the ST Line. However, the black wheels are only better really because they’re black in color, rather than their design in my opinion. The wheels are Platinum wheels painted black. I’m not sure why it was so difficult to get a clean spoke wheel, like the pre-refresh model.

Great looking car, congrats!

Yes, no kidding. Disappointing, but not surprising.

When we were buying our Escape in 2023, we also considered the BS, but the interior space of the BS was sufficient to disqualify it. I think the size of the BS does not translate for a lot of Escape buyers.

I’m glad you are back at it. Hopefully things go smoothly for you and the plant.

No kidding. Very frustrating.

Yes, agreed. These parameters seem to be mutually exclusive. I believe Ford has culpability in the quality of the parts coming from suppliers, but want to lay blame solely at the supplier’s feet. Of course there are suppliers that have built parts out of spec that need to be held accountable, but who provides the specifications for the parts to begin with.

Car and Driver is reporting the 6.7HO is now the standard diesel motor and the 7.3L gasser is the base engine. Perhaps the 8.0 is on the horizon. I wonder what that means for the future of the 6.8L gasser. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71270721/ford-super-duty-engine-options/

I saw this headline elsewhere and was wondering if you got called back early. Good news nonetheless.

if true, it sounds like Ford’s market space is about to get busier.

I understand your point, however it’s more that I’m a truck guy, and wouldn’t necessarily be in the market for something like this. I guess we’ll never know what the market thought since it never came out.

You can’t make it up🤦‍♂️

Maybe not something that I personally would buy, but I don’t mind it at all. Not nearly as bad as it was anticipated to be.