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https://fordauthority.com/2025/02/ford-recalls-73k-vehicles-over-rearview-camera-failures/ Am I missing something about the complexities of rearview cameras? I mean, this is bordering on clown show territory. Are other manufacturers having the same problem and I’m not hearing about it? We had problems with our 2020 Explorer camera, so it’s clearly been going on since then. Anyone care to explain why Ford can’t design/manufacture a reliable rearview cameras system? There have been an embarrassing number of recalls and stop sales related to this subject.
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Ford Sales January 2025 - Down 6.3% Overall
tbone replied to rmc523's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
I actually prefer the refreshed model, although I wish the body color section above the gray area of the front bumper, which rises into the headlights, was integrated a little more cleanly, and looked a little less tacked on. -
Ford Sales January 2025 - Down 6.3% Overall
tbone replied to rmc523's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
I still personally believe the Explorer’s lack of substantial change is a compounding factor. The 25 should’ve been an all new model not a midcycle refresh. It’s one of the reasons I’m not buying one. -
Ford Wants to Be 'The Porsche of Off-Road'
tbone replied to Sherminator98's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
I think it would help quite a bit. The MME is a great looking vehicle, and probably would be selling a lot more if it had an ICE powertrain. -
Next Camaro Must Be More Affordable To Happen
tbone replied to DeluxeStang's topic in Competing Products
That’s interesting, it carries elements of an old school Camaro. -
It’s actually about choices. You either choose to have kids or you don’t. if you think you’re going to plan it out for the right time, there’s never a right time. Life is what happens when you are busy making plans. It’s about what you want to prioritize in your life. For all the young people who aren’t choosing to have kids and prioritizing other things, I’m sorry to hear that. The best part of my life is being a parent. Even with all the ups and downs of parenting, it is something I would never change. Never mind the fact that your bloodline will disappear in the end, which is pretty sad.
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Ford Wants to Be 'The Porsche of Off-Road'
tbone replied to Sherminator98's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Agreed on the low end of the spectrum, Rattler is not a great name. They should come up with something better than that. for sure, it would be foolish to destroy that brand recognition. There’s nothing wrong with the CD6 platform, so it wouldn’t be that difficult to improve on it and create the next gen based on it. As do I, otherwise they really won’t have anything to sell. In any of these cases, they just can’t take half-assed approaches to their replacements. -
Totally agree. I like Tesla, but I would never consider buying the Cybertruck. I like traditional truck styling, and the Cybertruck is polarizing. Their other vehicles offer pretty traditional styling, which is why I would consider them. It was a mistake to deviate from the general shape of trucks. There were ways they could have pushed the styling envelope without deviating too far. I think they would be selling more of them otherwise.
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Next Camaro Must Be More Affordable To Happen
tbone replied to DeluxeStang's topic in Competing Products
it’s always been a rivalry segment, so I’m not certain Chevrolet would be willing to have Ford build their vehicle, although it would make economic sense. Enthusiast will just be saying that it’s a rebadged Mustang, even though it likely would not be. -
This is true and high profile, so Ford better have their stuff together on this, otherwise it will be very embarrassing for them. This has been pretty frustrating. The lack of anything to be excited about has been pretty disappointing. The activity on this board has been much less than in the past, which I think is a direct result of the lack of products to discuss. The things that get talked about now are basically just problems, such as quality, pricing, the production plant situations, the status of EVs, etc.
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My point was the speed in which the prices increased. I am well aware of how everything has gotten expensive considering that I built a house during that same timeframe, and bought cars. Consumer’s income was not even remotely close to increasing at that same rate, if at all. That’s why I think the price increases have hurt its sales.
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I agree with you that the price is still a contributing factor. Even in 2023, the base price was still $39740. Now the price is $45,460, which I’m not even sure includes destination. That was only a little over a year ago. Very few people’s income is keeping up with that type of inflation and that amount will be noticeable on a payment. IMO, either Ford is intentionally trying to keep the sales numbers low for CAFE reasons, or they’ve just gotten carried away with the pricing. I don’t mind if they make a new Mustang variant that falls under the namesake, but they need to keep the current model and add a more affordable high-performance model along the lines of the C8. The GTD isn’t even in the realm of affordable and therefore not particularly interesting to me.