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  1. Honestly, this list is just sad. Clearly, buying American brands and supporting your neighbor is not high on many Americans list. I understand a number of these foreign brands are manufactured in the United States, so at least there’s that. My in-laws have a hybrid RAV4 and there is nothing special about it, but for whatever reason it captivates the American public. You can say what you want, but our 23 Escape is nicer than their RAV4.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. That’s interesting, it carries elements of an old school Camaro.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. I agree on both counts but I think the Evos is particularly egregious. I think it would sell very well if priced appropriately. It’s a very good looking vehicle, with a cool interior.
  12. Although I like the new Mustang, even though I see hints of the Camaro, none of these arguments are unreasonable.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. I personally thought it was a good looking vehicle. Probably a combination of cash issues and lower than expected EV demand.
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