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That seems like a substantial downgrade to me. What is the draw for you?

I think they should go back to the drawing board. Is that a Mitsubishi symbol in the grill 🤣

I also think they have gotten carried away with pricing, which has impacted sales.

Not a fan of the Hornet either. Also very generic looking.

2024 Ford Ranger Production Increased, But None Were Sold: https://fordauthority.com/2024/03/2024-ford-ranger-production-increased-but-none-were-sold/amp/ I find this situation to be odd. This truck was supposed to go on available last summer. Now I know they had the strike and all, but they should have been ready to ramp up production after it was resolved, but something still seems to be wrong. Fuzzy, can you provide any insight on this?

Me either. I actually like the outgoing Challenger and Charger, but I personally don’t like the two styles combined together. This thing looks generic to me.

I would love to see how it would sell.

At least they have another Lincoln product to sell.

I have had ADD aftermarket bumpers on all but one of my Raptors, which are very good quality. Although I have not opted for a winch option they do have that option available for their bumpers.

I can’t help you with the test drive because I don’t live close to you, but I can give you some perspective. I have driven trucks all my life, either 1/2 or 3/4 tons. Since 2011 I have had multiple Raptors, however I ordered an 22 F250 to change things up. It came in and my wife hated riding in it. I had intended to put a lift on it anyway, with the intention of softening the ride but the shop told me that even with a Carli lift it’s not going to compare to a Raptor, which I appreciated their honesty. Two weeks after getting the F250 I ordered another Raptor. I have a 7,000lb GVWR trailer I tow with the Raptor and it squats the rear end, but it handles the load sufficiently for how often I use it. Just order the Raptor, you won’t be disappointed. I have not driven or ridden in a truck that rides or drives better than it, and it doesn’t hurt that they look great.

I think it’s a pretty cool option, which isn’t cheap, but I agree the warranty is very weak for that kind of money.

Yes, if you liked opinions routinely presented as fact.

Preferably not losing options in the process.

Once again, pay more get less. At least they are making it available for those that want it, if that’s any consolation.

It’s also not good that the build and price is still not showing a black wheel option on the ST. The fact that there remains one wheel option since the announcement of the new model worries me this may be the only option. Major oversight IMO, if that is the case, especially since those wheels look like base model wheels. There’s still a disclaimer on the images so we will see.

It’s hard to feel optimistic about the 2025 Expedition and perhaps the Navigator. The fact that this is referred to as a refresh in this article is disturbing, however not terribly surprising considering it’s pretty evident that there’s a lot of carryover sheet-metal, in particular on the sides of the vehicle. I want to give it the benefit of the doubt, but a heavily revised interior would not be sufficient to get me to buy a new Expy, when it originally debuted in 2018. It would have to be joined by substantial exterior changes. I did want to point out the stellar reporting by Ford authority, “we expect a full reveal in the coming weeks or months.” Very specific information there.

Yes, I agree Active is better than base or S, but I think it’s a bad name, because to me it suggests it’s some kind of off-road variant when it is not. It doesn’t lend itself to the basic vehicle. I’ve also never been a fan of ST Line. I think it dilutes the ST variant, when they could have used Sport to represent the similar look.

This can’t be overstated!

A variety of EVs.

It would be a travesty of this plant wasn’t flexible enough to build a variety of products.

It will likely be dependent on who wins the next election whether this temporary or longer term.

You have mentioned the quality of the Explorers a few times. For some perspective, we have had a 2020 and a 2022 ST with 45k and 36k miles, respectively. We still have the 22. Both of these have been pretty solid, with the exception of the recalls. CAP certainly has issues, but not all of the product coming out of there is poor quality. We have some Explorers at my work that have been pretty abused and our fleet guy hasn’t had many complaints about them either.

This is why it’s paramount to have a strong relationship with your suppliers, so they don’t do stuff like that. I think it boils down to Ford paying a sub an amount to make a reasonable profit while having trust that they will bill a quality product. It’s a partnership, and shouldn’t be adversarial, kind of like how their relationship with UAW SHOULD be. Trying to extract every penny out of their supplier Doesn’t lend itself to to a good relationship. You can argue business is business, but that’s not exactly true when building relationships. Hopefully we will see some improvement on the supplier relationship index over the next couple years.

imagine if you were Boeing. In my opinion, they have subcontracted out way too many things, and they appear to be currently feeling the impact of that. Imagine if Ford could save money on warranty costs enough that they can stop trying to save money through decontenting.

The dealer picked up our 2023 Escape for a recall on screen replacement. Other than that, though, the build was quality has been very good.