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8 hours ago, rmc523 said:
I don't know - much like the "concept" - this thing really doesn't do anything for me. I think my problem stems from how design-wise it seems more like a refresh rather than some leap of design to a next generation. It looks like they took a Challenger front end and grafted it onto a Charger and called it a day.
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.-
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4 hours ago, joseodiaga4 said:
Agree. I wonder if there is a possibility to see the Zephyr hybrid in the US
I would love to see how it would sell.
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17 hours ago, silvrsvt said:
I wish they did something more with the Zephyrs C pillar-its screaming fusion/Mondeo to me.
At least they have another Lincoln product to sell.
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1 hour ago, xler8r said:
Appreciate the honesty @tbone I would also be interested to know what folks notice the difference is from the same-year f150 non-raptor ride quality difference is. I'm also struggling with there being no winch mount... while its great the F150 tremor has one, it looks like an after thought...and isn't a Raptor, lol. I do use the winch occasionally.
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.-
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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.
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On 2/26/2024 at 9:02 AM, blwnsmoke said:
Mixed feelings on this.
First, if one is going to do a film, it should have paint correction done first. Assuming the paint is perfect with no blemishes or hair lines in the clear coat then ok but I don't trust factory paint.
The price is good, I paid about $6,200 for my gt350 to be fully wrapped with xpel. However, I get a 10 year warranty, no mileage limitations where for is 3/36k. That's a crap warranty for such an expensive option.
Lastly if you do have a warranty issue, I'd be concerned about a dealer handling this unless they sub it out. No way would I want a tech replacing the film who doesn't do this every day.
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.
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24 minutes ago, AGR said:
This place is a whole lot less interesting without him. He was a counterpoint to the half dozen or so anti-EV zealots. Without the handful of actual insiders, this forum wouldn't be worth visiting.
Yes, if you liked opinions routinely presented as fact.-
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8 hours ago, akirby said:
That happens every year when they raise prices.
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Once again, pay more get less. At least they are making it available for those that want it, if that’s any consolation.
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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.
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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.
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On 2/19/2024 at 10:53 AM, akirby said:
Active may have also come from Europe. It does sound better than Base or S.
1 hour ago, iamweasel said:I know what they are, I just contend that "Active" is a stupid name for a trim level and having two "ST" anythings as trims on the same model is also a bad idea.
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.
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56 minutes ago, Dequindre said:
I hope that Ford invests in some significant refreshes for existing products if most new generation products are slated for the early 2030s.
This can’t be overstated!
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2 hours ago, silvrsvt said:
Why? Building EVs is different than building ICE assembly line wise.
A variety of EVs.
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2 hours ago, jpd80 said:
I think BOC is turning to shit, there’s more than enough BEV capacity at Dearborn,
Ford just doesn’t want to admit it yet.
Think, massive red ink because BEV sales haven’t significantly ramped up and Fordhas this big ass plant in development, so something has to give, it can’t keep pushing
back the timeline and pretending that hundreds and thousands of buyers are interested
in buying a Lightning now or in two or three years time…..
It would be a travesty of this plant wasn’t flexible enough to build a variety of products.-
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6 hours ago, Joe771476 said:
Finally the insanity is abating?!
It will likely be dependent on who wins the next election whether this temporary or longer term.-
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5 hours ago, DeluxeStang said:
Perhaps a maverick then, same basic platform, more rear legroom. Depending on how many people you need to carry, a third row could just be wasted space. We have 6 people in our family, and almost never use the third row on our explorer.
If you're set on a third row, I'd give it a few more years for Ford to improve the quality on the current explorer, and then pick one of those up.
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.
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1 hour ago, silvrsvt said:
Or companies taking the work and wanting to maximize profits and cut corners.
What it boils down to is that its a process and not purely a design issue by Ford.
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.
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3 hours ago, silvrsvt said:
The other issue is with sub manufacturers...even back in the visteon days the plant my dad worked at used to get wiring harnesses in and they have to throw away a significant amount of them because they where screwed up. Even in my other jobs I've worked at the biggest issues I've seen have been supplier issues and not design issues (though I have seen some dumb decisions done there too)...so that is another angle to this issue.
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.
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1 hour ago, DeluxeStang said:
At least it's improving. Aside from explorer, and maybe escape, most of the Ford products being built now seem to have decent quality.
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25 minutes ago, twintornados said:
Until the POTUS 45 made it a campaign issue ....
https://www.forbes.com/sites/doliaestevez/2016/10/03/debunking-trump-we-have-moved-jobs-to-ohio-from-mexico-not-the-other-way-ford-says/?sh=1a1081e86d10
I recall this with the mediums and at the time applauded it. In respect to my post I was referring to their bread and butter 1/2 tons, which doesn’t appear to impact their sales.
I’m all for made in the USA but as a third party observer, I thought the union demands weren’t reasonable, as such any long term repercussions will be self inflicted, IMO.
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22 hours ago, jpd80 said:
Under normal production conditions, Ford has three main F Series plants working at three shifts,
they are worked hard and are very efficient but prone to strike action which is why for the longest
time, Ford had no Union worries as they were happy to buy the peace.
Since the last contract negotiations, Ford has seen the folly of being so reliant on UAW good will
an I think that it would serve them better to go back to more Mexican plants out of the UAW’s reach….
The fact that some of the GM truck twins are being built in Mexico doesn’t seem to be impacting their sales too much, so I don’t see a reason why it affect Ford too much.
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10 hours ago, jpd80 said:
Wow, gotta say I don’t blame you, there’s a far bit of helmet factor in that price increase.
Looks like Ford has its own markup scheme (scam).
Yes, no kidding. And to be clear I was referencing the Bronco Raptor not the truck, although the truck did go up as well by about $4k for the 23 model over my 22. The build and price for the 24 wasn’t up yet so I couldn’t see what the change was going to be. Needless to say, it’s getting pretty painful. -
On 2/16/2024 at 9:47 AM, akirby said:
Of course they could implement a detailed tracking system but you’re talking about 2 million vehicles per year on multiple railroads and who knows how many individual local transport companies so getting everyone to scan the vehicles or putting IOT trackers on them would be difficult and expensive.Do all vehicles come with cell modems now? If so then maybe they could use that for vehicle tracking at very little added cost.
But even if they had tracking it’s still the local transport that screwed up not Ford although Ford is obviously ultimately responsible. And it’s still a terrible idea to close a sale before the vehicle is at the dealership.
I'm not being contentious, but if Amazon can ship 7,000,000,000+ packages a year across a multitude of shipping methods, and know where they’re at, Ford should be able to figure this out too, with 2 million vehicles. It does feel like a lack of effort on their part to develop an effective system. I have ordered the vast majority of our vehicles, and they’re tracking has always been crap. It sure seems like using the internal modem would be the most effective method of tracking them as previously mentioned.
2024 OTB?
in Ranger Forum
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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?