tbone

I think that is looking really sharp. You can still recognize it as an Explorer, which is nice. Should be a hit.

That is the proper way to handle it, as it goes a long way in the PR department. Nice job Ford.

I recognize that, but the fact that he can sell a truck with 400 to 500k on the clock for more than the minimum amount that he desires is pretty good.

You would think you would want to go with one brand for economies of scale.

Its weird that CGR covers one brand in one type of racing and then another brand in another.

Nice, glad to hear that. Its a testament to the truck that you can still get some decent money out of the them.

I would think SHR would really like to maintain that Monster sponsorship dont you? It has a lot of money behind it. However I wonder how that sponsorship works when it is tied to Kurt. How much goes to SHR?

I hope they continue to build these cars. Although Im a Ford fan, I do like the Challenger and the Charger.

Just out of curiosity, how easy has it been to sell your trucks when you are done with them?

This is so strange. Not everyone wants a hybrid, and if you dont have any to sell theres a good chance they will walk across the street to another dealer. I dont think the average person is going to want to order one and wait several weeks.

What do they do with the preproduction builds? I assume they arent sold to the public.

Maybe you could sell my 2017 Raptor and Ill just buy a new one here if you can get that kind of money for them out there.

They said they werent planning to build the Raptor in crew cab configuration, and then they came out with one the next year. Perhaps the CJ can yield something like that.

Whats all this hate for the red necks about?? They are people too?

I really like the looks of that car. I think its impact on Tesla will depend on the price.

Well to be clear, I never have the fob with me. I leave it in the truck and use the keypad for access. I did the same with the keys. I guess it never bothered me to put the key in the ignition. I have the heated steering wheel, and I really havent used the option that much, although I live in the upper Midwest where it can be useful.

I have to say I wasnt super impressed with the B&O system that was in the Expedition Limited loaner I just had. I think you could easily do better with the aftermarket for a reasonable price. You mentioned the push button start earlier, I personally think its an overrated feature. Theres still a fob to deal with. Now the lack of sunroof is pretty annoying. Perhaps some of these missing options are just a limitation of the borrowed platform, or they just didnt want to spend the engineering resources on them when the replacement is only a couple years away.

Consider a wrap for those parts. It seems to be the going method for covering chrome.

I onverheard two coworkers talking about the new Ranger and that they were looking for 3/4 of a truck. These were non car enthusiast but they were expressing a lot of interest. They also mentioned the Bronco, and I gathered the delay of the Bronco could impact the timing of their purchase. I wish they would get the Bronco out to the public sooner.

Glad they found the issue for you. Hopefully you can now look forward to many trouble free miles.

You can have any color you want as long as its black?

At least this looks like a new truck this time. The round wheel wells just look so much better.

I actually like some of the frontal views, but I have to agree that looks like it was chopped off. Very weird looking.

Thats kind of a lame response by the dealer.

I love that 3rd pic RMC. If it werent for the four cars in my driveway now, I would shoot for that same combo.