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Just in time for Congress to ban importing of vehicles with Chinese computer software...

Built my house in 2008 for $265k. Taxes were $2000 a year. House is now worth about $550k. Taxes are $2400 a year. While house values have increased, property taxes have stayed "OK" in my area. But North Dakota doesn't follow many national trends...

When adjusted for inflation, a $48k comes out to $36k in 2014. Just saying...

I like the Cuauatitlan idea. Keeps labor cheaper. Move Nautilus there. Create an Edge replacement similar to the Toyota Crown on C2. Put it there. Keep the Escape an put it there. But I'm sure getting suppliers in line won't happen quickly.

Or a Ford Everest. 😁

I don't care about the plug in part of the hybrid. But I do care about the Pro Power onboard. It would be a nice to have option that could come in something other than a F150. That is something that would sway me over a Maverick or F150. Maverick doesn't have Pro Power as an option. I don't need the size/price of the F150. Ranger would be a perfect middle of the road choice for me. If Ford comes out with that, it'll be #1 on my list to replace my F150 SuperCrew.

Nice it retains the 7500lb towing capacity. UK lists WildTrack and XLT model. Is the Lariat the equivalent?

Already discussed.

Ford has done some interesting patents lately. Another one from a month ago had them patenting speed detection in vehicles and reporting it to the police. But Ford clarified that only Police Interceptor vehicles would be doing this.

The only way dropping the Escape makes any sense to me is if Ford starts to build a new C2 based Edge. That I would consider over a BS. But I'm not going EV. That I'm positive about. Doesn't fit my use. If not, I'll have to seriously look at a RAV4 myself to replace my 2020 Escape. Would be the first non-Ford car I've ever bought...

I don't need a Tremor. But looks wise, I'd prefer this over the Explorer. Not that I consider the Explorer bad/ugly...

The massive windscreens like the CyberClusterF*ck are not appealing to me. Expensive to replace. I hope Ford doesn't go that direction.

Isn't the 3.5 EB on it's third generation now? I thought I saw that in a video somewhere. So the 3.5 is just seems "old" because Ford retained the bore and stroke to keep manufacturing costs down. But it has been totally redesigned at least once since it's inception.

I don't have a Fusion, so I'm only going by general troubleshooting skills. Does the window just "creep" down on you? Like really slowly where you don't notice it? That to me would mean something mechanical like the motor. If you actually hear the motor just briefly engage to drop, to me that means electronics like the window switch. Just spit balling here...

I think if the Explorer is going to stick around for awhile in gas/hybrid form, it should be moved to the T6 platform. Merge the engineering with the Everest. Especially if the Mustang dumps the CD6 parts. Makes no sense to keep a single vehicle like the Explorer on a lone platform. Seems like the Everest can do everything the Explorer is doing. Just add some North American touches. Just like the Ranger situation. Not unless Ford decides to expand CD6 into a Edge replacement. But I don't see that option happening. C2 platform makes more sense for an Edge replacement. IMO of course...