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  1. akirby
    Why do people still believe everything Musk says?
  2. akirby
    Sorry first column was Japan.
  3. akirby
    Seems short sighted based on sales which have been steadily declining.
  4. akirby
    Nobody thought it was sustainable once inventory levels returned to normal. Just a question of how long it would take and how much of the Inflation was permanent. But you can’t blame them for milking that cow while it lasted.
  5. akirby
    Still a huge gap and quoting that statistic is misleading. They should have at the very least quoted # chargers vs number of gas pumps.
  6. akirby
    Or 8-10 ft lumber and plywood
  7. akirby
    Commodity implies a lot more than lowered prices. There is nothing about those vehicles that come close to being a commodity. And they’re lowering prices after having raised prices significantly. This is just a natural correction of prices that were higher than normal during times of short supply. I agree they have to keep the products fresh to maintain margins.
  8. akirby
    FTFY 😎
  9. akirby
    They also made quality the biggest kpi for bonuses for all mgt employees,
  10. akirby
    Agree it’s not 1 for 1 when most owners can charge at home. But as the market expands more people will need public chargers so it has to be a lot more than we have currently so it’s still a misleading statistic.
  11. akirby
    Thats the rumor from some Ford reps off the record. I’m waiting for one too because I need the bed space. Hopefully for 2025.
  12. akirby
    Not a fair comparison since one EV charger can service 1 vehicle every hour, maybe 2 while a regular gas station can serve anywhere from 24 vehicles per hour up to 120 at a place like Buc-Ees.
  13. akirby
    They opened plants here because it’s cheaper than importing. If they’re not careful these plants will just close and they’ll go back to importing or move the factory to Mexico.
  14. akirby
    Non paywall link https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/uaw-clinches-watershed-union-victory-volkswagen-tennessee-factory-2024-04-20/
  15. akirby
    Might need just a little more info…… 😎
  16. akirby
    May also be used for racing at some point.
  17. akirby
    Huh?
  18. akirby
    Just stop. You’re the one obsessed with maximum efficiency. You claim you aren’t but that’s all you post about. Consumers have proven without a doubt they’re willing to forego some efficiency and pay a little more for more utility and boxier styling. To claim otherwise is silly which is why you get pushback on those statements. It’s borderline trolling. So knock it off.
  19. akirby
    Correct. Our 2014 Escape is fine.
  20. akirby
    30 day vacation for you. Your trolling has gotten ridiculous.
  21. akirby
    Thats what I meant by advertising. If it’s really driving sales especially higher priced vehicles then I get that, but I think most people would rather just have a cheaper model decently equipped than a more expensive base model. Plus the ones I remember was only a $1000-$1500 difference. Not $4K.
  22. akirby
    Did consumers really buy a lot of base models or were they mostly just for government and rental fleet sales and for advertising purposes? I think most buyers would opt for the next higher trim which is usually just a couple thousand more (sometimes less).
  23. akirby
    Meh
  24. akirby
    Ford really screwed the pooch when they allowed Europe and North America to do their own thing pre Mulally. Had they gone global with C1 everywhere it could have evolved into C2 and had they gone ahead with global RWD unibody back in 2003 the product portfolio might look a lot different.
  25. akirby
    Check on the side behind the fender as opposed to underneath the dash. May have a cover.
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