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You forgot Transit, Maverick, Bronco, Bronco Sport, Mach-E, Escape, Expedition, Navigator, Nautilus, Corsair and Aviator. But who’s counting.

No investment - they’re all presold by invitation only. And of course there will be markups just done a little different.

It was built strictly to be fast on the track and if the rumors are true there is no other $300k car that will beat it including Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini. Styling and suitability as a daily driver were not a factor.

Classic I’ll do whatever I want whenever I want and screw everybody else. Like the people who are in a line of 20 cars waiting to turn right and somebody jumps out of line and goes flying up just so they can bully their way back in line 10 spots closer. Zero respect.

I saw some other pictures that looked slightly better but still not a fan.

Slightly different issue but you’re completely correct. Everything is black and white and their side is good and the other side is evil. Doesn’t matter the issue. I blame social media echo chambers.

Ditto. They were all biased one way or another but they were usually entertaining and a great source of info. I think Edmunds.com started the online trend or at least made it mainstream. I still remember arguing with the editor in chief at Edmunds who said Ford can’t make up their mind about displacement because the Lincoln LS was 3.9L and the Jag was 4.0L. So I explained that they shortened the stroke on the Lincoln version which lowered the displacement. He said that made no sense, which is like saying you don’t understand why a tall glass holds more water than a short glass of the same diameter. He also complained about the tranny shifting after going to the dealer knowing there was a TSB to fix that problem but not mentioning that to the service writer.

Any local body shop can do it. Some use Line-X or a DIY bedliner material. Should hold up well but has a rough matte finish.

I give it a year. Musk’s ego won’t let him cancel it before then no matter how bad it is.

Toyota fans are gushing over this design. I don’t see it.

It’s not that they can’t. It’s a question of cost and ROI. S650 uses a lot of cd6 parts. The only real advantage for cd6 over C2 is the ability to support high performance powertrains including full time 4wd. Body on frame is better for larger SUVs and trucks and C2 is better for the smaller stuff. The only thing I see that would benefit is a mid to large car and we know that ship has sailed. And Explorer/F150 make better police vehicles.

Driver education is a joke. We need driver training. People don’t even know how to make a proper 90 degree turn at intersections. One local lady the other day actually said if you’re at an intersection and you have a green left turn arrow that does not mean you have the right of way. Umm that is EXACTLY what it means. No wonder we have so many crashes.

Every time I see a Fordauthority article I just assume it’s clickbait with no new information.

Welcome!

That pretty much nails it.

Looks like a skinny kid wearing a fake muscle suit.

Don’t give California any ideas….

I don’t think there was ever any plan for a JV for the factory itself. Just the battery plant. Unless I missed something.

There are people who feel sorry for victims and want to help them even if the victim was 100% responsible for their own actions. Like people who jaywalk at night in dark clothing and get hit by a car and killed. Sorry that’s their fault not the driver. Empathy should not excuse liability or supercede the law. A certain group of people want to outlaw or ban certain things simply because it’s an easy solution that requires them to do absolutely nothing personally just so they can say they tried something so they can sleep better. The problem with this approach is it never addresses the true root cause and therefore doesn’t solve the problem. A simple example would be NYC banning large soft drinks. Does that stop people from overeating? Did it stop them from getting five refills? Of course not. But somebody slept better when that law was passed thinking they were improving people’s health.

I think it’s about time for Musk to sell the car business and be a battery system supplier.

The law covers this already. It’s called negligence. Giving a minor 16 yr old new driver a powerful car could absolutely be considered negligence the same as giving them access to a gun without proper training and supervision. But a 21 yr old is an adult in every consideration and is 100% responsible for their decisions and actions not the people who legally sell them something. I believe people should be held personally accountable for their actions. Period. If you’re participating in an illegal activity then you’re also responsible for whatever happens whether it’s street racing or a robbery gone bad. If you’re negligent with a minor you’re responsible. But selling legal products to adults is where I draw the line. What someone does with a Lamborghini is their responsibility. And while I don’t want to turn this into a political discussion - I feel the same way about guns.

Pretty much everything most of us said about this 3 yrs ago has come to fruition. Not a good truck. Not a great EV.

Somebody do a welfare check on rperez817……

Legal basis? None whatsoever. But that doesn’t stop greedy, lazy people from trying and sometimes stupid juries agree with them, like the guy who was driving an Explorer drunk without seatbelts, drove off the road and flipped it and was thrown out and killed. Lawsuit said if Ford had installed laminated side glass he wouldn’t have been thrown out - and they won millions of dollars. You can’t make up stuff like that.

How is that possible? Can’t you just tilt the seat back forward?