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17 minutes ago, ice-capades said:
https://blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/ignore/
You can also access it from your Member Profile Menu at the top right hand corner of every page.
Thanks!
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11 hours ago, Rick73 said:
Instead of quitting you could first try not responding at all to posts from members you find aggravating.I can't find it, but does this site allow users to "block" seeing posts from selected members? I find that feature pretty useful on other forums.
HRG
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18 minutes ago, mackinaw said:
Interesting that you mention the PRO. There's a new Menards being built in my small town that is adjacent to an Electrify America charging station. I saw one of the contractors working on the Menards building charging his Lightning PRO at one of the Electrify America stalls.
In the Meijer parking lot? The Meijer store by me also has EV charging stations.
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9 minutes ago, DeluxeStang said:
I can't really see us towing with our hybrid.
Ahhhh, now I understand why you are so anti-2.0EB, with your claims of how problematic it is.
HRG
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2 hours ago, Oacjay98 said:
After building 578,383 MKX/NAUTILUS production ended at OAC Wednesday, December 6th. It was a great run and I hope you guys get your Chinese Nautilus shipped in a timely manner.
Thank you and your co-workers for their efforts. We currently have 4 Edge's within the immediate family.
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27 minutes ago, Deanh said:
lol...sadly we veiw the Maverick as "affordable"...this may give away how long Ive been in the business, but I recall we had Rangers advertised ( no A/C ) stick shift std cabs advertised for $8995........scary...probably explains my crotchety nature at times...lol.
"affordable" is relative. Yesterday, it only cost me $11K to take delivery of my '24 Maverick Lariat. Of course, that was after trading-in my '23,,,,,,,
Hahaha, HRG
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1 hour ago, akirby said:
The hybrid is now a $1500 upgrade so we’ll find out.Only on XL & XLT. On Lariat, the Hybrid is cheaper, because it is FWD only, while the Lariat 2.0EB is automatically AWD.
HRG
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21 minutes ago, akirby said:
Looks great, sounds great. Need a new driver though he couldn’t even keep it on the asphalt around the corners……. ?
You submitting a resume?
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1 hour ago, akirby said:
The people who hate those features are the same people who say they don’t need a Sawstop table saw because they’re careful. No matter how careful you are, stuff happens.Yeah, that would have come in handy for me a number of years ago,,,,,,,
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49 minutes ago, akirby said:
Thats good news for Ranger fans.Maybe. According to this weeks USOB report, there doesn't seem to be much demand.
HRG
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21 hours ago, akirby said:
Am I the only one that hates the stubby bed 4 door midsizers? They look terrible to me.
At least they appear to be launching (in NA) multiple cab and bed sizes,,,,,,,
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38 minutes ago, jpd80 said:
Yes and it’s clear that Ford did not think through the ramifications of its proposed dealer upgrades,
how do you punish dealerships that are not permitted by local authorities to do those upgrades?
Sounds like a good legal case to me, excluding franchises from accessing products is not a good idea.The argument was never about dealers not wanting to sell EVs, it’s the $1.2 million cost imposed by Ford to get access to it BEVs that was the issue. Having charging facilities is important when you’re serving BEVs but so too is working with local authorities to make power supply available - perhaps an exemption for power used to charge BEVs at their dealerships?
This recently happened in Illinois. https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/business/illinois-ford-dealers-win-ruling-against-automaker-s-ev-certification-program/article_7450c04c-8af4-11ee-92d8-2b5b6c3bb24e.html
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1 hour ago, GearheadGrrrl said:
I suspect what is happening in charging EVs in the EU is a repeat of GE's experience when they supplied their salesforce with Volt company cars- Instead of charging at home at their cost, they fueled up like usual at the gas station on the company credit cards! Given that fleet sales dominate the UK market and probably all of Europe, PHEV drivers may be fueling on company credit cards instead of charging at home at their expense?
Having had a company car for 30+ years, with unlimited personal use, and all gas paid for by the company, why would I choose to pay for the charging at home, unless I was getting compensated?
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My Maverick has been built & shipped, yet the pizza-tracker website link still does not work. Use the following link, replacing YOURVIN# with your actual VIN.
https://www.windowsticker.forddirect.com/windowsticker.pdf?vin=YOURVIN#
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$2.98 for Regular at Costco Bloomingdale IL this morning,,,,
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Last time I was there, NJ did not allow self-service refueling. If that is still the case, I wonder if they require charging stations to be manned?
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Better they spend that extra 3 hours playing Solitaire on their desktop PC, as I've witnessed walking into a Dealership,,,,
Dealers may have less economic incentive to sell electric vehicles. Buzz Smith, a former Chevrolet car salesman who now helps train dealers to sell EVs, says it can take much longer to sell an electric car than a gas-powered one. A gas car, he said, might take no more than an hour in a single visit to sell, yielding a tidy commission.
But for electric vehicles, “it was usually four visits, an hour each, before they would buy the EV,” Smith said. Customers want to make sure they understand the technology, how to charge it and more. “So I’m volunteering to take a 75 percent pay cut — and no salesman wants to do that.”
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If you have a VIN#, look up the Window Sticker.
HRG
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13 hours ago, Rangers09 said:
Not much difference in the Great White North. When I take the F-450 to the mall, it normally requires 4 spaces. The spaces are only as wide as the truck and with the front bumper at the front of the spot, the rear tires are on the back line, so I hang into the space behind by about 3 feet. Couldn't open the doors if I only used 1 spot.
Ah yes, the 4-spot straddle,,,,,
HRG
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39 minutes ago, BarneyFord said:
This has been updated, your tax bill no longer matters.
Wonderful. Now there will be more people that don't have a down payment using the tax credit as a way to purchase an EV they can't afford.
HRG
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After 3+ years of price gouging customers with ADM's and useless options, maybe the Dealers would like to see a survey of how trustworthy THEIR customers feel about them,,,,,
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21 minutes ago, ice-capades said:
The 2024 Bronco Order Guide is now available in the Dealer Order Guides section. Thanks HRG!
Glad I could help. HRG
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1 hour ago, paintguy said:
I have often thought Ford Plant closures often coincide with plants with real estate value. Some examples:
Edison, NJ Real Estate prices were growing. Land became a shopping center.
Atlanta, Land highly desired by Atlanta and Georgia for the Atlanta Airport.
Norfolk, another high value area sold for $14 million for a mixed use facility.
Twin Cities sold to a developer with intent to build 3,800 housing units.
Wixom became an RV center headquarters and a Menards built as well.
Contrast to Chicago, still open, in an area surrounded by long closed factories with no redevelopment plan.
Let's not forget St Louis assembly,,,,,,
HRG
Ford November 2023 Sales
in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
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I agree, especially since, IIRC, he owned both a Tesla Model S AND a Mach-E, so he was speaking from real-life experience.
HRG