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  1. Trader 10
    Gas struts??? Public enemy no.1. I can’t believe Ford wouldn’t use prop rods in place of these hideous devices!
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    Electric cars should have to disclose range for cold weather (such as zero degrees). If in fact efficiency is cut in half during cold weather, that is the effective range. So 165 miles for the Mach E. 330 miles is probably enough for me to replace a gas car but 165 isn’t.
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    I’m gonna challenge you on little/no incentives. Ford is advertising 2.7 F150’s with over $11,000 in rebates and average dealer discounts. Also big rebates on Edge, Escape, and Fusion. Not that its a huge deal, but I see Moodys has reduced Fords credit rating to junk status.
  4. Trader 10
    You’re right it can replace many uses of pick-up trucks, but sales numbers over the years indicate it hasn’t.
  5. Trader 10
    Expedition selling at half the rate of Edge is impressive (and very profitable for Ford). Edge sales last month responding to hefty incentives.
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    The 2.3 is a much better value and the 4WD models have almost the same mileage. I’d take the 2.3 over the coarse 3.3 even if they were priced the same.
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    Yikes! 781 pounds heavier than the gas only model. Doesn’t sound like its worth the extra cash. Maybe that changes with further development of the hybrid power plant.
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    Yeh. I didn’t check that. Most GT’s I see in lots are over 40k. I still bet this is nowhere close to 40k and a loaded model will probably be close to 60k.
  9. Trader 10
    A base Mustang GT is around $40k. I bet this starts around $50k and goes up from there.
  10. Trader 10
    But will 3/4ths of buyers be unable to afford the new products coming?
  11. Trader 10
    Automotive News in its annual future product guide reported it will end production in 2023.
  12. Trader 10
    Subaru is the exception.
  13. Trader 10
    If the rumors of the Camaro's demise are true Hackett will likely cancel the NG Stang as he will have better uses for the money such as the autonomous program and maybe another run at electric bikes.
  14. Trader 10
    I imagine a lot of readers are thinking Earl who?
  15. Trader 10
    Thanks. I missed that.
  16. Trader 10
    https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/12/lincoln-aviator-official-specs-more-power/
  17. Trader 10
    https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/12/2020-ford-mustang-shelby-gt350r-gt500-updates/
  18. Trader 10
    jpd - do you have Ford's July sales available to post? Thanks for your work.
  19. Trader 10
    YTD sales: Camry -1.0%, Accord -5.9%, Fusion +10.8%, Escape -8.0%, Edge -5.6%. Camry and Accord will be selling hundreds of thousands of units/year for many years to come.
  20. Trader 10
    That's a huge exaggeration. With the exception of the F Series , both of those models easily outsell every other Ford nameplate.
  21. Trader 10
    Heaven help us.
  22. Trader 10
    It will also cannabilize Edge sales.
  23. Trader 10
    Excellent point. Rivian is a start-up which I don't believe has sold a single vehicle yet. Their truck platform may be of great use to Ford but also could turn out to be of little or no value. Time will tell.
  24. Trader 10
    Excellent points. In many parts of the country all gasoline is blended with 10% ethanol. Ethanol has about 75% of the energy of gasoline, so mileage is less. The blend is not exact -when ethanol is cheaper, relative to gasoline you are probably getting 12 or 13% ethanol which will yield slightly less mileage.
  25. Trader 10
    I agree with you - I just don't think Ford is much ahead of GM as far as an all electric pick-up.
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