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When you combine Hyundai/KIA together, Chevy and GMC, and add the 2 Subarus together, Ford is 6th. Toyota 115402 16.29% Honda 103325 14.58% Hyundai/KIA 96274 13.59% Chevy/GMC 86950 12.27% Subaru 93477 13.19% Ford 70720 9.98% Nissan 62102 8.77% Mazda 57712 8.15% Volkswagen 15415 2.18% Mitsubishi 3731 0.53% Mini 3192 0.45% Jeep 156 0.02%

The only way large scale mfg comes back to the US is if the cost to produce is competitive on the global scale. You can't build a factory to build only for the US, except for specific markets where the US is 75% of the world consumption (not including industrial equipment). If mfg does come back the jobs really won't. Any new plants are going to be highly automated and the jobs won't be "no degree Joe" installing parts, they will be the technical maintenance and engineering / plant management jobs filled by college grads and technical school grads.

The entire administration couldn't give a flying F about you or anyone else. Tariffs are a direct tax on the middle class and poor and any tax benefit will only flow to the ultra wealthy. Everything they are doing is to benefit themselves and their mega donors. The sooner everyone realizes this the better they will be. And to top it all off they are a bunch of idiots with practically zero economic ability. Recessions benefit the wealthy as it depresses asset valuations allowing those with excess wealth to snap up those assets and reap the rewards of the post-recession expansion. This isn't a negotiating tactic, DJT is just dumb. He is going to kill off major industries and cost thousands of jobs across the US because he doesn't understand modern trade and commerce and how international trade is major component of our own domestic industries. No country can survive in economic isolation.

It is actually quite simple, the higher octane produces more power across the power band. So for a constant speed, your RPM is fixed when the torque converter is locked up, which you would think would require the same amount of fuel, but it doesn't. If you are generating more power at that rpm, the computer will reduce the throttle and fuel to match the power output to the power required to maintain that rpm. Thus you get better fuel economy. I have seen it with my Expedition, going from 87 to 91 (93 isn't available here that isn't a blend of 30-40% ethanol).

Run a fuel system treatment. You may have a stuck injector. A 6.2 in an F350 is probably good for 18 to 19 L/100km (~12-13 mpg) unladen. This is based on my experience with a 2019 F250 2WD with the 6.2.

Um, they debuted that with the Hummer EV and have carried it over to the Sierrado EV's. The rear steer is all computer controlled and you wouldn't notice any change in handling other than the ability to turn tighter at low speed. At higher speeds the angle of the rear tires is very limited. Also I don't know how you would change lanes sooner, the timing of a lane change is completely dependent on when you signal and turn the wheel, you aren't getting over faster just because the rear wheels my slightly change angle.

That was vacated by the court of appeals in Georgia and sent back for a new trial in November due to the various errors (limits on testimony and evidence) and some of the sanctions imposed by the trial court. I don't know if that order was appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court or not.

Wonder how much of that was due to the strike? Although inventory numbers would have suggested they could have sold more. Pricing may have also crept up too far.

At the root is the design and engineering where it becomes cheaper overall from a manufacturing standpoint to combine multiple functions into a single line replaceable unit. The downside then becomes if one subcomponent of that assembly breaks, you have to replace the whole assembly, which is on the end user. The quality of the parts is pretty good, so warranty costs are virtually nil. So if you get in an accident, instead of having to just replace a blow molded housing, you now have to replace an entire integrated assembly with no replaceable parts. Still, the general cost of LED's and the radar systems isn't that much and likely the costs are part of the contract agreement with the supplier that prices replacements higher than those intended for the production line.

Just looked up the MSRP on a 2025 F-350 LED tail lamp assembly is $1980.37. That is for 1 tail lamp. That would around $4200 with tax for a pair, without labor for install and any repairs, no wonder insurance is so high these days.

2025 Explorer build and price shows it as an exterior option. I didn't look at the order guide.

Why not just check your window sticker and see if it is listed on there.

It is fake AI generated BS. You can tell by the messing up of the trademarks and details on the words and stampings. Also Ford medium duties don't have pickup beds.

Because whatever Platinum F-350 you are looking at is a single rear wheel, whereas the F-350 King Ranch you are looking at is a dually. DRW F-350's all have 14,000 lb GVWR's. SRW F-350's GVWR's range from 10,100 lb to 12,400 lb depending on wheelbase, engine choice, and wheel/tire configuration.

Just curious why you think the tire pressures are excessive? Your tires are probably not 75 or 80 series that have 5 inches of sidewall to flex. Manufacturer tire pressures are set to balance ride comfort, tread life, and load capability. You need a certain amount of minimum pressure to maintain sidewall integrity, especially in low profile tires. You also need certain pressure to maintain a flat contact patch for even tread wear. Best fuel economy is achieved at higher pressures (for lower contact patch) but decreases ride quality. You are free to set whatever pressure you want, but don't be surprised if you have decreased fuel economy, see excessive wear on your tire shoulders, or potentially have a blowout.

The Aviator already seats 7. To seat 8 would be an exercise in "how narrow could we make the rear seat seatbelt locations." The Aviator is wider on the outside, but the Grand Highlander has 5" more interior hip room. At 45.7" you only get 15 1/4" per seat on the Grand Highlander, or more likely ~17 on the outside seats and ~11 on that middle. This class of vehicle is just not a practical 8 seater unless the 6 in the back are used for kids only.

Canada is considering similar action. Would basically apply to any Chinese designed hardware or software, but no specific legislation has been introduced. If implemented would likely require auto manufacturers to supply N.A. sourced modules to the Chinese plants with the embedded software already on them or reflash completely with software before being cleared by customs. Ford will basically respond that it already controls the software and that the vehicles are no different than any iPhone that is made in China with regard to control of hardware and software.

I hate how you can't get the ventilated and multi-contour seats on the Tremor, and why the hell do you need to get 24" wheels on the Platinum Ultimate. These option packages are getting ridiculous.

Quickly browsing other forums it appears that Ford has had some issues with OTA updates not going well. It is also very typical of Ford to concentrate on new models and let the older ones hang in the wind. The kicker comes if you are paying for the service and they never update the software, why would you continue to pay. The failure to deliver updates could also be a failure to perform under the advertised terms which would be rectified with a class action suit. Ever since my 2012 Explorer, Ford has never failed to disappoint me with the utter incompetence when it comes to updating software. Seems that no matter the platform (MS or Google) they still can't figure out how to keep things updated.

Selling dealer needed a TPMS sensor for another customer and "borrowed" one from the truck, putting a cheaper one in its place.

Dead thread revival, but having spent several hours now with our '24 Nautilus I can say when BlueCruise works it works well, but holy hell when BlueCruise is not available you are better off shutting off lane keeping and just drive manually. The sensors can't cope with sunrise/sunset situations just like the article said. The debounce time is way to short to the point you can't even take a drink or adjust something on the center stack without it bitching at you (it seems better with hands free active). This is kind of ironic. They move more and more stuff to the center stack which requires you to take eyes off (rather than tactile buttons and knobs) then have the safety systems go crazy when you actually have to look at said center stack. It is extremely frustrating to be driving, looking straight ahead on the highway and have the thing yell at you to pay attention. It is obvious that the system hasn't been tested by a large enough variety of operators in a large variety of conditions. This is basic stuff that engineers should have seen in development. Speed sign recognition is also hit or miss. We have had several instances where the car will randomly decide it saw a sign that said 50, 30, even 5 mph (this one was while the wife was driving, scared the piss out of her, had to tell her just to hit the gas to overide because it aggressively slowed on an a turnpike), even when no sign existed. Either these were nav database errors or it was reading something that wasn't a speed sign. Also when it does legitimately read a sign, it doesn't always do the transition where it shows the current and the new and gradually slows. We have also had several times where the GPS just freezes and the speed sign recognition just ceases to function at all. Lane centering isn't great, it wanders a bit and tends to pull you towards the center line more than it should. I don't see why on a two lane road or 4 lane highway it can't keep the vehicle biased to the shoulder side, or give you the ability to adjust the bias.

There are a lot of bugs to work out yet with blue cruise, but I have been impressed so far. Biggest dislike is that the eye monitoring is way to sensitive, you can't even look at the center stack for more than a few seconds before it yaps at you. Also the speed sign recognition needs some work. We have 4 years included in our Nautilus, so hopefully by then the sub price will be much more reasonable.

I don't think Ram buyers were as excited about dropping a Hemi. Toyota buyers are much more likely to pay attention to MPG's and the old iForce 5.7L V-8 was horrible on fuel mileage.

If I were a dealer principle and saw his rantings, that would be a fireable offense. Disparaging your brand online is a big time no-no.

Important thing to remember is that Toyota finally dropped their gas hungry V8 for a modern TT V6. Sales should level out in the next couple of years for them as the newness wears off.