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T-dubz

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  1. What a funny review. So essentially the Colorado is the best vehicle all around but the Ranger is the best work vehicle and therefore the winner. Also seems odd to base part of your review on features you didn’t even test (towing), or features that not many people use (lane centering). 
     

    The only real informative info that I got out of that review was that the ranger had a larger backseat area, which I was unaware of, and would be a huge plus for families.

  2. I like it, but only in the ST trim. Looks like it’s about escape sized. The envision pictured is an ST and the article says it starts at $37795 (doesn’t mention if destination is included). I’m assuming a platinum escape would be similar in options and its $37,465 before destination. Corsair starts at $38,890.

  3. 4 hours ago, tbone said:

    I don’t know why the forerunner is referred to as a direct competitor to the bronco.  Yes, they are both off-road vehicles, but the forerunner doesn’t have a removable top or doors so to me, they don’t compare.

    I own a bronco and I would definitely cross shop a 4Runner. They are just different niches in the off-road vehicle market. The removable roof was not a factor in the purchase of my bronco, I just like the looks. 
     

    I like what I see so far on the 4Runner. Hope the front is more Land Cruiser than Tacoma, but I don’t think that will be the case. 

  4. 4 hours ago, DeluxeStang said:

    It always looked like a fisher price, or should I say Fisker price take on the land Rover evoque to me. 

    But look at its competition. The model Y and VW ID4 aren’t exactly lookers. After the mach e and Kia ev9, this is probably the best looking suv ev in the price range, and it offers features more comparable to the much more expensive rivians.

  5. Edge sales are crazy. It’s selling almost as much as the escape and it’s a 100 year old design. Rebates are surprisingly low at only $1500 too. Wonder what sales would be like if ford refreshed the sheet metal? Interior just needs an update to ford’s current switchgear and steering wheel along with a new seat and dash design. 
     

    I was wondering where all of the sales were happening at because I haven’t seen any edges on dealer lots around me and haven’t noticed any new ones on the road, but I’d guess it’s a big seller up north where awd is more important.

     

    standard awd, huge touchscreen, good amount of tech, and a moderately low price make it a pretty compelling option.

  6. On 3/19/2024 at 10:21 AM, Rick73 said:

    Car and Driver said it well — “My, How You've Grown”

     

    Looks great to me, particularly in blue, though I wonder if size, cost, and fuel consumption have become too close to F-150?

    You are comparing it to the wrong truck. You should really be asking what does the ranger provide that the maverick doesn’t? The interiors are very similar in size. I think the maverick even has more rear leg room than the ranger. Ranger can obviously tow more and has a bigger bed, but is that worth an extra 10k to most buyers? 

  7. I think it makes sense to have a split tailgate on large SUVs like the expedition. By splitting the tailgate in half, you now need less space to open the rear. Comes in handy if you are parallel parked, or reverse parked near a wall. Also, I’d imagine the top tailgate wouldn’t stick up as high so it would be easier to open in low garages. The downside like rmc523 said, is that it makes it harder to reach things in the back.

  8. I like it. I’m curious what will be below what we see in the picture and how the rest of the center console will look like. Comparing to the new explorer, it appears all the buttons the explorer has are present within the dash of the expedition.  With the rotary shifter now in the dash, there’s a whole lot of space they need to fill. I guess they will have the drive mode selector down there and some wireless chargers maybe.

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  9. I don’t know, I could see 2027, it’s not that far away. This picture I believe came from a car scoops article on 2/2/23. That’s over a year ago and we haven’t seen or heard much else about this. If this is supposed to come out in 2025, I would think we would have seen at least some camo covered spy pics by now.

     

    Now, I haven’t seen an article specify if this thing is supposed to come out in calendar year 2025 or MY2025, but other MY2025 vehicles have had their spy pics out for months now.
     

    Here’s my theory about BORGs comments. Maybe it was originally supposed to come out in the later half of 2025 as a 2026 model. Maybe BORGs source said it was delayed to 2027, but he actually meant MY2027. If that’s the case, the vehicle is only actually being delayed one year.

     

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  10. 1 hour ago, silvrsvt said:

    Who knows how long tax credits will be around for and if newer products will be able to get 100% of them. 

    For sure, that’s why I ask. Imo EV’s need to be cheaper than ice if they are ever going to overtake ice. Making an ev equal to essentially the top tier trim of a vehicle is still making it more expensive than the average consumer can afford. Basically, it’s not moving the needle enough, but at least it’s moving in the right direction.

  11. I’ve always liked any poster who brings us news of future product. I don’t even care if it’s not right, half the fun is the speculation and the discussion it inspires.


    I personally think it’s a good idea to delay these evs. If it was released with a questionable design, or subpar range due to old battery technology, it could be a major flop and cost ford a ton of money. Waiting on the ev market to change and battery improvements would give it the best chance to succeed.

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  12. Any updates on this? My 2017 escape 2.0 has this same issue. I’m still under 60k miles but over the 5 year on the 5yr/60k powertrain warranty. Dealer is telling me my extended warranty wont cover the engine replacement which is $8k. Are there any other actions I can take?

     

    This is now two ford’s in a row that have had major issues before or around 70k miles.

  13. 54 minutes ago, akirby said:


     

    This guy isn’t passionate about his Maverick?  Or all the other folks who follow a group called the Maverick Mafia?

     

     

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    Do you believe the fusion is a passion product? When I had one, I’d go to fusion websites and you’d see people doing the same thing, customizing the interior, spending thousands to do Mondeo headlight swaps, upgrading the sound system, etc. Google any car model and you will find a forum of people discussing it. The honda civic is the definition of commodity vehicle, and is about as boring as can be, yet it had more people customizing it than the maverick will ever have. Just because a few people are passionate about a vehicle does not make the vehicle itself a passion product. 

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