Chromey
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45 minutes ago, ANTAUS said:
Looks like they flipped the brake controller and the backup dial. Makes that easier to reach than the current model.
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10 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said:
You probably could have just stopped there honestlyMaybe so. Figured a preemptive response would be a good idea as the pro-rotary gang would show up and tell me if I didn’t like it, then don’t buy one with it.
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Just give the steering wheel a bit of a wiggle back and forth right as you stop and before it shuts off. It’ll disable the auto shut off. Works on my 2019 f150. Tried it on some rental cars...didn’t work. Did work on a loaner Lincoln Nautilus though.
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Is that a shift lever in the console? I was under the impression that the 2021's would get a rotary dial like the Expedition. Shifting gears in a truck, for me anyway, either needs to be done with a lever coming from the floor or the steering column. Rotary dial in a car? Sure...I'm good with that. I'm just not a fan of rotary dial gear selectors in trucks.
So if I don't like a rotary dial shift selector, then why don't I just get one of the current models while I can? Well, that's just what I did! When buying a new vehicle, I've always tried to pick what I wanted from the leftovers of the previous model year. Didn't want to take a chance at the end of 2020 and not getting what I wanted in a trim level and miss out on a truck with a proper gear shift lever. So I just got a 2019 leftover KR in Stone Grey with the Chrome Package and pretty much every option there is other than rear wheel well liners and the Heavy Duty Payload Package.
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Just now, rmc523 said:
Yeah, I'm thinking it'll be F-150 (and next gen Ranger)-like in that the grille bars will extend "into" the headlight. And then maybe we'll see some sort of DRL pattern in the headlight assemblies and some in the grille that creates a circle for a modern take on that traditional look.
Spot on. I think you’re correct!
All the pent up interest in this thing and suddenly we have something tangible to look at. Now we can all go crazy speculating on what we can glean from these pictures. Fun stuff!!
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4 minutes ago, silvrsvt said:
You can hear the V6 exhaust note in this video.
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On 10/23/2019 at 9:24 AM, jcartwright99 said:
Way to beat your chest. “Obnoxiously sluggish”...interesting. So you are the guy in the electric car that acts like it’s the Indy 500.
Soooo true! Can’t tell you how many Prius drivers around here that act like they’re drag racing EVERYONE! Drives me nuts! I’m just gonna stop there as I feel a rant coming on and I really don’t want to go to that place right now. -
Interesting. I can see some potential for a flagship luxury model that is BEV only.
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Thanks for the insight on those. May have to buy one of the last ones, CPO, to bridge the gap until they decide to bring them back as I like to have one sedan, one suv and one truck in the fleet at home.
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I’ve heard everything from the Continental and MKZ being discontinued after 2020 to one or both of them showing up on the CD6 platform, presumably in 2021. Any insight on their future? Interesting to me they are doing another Coach Edition run on the Continental. Last hurrah or something to keep people interested in that car for a bit while they get the next one queued up?
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I jumped right into the owners manual to see if the Corsair had at least the same towing capabilities as the 2020 Escape. No love here.
. Not even as good as the Escape with a max towing capability of 3000 lbs. I guess the weight of the extra luxury stuff on the Corsair cuts into the GCWR enough to make up the 500 lb. difference. Oh well. Still want one of these for the wife to replace the mkC.
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On 7/25/2019 at 7:01 PM, rperez817 said:
7. All-electric Transit
Shaky ground is correct. Ford is struggling mightily to become "fit" again, and transform itself into a true 21st century company. Jim Hackett is doing his best to pull it off. But the next 12-16 months may not be a good time to invest in Ford stock.
Unless you like high dividend paying stocks, which F is. I’m not concerned at this point that they’ll cut the dividend at all or by any significant amount.
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Too bad the Build Your Own tool doesn’t do a better job of representing the colors. Better than the old way of having a paint chip printed in a brochure for sure. I thought there would be a limitation to which colors could have the Performance Package but apparently not. You can only get a black interior though on an ST. I imagine most STs will be primary colors though. Did see a Star White Platinum on the lot close to where I live. Color reminds me of the Triple Platinum White on my MKz. Pretty sharp looking at night.
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Nice to see that you can do more than just red, blue, white, black or silver. Pretty much any color available for the ST then?
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I don’t like the taller tablet screen either but I’m pretty sure you can opt for a slightly smaller horizontal unit that looks much better IMO. I might warm up to the front end over time but agree with others it just doesn’t look as good as the rest of the vehicle.
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3 hours ago, silvrsvt said:
Sounds like a modular V8 starter! I haven't been around the 2.3L starter (unless its the same as the 2L?) to tell if its different.
Sounds like the starter on the 2.3 in our MKC
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Another possibility. A push truck?
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a27795091/weird-ford-f-150-raptor-test-mule/
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I don’t see how this can be a Ranger-based Bronco mule with an F150 body on it. Especially since this is a Raptor-width body. The tracks are significantly different.
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1 minute ago, rmc523 said:
Yes I know. My point still stands. They're not all the save VEHICLE.
Starting to look that way for sure. A full-size “Bronco-Raptor” or whatever they call it is exactly what I am looking for. Retro styling or not doesn’t matter to me in the grand scheme of things. A Ranger based retro-looking Bronco to compete with a Wrangler would be ok too.
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Maybe we’ve got this all wrong.
The “leaked” images of the Maverick/Scout/Bronco-whatever, was widely assumed to be of a SUV/CUV based on an Escape sized platform and the silhouette of the larger Bronco behind the aforementioned vehicle was assumed to be based on the Ranger platform. What if the Maverick/Scout/Bronco-whatever is actually based on the Ranger and the Bronco that is represented in the silhouette is actually a full-sized F150 based vehicle? A retro styled full size v8 Bronco would truly be a B__ A__ King Kong Beast that would blow everything else away. Nothing else like it anywhere. Probably cost $70k...but may well be worth it!
Yah, I know. I’m crazy. But crazy is fun sometimes. ?
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1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said:
At the very least I would like to see the pop up window like the old BOF Explorer, but I agree for convenience the power retractable window is preferable
The new Expeditions have them so maybe there’s a chance.
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10 minutes ago, mackinaw said:
I have them on my 1994 F-150. Slide open the back window, open a vent window, and enjoy the fresh air.
Yup. Do that in my ‘96 all the time!
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3 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said:
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Lol. In all seriousness though, if you guys in the know say it’s going to look right and have some retro-style going on w/o being overdone then I’m good with it. I do think vent windows on the doors and wipers at the top of the window frame would be pretty cool to see on the final product.
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Task for today/ F150
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