I have a Continental with the 2.7T and have had almost no issues so far (currently at 50K miles) other than having all four electric door handles replaced under warranty (some handles started working intermittently, LED lights were burning out--apparently there was a recall for them). I would be more worried about electronics (door handles, rear sunshade, panoramic glass roof motor, rear taillight bar, etc.) than I would the engine. I'm on a Continental FB group and it's generally recommended to get an extended warranty through Ford because when some of the electronic things fail, it can get very expensive.
You can contact guides from this Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourguidesandtourmanagers/ I have seen plenty of tour guides on that group.
I was disappointed they didn't keep an investment in Rivian and that the Lincoln that they were developing together never saw the light of day.
Lucid will never happen. Sedans are to Ford what crosses are to vampires. Besides you'd have the Saudi royal family to deal with.
I’d really like to see ford bring back the functionality of sync that my fusion had back in the days. Being able to control the AC and the radio from the steering wheel without having to take your eyes off the road at all was great. I’d be ok with no physical buttons if I had that ability.
Volume is on the steering wheel and with auto climate you really don’t have to adjust it very much. Given a choice I would take physical buttons but even with those you still have to glance at it. It’s really not a big issue if you don’t have to go through menus.
But the platforms don’t have to be different. C2 is a great example. CD3 and 4, D2, C1 and all its variants in different countries were a complete waste as has now been proven by C2 with three drivetrains. You can still do different tophats and other cosmetic changes but you need a high volume low cost platform to start with and that means make it once and use it everywhere.
5G Ranger would have been better off if had been designed for US markets originally. And for Bronco. And they could have done a lot more with CD6.
Meanwhile Toyota just keeps rolling out Camrys and Corollas and Tacomas with the same platforms as 20 years ago just with minor updates and a few new bits here and there and new tophats. Their platform costs must be minuscule. And it works.
I have a 2012 F250 and was thinking about replacing the seats as they are old and worn out. I would love to replace them with new factory seats but as those are discontinued. I am not able to find any seats for my truck that are much better than mine. I have however been able to find 2018-2022 seats. Does anyone know if it is possible to swap the 2018-2022 seats into the 2012 truck? And if so what all would it take? Also, the truck does have a center console.
Tried searching to see if this has already been discussed but search results yielded 20,000 hits. I’m looking for contact information for somebody in Labor Relations at the Glass House. The only result Google supplied was the main 800#.
I am a current Ford employee. While working on my ancestry, I discovered that my Grandfather worked for Ford prior to WWII (his draft card listed employer as Ford Motor Company). I only knew that he retired from Chrysler Dodge Main. I would love to find out which Plant he worked at and in what capacity? He passed way in 1994 and my father wasn’t even aware that he worked for Ford either.
Can anybody point me in the right direction? Thanks!
A screen doesn't give you any feedback and you have to take your eyes off the road. What Ford should do is innovate like Xiaomi and add attachable physical controls that connect to the screen. People that want them could easily purchase it as an accessory through the dealership.
https://insideevs.com/news/713044/xiaomi-docking-buttons-screen/
IMO, physical controls on Lincolns should be standard - at least the main ones such as volume, temp, fan speed, etc. There is a new Bugatti that is going almost exclusively back to analog. Not sure how much staying power Tesla-style minimalism (aka cost cutting) has in the luxury segment.