I think, going forward, every Ford and Lincoln will try to be exciting in some shame or form. Even the boring models.

Lots of choices out there with cheap, boring, unexciting Fords in the used car market. Try that first. Then try used Lincolns, there hasn't been an "exciting" Lincoln vehicle for nearly 20 years and they should be only a little more expensive than their Ford siblings when purchased used.   If you want to get your wife or kids a new vehicle from the Blue Oval using your A, X, or Z plan, 2024 Escape and 2024 Edge are two of the least exciting vehicles in the market today and have big rebates    

Not buying any more BMW motorcycles due to the poor reliability, but I've got 4 of the classic "airhead" boxer twins and an F800S vertical twin. Almost all of the repair parts come from everywhere but Germany so I'm nervous that Trump's tantrum de jour will put massive tariffs and price increases on the parts I need. Needless to say, I'm stocking up on parts!

I remember seeing the convertible marauder in Chicago.    https://blog.consumerguide.com/forgotten-concept-mercury-marauder-concept/?amp=1

https://www.thedrive.com/news/34755/the-legend-of-the-fhp-mercury-marauder-the-fastest-and-rarest-panther-of-them-all

What I'd like to know is 'why' that is not reassuring!!?? 

From Motor Trend article:   “We also recorded the range lost over the 13 miles, and each truck expended 35 miles of range driving this loop. The Chevy’s bigger battery will allow it to pull a trailer farther, but we feel trailering capability generally carries less weight because recharging while towing is such a cumbersome business. Customers frequently towing long distances should probably steer clear of electric pickups for now. For hauling a boat to and from a nearby lake? They’ll be excellent.”   A quick look at Ford F-150 site shows that towing makes up a huge part of its marketing, as is the case with all traditional trucks, and it’s difficult to imagine why Ford, Chevy, and RAM have been doing this for decades unless they though customers actually valued towing capabilities.  And now they are being asked to ignore the “cumbersomeness” of towing with EVs.  So yeah, towing must carry much less weight for BEV pickup buyers as Motor Trend implies, which probably also means market share of electric trucks will remain very small, whether Tesla, Ford, Chevy, or Rivian.   

Wish they would offer something more interesting other than those $8k "special edition" black-painted wheels and roof packages.

Yes, my post was a tongue in cheek response to Ford already having next Gen T3 BEV F150 production ready. Although it keeps getting further delayed, there’s  nothing stopping Ford from upgrading the current Lightning’s battery as an ongoing evolutionary process.    The current issue for Ford is so many unsold Lightnings in stock, the prices are too high to interest most buyers. Ford needs to get on and start moving the backlog with strong incentives, premium pricing is hurting sales.

A 50-mile radius search of my zip code shows 91 Edge's in inventory. Buy one before they're gone, like I did earlier this year.   HRG