I walked many miles just changing the TV station on command.  And we only had 3 channels, sometimes 4 if the weather was perfect!

That is bazaar....    

I like it.

Just did a mock build in the order system, practically giggling the entire time. I basically built the one that was at the Chicago Auto Show. Teal accent/caliper package explains the funky colored calipers. Clocked in a touch north of $158K.

Back in the 90s my wife's grandmother had a Curtis Mathes console tv that died at least once a year.  I asked her why she kept buying them instead of a new mitsubishi.  She said because they'll come to her house to fix it.  I said but if you buy a mitsubishi chances are it will never break in the first place.  That possibility never occurred to her.

The tail lights on our Polaris Ranger are the same way.   I originally wanted a Commander, but we're in and out a lot doing stuff around our property, and I think the bucket seats would have been a pain.  Plus, we opted to go with full cab, heat, and A/C for drives down our gravel country roads.  I wish we could license ours for legal driving on the highway.  Thankfully the cops around here don't care much, as long as you are being respectful.

When I hear "System 3"...I think of this....  

Holy crap, that article is impossible to follow. What a mess.

Remember, when the downsizing of 1979 to 1980 happened, it was not Earth-shattering, it was more incremental in terms of size...but it was notable.     ADD ON: Maybe a unicast frame to make it stronger yet lighter? 

As someone who uses a '24 F150, I just hope that the overall height and bed floor height get a bit lower. The bed floor height of my '24 is higher that that of a friends '94 F250. As someone who uses it as a truck, getting into and out of the bed, and loading and unloading equipment and cargo gets more difficult with each generation. And get the price down too.