LOL...that should be a new thread....or perhaps its own Forum :)
You're kinda difficult to figure out...your sig photo is 4-door...but you seem to come to your senses in the script & claim the stork is bringing you a 2-door. I'll write-off your apparent confusion to the fact you've yet to...
Since Ford totally knows which VINs have valves from the supplier in question...and Ford remains tighter than a frog's asshole, do y'all think implosion potential is heavily influenced driving style, or break in?
I'd rank your point in the 'top 5' - but I think #1 is unrealistic expectations. The delta between cost of a loaf of bread in 1970 vs. 2022 is significant...but middle class 'lifestyle' differences are ginormous.
amen to that (obviously aside from 2.7l valves). I'm vintage 1948 - I promise you driving around in the 60s -70s, you didn't go 5 miles without seeing some car stranded on the side of the road.
The same article I quoted in the opening said the chip shortage has prompted automakers to funnel chips into their high-end vehicles to get the biggest return they can.
Of course, Ford has pretty much exited that segment....determining I guess, it has become commoditized (price-driven) and...
Auto makers continuously showcase new goodies to regulators and are totally complicit in all these fluff requirements.
This industry is ripe for disruption - not only in the distribution end, but the product itself.
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