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Could it be that since the PB U Haul has a longer box, it requires a longer wheelbase that Ford does not offer?

Having been on the supplier side with Ford as a customer, they were about the worst to deal with. With us having increasing raw material costs, they wanted very aggressive annual price cuts. With other issues, we put them on our no quote list. They still bought from us, but through a third party and often the third party would go under.

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.

And a Country Squire variant.

I am waiting.

And I am also not interested in $75,000 pickups, SUVs, ...

That is it, only the one I saw was red.

Driving through Pittsburgh yesterday, I saw something right out of the past - a Ford LCF. Those are few and far between.

From my experience the problem starts at the top, and the only way to correct it is with top down change (usually requiring a change in corporate culture). Having been on the supplier side, I do not see anything changing soon. Funny story, when Ford was doing a massive press shop modernization, all new hydraulic operated equipment was being installed in one area. There was a panic call just before startup that the hydraulic systems were malfunctioning - turns out the piping was very poorly done. Digging into how this happened, it seems that the contract for the hydraulic piping in that area was awarded to an electrical contractor due to their bid being lowest. And they had no experience in hydraulic piping, but knew how to run rigid conduit, and did a very substandard job. It looks as if this is endemic still.

No surprise to me. From working at a supplier of production equipment to Ford and the others for over 25 years, Ford was the slowest to pay invoices, the most demanding of immediate attention, and the hardest to work with, especially when it came to doing equipment service in their facilities. Service that would take a day or two in other facilities would take a week in a Ford facility due to total lack of coordination and cooperation on their part.

Just what everyone is screaming for, a Lincoln Transit Connect.

Part of less interest in having a car is the cost. Sure, the purchase cost is high, but the other costs are rising faster, and include insurance, taxes, registration, maintenance, and fuel.

It is intended for the image focused customer, not those who use it as a truck.

Never happen here. Regular cabs are on their way out except for fleet use. When I bought my '24 F 150 back in August nearest dealer that had one was 45 miles away. Nearby dealers kept telling me I needed a supercrew.

Looks like the F600