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Didn’t choose the Y, chose model 3 over model y as range was more important than capacity. I have Mav for that.

And as of today they get the 7500 tax credit and in my state an additional 3500.tax credit on the model Y. The model Y was the best selling car world wide and the fifth in the US. Around me there are 5 Super Charger sites within 5 miles of my house. While the NACS adaptor and eventual conversion to NACS will help, closing the cost gap and the source of the battery materials will be more important . The funny thing is that after the the tax credit and trade in, my out of pocket for the Maverick and the Model 3 were the same. I was considering the LR MME but the out of pocket difference was deciding factor. With home charging the need for the super charger network is a nice to have for long trips. In the three months I have had my Tesla, I have used a Super Charger twice. I will use it more this summer when we go to Maine for the Weekend but will perform most of the charging in my garage

I love driving my Model 3, the most fun I have had driving a car since I was 16 driving around in a 67 Cadillac deville convertible. I think the media is over playing the hate for EVs. As has been stated many times, the biggest hurdle is the cost.

Agreed, I bought the model 3 LR because it was hard to argue with the 11,000 tax benefit, 7500 feds, 3500 Massachusetts. A great trade in offer for 9 year old Audi and the online buying process made this the most painless car buying experience since I purchased my first new car back in the 1980s. Looked at the Mach e, the Hyundai’s, Kia’s among others and nothing even came close for a plus 300 mile range vehicle from range and cost perspective. The vaporware cars such as the Pear or model 2 may fit the bill but I was looking to get an EV before I retire early next year. Between the Maverick for hauling stuff and towing the boat and Model 3 for kicking around town or driving to Maine on the weekends, we are pretty well covered.

Same as here. Just ordered a long range mode 3. Would like to have ordered a Mach E but the cost after incentives and trade in of 9:year old Audi would have been around 15,000 more to get a car with similar range. I evaluated the final cost of all similar range EV’s and nothing from VW, Kia, Hyundai, Chevy came close for 300 mile plus range vehicles. So far the buying experience has been painless, the user experience on the website exemplary.

Do you mean a Bluetooth thumb drive to connect to a cell phone for apple play, Works great in the Maverick.

While in the Azores two weeks ago saw my first raptor ranger in the wild. The Azores had more pick ups on the roads than cars it seemed. Very agricultural based economy with lots of small pick ups, mostly Mitsubishi, The Raptor really stood out in that field, pun intended.

Broadcast anything (am, fm, tv) could disappear tomorrow and I wouldn’t notice. But Take away the internet and cellular and I would be lost. I am in my 6th decade and grew up with broadcast media but have no use for broadcast media now. Hell I don’t even know if the CD players in my cars still work. I live in an area of the country with great 5G coverage and take fast cellular internet for granted. I don’t think my daughters have ever listed to AM in their lives. I am waiting for the day they remove the 12 volt power source ( cigarette lighter hole) and just have more USB outlets, another archaic holdover that takes up space.

Saw the New redesigned shortage on way home from Maine and nearly gagged. Way over the top, can see this looking for dated very fast.

How can this a be new car design, the grille is not stupidly oversized

Here is a crazy idea, did you look in England for Kuga shocks, I saw them listed on the ford parts website. It might cost you to ship them here from the uk,

https://www.autoblog.com/2022/03/10/ford-mustang-gt350-mule-spy-photos/ what is that really large scoop on that mustang? Any guesses

You do realize petroleum products are a worldwide commodity, right! Domestic prices reflect worldwide supply and demand. When supply was plentiful and demand lower price goes down , as demand increased , supply becoming limited, price when. Elections impact, none

The way price of gas have shot up, diesel might be looking better to some.

Not that I am in the market for an explorer but I hope we don’t get that overly large grill. Will this trend of overly large grills only end we we go electric.

I for one plan to replace my Escape with a Maverick. Would have liked a bronco sport but I still have to tow a boat twice a year so the inferior towing capacity made it a no go. My wife didn’t appreciate the ride height of the regular Bronco, and to be honest the fuel economy numbers on the full size Bronco didn’t impress me since. I could be wrong but I believe the Maverick may have a sweet spot in the Maverick. If only they hade enough parts build at a rate to meet demand. The day to day practicality of the Maverick, fuel economy and price point point to long term success as long as they don’t screw it up by messing with the value proposition.

It is shame that the Bronco sport wasn’t the design put into KC and escape to Mexico. Better match of supply and demand.

That why I ordered mine, tomorrow is the day emails go out for next builds, fingers crossed but think it’s a summer time delivery at the earliest for me.

Not seen that in practice, I have seen knowledge jobs migrate to the source of the knowledge, university centers. Putting a manufacturing plant in the middle of a cornfield is not a big draw for siting a research/lab center. It all about the workforce you are trying to recruit. I run a group of pharma tech consultants, all remote but located in big bio/pharma tech centers. Nobody can predict the future but if things go south, people want to know they can get new job and not be tied to a position with no options. In the last 20 years most of the major pharma moved R/D facilities Boston/Cambridge. Why, for tax breaks, no. For the talent pool.

Any the race to bottom continues

I bet the Maverick would have great appeal to Australians as well as they don’t have replacement for the unibody falcon based trucklets. Due to how they rate towing capacity in the EU, the hybrid might have a found a home with caravan crowd with its great form factor for outdoor activities. By the time they could the Maverick set up right hand driving and those EU regs the likely next gen electric version would be hard on its heels making those investments a poor use of capital. I have been led to believe the Maverick was a fast tract project and most likely highly focused on the truck market Ford NA new best. Random thoughts by someone waiting patiently for a build date for a velocity 2.0 l lariat with lux package, towing and moonroof.

My wife and I we’re looking over the weekend for something to replace the Escape. We considered both but decided the Maverick was a better choice for our situation. Found several dealers willing to accept MSRP without adm and went with the one who wasn’t requiring me to make the pilgrimage to dealership to put in the order. Funny, saw plenty of Broncos at the dealerships with stupid high ADM but not a single Maverick to be seen. The hybrid was never play for us in that we needed the 4k towing capability, just as well since those books are closed till August.

Personally I would like BS with the towing capacity of the Maverick. I know they can’t build every niche vehicle, this is a wish, not a criticism. When it comes time to replace the escape the Maverick will do just fine, if I can find one ( lol).

Cold fusion anyone?

I owned the first iteration of the Edge with the v6 and the 2015 escape. 2.0 liter eco boost. The escape pulls my 19 ft center consul Eastern so much more comfortably then the edge ever did even thought they had the same tow rating. The edge was the superior highway travel cruiser but we rarely needed that function. On trips to our summer house in Maine the escape also delivered the fuel economy. If the interior of the new escape is indeed improved what role does the Edge occupy that can’t be filled with the escape or explorer?