“The F-Series (1500, 2500, 3500) is compared directly to the Silverado (1500, 2500, 3500), RAM (1500, 2500, 3500) for total sales they all like to brag about.”

No. Because Ford doesn’t release separate sales figures for the class 1-3, they combine them in their sales reports. No other brand does this. So the only way to compare sales figures is to also combine. It’s long frustrated analysts and investors not to be able to gauge Ford’s level of competition in each class…

Yes and no. GM and RAM provide sales numbers by class (1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, etc) whereas Ford does not.

Ford includes their commercial vehicles (semi trucks, dump trucks, etc) like the F-450, F-550 and such in their sales figures. GM also provides a monthly breakout by model where Ford keeps that an industry secret.

You’re out of your mind. The Frontier is a beautiful truck while the Tacoma is another Toyota blob with few distinguishing characteristics.

No one thinks a living wage is communism. They just disagree on how to get there (market growth vs government induced).

That’s true of GM (2009), Chrysler/Dodge/RAM (2009, 1986), and Ford (2009).

Not sedans, but Toyota runs 10 year models on the Tacoma and a whopping 16 years on the Tundra.

MPG and emissions are not the same thing. If you are worried about peak oil, that’s another argument.

Meh. The “feature” argument is a red herring. There is mostly feature overlap in this day and age. Apple will do something new, then the market will copy. Android or an Android manufacturer will do something new, and the market will copy.

I still contend it’s not a matter of decency or manners. You are demanding their space.

The space the physical seat occupies whether inclined or reclined is the space that the person has paid for. Find a way to get your knees in a different position, pay for a bulkhead seat, or compensate the other passenger for taking their space. All of those are better options than demanding people around you give up…

“You owe me your space woman! I am a tall man!”

Amen. “You owe me your space, woman!” Drives me nuts.

I’m not saying buy first class or business. Delta will give you a bulkhead or exit row seat for $40 international if you arrange it well in advance. Or, give the person in front of you $40 if they agree to not recline. At least then you are compensating them for the reduced value of their seat that you are creating. 

I fly to Bangkok from Seattle (by way of Inchon) about once a month for work. You can book the bulkhead and exit row seats in advance for a $40 fee on Delta. You should look into this. My fares are also booked through my agency, but Delta will bill the upgrade to a personal card.

Thoughtful is accepting that the person in front of you is completely ok to recline. They paid for that seat and it’s a function of the seat. You have options to not put yourself in this circumstance.

You should compensate the person in front of you if you don’t want them to recline. You’ve diminished the value of their seat through your poor planning. $40 to not recline would seem reasonable for any flight under 8 hours

“Humph, women around me should be uncomfortable because I’m tall!” 

90% of flyers want to recline. The 10% that are above 6” don’t get to dictate the rules.