I still don't understand how it's not the dealer's responsibility to give them a new one...

You're better off buying the fuel sipper and renting a pickup from your local rental agency when you need a pickup.

Or you could just not buy the stupid F150 and get something sensible instead. Seriously, I'd bet that 90 percent of truck owners in America would do just as well with some small diesel crossover that's twice as efficient, nearly as practical, and won't case your eyes to bleed or your neighbours to assume that you have…

Just merely producing a new car will produce more emissions than an old one will let out over the course of its lifetime.

Yeah, I got that... but everything that's not a truck is, and has been for some time, far better (at saving fuel) than a truck. The Prius, by Gal/500mi specs, uses almost 3x less fuel than the new F-150. So what's the point? Why does it have to be a competition between two things that are vastly different? Both the…

Hmmdon't know... I just see too much Audi in there.

The verdict from this VAG fanboy: meh. Front end treatment looks like a Ford Flex...and that's not a compliment. Back to the drawing board, VW. I liked the Toureg better, frankly.

Not being snarky, but do you have kids? I can't imagine forgetting that my daughters were strapped into their seats, I love them so, even when they are driving me nutzo.

Not sure what exactly you're making assumptions about, but I am a parent. Were I not familiar with the responsibilities and priorities that (damn well should) dominate an adult's life once they are responsible for a child, I would have kept my mouth shut.
Since there seems to be a problem with reading comprehension…

If you cannot separate your children (important) from a task (mundane) you should be sterilised before you do any more harm to our collective gene pool.

When we are performing mundane, every day tasks, our brain tends to switch to a sort of "autopilot". The reptilian (so to speak) part of our brain takes over and performs these tasks without really our full participation. This happens a lot with driving. Ever turn into your driveway after your commute and think "wait.…

No shit. It's a kid, it's your kid.... FUCKING REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE IN THE BACK SEAT.......

It's the way of the world. Idiots exist and then we have to invent ways to coddle them, or prevent their mayhem.

This dealer is an asshole, but for anyone stretching their budget to buy their fantasy car I highly recommend GAP and new car replacement coverage. They would be in the same boat if some idiot hit them. The law only requires the person at fault to cover the actual (depreciated) cost if the car gets totaled, not the…

Once again a miss, not a hit, since any parent presumed conscientious enough to buy/use this are already conscientious enough to not need it.

The dealership doesn't owe them a new car. The dealership (or its insurance company) owes them what the old car was worth when they handed it over. The couple needs to just demand that and forget a replacement car that will minimize the dealer's cost anyway.

Some Ford dealer should jump on this. Give them a brand new GT500 for whatever their insurance paid for the ZL1. If they agree to be used in advertising of course. Run that ad 24x7 in that area.

Roll cage with halo bar is the difference between walking away and being Paul Walker.

The girl in the passenger seat was obviously helping him steer.

Hey, if it makes him happy, why not?