Well when you speed up just about any driving video, it looks more impressive. Sorta like driving a slow car in a fast way. Doesn’t really make it any faster.

Good point. Only in some states and only by certain sales channels (licensed dealerships).

Maybe their strategy is they need to make sure there are still Bronco customers in 3 or 4 years when the demand drops off.

Definitely seems strange. Throwing out an idea....Maybe it is faster (read: cheaper) to get the new (used) recall replacement parts from a junker than it is to have the dealer do the work.

Not everyone is still operating at pre-pandemic pricing. The dealer I bought a new vehicle from 4 years ago is offering to buy back my wife’s SUV for “up to” pre-pandemic trade-in value.

The one dealership that I’ve seen maintain a packed sales lot is CarMax. I don’t know where on the price scale they are paying to fill the lots, but around here the prices are, “We got cars and we know no one else has them” pricing. They are sort of the lot of last resort around here.

If this had been Antifa or BLM, half the bridge would have been destroyed and the other half made into an autonomous zone. Then after a month or two, the Liberal powers that be will have gotten all the publicity that can be milked and cleared out the area.

A missing file extension is all it takes to cause the CMU to fry itself?  Seems like a lot of fail-safe checkpoints were missed in the creation of those infotainment systems. Probably could have been averted by multiple design groups from the software teams to the hardware engineers.

OMG! That is just the last recall. I know Hyundai and Kia supporters don’t like to think back too far and you can argue easily that quality has improved, but still. There is a history of just the sort of things I outlined. Seems certain manufacturers have persisting failure themes and these two manufacturers have some…

Styling, performance, features and pricing are good. It is the basics that are killing them. Fuel system fires, electrical fires and engines seizing up. All things that result in big headaches for vehicle owners and are sure fire (pun intended) ways of losing repeat buyers.

Used to be dealers and manufacturers would use fear to keep you from servicing your own equipment.

Second the “Adpot a Rescue”. My Staffy mix is super sweet and loves adults and kids alike. Even likes small dogs if they are friendly, but gets all sorts of bent out of shape if small dogs go all fangs-out with her.

Two thoughts.

There are very few cars that I would place in the “Rather Drive A Yugo” category. Chevette is one of those.

This has generally be a known thing for 20 years.

Took 72 days to get my title when I bought a used Honda from a local Audi dealer in TX. Legally they have 30 days. I contacted dealership on day 67 that I had consulted with the State about my options and how to file a complaint. Bada bing! They suddenly got the re-issued* title signed off by the previous owner (now…

Nahh, me thinks it was probably a 25ft party boat with 40 clubbers going to a night out in Miami. /s

The Bronco Raptor is too tall and too wide for its own assembly line, so it may be best to avoid parking next to one in a parking lot.

There is probably some innovation program at play and you don’t get awards for existing solutions.

I doubt it. Ford or any company will limit sales to prevent loses on more profitable models if the bottom line says so.