Dropped off my truck for service this morning. Went to the showroom to see what they had. A couple of Broncos, a Super Duty and this Raptor. It was all I could do to keep from laughing louder than I did. Didn't matter anyway because no sales reps were on the floor because it was too early...
Then look what happened to them.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-sues-claiming-car-dealer-225319793.html
Family sues, claiming car dealer added roughly $40,000 to price, forged their names
A family is suing a south Charlotte car dealership claiming they had a deal in writing but that the...
This has probably already been asked and answered so apologies if this is a repeat.
So after getting Alexa yesterday and activating her I noticed something under Connected Services - Streaming, Stating that if I want to use Ford Streaming which I assume is only via Alexa, they want $10 a...
Just ordered a 17in laptop. Does anyone know how well it will or will not fit using the foldable tray table? I read somewhere that it accommodates 15in laptops with no issues. Hoping the 17in will be ok, If not, oh well, not the end of the world I suppose. TIA
Ford recalls pickups, cars to fix cloudy rear camera lens
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 277,000 pickup trucks and cars in the U.S. because the rear view camera lens can get cloudy and reduce visibility for the driver.
The recall covers certain F-250, 350 and 450 trucks as well as...
Was playing around in the XP Plan builder and noticed the destination charge is now $1,795. Don't know when this went into effect. Did a forum search and didn't find anything about it. Since 22MY orders are no longer accepted I guess it's the first price increase we'll see for 23MY. Then again...
Here's some good info I'd thought I'd share from US News & World Report. It's presented in a slideshow format thus the link.
https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/f-150-vs-f-250
Sorry, had some difficulties with this posting and was unable to delete it. If you want to to read the article try clicking the link.
https://www.axios.com/the-cold-hard-truth-about-electric-vehicles-in-winter-c6e35798-92c5-4ef2-9a67-029a693436dc.html
Just want to remind everyone today January 4 is the final day to purchase the Protect/ESP & Premium Maintenance Plans at current prices!
Tomorrow Jan 5 prices will increase!
Contact these sellers for lowest online price quotes or you local dealer. There may be other online sellers but these...
Ford F-150 Supercharger Kit Ups 5.0L V-8 to 700 HP
If you don't want to wait for the upcoming Raptor R, a Whipple supercharger kit will soon be available from Ford Performance Parts for the naturally aspirated V-8.
In case you haven't heard, Ford will soon debut a 700-plus-hp F-150 Raptor R...
The Major Problem With EVs No One Is Talking About
By Irina Slav - Sep 07, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Major-Problem-With-EVs-No-One-Is-Talking-About.html
When GM earlier this year started recalling Bolts, it issued a warning to owners of the EV: don’t...
https://www.motor1.com/news/526367/2021-shelby-f150-super-snake/
2021 Shelby F-150 Super Snake Four-Door Has 775 HP, Costs $113,680
Aug 12, 2021 at 6:44pm ET
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By: Christopher Smith
A two-door Super Snake Sport with the same power is available for just under $100,000.
Fans of flashy...
Dingell, reps say Senate bill 'falls far short' on EV charging infrastructure
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/10/dingell-reps-say-bipartisan-senate-bill-falls-far-short-ev-charging-infrastructure/5558294001/
Melissa Nann Burke
The Detroit News
Washington — U.S. Rep...
Ford Moving toward Build-to-Order, Away from Packed Dealer Lots
'I know we're wasting money on incentives,' says CEO Jim Farley, acknowledging the way people buy cars and trucks is changing.
BY SEBASTIAN BLANCO
JUL 31, 2021
Car & Driver...
Full Story with video here: https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/ford-electric-vehicle-battery-facility-michigan
The 270,000-square-foot facility will open in Romulus, Michigan, next year and house up to 200 engineers, researchers, purchasing and finance leaders
By Lucas Manfredi FOXBusiness...
Ford, Argo AI team with Lyft to launch self-driving robotaxi service in Miami, Austin
Jordyn Grzelewski
The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. and Argo AI will launch a limited robotaxi service on ride-sharing company Lyft's platform beginning later this year, the companies announced Wednesday.
The...
Future Cars: 2022 Ford F-150 Raptor R Gets a Supercharged V-8 Power Boost
Watch your back, Ram TRX.
frankmarkus Author
Jul 12, 2021
WHAT IT IS: Ford's answer to the supercharged Ram 1500 TRX. It arrives a year-plus late, which suggests the Hellcat-powered Ram caught the Ford F-150 Raptor...
Ford sales fall 27% in June amid lingering chip shortage, tightening inventories
The Detroit News
Jordyn Grzelewski
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2021/07/02/ford-sales-fall-27-june-lingering-chip-shortage/7839245002/
Amid a lingering semiconductor chip shortage that...
Ford cuts production at 8 factories amid semiconductor chip shortage, alerts UAW
Phoebe Wall Howard
Detroit Free Press
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/06/30/ford-semiconductor-chip-shortage-plant-production/7811355002/
Amid an already dramatic vehicle shortage and dealer...
https://www.freep.com/story/weather/2021/06/25/metro-detroit-weather-forecast-rain-flooding/5343033001/
Certainly hate to be the bearer of bad news but this doesn't sound good for all of the Ramp59 trucks.
7 days of rain could bring flooding to metro Detroit
Emma Stein
Detroit Free Press
Grab...