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To: chrisser

They’ll be giving F150s away... (LOL).

Once the dealers admit the party is over, the manufacturers will be pushing out 15k-20k off MSRP incentives. A 40k truck at 6% is entirly diffrent to me than a 60k. Profits and losses for the automakers will average out 2018-2024 to a near profitless business like 2012-2018.

If the SUV/Truck companies get their act together, standarize on a common electric core in drive and batery control of near ISO standard parts they can offer a ton of models and make money from value add again. There is no reason for 12 versions of motor controllers. I would love to order a 3d printed 2037chevy on electric frame 23 with the sporty roll hoop option B and spend money on what affects me most, seats, chrome, wheels and tires while on autodrive.

And for sake of the consumers budget, make the infotainment dock a standard connector again. I just want a 14 inch tablet with bluetooth on a standard stalk instead of a 10k must have option. The number of issues with 5 year old google/carplay on factory setups is insane. One could just have physical buttons and the car be car again for 300 bucks.


22 posted on 02/04/2023 8:27:43 AM PST by protoconservative (Been Conservative Before You Were Born )
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To: protoconservative

You can’t price nav system options for thousands if you make it convenient for people to use Garmin, Magellan, ..., instead.


24 posted on 02/04/2023 8:41:34 AM PST by FarCenter
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