MichaelP90DL
Active Member
Hey. Are you gonna go see the upcoming movie "Ford vs. Ferrari"? I am. Looks like a whole lot of fun.First On Race Day
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MichaelP90DL
Active Member
Huh. Cool. So the fella with both a diesel Ford truck and a Model 3 can coal roll his own Tesla.
Ha. Its equipped with its emissions system and always will be.
MichaelP90DL
Active Member
Thunder7ga
Member
Ford dealers going to resist electric vehicles? Not true. My local dealership is in the process of installing two charging stations, training and certifying a number of mechanics to work on the various upcoming electric vehicles including the F-150. Offering free two year charging to owners. Will see what the future brings including he soon to be revealed new Mach E.
boriszima
Member
It will be great to see Crossover segment have BEV options. Here Tesla has more experience building electric cars but Ford is a bigger company. Both could have their own advantages. Lets see whats the range will be first on the Ford
Glad my X has Bioweapon Defense mode for when being stuck behind such vehicles in traffic.
I love seeing other brands coming out with EV options, but why give away free charging? Almost like saying, we will give you free money to try our inferior cars lol Tesla done the free supercharging because they are initiating an EV movement but I feel in 2019, the ball is rolling and Ford could save a bunch of money by not offering this deal just to sell a couple more cars to claim "they beat Tesla".
Uncle Paul
Well-Known Member
not saying Tesla doesn't necessary do this type of advertising but traditional dealers definitely do. Seen plenty of "ONLY $299 a month!" then go into details "...plus $4500 customer cash, tax and title excludes" blah blah. I am very curious on their price point $40,000-$60,000 what it actually lands at in buyers hand. Volvo polestar 2 was supposed to be cheaper too.
MichaelP90DL
Active Member
You reminded me of a California car dealer named Cal Worthington. His TV commercials were famous ("Here's Cal Worthington and his dog Spot" -- which might be a dog, or a lion or a chimp or a pig), and as the camera followed him down rows of cars, he'd talk about the low, low payment, but the fine print was a crack up. To get those cheap payments, you'd have to put down half the cost of the car. What a character.not saying Tesla doesn't necessary do this type of advertising but traditional dealers definitely do. Seen plenty of "ONLY $299 a month!" then go into details "...plus $4500 customer cash, tax and title excludes" blah blah. I am very curious on their price point $40,000-$60,000 what it actually lands at in buyers hand. Volvo polestar 2 was supposed to be cheaper too.
Zishan
Member
Personally, I had always wished Ford would have come out with a Mustang sedan, gran coupe style. Something low, wide, and sleek....with 4 doors. That would be something interesting...IMHO.
But as America has shown, people are gravitating towards SUV's hence everyone moving towards those. Look forward to seeing this Mustang suv, but that just sounds weird to me.
The mustang was always a "muscle" "car," so naming an "electric" "SUV" Mustang seems strange.
But as America has shown, people are gravitating towards SUV's hence everyone moving towards those. Look forward to seeing this Mustang suv, but that just sounds weird to me.
The mustang was always a "muscle" "car," so naming an "electric" "SUV" Mustang seems strange.
MichaelP90DL
Active Member
They're just trying to capitalize on the name to make sales. Bend some sheetmetal the right way and they might get away with it.
We saw it Friday night. Great movie. And relevant to this thread. If the Mustang GTE is being overseen by the equivalent of the Ford VP yes man in the movie, Ford is doomed. But if they find a rebel type engineer/manager and empower them, it could be a great thing. I’m not counting them out..yet.
