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Old 12-19-2023, 05:55 PM   #4981
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Steering wheel peeling after 3 years? That's some quality build, Ford.
Ugh, every ford I take on trade, and every Ford I have owned have steering wheel issues after a few years.

Some of them I'll get CR techniques to fix if their bad enough... you'd be surprised how cheap an OEM wheel is for domestic cars sometimes. Not always, but if it's a run'o'the'mill XLT or something, not a GT500 or Raptor they are usually a few hundred bucks. Repairing them only tends to last a year or so at best before they start re-peeling.
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Old 12-19-2023, 10:58 PM   #4982
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So basically like government department budgets? Spend your entire budget even if you would come in lower this year. Otherwise they might cut you back to something reasonable or lower next year. It's a game!

Free staplers (and other nonsense) for everybody!
I know (think?) you're joking, but it's not really the same.

In the case of the car business (and any business with outside investors), all business decisions essentially boil down to one thing: growth.

If I sold 100 cars last quarter, all I really need is to sell 101 cars this quarter, even if I could sell 105... Instead, I'll save some of those sales, so I can sell at least 102 cars next quarter.

Again, sucks if you're waiting for your car, but really it's just business as usual.
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Old 12-20-2023, 11:25 AM   #4983
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Russia to build an EV. Spoilered to protect your eyes.
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https://www.theautopian.com/russia-u...ooks-so-awful/


I wonder if it sits so high because it's just got a floor of lead acid batteries? The frunk doesn't look accessible.
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Old 12-20-2023, 11:31 AM   #4984
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Yikes. I guess, at this point, what's one more war crime?
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Old 12-20-2023, 12:52 PM   #4986
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Russia to build an EV. Spoilered to protect your eyes.
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https://www.theautopian.com/russia-u...ooks-so-awful/


I wonder if it sits so high because it's just got a floor of lead acid batteries? The frunk doesn't look accessible.
Why isn't the caption, "Please kill me"?

That thing looks like a Fiat Multipla merged with Renault Avantime and then they decided that back windows weren't necessary. Yikes.

And what the hell are those things on the side? A failed attempt at beauty marks?
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Old 12-20-2023, 12:54 PM   #4987
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Why isn't the caption, "Please kill me"?

That thing looks like a Fiat Multipla merged with Renault Avantime and then they decided that back windows weren't necessary. Yikes.

And what the hell are those things on the side? A failed attempt at beauty marks?
Potato ports. It runs on potato batteries, so you just pop them in.
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Old 12-20-2023, 01:21 PM   #4988
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Potato ports. It runs on potato batteries, so you just pop them in.
Whatever they are, apparently they aren't on the drivers side when you look at the pics in the article.
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Old 12-20-2023, 01:38 PM   #4989
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Well ya, the driver's gotta drive. The passenger can step out onto the convenient step, and plop them in as needed. There are no windows in the back, because it's full of potato.
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Why isn't the caption, "Please kill me"?

That thing looks like a Fiat Multipla merged with Renault Avantime and then they decided that back windows weren't necessary. Yikes.

And what the hell are those things on the side? A failed attempt at beauty marks?
Glory hole.
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Old 12-20-2023, 08:28 PM   #4991
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Potato ports. It runs on potato batteries, so you just pop them in.
Knowing Russian tech, it'll either not run at all, or run directly into a hospital.
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Old 12-20-2023, 08:30 PM   #4992
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I wonder if it sits so high because it's just got a floor of lead acid batteries? The frunk doesn't look accessible.
Ahahahahahahaha!!!!!

Oh yeah...people are going to be lining up for that bitch! Haahahaha!!!
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Old 12-20-2023, 11:11 PM   #4993
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Suddenly the Cybertruck makes so much sense!
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Old 12-20-2023, 11:53 PM   #4994
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It's really the EV and 2023 equivalent of a Lada. But hey it can help make Canada's target of 20% Evs in 2 years.
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My new wheels only in Phytonic Blue… too dirty to post pics during the winter


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My new wheels only in Phytonic Blue… too dirty to post pics during the winter


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Way to take the heat off that Russian EV!
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The pig snouts drive bimmer fans crazy.

Personally I think it's fine on the M4 but they don't do SUVs any favors.
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Here’s an image from my iX on the day I picked it up. I have the winter wheel and tire set on today, but these are the summer 22s


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