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If I didn't know better I'd think Ford was new to this whole car thing and they sent emissaries to sit at the feet of Musk to learn how it's done. I guess Musk forgot to show the 1st slide: "i'm just f'ing with you knuckleheads"

you're still paying for the PPF and other thing, right?

If certain posts "disappear" (my originals which I deleted and tagged some follow-ups) it was at the request of "the Man". My apologies to those effected.

I don't. And a friendly squirrel in my parent's yard is the one who was passing me secret post-its under the screen door.

the 2PM EST broadcast is unfortunately dealer GM-eyes-only and behind closed doors. so one guy will text stuff to a salesman and he'll text me and I guess I'll "live blog" it here. :)

can't leak what doesn't exist. :) Or the threat of termination with prejudice actually has some teeth to it, when valuable people like engineers are getting the heave-ho. What is the value of a marketing position compared to those with actually useful skills?

just to play devil's advocate, what was the rationale behind the Camaro SS/1LE being sullied with the A10 option after 2 years then? Sure GM's A10 is considerably better tuned than Ford's... Its because Drivers are all but extinct and since they haven't taught stick in driving schools for 30+...

I asked Jason if they'd be willing to have a 'viewing' party at Ourisman.

No design engineer should be allowed to design anything without no less than 6 months of hands-on line maintenance first with existing product, and 3 months "refresher" every 2 years. And they also get to be the first to wrangle their own creations on the line. CAD was the "worst" invention of...

certain strata are for sure. I think I could make a credible case for NOT using tablets for no other reason than to break the ingrained grip of the tablet-addicted to constantly watch the things. Does Ford really think that if you're the kind of person who has a tablet glued to their hand that...

I only have about 40 minutes of gentle seat time in the Mach1 but yes it sure struck me as having all the same pathologies as the GT/EB.

Ford does a LOVELY job with the A10. As long as it's mated to an F150. There is nothing wrong with the trans. It's the RETARDS in the Mustang division that's chose to make the shift behavior so unbelievably bad.

get it in writing. on letterhead and countersigned by the GM There is nothing about "be fast". WHEN the order books open we will all know. And if your dealer has a brain they'll call you to get the process kicked off.

The guaranteed way to make a late project be later and fail is to put more resources against it. :)

anyone rolling negative equity has rocks WRT financial acumen. As they say, "if you find yourself in a hole, first stop digging"

not when the cost to borrow is 6+ percent unless they're rolling out to 7yrs. Sure, there are people who will still buy at those terms but it's hella fewer than would buy at 2% for 5 or 6 years. The Mustang is very impractical to own just from a seating or cargo perspective let alone the...

I'm just waiting for the chorus of serious reflective problems and sunglare wiping out the displays just like the current car's little info screen gets when the sun hits the ledge just right. I put some loose-weave black felt on the ledge to essentially fix the problem, but whaddya going to do...

because the car industry is just monkey see, monkey do. Like 'tech' and 'fashion' or 'cosmetics' and 'pharma' they are scrambling like mad to find the next big 'bang' that will entice buyers to part with their money. It's never acceptable to leave something that works, the hell alone. It's the...

well, they glorify the act of original sin and the downfall of mankind, so ... The alternative is I guess Apple == eating from the tree of Knowledge, consequences be damned. In an ironic twist they imprison their users within the walled garden of their centrally-imposed ecosystem, while "Don't...

technically true - but the cognitive 'break' needed to deal with a properly sized and placed button is measured in milliseconds vs a UI and touch-screen button is an easy 100x. Yes I can pick my nose at 75mph and while admiring the booger ass-pack the guy ahead of me who dropped anchor, because...