No doubt the same individual(s) that engineered the roller coaster, warped as shit at the windshield defroster ducts from the factory, POS, dash in my '19 F150....
You're not kidding. I run our corporate machine shop (we build custom automation) and we've gotten to the point of stocking many common parts now because lead times would otherwise cripple projects.
Ford really seems to be losing the plot lately.
I really wanted to order a Bronco for over the last year, but one thing after another with option constraints (and QC horror stories on the forums) frustrated me to the point of ordering a new Rubicon instead. With Bronco I really had no idea...
I've already mentioned that the styling (especially interior) killed any and all interest I may have had, but lack of physical controls nailed the coffin lid on tight. I'll never buy a vehicle that's touchscreen only for HVAC and such.
Well, let me put it this way - if something catastrophic happens to my current S550, I'll be looking for another S550, a Mach 1 or GT500 garage queen. Or another '60s musclecar.
The S650 is no bueno for me in terms of styling. Zero interest.
A lot of people seem to forget that Shelby American built the original Shelby Mustangs back in the '60s from garden variety fastbacks. To which the modern Ford-built Shelbys are essentially an homage.
The '94-'95 version:
I don't see them doing a Fox-inspired wheel, but I hope they break out of the all-black doldrums that everyone is doing these days. Real sick of it.
I'm betting they all won't. Beyond that, I'll hang onto the vehicles I have as long as possible, with the hopes that touchscreen hell is a passing fad.
Um, well, keep what I have indefinitely and never buy a new Mustang again, because no physical controls for HVAC and sound system outside stupid touchscreens is a deal breaker?