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Ya I know this is not the right forum. But we have opinions.


I can't call it a true truck but I like it. I'm weird.


I also think if Ford turned out a basic truck at a cheap price (25-30k) it'd sell well. no fancy electronics and a bit of power with a new multi-geared modern speed transmission. Lot of dudes want a basic crawler. I can actually open a tailgate, I don't need assistance. :)



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I look at that thing and my first reaction is to think they are pulling our leg. They can't be serious.

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Russ people hated the delorean too (I'd like to own a delorean). It's different. Not a true truck with a bed. But can pull stuff. Better looking then the K car or the Chevy Aztec.

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Right forum or not is for individuals to decide. My opinion is in the future this technology will prevail. I also completely agree that if Ford, (or other manufacturerers) produced a basic truck/car without all the computerized doodads at a reasonable price they would make a killing. Agreed, I can open my own tailgait...etc. In my experience so far in the electronic age if it is electronic is doomed to fail, sooner rather than later. History repeats itself in some ways, given the technology of an era failures have always occured. That is why we still tinker with our old cars.I welcome divergent opinions regarding technology on this thread even if it doesn't fit EFV8 diagnostics/etc. Afterall, when you're green you grow, when you're ripe you rot.

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Ridiculous, talk about this POS somewhere else without polluting this site

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I agree with Tinker, Ford needs to build a work truck for people who can afford it !

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Had my F-250 for 17 years. No floor mats, no power locks or windows, vinyl seat. Replaced the battery a couple of times and the fuel pump after 16 years. I did add cruise control to it. The truck I replaced it with actually annoys me with all of the electronic "stuff." I do like the electric adjustable side mirrors. When I bought it, I was treated to a 30 minute or so hard sell effort by the guy who handles the paperwork trying to get me to buy an extended warranty because of all the electronics on the vehicle, "and they do go out." He even had a module sitting on the desk as a prop to show me. He said there were several in the vehicle but the main one cost over $4500 if it went bad. The "Basic" extended warranty came to over $700/year which would be $3500 for five years added to the price of the vehicle and the top warranty was well over $100/month. Basically what he did was spend half an hour telling me how unreliable their product was.

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"Chevy" Aztec, really? :confused:

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2019 vette=80K, pickup next to it was also 80K. Rediculous
JMO

Paul in CT

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You, like the rest of the folks will start to call it a truck if that's what tesla calls it. Just think of all the station wagons on the road that folks call SUV's. Cut the crap marketing department, they are station wagons.
Sport Utility Vehicles? Really? I suppose for the millions of moms that won't drive a "wagon" it's one way to sell them one... just convince them it's "sporty".
Ya can put a dress on a pig - it's still a pig.

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The Tesla truck is pretty ugly. If I had to drive an electric it would be one like this 49 Mercury built by Johnathon Ward of "Icon Derelict" fame.
And yes, if Ford built a brand new 70s vintage pickup I'd buy it rather than anything new on the market today. Too much expensive, complicated electronic junk doomed to fail. I don't need all that but I guess it helps sell to the "yuppies".

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I been telling my wife for years they are just wagons. She hates wagon's except woodies, so if I sneak home a country squire I should be ok.

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Guess it is sort of a pickup truck :confused:


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If you remember, the truck and SUV popularity got its major boost back in the 70's ? 80's ? when they were exempted out of the SMOG certs of the day, while hitting passenger cars with heavier requirements. Whether or not there is still a different SMOG class for them is not as important as the perception of a remaining exemption.

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new fangled pickups, i always say if nobody bought em, they would quit maken em. i hope to be driving my 89 diesel dodge until i am toes up. no computer, you dont have to be 6'8 to grab something out of the box, and when you open the hood theres a motor in the middle and you can see the ground on both sides. the one i miss was my 63 ford one ton. metal door panels, metal dash, rubber floor etc. i entertain the idea of finding a nice one and drop the cummins into it, but there is too much on my plate already. we will all probably have a tesla when they tax the gas burners off the roads

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That Tesla 'Truck' is the ugliest design I have ever seen on a modern vehicle . . . you couldn't give me one. There is not a curve on it anyplace - looks like some highschool kids made it out of sheets of plywood painted silver.

Whew - now I feel better . . . maybe too much coffee this AM!

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Yeah! And it has shatterproof windows! Almost.

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I love the electronics in my 2019! There is an almost endless supply of about any year vehicle you could want. I have several. :)

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You know what is uglier than that electric POS "answer" 2 of them.


R

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Have to agree with that!

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I think it is ugly, too. There will be competition, so let’s see what else comes out.

I have a stripper 2006 F-150 w/ a V6 and a 5 spd manual. I would like electric windows and mirror as it is hard to reach across and open or adjust both. I’d like cruise, too. It’ll get 20 mpg on the highway. Too light for towing a car, though, darn it.

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'34 pickup is all we need for hauling feed to the barn and flathead engines to and from the machine shop. But ….

I wanted to hate the Tesla truck, but it is awesome in a weird Back-to-the-Future way.

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They stole the design, shame shame!

https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.H...=0&w=370&h=209

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i just got back from a trip to the gas station, it caused me to think of one good reason to own an electric car, and that is you wouldnt have to listen to the stupid "gas station TV " spewing out nonsense about the kardashians or some sports headlines while fueling up. ok, i'll move on now

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The kardashian's? Who are they?

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The best part is how the windows held up to the test,,,,,Not!

Musk is like a modern day PT Barnum.

There is a sucker born every minute!

Also,,,that design is so ugly and bad,,,I can’t look at it.

Tommy

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That's surprising. I have the same rig, only a 1999. I have a Featherlight car hauler and have used it to transport many cars. The largest were Corvettes and my '51 Coupe, but never a care. Now my 22 ft Chaparral with a 260 Mercruiser was another story, but I did get it from the Minneapolis suburbs to Brainerd with no problem. I did spend a lot of time in third and fourth gears though!

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First fill-up after conversion. :D:)



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Hey 51 Merc - that is pretty funny . . . I may have to do that with my 32 Cabriolet sometime . . . just for shits and giggles!

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It looks like an assault truck.

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I am not familiar with Kardashion . Are they electric or gas ?

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It's Tesla's freak show, glass that breaks, ugly looking, and not much load capacity, did you see the way the back end squatted when the atv rode in.

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51 Merc....I actually got a laugh out of your picture. But here's the real deal....a '49 Merc "Icon" DERELICT, engineered and built in the shops of Jonathan Ward...a 470 ft. lb. electric powered, totally built from scratch modern-type chassis, suspension and running gear, and a completely re-engineered dash board and interior in keeping with the look and feel of the original late '40s time frame. Ward has an entire shop and staff turning these nostalgic, updated "sleepers" out the door, with customers standing in line to spend DEEP into six-figure territory to have their "Icon-ic" rides transformed. The first link tells the story behind this Merc. The second link is a video detailing another of Wards phenomenal "Derelict" transformations...a '50 Buick convertible... that has been modernized to the nth degree, sans the nifty paint and chrome. Third link is a '46 Olds they did that is just WAY over the top! Enjoy...DD


https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/i...r-first-drive/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO4866ReXBs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwh8KbH0sPA


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I was really interested in electric conversions a few years back. They are fairly simple, not that expensive and the information and parts are available, until you get to the batteries!!!
Just could not find a good alternative, there are weight, size or cost issues. Gave up on the whole idea. It can be done if you can overcome the battery issue.

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[QUOTE=Ronnie;1824403]You know what is uglier than that electric POS "answer" 2 of them.




Amen !

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You're absolutely right about all the battery "negatives"...pardon the pun! Think about the growing number of battery-powered cars that are on the road today. I'm sure many have been sparkin'-along long enough now that battery REPLACEMENTS are probably becoming more prevalent. Imagine how many of those owners never contemplated the huge costs and what's involved to replace a battery pack. The cost must be in the $$$thousands. DD

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[QUOTE=scicala;1824583]
Yeah, but I'll bet that 470 ft. lbs. of torque makes your face look funny accelerating from a light. DD

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Nope not a chance I have no interest in that truck at all.Riding in that you would have to a bag over your head so no one would spot you,and rat you out. I have a friend that has a shotgun ford in a cobra car now that is a sweet ride I have been in it.


R

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[QUOTE=Ronnie;1824600]
I wouldn't be caught dead in that truck, either...no siree! I was talking about the electric '49 Merc. DD