More options / choice, better for the consumers. Yet consumers still choose Full Size Pickup Trucks by a wide margin (over 4 to 1 just within the Ford Nameplate).
"because the American public has been brainwashed for multiple generations now"
You are implying that the American Public are Feeble Minded Idiots. I don't think it's that simple. People still want things for reasons that might not be justified to you, but it's their choice, and their money.
while what you say about the continuous increase in size may be so, why is it that Full Size Pickup Trucks are the best selling vehicles in N. America? There is demand for them (and there is demand for smaller pickups like the Maverick too, just not as much demand.
and if one were to compare the number of Recalls to the Maverick vs the Number of Recalls to the Santa Cruz, I think they would find a great disparity, in the Santa Cruz's Favor.......
I Love it. I'll never buy a new car again without it. Why is this even a posting when it's a Feature YOU CONTROL. You, the Driver, can turn it on, and you can turn it off. You can use it or you can ignore it. Save your complaints for things we can't control.
Your statement that "Labor is always the most expensive part of building anything." is wildly inaccurate. For some products, yes but there are many, for instance microchips where labor is almost an insignificant cost of production. Also with more automation (robots) being implemented in...
None of what anybody wrote here changes my view, and had a PHEV version of the Maverick been available, I would have gotten it instead of my Hybrid.
I will be looking to upgrade in year 2 or year 3 of the Scout Terra with the Extender motor. I'm giving them the 2 years to iron out any...
and, if it is not tagged, and not financed, it would not require ANY Insurance. It's situational. Also, more and more people are self insuring, yes it is a thing (mostly for the wealthy).
This Key Fob (Lariat) is WAY TOO BIG. I have had many different key fobs in the past, non were oversized like this one is. WHY Ford WHY? Also the dam alarm keeps getting set off by change or other things in my pocket. Very poor design. It doesn't need to be that big, even with the Key Blade...