Ford Dashcam Buyer BEWARE!!!

[cf91chevy]

Makes controversial post, gets flamed by multiple forum users, deletes post, still continues to get flamed by other forum users that never even got a chance to read his original post.

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[Mark1]

Makes controversial post, gets flamed by multiple forum users, deletes post, still continues to get flamed by other forum users that never even got a chance to read his original post.

It's called MOB mentality. Happens a lot here. You can disagree without the insults and child like response or maybe refrain from responding

 

[DaveCactusGrayXLTH]

You can buy a quality dashcam with exactly the features you want at a great price on Amazon and if your not handy any audio installer will install it, hard wired. Zero chance of your warranty being 'voided'.

Prices will be going up shortly.
30% tariff could mean $300 cam becomes ~ $390.

 

[Phimosis]

Prices will be going up shortly.
30% tariff could mean $300 cam becomes ~ $390.

I think his point was that you can get a good dash cam from Amazon for significantly less than $300. After new tariffs, my $63 camera would become $82.

Since you brought up the point of tariffs, let me ask you this, do you think this higher $82 selling price would encourage Vlokda to move their manufacturing facilities to the US, or do you think Americans will just keep buying Chinese made products at inflationary prices?

 

[sanpablo]

I think his point was that you can get a good dash cam from Amazon for significantly less than $300. After new tariffs, my $63 camera would become $82.

Since you brought up the point of tariffs, let me ask you this, do you think this higher $82 selling price would encourage Vlokda to move their manufacturing facilities to the US, or do you think Americans will just keep buying Chinese made products at inflationary prices?

It doesn't matter. American companies will also raise their prices. It's called Capitalism. The American companies did it during the 2008/2009 recession and also during Covid.

 

[Phimosis]

It doesn't matter. American companies will also raise their prices. It's called Capitalism. The American companies did it during the 2008/2009 recession and also during Covid.

That’s a really good point…. For some products anyways.

For example, Tito’s vodka, made in Austin Tx, tries to position itself as a luxury brand. But they have to keep their prices competitive with other luxury brands, such as Ketel One (Netherlands) and Grey Goose (France). And if Ketel One and Grey Goose prices are going to go up by $5 a bottle because of the tariffs, Tito’s is going to quickly raise their prices by $5 as well, knowing that it won’t hurt their market share, while increasing their profits.

That example doesn’t translate as well with certain products, like dash cams, that have no American made analog.

 

[canuckford]

Yesterday I installed a dashcam (bought from amazon), $130 CDN, nice camera, front and rear. Anyway, reason for my post, glad this is not one of those things Ford includes because we'd be paying a lot more for it and it's very simple to install, the Maverick has lots of gaps in the panels to hide the wires, all you need is a plastic bicycle tire iron to gently pry the plastic and slide the plastic tire iron while you follow with the wire, it's clean clean clean, almost looks like I know what I'm doing..... ALMOST.

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