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"for safety reasons" - Sounds reasonable, but does that include the brakes? What about airbags? How about the steering wheel? Bumpers? Side mirrors? Exterior lighting? The devils in the details. I'll be curious what's on the paper I sign.

I also dont get how/why people are comparing a Prius, a Leaf, or even a Tesla. Other than maybe a cyber truck, those are so VERY different. If I'm looking at a truck, I'm not looking at 40 year old Yugos or Electric Porshes. If all I cared about was range, I might as well argue that I'll get...

So then my 2000 s10 for $2500 makes it an even better vehicle? And my 1988 Ranger for $500 is even better yet? That's strange logic. You're comparing a budget steak dinner at a restaurant to leftovers in your fridge from the kids birthday party last week. Might even be a steak, too, but...

Slate needs to be competitive, not cheaper. And competitive is a value proposition, not a price tag. I need a truck/SUV (work). But what I want is a vehicle that is basic, I can work on myself, that the dealer wont have conniption fits because I take things apart and modify them, and that has...

I think just like any other add-ons, 3rd party shops will be popular. In this case I'd wager VERY popular because it will be designed to be far more approachable for the average shop. Dealerships will HATE it. But Joe-Bob's Hot Rods 'n Hootenanny? Oh yah, very lucrative. "What's this? You...

That actually depends on how the warranty is worded, too. Its gonna be an interesting one to try and sell a 'DIY' vehicle but then try and enforce warranty limitations. Some States are pretty likely to frown on that in a lot of instances. That being said, I havent met a warranty I havent...

I can imagine someone making a line of custom bolts for body panels, similar to those accursed security lugs we all hate so much. Get me a whole set of custom 'smiley face' bolt heads with yellow enameled tops. :)

Adding a few pins that sit in sockets to the hinge side would solve the 'stealing doors' concerns. The pins rest in the frame on the hinge side when the door is shut and the latch secures the other side, effectively creating a barred door with no moving parts (other than the door latch itself)...

"Can NOT be added." is a big statement. It really only depends on how 'DIY' capable you are.

I didn't say a kit twisted up the Camaros. Although I also didn't say it wasn't. Maybe it was. A supercharger kit, or a Nitrous kit, can and will twist up a body or blow up an engine though, even when properly installed. So why aren't those companies out of business then? Because its on the...

Reading all this now explains all the numbnuts I see driving around in electric cars with the brake lights lit the whole time. I was seriously wondering what the deal was. Dual foot drivers - one on the gas and one on the brake. Seriously a problem to the person behind you.

I cant stand single pedal. If I want a golf cart, ill buy one. I hope regen braking is something I can toggle on/off (if not, it will be by the time I'm done!). Heck, once they release the actual specs I'll be looking at a high/low gear at minimum. Who wants to be limited to stock torque...

The only caveat with that though is you already had a massive following for the line ("GTO") and the manufacturer (GM), plus, a LOT of the parts were interchangeable with thousands of other GM products going back decades, so the buying market was already assured. In the beginning this is going...

Up until around the 1940s, cars and trucks all ran on the same frames even, even beyond 2wd/4wd. Sub framing became big in the 1960s and common by the 1980s. It just make sense to keep the core consistent, especially if you're going for minimal costs and cross platform compatibility for add-ons.

Will there be? Absolutely. Will Slate make it? Most likely I think, yes. There's going to be far FAR too much interest in a kit like that, especially an 'official' one for anything 'truck' classed. (I'm not distinguishing between AWD and 4x4 here, or the variations within each.) As far as...