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Yup, I'm the same, my Black Diamond has averaged 21.6 MPG lifetime over the 13,400 miles I've driven it since I bought it new in 2022. I keep records of all my refueling events, so my number is very accurate. An amazing ICEV in my opinion. Let's hope the Slate meets or betters the EPA range...

Im really not sure what you meant. The Market has settled on the mid-sized SUV as the primary bodystyle of choice. And for good reason because its the best bodystyle to accommodate the broadest use cases of the Market. But your point with the graphic I saw as an inapplicable counterpoint to...

I just lost my E90 to mother nature back in May. Had it for 19 years. Last of the classic 3-series.

Apologies for the EV thread hijack, but... Regarding MPGs manuals vs. automatics, really not a material difference. Then account for the take rate of approximately 95% automatics vs. 5% manuals, the miniscule MPG hit of the manual makes no real effect on CAFE. Just a few examples. Buyers...

This. I'm exactly the same way. Most all EV are single-speed manual transmissions, which is why they are a great match for us diehards. In the correct gear all the time.

So, we just need one single mid-sized SUV model from one manufacturer or the same exact vehicle built by several (or many) manufacturers. The people's car as it were. Except that's not what the Market wants and never has. My argument is the post-sale upfit kits may not remain profitable if...

Yes they are. But those are brands, not models.

Not in my enthusiast blood to use my imagination. A manual transmission car drives completely different than the automatic transmission version. The recent example was the purchase of my '22 Bronco. Months before sales started Ford had a pre-production US tour of several different models of...

It's an interesting paradigm. Back 25 years ago when the Lincoln LS sports sedan came out and available with a 5-speed manual transmission I wanted to buy one big time. However, no dealers stocked one on their lot to test drive with the manual transmission. I was told by every dealership that...

I think that business plan promotes a stale product, which eventually depresses sales volume. While the belief here is there is a big market for a low-priced 2-door, sub 200" overall length pickup truck, that segment of the market is still going to want model changes eventually. Backwards...

The value of inventory affects the accounting of revenue, revenue is taxed. Managing inventory values affects revenue statements and thus taxable business income. It is looked at in a simplified manner as tax on inventory. And BTW, the Internal REVENUE Service, generates revenue for the...

Loss leaders are a business strategy construct not an economic production construct.

They pay tax on inventory at the end of the tax year. No one knows yet what the margins are.

Both the full-size Chevrolet and Ford trucks have a single-cab/short bed configuration. The Tacoma and Frontier come with essentially single cabs (they are extended cabs with 2-rear coach doors and seats) and 6-foot beds. The Ranger and Colorado only come in a 4-door crew cab/short-bed (5-foot)...

I think you mean supply and demand. The price of a manufactured good is determined by the costs the manufacturer incurs to make the product and the profit margin the market is willing to accept to acquire the product. The costs the manufacturer incurs, in simple terms, are based on the unit...

I just see the wrap kit, being it is die-cut, has some cost growth tied to age of the truck. Dies have to be stored and maintained. I bet there is a vendor who will be supplying the wrap kit to Slate, but just as Slates age and dwindle in number due to aging out and accidents, the market may...

Profit margin is tied to sales volume (i.e. manufacturing volume), inventory holding costs, etc. All of which drives price.

Your's is a good point, but I started thinking about this scenario. If the 2nd or 3rd tier buyer is 7 to 10 years out, is slate still going to be producing SUV kits or wrap kits, etc. for a 2027 Slate Truck in 2037? Especially when they've made a model changeover.

As long as the company remains private.

You mean like people who go on the internet, waste electricity bitching about how the climate is changing due to people driving ICE vehicles?