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Fender Flares are definitely one of those go-to items that a ton of people put on trucks, I bet people would buy a bunch of those!

Imagine JC Whitney catalogs still existing in the era of Slate pickups, what wild stuff would they be selling for it? I hope the Slate gets a strong owners base with full customization in mind and we start seeing some wild builds right off the bat:

On a summer trip to visit family in Michigan my mother and I took our single cab '99 Ranger and put the dog, a large labrador, in the back in a crate. She put a tarp over the top of the crate to keep the wind off. However, we hit a massive rain storm with super heavy wind and ended up doing most...

Me after seeing Samsung's new handle-less smart refrigerator with voice controlled motorized doors:

You're gonna have to wait for Slate to post some actual hourly jobs if you are wanting to work there: https://slateauto.greatjob.net/ There's still 70 open job roles for higher level positions: https://recar.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/SLATEcareers

Just renewed my registration on one of my vehicles (TX) and they let you update the primary and secondary colors during the renewal. It's just simple drop-downs which is nice. Took off the plasti-dipped white trim bits and got to set the Fit back to just 'blue.'

The 1,000lb towing limit sounds is definitely going to turn some people off, I know of someone that specifically was looking for something with a towing cap of 1,500lb so they could pull an A-frame (1,200lb) camper trailer. I always though the bare minimum benchmark for most vehicles was...

The only thing I hope Slate replicates from Saturn is their embrace of the owner's community:

I asked about this to Slate directly as that was gonna be my plan from the get-go. Everything is removable except the roof, which is bonded on.

I honestly do think it's an appliance vehicle, but for a different reason. The Slate as it is; grey, no frills, nothing inside, designed for fleet appeal. Absolutely an appliance, but it's up to the buyer to make it into anything but that if they desire. The same way I'd probably call the base...

I'm in the same boat as you, the Slate would be replacing a very beat up, thrice hail damaged Honda Fit. Getting that Fit mechanically sound is still a lot less than a Slate would be. The Slate would also be my fist 'new' car, and after seeing some of the teething issues other OEMs have went...

You just reminded me, back in 2012 or so I stumbled on something like this when I lived in Iowa that was ran by Ford. It was something called "Drive 4 Ur Community" and it had a whole fleet of Fords you could test drive. I guess the benefit was that for every test drive they'd donate X amount to...

Another spotted in Arizona by a reddit user: Attaching the full size picture as the reddit one is smaller. Edit: cropped and straightened:

Given that the stalk probably has a simple headlight switch, it probably wouldn't be that hard to get at least the on/off portion over to the old style switch. Wonder if the dimming controls will be done on the screen or a little stick out stick like most digital cars I've driven. Edit: The...

As EK said, there's other interface cables / software for the non OBD2 side of cars for their other software and I can give you at least one example I dealt with myself. My roommate's 99 VW Passat required a special VAGCOM interface cable and third party software to interface with the body...

Only time will tell with those plastic panels. It doesn't take much looking at the formerly trendy black plastic trim of the mid-00s to see what they look like now: Mind you, it will probably take years for the Slate to start fading, but I'm still all about painting mine. Modern auto paint is...

I watched a co-worker go through every stage of grief with Elio motors, I don't want to fall into that same trap!

This thread had me curious on the aftermarket blind spot warning setups offered, proper radar based ones, https://www.crutchfield.com/p_212RD1600/Brandmotion-RDBS-1600.html?tp=78399 It's pricey but seems to work from the research I did. The power mirror thing goes along with the same...

Slate's are short enough they could get away with the Nissan NV High Roof option, a Slate van that retains the nose but adds a taller stand-up interior with large rear doors would probably be a beneficial second variant:

I was hoping for at LEAST a little more technical answers. Like for the flat towing, she could have at least gave a reason instead of just no. Like, "No, the combination motor drivetrain won't allow for a disconnect."