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Yep! And in my opinion, the Slate still uses parts that love to break in due time. Struts, control arms, generally anything that connects the frame to the rubber finds a way to break. That's not a knock on Slate or any other mfg- just where parts break. And they're a pain in the neck to replace...

A far too reasonable take- I don't like it!

For the 358th time- flatlanders don't seem to realize that there are states where not having AWD is a downright detriment. If you drive over Donner Pass with any regularity- stopping and throwing chains on to get through the checkpoint is an extra ~15 minutes in wet, cold, subpar conditions...

Yet seemingly it didn’t delay production, customer R2s started rolling off the line this week. Curious what they have to say at earnings next week

To some, yes, to others, no.

Well, usually when an OEM includes it, it also has speakers, which is another consideration

Let’s unpack this logic…. You know someone who had their nav break, which means it is better to not have a nav unit than potentially have one break? Isn’t he just at the same starting spot as the Slate? This is just flawed logic from the top down.

In summary- Slate is going to use industry standard parts but somehow produce a vehicle above industry standard? And they will make a software better than every OEM, because every other OEM, big or small, just.... forgot? To make a good one? @phidauex summed it up best. This is entirely blind...

This is good and dandy, but what is saying the Slate will be any more reliable? I'm sure Ford didn't say they were engineering the Maverick to blow up when they released it... as of now it is all lipservice. Slate might build an ultra-reliable runner that goes 300k miles with just tires...

I think Slate is successful if they are still selling vehicles in X years. My gut tells me X is 5 years, but I think the answer is closer to 10. I do not like Hyundai products, and would not buy one as a first choice, or second, or third, but they are still a successful company.

I would like that too, but... it won't happen. Demand will outpace supply at first. Offering a discount would be a bonehead move.

Trolling? Really? I’m a day 1 reservation holder, I’ve been on this forum as long. My intent here is to discuss and engage in conversations around the Truck, because I’m interested in it. Let’s walk through this thread, @AZFox . You started with some lofty claims, saying Slate would have a...

“Hey man I’m trying to start a lemonade stand, I’m super excited!” “Awesome here are a few things past lemonade stand owners have done that they found success in” “STOP DISCOURAGING ME, I AM SHIFTING THE PARADIGM” Seriously man, neither of us has been the slightest bit discouraging. We are all...

This is the goal of every digital marketing team for every company ever…. Why would a company be okay just selling products as a “need” as opposed to trying to sell more. If companies weren’t trying to sell more, we wouldn’t have 2 day shipping, pictures and reviews on websites, dedicated...

And how does that change the need for a website to sell products?

Sure... but how. The only real idea mentioned in this thread has been reviews and a wish list. Those are simple front end changes, not monumental asks. I agree, the Slate site needs to be a good experience. I still can't really tell if your argument is they need to build the entire front end...

Running these backends is easy, building them from the ground up is not. And there’s no reason to unless it can give you an explicit competitive advantage (see amazon). Slates distro model is relatively simple, I personally don’t see a value prop for it. I’m sure there’s a Barman quote for any...

I see this as just like a hospital launching. A hospital needs bulletproof medical records, tracking of inventory, etc (I’m sure there’s a hundred more things I couldn’t even begin to name). They don’t try to build it in house. They pay Epic or Cerner, and rely on them.

Those aren’t “Ai slop website images”- it’s a real working platform that works on PC, mobile, tablet, I didn’t test my smart TV so can’t say it’s universally compatible but… It seems we can agree that the front end development is pretty straightforward and easy. And I agree - what I think...

Sure, totally agree. The original post said making the site will be hard. It isn’t. Building warehousing from the ground up is hard. Especially when you are a manufacturing company, so production gets all the love. No surprise there. Slate also isn’t reinventing the wheel on this front. The...