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Cool answer. I used to do some embedded software myself. The stuff I had to maintain was written by monkeys. It was C++ filled with seemingly random jumps. Having written assembly a half century ago, it reminded me a lot of that era. I hope embedded has become more structured since. The stuff...

But that's not the question I asked. I get where you're coming from. It's just not relevant to my question. I see several "right to repair" threads. I see several threads on "I'm gonna be doing all this maintenance on my Slate that I can't do on another vehicle". And I'm asking what maintenance...

This isn't trolling. I'm genuinely curious. You guys who are far better "wrenchers" than me, educate me please. Some of you guys aggressively complain that nobody can fix anything in 2026. I get that. OEMs are increasingly locking us out of certain systems (especially software). Along with that...

Yes, AWD on the Maverick is an upcharge. When I bought my 2022 XLT with luxury package and AWD, it cost me $30,500 out the door. Inflation and demand led to ugly price increases. Today that's more like $36,500 out the door after discounts. Not quite the bargain it was 5 years ago. All the order...

And I thought children were bad a week before Christmas...

Ford has stated there will be an AWD option for the new UEV at launch. As a Maverick driver for 4 years (AWD), I can attest that the independent 4-wheel suspension you get with AWD rocks. But nobody driving the FWD has complained about vehicle dynamics or capability since launch. Some regret...

If I could drive my manual shift Miata 365 days a year for a decade, in New England snow, on summer tires - then anyone here can drive their Slate anywhere. My Miata was my daily driver in rural MA. Snow, ice, rain - the top was down on my 20 minute back-roads commute to work.

My guess is "more than I'm willing to pay". But I hope I'm surprised. I don't think I'll be surprised. But I hope I'm surprised. And I'd modify that answer to "more than most Americans are willing to pay". And I hope I'm wrong about that too!

>> what a travesty for a young person growing up not to experience the freedom of being able to drive Strong disagree. But a polite disagree. I get your intent. I still remember the joy I felt at age 16 when I fist took the family car for a solo drive just because I could. I just don't...

This rhymes with something Slate said last fall. After all the changes to the rules around US content and killed subsidies, they said they were going to reassess the battery pack. If they went to LFP, it means they lilely took cost out of the vehicle. So maybe some of the more optimistic price...

Yea, I owned multiple Rangers. I'd agree it was a cheep and utilitarian POS, not to be pushed hard in any scenario.

>> I've witnessed a few incidents of yahoos spinning out in their RWD drive vehicles OP, I was unintentionally one of those yahoos in my thirties, way back last century. I was driving a Miata, where you stomp the pedal with abandon, and 140 HP would take their time manifesting. So I decided...

These days it's all about stability control. If you listen to the chassis and suspension engineers, they're carefully tuning those systems so the vehicle behaves politely. You can turn stability control off to hoon around, but in daily use any family vehicle is tuned to be intensely bland and...

>> I hope they stay private and don’t go IPO I hope they go IPO and don't stay private. Because a public company can attract the investment capital needed for future product. And because public companies have far greater disclosure requirements. Private companies can hide shenanigans far...

Cybertruck was different. Cybertruck had drama. Cybertruck had Elon. Cybertruck was brash and polarizing. Cybertruck had involved bold claims that weren't met. All that drama generated viewer interest. And that generated a feeding frenzy for flippers. Also, Tesla does not do a media fleet. Or...

There was talk here of Ford trying to steal Slate's day in the sun. I reflected on this, and yea, it makes so much sense to me. Here's my thinking... Slate is going to enjoy a media frenzy on price day. Think pirana and somebody in the water with a bleeding cut. So you're a Ford marketer...

They go into this argument all the time on the Moonshots podcast. Yes, there's a robot form for everything. There's a place in the factory for humanoid robots, but there's a bigger space for non-humanoid robots. The argument for humanoid robots is existing environments already designed for...

More interesting is another question. Will Slate reveal the number of order conversions after the 30 day window closes? I wagering not, but I hope to be surprised.

>> One of the reasons im excited about EVs is because of the reduced maintenance I remember way back on the Bolt forum, members were asking the GM dealership, "When do I need to have it serviced". And the dealers answered "never". I know, that's overstated. But aside from the pack replacment...

Kia and some other major OEMs already have some humanoid robots in their factories. I think from Figure and others. I'm in favor of anything that (1) improves quality, (2) reduces cost, and (3) frees humans from tedious and injury prone repetitive tasks. Ever seen a video of a person who's job...