Another fun commercial: "We’re bringing back crank windows. Get ready to get strong."

[skidoofast]

I really enjoy their marketing videos.

"We’re bringing back crank windows. Get ready to get strong."

 

[SlatePossible2028]

Can't wait for all the people who cried about how they would love a truck with absolutely no features for ~3 years to now whine that they have to crank up their windows

 

[skidoofast]

Can't wait for all the people who cried about how they would love a truck with absolutely no features for ~3 years to now whine that they have to crank up their windows

I'm excited for it, probably the only thing I might add is the speakers, but the idea of a bluetooth speaker is ok for me also

unlike my wife I can drive without music (it drives her nuts to not have something in the background, must do something to entertain her other personalities 🤣🤣)

 

[SlatePossible2028]

I'm excited for it, probably the only thing I might add is the speakers, but the idea of a bluetooth speaker is ok for me also

unlike my wife I can drive without music (it drives her nuts to not have something in the background, must do something to entertain her other personalities 🤣🤣)

Same. My old muscle car has crank windows as does my Freightliner.

That said, on every one of their adds you get "why tf doesn't it have X" from the same people you'll see wanting a "basic" truck.

It's actually something that worries me a touch about the Slate - how much of the online market for a "basic cheap truck" is actually buyers vs screeching Kei truck/Tamaraw weebs?

 

[cadblu]

Love their videos! Now they should consider “no power assist” for the steering wheel.

They can market this feature as a breast developer. 😂

 

[AZFox]

It's actually something that worries me a touch about the Slate - how much of the online market for a "basic cheap truck".

OTOH I wonder how many people that want a basic, cheap truck won't find it online because they don't spend their time online.

Early Slate Adopters will spread the word to those people in person.

 

[Bull Moose]

Good thing they didn't use a guy in that commercial.

 

[AZFox]

My friend in high school's truck didn't have power steering, but he said it did.

He called it "Armstrong Power Steering".

 

[skidoofast]

I can’t wait for their next commercial, so far they all have been great Mini commercials

 

[cvollers]

OTOH I wonder how many people that want a basic, cheap truck won't find it online because they don't spend their time online.

Early Slate Adopters will spread the word to those people in person.

I'm online all the time and I want a cheap, basic truck/Cargo Van...that's how I found Slate in the first place.

 

[AZFox]

I'm online all the time and I want a cheap, basic truck/Cargo Van...that's how I found Slate in the first place.

Same.

I meant "in addition to" not "instead of".

 

[cadblu]

The mechanism for the crank handles must have the wrong gear installed with no mechanical advantage. I guess the ME on the job failed gear design.

 

[bartflossom]

So on all the crank window vehicles I had, you cranked the left door clockwise to go DOWN and the passenger door counter-clockwise to go down. Do yall remember it that way? Or did GM do it one way and others like chrysler/dodge do it the opposite, like they did with their lugnuts for awhile. (technically, HALF their lugnuts)

 

[cvollers]

So on all the crank window vehicles I had, you cranked the left door clockwise to go DOWN and the passenger door counter-clockwise to go down. Do yall remember it that way? Or did GM do it one way and others like chrysler/dodge do it the opposite, like they did with their lugnuts for awhile. (technically, HALF their lugnuts)

I can barely remember what I had for breakfast.

 

[5ohbrad]

So on all the crank window vehicles I had, you cranked the left door clockwise to go DOWN and the passenger door counter-clockwise to go down. Do yall remember it that way? Or did GM do it one way and others like chrysler/dodge do it the opposite, like they did with their lugnuts for awhile. (technically, HALF their lugnuts)

Every manual crank window I’ve ever seen worked that way.