Preordered and now having second thoughts...anyone else?

[stEVe]

Ok, I read it all and I stand by what I said. At maybe more like 90%.
If not included as standard, then for a small fee. The parts to convert it back to a truck will absolutely be offered with the SUV.
Slate is understandably holding their cards close to give them wiggle room and keep us talking, but they would be making a very poor decision to deny including all the parts you paid for by purchasing the 1 sku truck they have been touting all this time.
You bought the truck and added the SUV kit. Factory installation of those specific outwardly visable accessory parts is just a courtesy, a marketing gimmick to increase exposure and broaden their market.

I agree that this should be the case. I wonder if it has to do with the safety measures they’ve created to make sure someone won’t improperly configure the truck. A lawsuit waiting to happen?

Ok, I read it all and I stand by what I said. At maybe more like 90%.
If not included as standard, then for a small fee. The parts to convert it back to a truck will absolutely be offered with the SUV.
Slate is understandably holding their cards close to give them wiggle room and keep us talking, but they would be making a very poor decision to deny including all the parts you paid for by purchasing the 1 sku truck they have been touting all this time.
You bought the truck and added the SUV kit. Factory installation of those specific outwardly visable accessory parts is just a courtesy, a marketing gimmick to increase exposure and broaden their market.

I agree, and I wonder if this is more about safety concerns than anything else. From what we've learned, converting the truck into an SUV isn't just a matter of bolting on a few extra parts. It has to be done in a specific sequence. I'm no engineer, but my understanding is that the vehicle only meets its safety standards when those components are installed as designed. Once people start improvising or skipping steps, Slate can no longer be confident the vehicle will perform as engineered in a crash. Meanwhile, the lawyers are probably still combing through the fine print, trying to protect the company from the DIY crowd that treats the instruction manual as optional.

 

[MySlate]

"The main reason I was buying this was to support the concept and back the company,"

Silversurfer, my original motivation also was to support the concept — a new car for workers and the non-rich is exactly what we need now. But as time has moved on, I have fallen in love with, not only the concept, but also the truck itself, and the incredible people at Slate who are making this happen.

Silversurfer, I hope you won't pass up this unique opportunity!

Thank you bigtime, Slate team!

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

nope

 

[javelina]

No second thoughts. Put in the order late last week. Received notification for Jan-Mar delivery, (I submitted a reservation when they first came out).

 

[Doctors Do Little]

Funny. I just had that thought today!

But then I started thinking of painting the steelie wheels white too...and then scuffing the grill and painting it white also...with some Toyo OC III AT tires, voila, a Bronco-like Slate?

Some ideas from Gemini.

 

[JoeBlow-Kokomo]

I fully expect that lots of people will put down the $300 but then when December comes along, they will have second thoughts. Maybe as many as a third of them.

I'm sure you won't be the only one. There's a couple of orders of magnitude difference between $300 and $30k.

I'm going to buy, but I have to admit that when I'm in the maker, I'm really struggling to keep the OTD price under $30k. I keep thinking, but I really want this or that feature.

50% of the point of the truck is you can add whatever you want down the road. I think that if it sells well and gets popular there will be lots of parties making parts for these. And some of them will be nicer/different than what you'd buy from Slate at launch. Gonna be a lot more choices in a bit of time.

 

[stEVe]

Some ideas from Gemini.

It looks nice, but the more Bronco it looks, the less Slate it becomes.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

It looks nice, but the more Bronco it looks, the less Slate it becomes.

That’s why it’s just a draft. Lots of time to evolve…I’ll probably be back to blank slate status in January!

 

[Trace26]

Let me put 150,000 sales in perspective for you. In calendar year 2025, when there were three quarters of $7,500 tax credits, GM sold ~170,000 Cadillac, Chevrolet, and ĞMC battery electric vehicles. Those sales have tanked in 2026.

I wonder if those sales dropped because people are waiting for the Slate to come out 🤔


Jk

 

[ScoobySnack]

Speaking for myself, I am taking a $300 gamble that I will still be in a position to follow through with the purchase when my delivery window comes (I am in the “coming soon” camp).

I put the $300 down because for YEARS I’ve been asking for what the Slate is - a basic small pickup that is modern and much more safe than the pickups of old.

Today I could take on the payment comfortably, but I intend on taking a decent pay cut here soon in the name of happiness. When things stabilize and the time comes we’ll see if a $30,000 truck is in the cards; if not, $300 was just the price of doing business.

 

[Trace26]

Speaking for myself, I am taking a $300 gamble that I will still be in a position to follow through with the purchase when my delivery window comes (I am in the “coming soon” camp).

I put the $300 down because for YEARS I’ve been asking for what the Slate is - a basic small pickup that is modern and much more safe than the pickups of old.

Today I could take on the payment comfortably, but I intend on taking a decent pay cut here soon in the name of happiness. When things stabilize and the time comes we’ll see if a $30,000 truck is in the cards; if not, $300 was just the price of doing business.

Start making "payments" now into a high yield savings account and when you're window comes around you'll have a nice down payment to get your monthly payment lower. You can even have it auto transfer.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

Speaking for myself, I am taking a $300 gamble that I will still be in a position to follow through with the purchase when my delivery window comes (I am in the “coming soon” camp).

I put the $300 down because for YEARS I’ve been asking for what the Slate is - a basic small pickup that is modern and much more safe than the pickups of old.

Today I could take on the payment comfortably, but I intend on taking a decent pay cut here soon in the name of happiness. When things stabilize and the time comes we’ll see if a $30,000 truck is in the cards; if not, $300 was just the price of doing business.

Go for AND…not or. Take the cut on this gig, get the blank Slate, and allow that sweet Karma to sweep you into a better salary for less work.

 

[KevinRS]

Start making "payments" now into a high yield savings account and when you're window comes around you'll have a nice down payment to get your monthly payment lower. You can even have it auto transfer.

I increased my automatic transfers to savings to $100 a week when I reserved the Slate. I should have around half the MSRP by the time my window comes up, maybe more if I find I can transfer more at times, but some chunk of that is going to end up going to an electrician.

 

[jhevil]

First, Ford has not said ‘under’ 30k. They have hedged to say ‘around.’

Secondly, if it hits 30k there is still Taxes, Title, Destination and whatever else just like the Slate.

No mater how you spin it the Ford UEV is going to be at least $5k more will carry all the Ford baggage that comes with it.

Keep your powder dry and see if I’m not right down the road.

You and I both have a Lightning, so you and I both know what that "baggage" from Ford entails. I don't want any more of the bugs features offered by them.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

I increased my automatic transfers to savings to $100 a week when I reserved the Slate. I should have around half the MSRP by the time my window comes up, maybe more if I find I can transfer more at times, but some chunk of that is going to end up going to an electrician.

Great plan.

For those who get tips or overtime, you could theoretically ask Accounting to reduce your Fed withholding (w4) for the amount taxes on the OT/tips (presuming you make under the correct income, etc).

Theoretically, you retain those overpayments and put them in your own account vs floating Uncle Sam an interest free loan…check with IRS site for rules.