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max225 wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 9:40 am https://www.winterchevrolet.com/Vehicle ... 1bcee952c4


GM literally started copying Toyota colors/color strategy . Honestly not bad
WTF are dealerships doing with their websites? That thing is such an abomination. I don't get it at all.
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MrH42 wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:47 am
max225 wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 9:40 am https://www.winterchevrolet.com/Vehicle ... 1bcee952c4


GM literally started copying Toyota colors/color strategy . Honestly not bad
WTF are dealerships doing with their websites? That thing is such an abomination. I don't get it at all.
that’s what Chevy looks like to me here. I dig that truck though and the color
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max225 wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:52 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2024 8:26 pm I like this color alot


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Not a fan but a huge fan of the car. Reminds me of grandmas lipstick
Pretty hot grandma
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 1:13 pm
max225 wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:52 pm

Not a fan but a huge fan of the car. Reminds me of grandmas lipstick
Pretty hot grandma
I’d give her a smooch
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My buddies.. F150 threw a "check engine" light and now power is locked at 62% total... app malfuctioned last night etc... showed charge all wrong.
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max225 wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:26 pm
I'm the service advisor for all my BMW repairs.
Accurate meme is accurate, I turn into a thumb of a man.
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Registry for CT5 owners experiencing engine self-machining features.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:26 pm Found
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Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:26 pm Found
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Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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max225 wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:26 pm
Who would really get their car serviced out of warranty at a BMW dealer? Not I.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:29 pm Max:
https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/thr ... ost-106767

Registry for CT5 owners experiencing engine self-machining features.
What is the general gravamen of the failures?
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 3:22 pm
Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:29 pm Max:
https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/thr ... ost-106767

Registry for CT5 owners experiencing engine self-machining features.
What is the general gravamen of the failures?
NVRMND. I see the chart there. None too impressive for a flagship engine.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:29 pm Max:
https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/thr ... ost-106767

Registry for CT5 owners experiencing engine self-machining features.
Edit... was blind earlier. That's a bit concerning for sure... I love tracking that sort of stuff... and I have learned multiple times that the first year of anything is super :nope:
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Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:26 pm Found
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And that thing has been turned into the dealer... he's now in an expedition... Kind of epic service really. I can't get a loaner in a 100k BMW but F150... yep.
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I'd say it's because there are a lot of Ford's at a dealership, but BMW has the 2-series. Just give someone one of those.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 8:20 pm I'd say it's because there are a lot of Ford's at a dealership, but BMW has the 2-series. Just give someone one of those.
It was rented from enterprise which had a relationship with the dealer
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 9:26 pm
Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 8:20 pm I'd say it's because there are a lot of Ford's at a dealership, but BMW has the 2-series. Just give someone one of those.
It was rented from enterprise which had a relationship with the dealer
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MrH42 wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:47 am
max225 wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 9:40 am https://www.winterchevrolet.com/Vehicle ... 1bcee952c4


GM literally started copying Toyota colors/color strategy . Honestly not bad
WTF are dealerships doing with their websites? That thing is such an abomination. I don't get it at all.
yeah thats fucking terrible. My local allstar :dillerman: FINALLY updated their old shitty site to be cross searchable with multiple different brands/models at the same time. That above example gave me cancer and its nearly unusable.
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:07 pm My buddies.. F150 threw a "check engine" light and now power is locked at 62% total... app malfuctioned last night etc... showed charge all wrong.
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Battery is fried … “high voltage battery failure”. That’s some shit … 3 month old truck with 4209 miles

I don’t think this is going to end well
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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:46 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:07 pm My buddies.. F150 threw a "check engine" light and now power is locked at 62% total... app malfuctioned last night etc... showed charge all wrong.
Update :

Battery is fried … “high voltage battery failure”. That’s some shit … 3 month old truck with 4209 miles

I don’t think this is going to end well
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Ford’s EV losses aren’t entirely resting on the F-150 Lightning’s shoulders, though. The automaker has a 100-day supply of F-150s, per Auto News, though it didn’t specify how much of that supply is represented by Lightnings. Considering Ford is willing to pause production for almost two months, I’d reckon the percentage of electric pickups in its dealer stock is high. But it also has a 130-day supply of Mustang Mach-Es and a 128-day supply of e-Transit vans.

Farley says that things should be looking up for Ford’s EV business in 2025, although it’s unclear if he expects that progress to come from increased sales or reduced costs. According to Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, Ford’s EV losses are projected to drop from $5 billion to $4.4 billion in 2025.

The future of Ford EVs seems murky at the moment. This past August, it pushed back its next-gen electric pickup truck until 2027, delayed its new electric commercial van until 2026, and switched its plans for an electric three-row SUV to a plug-in hybrid. However, during this latest earnings call, Farley said Ford’s EV direction is “an area of strength” and that he “wouldn’t trade [it] for any of our competitors.”
that some massive damage. fucking hell. Evs gonna take down vw, ferd, nissan, maybe steliounus.....
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Because making 100k toys you have to discount down to 50k to move them is going to absolutely reck entire industry. They got way too greedy during covid
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