G. David Felt

Weird, I would love to know what they mean by new regulations as like many I have not seen any new regulations about the subcompact market. I think due to the price difference, most people can easily justify the extra couple dollars a month for the bigger Corolla over the Yaris. I do think due to the safety equipment required on all auto's, it makes less sense in the US and Europe where this safety gear is required to build subcompact auto's or smaller. I would not be surprised to see old horse and buggy type streets become pedestrian / bike only roads in the future. Here in Seattle they have changed the few remaining old roads like this to just pedestrian / Bike roads only and we have been told they will not go back to allowing auto's of any size on them. Yaris was an Fugly subcompact that to me failed in way too many ways. Makes sense to kill it off.

Yes, Escalade parts are more expensive as they are NOT the same as a Suburban/Tahoe or Yukon / Yukon XL. Perfect example is in the bearing packs in the wheels. They use a higher quality pack that is actually smoother and glides better than what is put into the Chevrolet or GMC version. Yes the Platform basics are the same in regards to the frame and basic simple electronics like window switches, etc. But in regards to other areas especially in the power train / suspension / brakes area there are actual differences. Yes some is just electronic programming. This is no different than certain differences in your MB product line up where they use a number of identical parts but also do have specific parts that are different. This is one of the best I have seen so far showing the difference between the 2020 Escalade ESV and 2020 Suburban on Cargurus. Realized that this does not open as big to be visually easy to read on smaller screens. Here is the Spec.

Organic

I would have just removed the whole thing for reinstall later if I was the owner.

Cream Cheese

Over air updates CAN repair electronic problems where stated electronic is controlled by an electronic module. As has been proven with current updates at Tesla in their brakes and Ford and GM are also doing this with their brakes in regards to modulation, the various pressure of applying brakes, software updates can change the performance of how a certain electronic part works. In regards to @ccap41 stated about his friends Aviator CUV and the electronic issues. I suspect much is poorly written software code. When a company does not have strong software development / testing methods in place, once can have a very buggy electronic problem be it drive by wire, brake by wire, etc. Many times the code freezes with just the right order of how things are applied, a software patch can usually fix the issues. We have seen this with electronic transmissions that better software settings make it smoother, more efficient. Those in the computer industry will understand this very much due to addressing software bugs.

Muffins

Bummer that really sucks to hear. It does make one wonder about their old drive by wire setup. I hear the new F-150 will be based on their answer to GM's all new electrical nervous system that will allow over the air updates, etc. Supposed to be better and the starting point of replacing their old patchwork drive by wire system. Yes, Lincoln should buy it back as to me that is a Lemon, MAJOR SAFETY LEMON. Thank you for the update! So what is everyone's thoughts ahead of the major release of the new F-150 with Hybrid and EV version? https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/24/new-ford-f-150-to-feature-integrated-generator-over-the-air-updates.html Interesting as these are the key take aways from the story. Ford is introducing a new F-150 pickup truck Thursday night. The automaker needs its highly profitable flagship product to drive a global restructuring plan and pay off debt related to the coronavirus pandemic. Full-size pickups accounted for 37% of the automaker’s 2.4 million vehicles sold last year in the U.S.

This morning did a Garlic test Harvest. So decided to harvest tonight. Almost 200 garlic in the harvest. All laid out to dry in my little green house. Final thing was to harvest the Garlic Greens. Great at being frozen so you can use them year round for making Broth, in pasta, salads, soups, you name it including meat marinades. Cannot go wrong with Garlic, so easy to grow.

Between work and when the rain stops been working on my garden. Should be a good year.

Good Question, Suprising to see, Honda has some of the most American Content than many American brand auto's. Honda used to advertise just how American their cars were at one time.

Green Eggs and Ham

Not impressed, I swear you could ALMOST swap the badge and it would be an Audi. YAWN.... interior is weird and maybe it is the pictures, but there seem to be so many off set lines that should line up from dash to door but do not. It really seems cheap to me. Plus if your not going to offer performance and at least the Hybrid, then DOUBLE YAWN. High HP, weak Torque, another BLAH German Sedan. Sad, you would think SOMEONE at VW would remember the marketing of Fahrvergnügen

Sleeping Beauty

Shock Jock might never happen my friend. Your from Canada and your tag name here starts with OLD

Pandemic

Lucky me, Washington only has 31 and like you we had to memorize them and what was the key product for each county. ? Lucky we do not state what county your from, but they do ask the name of the county your in which is weird to out of state transplants as everything here is Indian terms. So I live in Snohomish County.

Hormones'

Current info is only up to 2017. Report here:https://apps.bea.gov/international/xls/mousa-all-value-added.xls https://www.bea.gov/international/di1fdiop

Great read, nice to see they are still nailing the driving for you and the initial impression. Have to say the interior reminds me of VW, So blah and bland to be forgettable.

Acme

I remember learning to drive in my grandfathers truck, 3 on the tree. LOL

To use a phrase from Minions, the little Girl. "THEY ARE SO FLUFFY!!!"

Considering how many larger FWD/AWD Unibody auto's are out there. I see no reason they could not go larger and smaller on the same platform. After all look at the full size FWD/AWD vans that are out in Europe and now America. Easy to take a base and give it a CUV look.

Gotta Love auto stories that are done about what would you give up for your truck especially electric pickups. Interesting the percentages for the various things asked and this is driven by FORD. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/06/22/ford-pickup-truck-survey/ So with the 2021 Ford F-150 Pickup reveal days away, Ford wanted to understand what people would do to hold onto their pickup. This is what Truck owners will give up to hold onto their pickup Quoting the story: Number one was streaming services, with 82% owners ready to drop them. More surprising was alcohol, which was close behind at 79%, followed by coffee at 71%. The numbers began to dwindle with other choices, though, as just under half of respondents would give up their phone for a year versus their trucks and 44% would give up eating meat. The hardest sell was giving up sex for a year, which only got 38% of owners. When it came to an EV Pickup this is what came out: Nationwide, 40% of owners are "excited" about fully electric pickups, which isn't a majority, but is still a sizable chunk. While Ford didn't highlight every state, it did show that the majority of truck owners in California, 62% specifically, are excited for electric pickups. Interesting is that the top 3 choices for going EV all centered around power and capability of the truck, along with charging locations and reduced maintenance were the top 3 items. If your interested in the whole questionnaire that Ford did on their trucks, check it out here where Ford has it posted for the Public. Check out the history of the F-150 Ford Pickup with pictures in the PDF file that starts with Fords first pickup in 1917 to today. Very cool. https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/North America/US/2020/06/22/The-Great-American-Truck-Survey-2020.pdf JUNE 25th 8pm EDT for the 2021 Ford F-150 Reveal!