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Nobody wants an electric truck or a truck that is $90,000 or more I don’t see how people are paying for these trucks and $400,000 plus houses not to mention food and gas and other bills
Yeah I feel the same way. The prices for the vehicles have gone way up, but the quality has gone down. Why would I wanna buy a vehicle that costs about as much as a house did 20 years ago. Also the fact they don't make vehicles the average person can afford which is stupid.
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Never forget that in EVERY new car that has all the electronic gizmos like GPS, etc, the car company tracks your driving habits and sells them to insurance companies that know EVERYTHING about you and upcharge your insurance premiums if you drive too fast or brake too hard. They also sell that info to marketing comanies. You are never alone in your car. They track you like a hound dog.
yup, the most modern ford or GM car I ownder was 20 years old, how hard is it to put the 3800 V6 in a sedan and just sell it? I don't want lane assist crap, stop the car screaming at me and let me just get from A to B reliably for christs sake
U.S. automakers are so entwined with the federal government, it's impossible for them to make the kinds of practical, inexpensive, efficient, easy-to-fix cars that we want.
yup, you couldn't make the GM 3800 V6 nowadays, and everyone that's driven a car with one knows it just doesn't die, instead we get GM 3600 V6's for eco criteria crap that is overwhelmingly garbage
@@KaffeeSpotthat could’ve offset 500+ jobs of the workers they laid off vs a CEO of Nintendo taking a 50% pay cut to avoid such a thing. It’s not a strange idea there’s other CEOS like Tim Cook taking one. Greed isn’t wanting more, it’s wanting more at the expense of others. I bet it’s not just the CEO either at the top taking more than their fair share
too bad, no one is buying this overpriced crap, I mean I barely afforded my Ford that is 20 years old and done 200k miles, so how the hell do they expect me to buy this overpriced computer with a side of car
My father worked for Ford Indianapolis Plant retired in the late 80's was proud of the units he made but today he could not afford to buy a Ford F150 Truck Henry Ford had a good idea of making a good cheap costing car by making the cost go down as the number of units built goes up but today government rules make producing basic car near impossible
Greedy ceos and unions also drive costs up as well. Then the companies try to dodge all of that by assembling them in Mexico for even better quality control 🌯
I bought my first brand new truck in 2001. Dodge 1500 extended cab 4/4. 5.2 5 speed. Air tilt cruise. Rubber floor and crank up windows. 26000 Canadian. A good little affordable capable reliable economical pickup. Wish they made something like that again.
Even the new Mazda BT-50 ('world truck' sold globally except for Japan or N. America) is a mid-sized truck. It's actually built by Isuzu. The powertrain options are pretty horrible. 1.9L (4) or 3.0L (4) diesels. It's not bad looking, but the only good thing I could find about it is a 6-speed Aisin Manual Transmission. But last Mazda dealer I saw interviewed (8 mos ago maybe) said "no plans to bring a pickup back to the N. American market. FWIW.
Ford, GM, and Chrysler GARBAGE produce vehicles compared to Toyota and Honda. In 1985, I bought my first new vehicle, a Ford car. Within the first five thousand miles, the brakes failed on the Ford I was driving, and I almost died. The state I lived in sent a forensic expert who found that Ford did not put on the brakes properly. I brought this to the attention of Ford and their Zone Representative, who callously told me to sue them; I will never see a penny. Ford's Zone representative insisted the brake failure was my fault because they do not warrant the brakes once the vehicle leaves the dealer lot. I talked to several lawyers who told me I would never beat Ford in court, even though I was right. Ford does NOT care about its customers; look at how they treat their Pinto customers. Since Ford did not care if I would have died and lost thousands of dollars thanks to the manure they produce, I hope Ford goes out of business. Several friends have informed me how poorly built their GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles are, and they, too, will never buy anything from the Big Three auto manufacturers in the USA.
That was ridiculous on the part of Ford!! The warranty for the vehicle should be as stated for the mileage & time period that covers the stated systems such as brakes & power train.
There's a big gap open in the market for a small single cab 8 feet bed pickup truck and everybody seems to be focused on making pickup models for the Kardashian family.
The Detroit automaker said its profitability was affected by increases in its warranty reserves used to pay for vehicle issues. The costs are related to vehicles for the 2021 model year or older, Ford Chief Financial Officer John Lawler said during a media briefing. Q2, sales of Ford vehicles with internal combustion engines tumbled 5%. They slid 1.4% in the first half of 2024, dragged lower by the F-series trucks. Meanwhile, Ford's EV sales vaulted 61% in Q2 to 23,957, led by the Mustang Mach-E, Ford's answer to the Tesla Model Y. Ford's EV sales are a small but growing part of its business, at 4% of total sales in the first half of 2024. The auto company also saw sales of hybrid vehicles jump 56% to a record 53,822, led by the Maverick mid-size truck. However, Ford's F-series trucks saw a further 6% sales decline in Q2. The F-series trucks are Ford's top seller by far - and the company's profit center.
The American automakers were loosing hundreds of millions of dollars "selling" cars in Europe. They were trying to break into the world car market. The idiots who purchase a pickup for 100K are paying for these idiots who are practically giving cars away elsewhere!! World Socialism!!!
Even with solid state. Its a fuel you cannot transport, take a lot to store, and can be turned OFF at ANYTIME with a switch of the grid. If one buys a car, one should have full control over that car. This is slowly and carefully being taken away.
Gasoline is grid dependent also. Electric can be charged at home via solar if you want to become an off gridder. Bio Diesel exists also with a lot more effort.
@@jalhusky Plastic can be converted to gas. This info is now out, and likely one major reason for the shift. Charge solar will take many hours, depending on panel# but, even a whole house setup of 2500sqft will be half a day
Fast, Cheap, and Good… pick two. If it's fast and cheap, it won't be good. If it's cheap and good, it won't be fast. If it's fast and good, it won't be cheap!
The Ford dealers were telling the executives in Dearborn not to drop the Fusion. They told them that not everybody wants an SUV, F-150, or Mustang. They didn't listen so now they have to lie in the bed they made. Right now I think Ford and GM are salvageable. I don't think that of Chrysler. I don't think Chrysler will ever get better. As long as people keep buying their junk they will have no incentive to improve.
Everything is overpriced, toyota, and honda are no different. I bought a 2021 rav4 last year 25k mi. On it $30,000, a new one if you could find one was 35
$91k? No try $129k Scotty. I priced an F150 King Ranch 4x4 and "out the door" it was.almost $130k !! That is literall DOUBLE just 5 yrs ago, AFTER inflation. Local RAM dealer had similar config - and SAME PRICE!! $120k for a DODGE TRUCK? Finally...rented.a loaded Cbevy Silverado.. Brand New 37 miles! . Window sticker was folded up in the glovebox. SAME STICKER $120K plus!! So a loaded PU is now north of $120k !!! That means USED ONES will ask $80-90K Well I’ll do without.
No. The car buyers gave up on Camaro. Yet another car everyone said they wanted but didn't buy and the sales got worse every year. Chevrolet is in business to make money, not middle aged male friends down at the weekly classic car night.
@@gabrielreisinger8047same. I want a Maverick so damned bad, but their greedy asses want to make the base level 28 grand when we all know they cost 6000 dollars to build in Mexico. The greed is on another level..
I have a 2011 Ranger. Last best thing they built. It’s like all the other old rangers, but the same. Same vehicle over and over for a decade with small changes. And people think a Tesla is minimalist
@@AtomSquirrel People busted on the Nissan Frontier for just that reason too. No major body or engine changes from 2005 to 2021 or so (?). "It's boring. It's a dinosaur." Yes it is. And it's still running great.
I miss my 97 Saturn station wagon that I had to let go due to rust after over 300,000 miles of reliable service. Manual transmission, hand crank windows, no cruise control... the way a basic car should be made.
@@gregorylyon1004 yes he got a pension but all of his pension goes to a care facility he has had strokes in his life time and cannot speak and cannot stand on his own he use to tell me stories about work and now he can’t say anything I miss his stories
Most of a GM car is made in China. It's assembled in Mexico or Canada. The UAW priced itself out of jobs. Chrysler decided to flat out move manufacturing to Europe and they aren't looking back. Better quality and better people. The last manufacturing jobs are leaving and they aren't coming back. Watch what happens to the US economy in the next few years.
@@fromthebackofmymind Some of the cars or their parts are shipped in containers from China to the US or Mexico or Canada and then assembled "here". Some have essential or major parts made under NAFTA. The key is that less of that "American Made" vehicle is made here than you are led to believe.
@@janisianjusino9961 Thanks for the reminder. Interesting that a Hyundai/Kia has more parts made here than there. Something that we need to be aware of is to look at the label or window sticker before we make a purchase.
I have not bought a new car since 1999. That one wore out, but I'm fine because I still have my '68 which is still going. Why would I buy a new one? Just more non sense to deal with. Warren Buffet's car is a '98.
@@JesusGodHolySpirit3 There aren't many problems on an old car that would cost more to fix than one or two monthly payments on a new car. Fixing your old car is almost always worth it.
when Americans say they want "affordable" cars and trucks - they don't mean small, simple 4 cylinder cars and trucks, they mean aircraft carrier sized trucks and SUVs with leather and power everything should sell for $12,000.
what I want to see in the states is a U.S version of the Australian ute, basically get a sedans chassis and take out the trunk and back seats and put a pick up tray in that space, I mean how many people take their trucks of road nowadays? we don't need all that ground clearance as much any more, and they'd be more affordable
@conner Damn right we still love Yank Tanks, not to sub company crap cars they tried to push on us in the 1980s. Tell me how come they want us to have tiny cars but not houses huh????? Let the automakers relearn to make good cars/ trucks or the foreign companies can kick there but again. Like they did in the late 80s. Funny how we are not crying about most all electronics and computers not being made here.
even toyotas have gone downhill, but they're at least pumping the brakes a little instead of sticking it in high gear and flooring it, old GM is still decent though, mainly because most motors they made go to most transmissions semi easily (as easy as a trans or motor swap can be), but yeah you wouldn't catch me dead in a modern computer with a car attached to it, too much headache
American cars should be made in America and the cars from other countries should be made in their countries. The global economy for some things just doesn't work. Slave labor is never good labor.
1️⃣get rid of $90,0000 trucks. 2️⃣ get rid of these turbo engines.3️⃣you don’t need a heated steering wheel 4️⃣we don’t need heated seats or air conditioned seats 5️⃣you need an airbag, cruise control and 4-wheel drive and that’s about it. The rest of the sh*t they put in and on these vehicles is pointless
i miss straight 6 and mopar 8 cyl engines! i once had a chevy 1 ton p/u with a 292 6cyl! the bed was rusted out when i junked it but the motor was still good!!! it was a 1976 p/u!!!!
Fords issues aren’t on Jim Farley alone. The company has struggled with quality since Alan Mullaly left. Mark Fields, Jim Hackett had seriously short stints as President where they kept trying to cut costs instead of improving quality. Just my 2 cents…
Ford and GM are screwed. They have to figure out how to make a profit off EVs because the manufacturing costs of EVs is going to keep going down while gas cars keeps going up. But, the rest of the company is opposed to it. UAW doesn't like losing jobs. The dealerships hate EVs because they require no service. Tesla has no dealerships and no UAW. They have a huge advantage. I think GM and Ford will have to go bankrupt, ditch their dealerships, and ditch the UAW contracts. Might have to have all their cars be EVs made in China.
they're cutting costs while shoving more computer crap in there, I mean the 2018 F-150 got a misfire if water got in the back left tail light, and the tail lights had dodgy seals, and that's before we get into diff housings shattering and transmission gears shearing off in under 1000 miles
I went and drove all the 1/2 ton trucks and looked at them from fit and finish to gaps in the body to interior to how their built and walked away with 2024 tundra limited 4x4 and just LOVE the truck , do I miss the V8 ? NOT EVEN CLOSE I much rather have this turbo charged v6 that has diesel lie low end torque and getting 21-22 mpg on the hwy , Toyota did an excellent job on this truck and if you look at the components front to back it’s built like a 3/4 ton truck , 10.75 inch rear ring gear , the driveline , upper and lower A arms, ball joints , tie rods , axles are just MASSIVE !!
@@NVRAMboi Don’t do what? I got the last new 2024 trailblazer rs on the lot. Drives better than the 2019 Honda accord sport 1.5t that I had with the cvt transmission. That thing felt slow on the freeway.
I had a 2004 Trailblazer and I didn't get the mileage out of it I should have. At 150k the transmission took a dump. Found out that was common. At 205k nothing but computer problems with everything lighting up. Figured it would cost too much to fix so I got a Honda Passport where I know I can get 250k miles out of it if not more.
Bought my 19 frontier S 2.5 brand new for $19,500, 2% interest loan . Paid off , 95k on the clock now and still a perfect truck just general maintenance. The only big thing I’ve done to it was regeared from factory 3.13 to 4.36 and added a limited slip. cuz 33’s on a 4 banger it wouldn’t move out of its own way. Yes I lifted a 2wd truck
@@Drewcardello 3 cylinders, but non turbo so they would all be less than 100hp... but they would go 300k without oil changes because they were so overbuilt.
I was in the market last year for a new vehicle from Ford. Has a 2019 Ford Mustang and wanted to off load it because of head/valve cover gasket, purge valve X2, oil cooler lines, water forming a pond in my “spare wheel” compartment, recalled right side wiper motor, you get the point. Was interested in a brand new ‘23 Ford F-150 4X4 base model, regular cab. With 4X4, and the 10-speed auto (with no options), $42K. I currently have a brand new, custom ordered to my specification ‘24 Subaru Forester. $32K. If the F-150 was $34-35K, it would be in my driveway. But for worse gas mileage, next to no options, only 2 doors.. Nope. I don’t care if it can haul and tow up to 3,500 lbs. The price doesn’t match for what I would have got. Love my Subaru, couldn’t be happier.
I'll stick with MAZDA. After all the issues I've had with every other brand I've owned. At least Mazda makes cars that work and if they break it's easy enough to fix yourself
Bought a 2021 Bronco right off the lot. Felt like I got ripped off vehicle was okay poor gas mileage. Got rid of it and bought a brand new Mitsubishi Outlander thanks to your video. Car runs great awesome gas mileage and it's a 3 seater for 36 grand so far loving mu Outlander is much better than the Bronco. Thanks Scott.
What I cannot stand is people saying that the quality is bad. It is the parts that are bad, because an assembly plant is just that... an assembly plant. The assembly plants do not make the parts, they only take the parts and assemble them. Perhaps if the parts were built better (looking at you China and Mexico) the parts would be of much better quality. Just wanted to clear the air, it's not the workers assembling the vehicles, it is the parts bei g sourced from the cheapest places... China and Mexico...
That is not true. Every single inch of any car today on the road is BAD quality. Frame, body, parts, all of it is very cheap crap on the cars for tooo much money when plastic is machined in 60 seconds and sold for $$$$ and doesn't hold up.
I got a lease on a demo f150 lighting for our business just for city driving local. Its pretty cool to drive but is quite bouncy with the heavy battery. The hands free blue cruise is really nice though.
A lot of people that drive big pickups could actually get by with a sedan. Too bad the big three have dollar signs in their eyes and have cut out practical sedans from their lineups, but even if they still made sedans, the quality would still suck. Ford and GM better get their heads out of the sand and realize that what most people actually need is a reliable and affordable gasoline powered sedan. Since the big three don't really make those anymore, the missus and I bought a reliable and affordable Corolla because we don't have the money to waste on anything else.
What are they doing wrong? Everything.. Friend and I called local GM dealer for a quote on timing belt 2014 Cruze ecotech motor. Easy job!! They said $3200.00
Owned a brand new 2013 Cruze...the amount of electrical issues and bulbs blowing was astonishing..+ fuel injectors were a connected bank...1 goes bad all gets replaced... horrible car😂
Chevy dealership charged me over $1k to replace the EGR valve, hose and weld a new pipe for the valve on my 2000 Tahoe. Plus, another several hundred $$ trying to diagnose an intermittent rattle. Didn’t find the source. I took the vehicle to an independent shop and they found the rattle caused by loose baffle in the muffler. They did Not charge me for their service!
Very few are paying $100k for an EV. You can get a new Model 3 for around $35k when you include tax breaks. The reason used EVs dropped in value is because new EVs cost a lot less.
@@KidHorn7001 regardless of the price, most lose 50% of their value in the first year. I Have a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. It has 112000km. I paid $42k cdn. I can sell it today for $35k. You can't do that with an EV.
@@The_Blessed_Cowboy There's no way EVs lose 50% of their value in the first year. That's absurd. Go to carmax and look at their prices and the model years. Not even close to 50%.
In regards to harnessing electricity generation on waterways in Canada. There is a law that's prohibits ANY waterway generation of electricity anywhere in Canada as the Government has declared itself as the ONLY entity than can do this. Thus any moving water through your property is owned by the Government and cannot be touched.
Every week, there's a new battery technology that's going to replace everything. Rarely pans out. And believing anything Toyota says about EVs is like believing the BLS employment figures.
@kidhorn Yep still waiting on fuel cells that were developed in 2010 to replace lithium ion batteries and even after the 3rd Gen prototype still not on the market.
Scotty… Please HELP!! I have a 2020 Nissan rogue sport. Front and clunks on accelerate then clunks again when I decelerate. One mechanic says the CV joints are sloppy and recommends replacing the two front axles, but somewhere else because he doesn’t do that kind of work. He said it’s safe to drive until it starts making a repetitive clicking noise when turning. Another mechanic says the axles are fine but the transmission needs to be replaced. He said the car is safe to drive until the sound gets worse. The car has 59,000 miles on the clock, no fluid or grease leaks anywhere, the transmission works fine and shifts smoothly. What do I do? Love your channel… Never miss a video! Thanks!!!
what people need to wake up to theirs no infrastructure for ev’s your home has to be re wired for the service to get the bigger service. Two no charging stations local. for now we sorta do but their not compatible each station has to talk to the computer in your car or truck to charge. Most charging stations get vandalized. our stations aren’t fast chargers even if they work with your vehicle. So getting an 80% charged your not parked long enough to get a charge shopping what ever. waste of money. Fast charging degrades your battery the technology isn’t sufficient enough to do so. The other is no spare parts waiting list. you need to be in a position to not have your ev for year or more no one can fix your ev Tesla doesn’t give out information to fix it yet. Listen to Scotty wait let the bugs die off then get a new vehicle in year end clearance. I’d hire a lawyer to prevent dealers from up charging
@Marklock There is also a guy in Minnesota that does videos on EVs and charging stations don't charge below 20 degrees Not to mention the batteries discharge more and charge less when it's cold. Look at all the Chinese Ev cars catching on fire and now more insurance companies won't insure them.
I can't feel bad for the American car companies. All 3 built complete pieces of garbage for decades. What do you expect to happen? Here's how to restructure -- Build quality equal to that of honda or toyota. When you can prove that a malibu will get me 200k miles only having to replace brakes, tires and change the fluids, then ill consider buying an American car.
You have Ford Victorias, Buicks with the 3.8 engine, Explorers, Tahoes, Saturn S-series and many others exceeding that with regular maintenance. That’s why many of these are used by the gov so not all are garbage and they used to sell for reasonable prices too. My 1985 vette is still driving strong to this day w/original engine and trans.
@mattc9875 yes the 3800 was a great GM motor. My old man had a 91 buick lesabre with the 3.8 and that thing was the biggest pile of trash. The motor was great, Everything else broke. Window motors, fuel pump, sensors, heater core, more sensors, ball joints, tie rods, wheel bearings, the rack and pinion, radiator, thermostat. I had an 88 cavalier (trash) 90 corsica (trash) 92 v6 camaro (trash) 95 2 z28 camaro (not trash, not even close. Yes the camaro after 92 was good, c4 corvette is ok. C5 is better with the LS. You know what I mean. Low to mid prices sedans were all junk. You can go 500k miles in a 97 Honda accord and never have to replace window motors. My 88 cavalier was destroyed by 100k miles.
Government will bail them out, on OUR dollars. So, if I start a business, make horrible decisions and run my company into the ground, will they bail me out? No!! UNLESS I pad a few politicians pockets first.
Perhaps that was Garage 54 a russian utoober who did the aluminium crankshaft. The addition of silicon I know lowers the heat expansion of aluminium. Pistons are such an alloy.
And in 1976, the same difference of 24 years between 2000 and today, a Silverado was $3,800. You got screwed big time paying that much! You are a real sucker!
My work truck is a brand new f150. It’s very fast… that’s about the only thing I still like about it lol. Hard start issues and the passenger door doesn’t open from the inside…
How is the EV debacle working? I have a 1999 F-350 Crew Cab dually with a 7.3 liter diesel , aluminum flatbed, with 535,000 miles on it. It is in the body shop right getting totally redone. I paid 20 grand for it. Every time I go to town someone stops me and says 'Hey man, that is a great old truck, would you sell it?' No, not for any price.
I work at a Ford dealer. People are gravitating back towards the Bronco and Bronco sport. F150' AND raptors still sell well. Mavericks and Mach-E's are also still selling. All depends on your knowledge and vehicle inventory
Gravitating to Fords...for styling and nostalgia of the unwashed minions. The smart ones and rich ones amongst us don't buy those brands. They buy the Toyota for reliability and longevity.
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@@littlejefe494 Waffe
Hey Scotty, what do you think about the GM EV battery platform?
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Nobody wants an electric truck or a truck that is $90,000 or more I don’t see how people are paying for these trucks and $400,000 plus houses not to mention food and gas and other bills
Have to make good money $30+ an hour at least
They all must be racking up the debt, at this point who can blame them
Thank you Joe!
People aren't. We're setting re-po records.
True. Prices are nuts.
Let them fail, only the rich can afford them any damn way.
Yeah I feel the same way. The prices for the vehicles have gone way up, but the quality has gone down. Why would I wanna buy a vehicle that costs about as much as a house did 20 years ago. Also the fact they don't make vehicles the average person can afford which is stupid.
Never forget that in EVERY new car that has all the electronic gizmos like GPS, etc, the car company tracks your driving habits and sells them to insurance companies that know EVERYTHING about you and upcharge your insurance premiums if you drive too fast or brake too hard. They also sell that info to marketing comanies. You are never alone in your car. They track you like a hound dog.
I agree the only problem is they're still going for the bail out because they're "too big to fail"
yup, the most modern ford or GM car I ownder was 20 years old, how hard is it to put the 3800 V6 in a sedan and just sell it? I don't want lane assist crap, stop the car screaming at me and let me just get from A to B reliably for christs sake
U.S. automakers are so entwined with the federal government, it's impossible for them to make the kinds of practical, inexpensive, efficient, easy-to-fix cars that we want.
Very true.
yup, you couldn't make the GM 3800 V6 nowadays, and everyone that's driven a car with one knows it just doesn't die, instead we get GM 3600 V6's for eco criteria crap that is overwhelmingly garbage
GM and Ford made a big mistake by stop making cars ( sedans).
l wonder if they made a mistake by hiring basketball players and taco eaters?
Bring back the fusion and focus!
You can't live in a car, that's why
Ford sedans were useless. They could never compete with civic, Corolla, Mazda 3 etc.
Sales of sedans are quite low compared to SUVs and trucks.
Gm is selling a $90k GMC Denali ev pickup. Are they f-ing insane!? Try making and selling a pickup truck for $25k for everyone.
Inflation. Dollar worthless
@@JKHTXno. That’s beyond inflation. That’s greed.
Ford broncos are about 90,000 also .I do believe
How about 15k
@@JKHTX Price gouging.
Ford CEO Jim Farley makes $26,000,000 a Year...
GM CEO Mary Barra makes $27,000,000 a year....
all they want is a Higher Salary....=((
That's nothing in the grand scheme of things.
When mechanics are struggling to make a living because of warranty times that pay half the time it takes to repair these cars, this is disgusting.
@@KaffeeSpotthat could’ve offset 500+ jobs of the workers they laid off vs a CEO of Nintendo taking a 50% pay cut to avoid such a thing. It’s not a strange idea there’s other CEOS like Tim Cook taking one. Greed isn’t wanting more, it’s wanting more at the expense of others. I bet it’s not just the CEO either at the top taking more than their fair share
This is why I hate the whole system. Screw the oligarchs. If 1789 France comes for them, I will laugh so damn hard.
too bad, no one is buying this overpriced crap, I mean I barely afforded my Ford that is 20 years old and done 200k miles, so how the hell do they expect me to buy this overpriced computer with a side of car
The Big 2 in America,
Toyota and Honda.
For good reason
Even toyota going to mexico
@@JKHTX Honda also
@@JKHTX Well that'll fix the quality problems... Lmao. Quality is about to get even worse.
The oo
My father worked for Ford Indianapolis Plant retired in the late 80's was proud of the units he made but today he could not afford to buy a Ford F150 Truck Henry Ford had a good idea of making a good cheap costing car by making the cost go down as the number of units built goes up but today government rules make producing basic car near impossible
God bless Donald Petersen RIP.
Pointless to make a car the average person can't afford. Henry understood this.
Greedy ceos and unions also drive costs up as well. Then the companies try to dodge all of that by assembling them in Mexico for even better quality control 🌯
@@NeedsLessWedge Yet all they had to do was issue tariffs and a lot of jobs would have stayed in the US
Gvmt regulations and insurance companies have made car companies un competitive in today's market
I bought my first brand new truck in 2001. Dodge 1500 extended cab 4/4. 5.2 5 speed. Air tilt cruise. Rubber floor and crank up windows. 26000 Canadian. A good little affordable capable reliable economical pickup. Wish they made something like that again.
Same!
I own a 2001 , 1500 Dodge Ram Manual Transmission. Great Truck and cheap to fix.
I miss the old days when Ford made good vehicles.
When was that..1905
spoiler alert, they never did.
4 good models don't count. A guy I know tries using this excuse with BMW.
Isn’t the f150 an exception?
And they were affordable. 60 grand for an F150
@@masonreppeto882 ✅️👌👍
Bring back the real Ranger, small affordable coupe truck. They don’t have many 2 doors that aren’t MASSIVE
Even the new Mazda BT-50 ('world truck' sold globally except for Japan or N. America) is a mid-sized truck. It's actually built by Isuzu. The powertrain options are pretty horrible. 1.9L (4) or 3.0L (4) diesels. It's not bad looking, but the only good thing I could find about it is a 6-speed Aisin Manual Transmission. But last Mazda dealer I saw interviewed (8 mos ago maybe) said "no plans to bring a pickup back to the N. American market. FWIW.
No differences between Ford, GM and Boeing.
So far Boeing holds the record for getting someone stranded while on a trip. 😂
@@luis__jrtxBoeing was ruined by DEI.
In fact many companies that have DEI are making junk, designed by ignoramuses.
🤯🔫
Hmmmmm... Seems like as diversity increases, so does bad quality...
@@WreakingHavoc1not
Ford, GM, and Chrysler GARBAGE produce vehicles compared to Toyota and Honda.
In 1985, I bought my first new vehicle, a Ford car. Within the first five thousand miles, the brakes failed on the Ford I was driving, and I almost died. The state I lived in sent a forensic expert who found that Ford did not put on the brakes properly. I brought this to the attention of Ford and their Zone Representative, who callously told me to sue them; I will never see a penny. Ford's Zone representative insisted the brake failure was my fault because they do not warrant the brakes once the vehicle leaves the dealer lot. I talked to several lawyers who told me I would never beat Ford in court, even though I was right. Ford does NOT care about its customers; look at how they treat their Pinto customers. Since Ford did not care if I would have died and lost thousands of dollars thanks to the manure they produce, I hope Ford goes out of business.
Several friends have informed me how poorly built their GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles are, and they, too, will never buy anything from the Big Three auto manufacturers in the USA.
That was ridiculous on the part of Ford!! The warranty for the vehicle should be as stated for the mileage & time period that covers the stated systems such as brakes & power train.
Sorry. You bought a Ford. LOL
There's a big gap open in the market for a small single cab 8 feet bed pickup truck and everybody seems to be focused on making pickup models for the Kardashian family.
"Small". There are no "small" pickups anymore (at least in N. America).
The EPA won't let them.
No not really. Each time we have one in stock at our garage, it take months to sell them... regular cab doesn't sell at all.
i could be wrong but i believe that Fords fleet vehicles are the only thing keeping them above water.
No you're not wrong, you would be correct!
Trucks, both personal and commercial. I guess the Ford Maverick is their "halo" truck right now.
F-650, Ram 650, GMC 650. Field service and support.
Lincoln, or Miller on board and Ingersoll Rand.
Northern Tool and Grainger.
The Detroit automaker said its profitability was affected by increases in its warranty reserves used to pay for vehicle issues. The costs are related to vehicles for the 2021 model year or older, Ford Chief Financial Officer John Lawler said during a media briefing.
Q2, sales of Ford vehicles with internal combustion engines tumbled 5%. They slid 1.4% in the first half of 2024, dragged lower by the F-series trucks. Meanwhile, Ford's EV sales vaulted 61% in Q2 to 23,957, led by the Mustang Mach-E, Ford's answer to the Tesla Model Y.
Ford's EV sales are a small but growing part of its business, at 4% of total sales in the first half of 2024.
The auto company also saw sales of hybrid vehicles jump 56% to a record 53,822, led by the Maverick mid-size truck.
However, Ford's F-series trucks saw a further 6% sales decline in Q2. The F-series trucks are Ford's top seller by far - and the company's profit center.
The American automakers were loosing hundreds of millions of dollars "selling" cars in Europe. They were trying to break into the world car market. The idiots who purchase a pickup for 100K are paying for these idiots who are practically giving cars away elsewhere!! World Socialism!!!
Even with solid state. Its a fuel you cannot transport, take a lot to store, and can be turned OFF at ANYTIME with a switch of the grid. If one buys a car, one should have full control over that car. This is slowly and carefully being taken away.
Gasoline is grid dependent also. Electric can be charged at home via solar if you want to become an off gridder. Bio Diesel exists also with a lot more effort.
@@jalhusky Plastic can be converted to gas. This info is now out, and likely one major reason for the shift. Charge solar will take many hours, depending on panel# but, even a whole house setup of 2500sqft will be half a day
@@jalhusky95% of cars have computers and fuses they’re all grid dependent
@@blank1778 I don’t think you even know what you’re talking about.
Yes I'm tired of making my own gasoline tho
Fast, Cheap, and Good… pick two. If it's fast and cheap, it won't be good. If it's cheap and good, it won't be fast. If it's fast and good, it won't be cheap!
Well actually my infiniti is fast cheap n reliable so it really depends 😂
@jessesteller1661 you are lucky. Nissan and infinity are not known to be reliable
My teacher told me that in my first engine repair class. "It's an anomaly to get all three in a car."
The Ford dealers were telling the executives in Dearborn not to drop the Fusion. They told them that not everybody wants an SUV, F-150, or Mustang. They didn't listen so now they have to lie in the bed they made. Right now I think Ford and GM are salvageable. I don't think that of Chrysler. I don't think Chrysler will ever get better. As long as people keep buying their junk they will have no incentive to improve.
People are pretty much done with the over priced big 3, reduced sales show that.
Everything is overpriced, toyota,
and honda are no different. I bought a 2021 rav4 last year 25k mi. On it $30,000, a new one if you could find one was 35
GM stopped caring about quality in 2007
That's when the GM workers lost their pensions. LOL
$91k? No try $129k Scotty. I priced an F150 King Ranch 4x4 and "out the door" it was.almost $130k !! That is literall DOUBLE just 5 yrs ago, AFTER inflation. Local RAM dealer had similar config - and SAME PRICE!! $120k for a DODGE TRUCK? Finally...rented.a loaded Cbevy Silverado.. Brand New 37 miles! . Window sticker was folded up in the glovebox. SAME STICKER $120K plus!! So a loaded PU is now north of $120k !!! That means USED ONES will ask $80-90K Well I’ll do without.
It's not that people won't buy, people won't pay at the current price points.
Chevrolet gave up on Camaro so I'm giving up on Chevrolet.
This makes twice. 2002 was the first time.
They need better visability and head room for us 6'4 guys! I'm forced to get the Mustang GT instead.
You’re better off.
No. The car buyers gave up on Camaro. Yet another car everyone said they wanted but didn't buy and the sales got worse every year. Chevrolet is in business to make money, not middle aged male friends down at the weekly classic car night.
Camaros weren't selling
Will never buy another Ford again
Is a Ford fan myself I am disappointed with the state of the company. I would do anything to bring it back to it's glory days.
@@gabrielreisinger8047same. I want a Maverick so damned bad, but their greedy asses want to make the base level 28 grand when we all know they cost 6000 dollars to build in Mexico. The greed is on another level..
@@gabrielreisinger8047 They'd have to stop hiring basketball players and taco eaters in order to do that
I have a 2011 Ranger. Last best thing they built. It’s like all the other old rangers, but the same. Same vehicle over and over for a decade with small changes. And people think a Tesla is minimalist
@@AtomSquirrel People busted on the Nissan Frontier for just that reason too. No major body or engine changes from 2005 to 2021 or so (?). "It's boring. It's a dinosaur." Yes it is. And it's still running great.
AM radio was in almost all cars but not trucks. The FM radio was an upgrade when I was a kid! Hahahaha!
So were rear bumpers in trucks.
@@robskyle
The things we knew as options? Hahaha!
My 1989 F 150 is dependable and going strong
I learned how to drive manual transmission on an F100 3-on-the-tree, almost 50 years ago.
Relative to what. I don't think you know what you have.
@@ricksmith1382 umm…. I have a 1989 F150… that I use whenever I need a truck…. they built them to last!
I'm 30 and my wife told me I could only buy a 96 and older F150. I understand why after a lot of research, ended up with a '94 351W.
So is my 2014 s max here in ireland
Ford and GM left the US a long time ago. My 1982 Monte Carlo was made in Canada. Loved that car though.
Canada was the first country to welcome GM in with open arms.
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I have my pickup for work. Need to haul and haul far ev won’t cut it
I miss my 97 Saturn station wagon that I had to let go due to rust after over 300,000 miles of reliable service. Manual transmission, hand crank windows, no cruise control... the way a basic car should be made.
They actually made a good Saturn vehicle??? OMG. I had no idea. LOL
My father in law worked at the Milpitas Ford plant for 30 years hanging doors and as clean up pulling a tug and retired when they closed the plant.
Did your father get a pension from Ford??
@@gregorylyon1004 yes he got a pension but all of his pension goes to a care facility he has had strokes in his life time and cannot speak and cannot stand on his own he use to tell me stories about work and now he can’t say anything I miss his stories
Most of a GM car is made in China. It's assembled in Mexico or Canada. The UAW priced itself out of jobs. Chrysler decided to flat out move manufacturing to Europe and they aren't looking back. Better quality and better people. The last manufacturing jobs are leaving and they aren't coming back. Watch what happens to the US economy in the next few years.
@@jamesmckenzie3532You forgot South Korea
Like ro ro ship beach landings?
@@fromthebackofmymind Some of the cars or their parts are shipped in containers from China to the US or Mexico or Canada and then assembled "here". Some have essential or major parts made under NAFTA. The key is that less of that "American Made" vehicle is made here than you are led to believe.
@@janisianjusino9961 Thanks for the reminder. Interesting that a Hyundai/Kia has more parts made here than there. Something that we need to be aware of is to look at the label or window sticker before we make a purchase.
Layoffs in Canada too...
I have not bought a new car since 1999. That one wore out, but I'm fine because I still have my '68 which is still going. Why would I buy a new one? Just more non sense to deal with. Warren Buffet's car is a '98.
How much did you spend on it so far to keep it running? lamoe!
@@JesusGodHolySpirit3 There aren't many problems on an old car that would cost more to fix than one or two monthly payments on a new car. Fixing your old car is almost always worth it.
honestly the newest car I've bought was an 06 ford, it's riding the edge of the computer crap tbh
Not one person I know wants electric or expensive vehicles. Americans want affordable gas cars. These CEO’S are stupid.
when Americans say they want "affordable" cars and trucks - they don't mean small, simple 4 cylinder cars and trucks, they mean aircraft carrier sized trucks and SUVs with leather and power everything should sell for $12,000.
what I want to see in the states is a U.S version of the Australian ute, basically get a sedans chassis and take out the trunk and back seats and put a pick up tray in that space, I mean how many people take their trucks of road nowadays? we don't need all that ground clearance as much any more, and they'd be more affordable
@conner
Damn right we still love Yank Tanks, not to sub company crap cars they tried to push on us in the 1980s.
Tell me how come they want us to have tiny cars but not houses huh?????
Let the automakers relearn to make good cars/ trucks or the foreign companies can kick there but again. Like they did in the late 80s.
Funny how we are not crying about most all electronics and computers not being made here.
Well GM & Ford can keep their American job killing "foreign car's". There are "plenty of other fish in the sea" applies in this situation too.
funny enough they charge more for cars, but won't hire people so they have the money to afford them, ironic
I was a mechanic for 10 years, used to be the most ardent GM and Ford supporter.
I now own only Toyotas. That should tell you something.
Toyota is the pillar of reliabilty.... except for that recent recall of 100,000+ vehicles for total engine replacement.....
Me too, as it's Shocking 🤔 how bad it has gotten!
even toyotas have gone downhill, but they're at least pumping the brakes a little instead of sticking it in high gear and flooring it,
old GM is still decent though, mainly because most motors they made go to most transmissions semi easily (as easy as a trans or motor swap can be), but yeah you wouldn't catch me dead in a modern computer with a car attached to it, too much headache
$1 has a value of 7 Cents. Food, cars, gas, everything.
Ford And GM Will Become History If They Don't Start Making Affordable Smaller Vehicles For The Average Family.
Maybe bring back Ford fusions 🤔 Ik some ppl don’t like them but I had 2 of them so far I loved both 2010 to 2020
2010 fusion was crap. Car would shut down while driving. Air conditioning would freeze up. Repairs to the car done be crappy ford mechanics
I realy dont care where the cars are made JUST MAKE THEM BETTER !
American cars should be made in America and the cars from other countries should be made in their countries. The global economy for some things just doesn't work. Slave labor is never good labor.
Ford keeps going down while CEO pay keeps going UP! Makes sense! 🤪
obviously the best and most sustainable business strategy
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1️⃣get rid of $90,0000 trucks. 2️⃣ get rid of these turbo engines.3️⃣you don’t need a heated steering wheel 4️⃣we don’t need heated seats or air conditioned seats 5️⃣you need an airbag, cruise control and 4-wheel drive and that’s about it. The rest of the sh*t they put in and on these vehicles is pointless
For some yes heated seats and wheel in Canada is nice so
Nothing wrong with heated seats or steering wheels, or air conditioned seats. It can be useful especially in areas with extreme weather conditions.
So can gloves
I could do without the air bags. Don't trust 'em.
@@harrymills2770 AIrbags were developed as a mean of protecting people who refused to wear seatbelts. Wear your seatbelt, you don't need an airbag.
i miss straight 6 and mopar 8 cyl engines! i once had a chevy 1 ton p/u with a 292 6cyl! the bed was rusted out when i junked it but the motor was still good!!! it was a 1976 p/u!!!!
Fords issues aren’t on Jim Farley alone. The company has struggled with quality since Alan Mullaly left. Mark Fields, Jim Hackett had seriously short stints as President where they kept trying to cut costs instead of improving quality. Just my 2 cents…
Alan mulally era fords were great
@@tesla_models he brought back the Taurus!!!
@@christopherhamilton5557 yep great Cars
Ford and GM are screwed. They have to figure out how to make a profit off EVs because the manufacturing costs of EVs is going to keep going down while gas cars keeps going up. But, the rest of the company is opposed to it. UAW doesn't like losing jobs. The dealerships hate EVs because they require no service. Tesla has no dealerships and no UAW. They have a huge advantage. I think GM and Ford will have to go bankrupt, ditch their dealerships, and ditch the UAW contracts. Might have to have all their cars be EVs made in China.
they're cutting costs while shoving more computer crap in there, I mean the 2018 F-150 got a misfire if water got in the back left tail light, and the tail lights had dodgy seals, and that's before we get into diff housings shattering and transmission gears shearing off in under 1000 miles
Scotty you'd be an asset to the boards of these motor mfrs.
They should be listening to your channel
I went and drove all the 1/2 ton trucks and looked at them from fit and finish to gaps in the body to interior to how their built and walked away with 2024 tundra limited 4x4 and just LOVE the truck , do I miss the V8 ? NOT EVEN CLOSE I much rather have this turbo charged v6 that has diesel lie low end torque and getting 21-22 mpg on the hwy , Toyota did an excellent job on this truck and if you look at the components front to back it’s built like a 3/4 ton truck , 10.75 inch rear ring gear , the driveline , upper and lower A arms, ball joints , tie rods , axles are just MASSIVE !!
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If my self parking car parks itself in a "No Parking" zone. does the manufacturer pay the fine?
In my area, new Chevrolet Trax and trailblazers are hard to find. A lot of the Chevy dealers have to order it because they are big sellers here.
Korean car
Don't. Do. It.
@@NVRAMboi Don’t do what? I got the last new 2024 trailblazer rs on the lot. Drives better than the 2019 Honda accord sport 1.5t that I had with the cvt transmission. That thing felt slow on the freeway.
I had a 2004 Trailblazer and I didn't get the mileage out of it I should have. At 150k the transmission took a dump. Found out that was common.
At 205k nothing but computer problems with everything lighting up. Figured it would cost too much to fix so I got a Honda Passport where I know I can get 250k miles out of it if not more.
Bought my 19 frontier S 2.5 brand new for $19,500, 2% interest loan . Paid off , 95k on the clock now and still a perfect truck just general maintenance. The only big thing I’ve done to it was regeared from factory 3.13 to 4.36 and added a limited slip. cuz 33’s on a 4 banger it wouldn’t move out of its own way. Yes I lifted a 2wd truck
Scotty should be the CEO of Ford or GM he's got the right ideas!
All the cars would be underpower 4 cylinder like his celiac
@@Drewcardello 3 cylinders, but non turbo so they would all be less than 100hp... but they would go 300k without oil changes because they were so overbuilt.
@@Have.An.AmicoDay oh, and 3 speed manual with 2 doors and No AC and crank windows
@@Drewcardello if it was 9 grand with a warranty I'd give it a shot
I was in the market last year for a new vehicle from Ford.
Has a 2019 Ford Mustang and wanted to off load it because of head/valve cover gasket, purge valve X2, oil cooler lines, water forming a pond in my “spare wheel” compartment, recalled right side wiper motor, you get the point.
Was interested in a brand new ‘23 Ford F-150 4X4 base model, regular cab.
With 4X4, and the 10-speed auto (with no options), $42K.
I currently have a brand new, custom ordered to my specification ‘24 Subaru Forester.
$32K.
If the F-150 was $34-35K, it would be in my driveway.
But for worse gas mileage, next to no options, only 2 doors.. Nope.
I don’t care if it can haul and tow up to 3,500 lbs.
The price doesn’t match for what I would have got.
Love my Subaru, couldn’t be happier.
Solid state? How well do they function at
Taking energy from waves, means the particulate suspended in the water will fall out of suspension leaving piles of material under the turbine.
EVERY THING IS GOING TO COLLAPSE!!!!!
In my area it's almost impossible to find a non Toyota or Volkswagen golf that isn't a antique from the 50s on the road
I drive like new classic cars. I can buy a new car but they lack style and quality.
Style??????
Cars haven't had that since the late 70s.
I'll stick with MAZDA. After all the issues I've had with every other brand I've owned. At least Mazda makes cars that work and if they break it's easy enough to fix yourself
I think Henry Ford is turning over in his grave since he wanted cars for the masses. That means affordable cars and trucks.
He rolled over in his grave when his workers formed a Union.. Henry Ford didn't want to pay lifetime free ride pensions. I can't blame him at all
he's not rolling, he's doing somersaults in his grave so hard they could read it on a richter scale
The dealerships charge to much and won't negotiate. lucky if you get $700 off on a $70k vehicle! In NY the lots are all full.
Bring back the escort, focus, and Taurus
Focus , great car , great on gas , had 3 of them , still own 1 , very , very good car !!!
And crown Victoria
@@donaldgary2173just bought an 08 Focus
If anything bring back the LTD Cougar and T bird.
Bought a 2021 Bronco right off the lot. Felt like I got ripped off vehicle was okay poor gas mileage. Got rid of it and bought a brand new Mitsubishi Outlander thanks to your video. Car runs great awesome gas mileage and it's a 3 seater for 36 grand so far loving mu Outlander is much better than the Bronco. Thanks Scott.
What I cannot stand is people saying that the quality is bad. It is the parts that are bad, because an assembly plant is just that... an assembly plant. The assembly plants do not make the parts, they only take the parts and assemble them. Perhaps if the parts were built better (looking at you China and Mexico) the parts would be of much better quality.
Just wanted to clear the air, it's not the workers assembling the vehicles, it is the parts bei g sourced from the cheapest places... China and Mexico...
That is not true. Every single inch of any car today on the road is BAD quality. Frame, body, parts, all of it is very cheap crap on the cars for tooo much money when
plastic is machined in 60 seconds and sold for $$$$ and doesn't hold up.
I got a lease on a demo f150 lighting for our business just for city driving local. Its pretty cool to drive but is quite bouncy with the heavy battery. The hands free blue cruise is really nice though.
Just like the Disney Parks, they are no longer interested in selling to the middle class.
Fair comparison I think. A few mos ago I heard the avg. price for a family of four for like five nights down there....my head asploded.
Hey Scotty, I still have my Chevy Sonic 1.8l 2012 with 270,000 miles and runs like the day I bought it brand new from the GM dealership. 😊
Serves any car company right if they go bankrupt. If you make junk and charge ridiculous prices you caused your own demise.
Too bad for you.
I agree.
yup, play stupid games win stupid prizes, I would rather they learn the lesson but I know they won't
A lot of people that drive big pickups could actually get by with a sedan. Too bad the big three have dollar signs in their eyes and have cut out practical sedans from their lineups, but even if they still made sedans, the quality would still suck. Ford and GM better get their heads out of the sand and realize that what most people actually need is a reliable and affordable gasoline powered sedan. Since the big three don't really make those anymore, the missus and I bought a reliable and affordable Corolla because we don't have the money to waste on anything else.
What are they doing wrong? Everything.. Friend and I called local GM dealer for a quote on timing belt 2014 Cruze ecotech motor. Easy job!! They said $3200.00
They didn't want the to do it since it couldn't be done with a "Software" upgrade.
That one of the reason I stop buying Americans car. It make me feel like Japanese products in the 60's it call throw away no one will fix it!
Owned a brand new 2013 Cruze...the amount of electrical issues and bulbs blowing was astonishing..+ fuel injectors were a connected bank...1 goes bad all gets replaced... horrible car😂
buy a corolla
Chevy dealership charged me over $1k to replace the EGR valve, hose and weld a new pipe for the valve on my 2000 Tahoe. Plus, another several hundred $$ trying to diagnose an intermittent rattle. Didn’t find the source.
I took the vehicle to an independent shop and they found the rattle caused by loose baffle in the muffler. They did Not charge me for their service!
You need to catch up with what is occurring now with the Japanese makes. Mazda 3s are one model made in Mexico.
TO little, too LATE. In 4 BLEEDING years, It's all over? Government for the people, sucks hard.
4:40 I think it's the liquid electrolyte battery that was developing adverse dendritic crystals . You said solid state .
The resale on EVs is comparable to every other electronic! No one in their rite mind would pay $100k for that
Very few are paying $100k for an EV. You can get a new Model 3 for around $35k when you include tax breaks. The reason used EVs dropped in value is because new EVs cost a lot less.
@@KidHorn7001 regardless of the price, most lose 50% of their value in the first year.
I Have a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. It has 112000km. I paid $42k cdn. I can sell it today for $35k. You can't do that with an EV.
@@The_Blessed_Cowboy That's not close to being true.
@@KidHorn7001 please explain. Don't give me an answer from the top of your Google search. Do some actual research.
@@The_Blessed_Cowboy There's no way EVs lose 50% of their value in the first year. That's absurd. Go to carmax and look at their prices and the model years. Not even close to 50%.
In regards to harnessing electricity generation on waterways in Canada. There is a law that's prohibits ANY waterway generation of electricity anywhere in Canada as the Government has declared itself as the ONLY entity than can do this. Thus any moving water through your property is owned by the Government and cannot be touched.
Every week, there's a new battery technology that's going to replace everything. Rarely pans out. And believing anything Toyota says about EVs is like believing the BLS employment figures.
@kidhorn
Yep still waiting on fuel cells that were developed in 2010 to replace lithium ion batteries and even after the 3rd Gen prototype still not on the market.
G.M.'s Mary Barra needs to go as well as Ford's Mr. Farley
My uncles worked at the GM plant in Fremont Ca
Can't wait to buy my first Chinese pickup truck for a whole lot less. You can't use quality as an argument for buying them.
It won't be priced for much less.
Why do you want to buy Chinese crappy trucks when they are made worse than American trucks!!!!!!!!
Scotty… Please HELP!! I have a 2020 Nissan rogue sport. Front and clunks on accelerate then clunks again when I decelerate. One mechanic says the CV joints are sloppy and recommends replacing the two front axles, but somewhere else because he doesn’t do that kind of work. He said it’s safe to drive until it starts making a repetitive clicking noise when turning. Another mechanic says the axles are fine but the transmission needs to be replaced. He said the car is safe to drive until the sound gets worse. The car has 59,000 miles on the clock, no fluid or grease leaks anywhere, the transmission works fine and shifts smoothly. What do I do? Love your channel… Never miss a video! Thanks!!!
what people need to wake up to theirs no infrastructure for ev’s your home has to be re wired for the service to get the bigger service. Two no charging stations local. for now we sorta do but their not compatible each station has to talk to the computer in your car or truck to charge. Most charging stations get vandalized. our stations aren’t fast chargers even if they work with your vehicle. So getting an 80% charged your not parked long enough to get a charge shopping what ever. waste of money. Fast charging degrades your battery the technology isn’t sufficient enough to do so. The other is no spare parts waiting list. you need to be in a position to not have your ev for year or more no one can fix your ev Tesla doesn’t give out information to fix it yet. Listen to Scotty wait let the bugs die off then get a new vehicle in year end clearance. I’d hire a lawyer to prevent dealers from up charging
@Marklock
There is also a guy in Minnesota that does videos on EVs and charging stations don't charge below 20 degrees
Not to mention the batteries discharge more and charge less when it's cold.
Look at all the Chinese Ev cars catching on fire and now more insurance companies won't insure them.
They're building vehicles that break frequently and can't repaired by mechanics. They should have kept them simple and dependable.
KISS aka Keep It Simple Stupid
Went out in 1980.
What good is ANY battery without a charging infrastructure!
Love this channel man keep up the good work
I can't feel bad for the American car companies. All 3 built complete pieces of garbage for decades. What do you expect to happen? Here's how to restructure -- Build quality equal to that of honda or toyota. When you can prove that a malibu will get me 200k miles only having to replace brakes, tires and change the fluids, then ill consider buying an American car.
You have Ford Victorias, Buicks with the 3.8 engine, Explorers, Tahoes, Saturn S-series and many others exceeding that with regular maintenance. That’s why many of these are used by the gov so not all are garbage and they used to sell for reasonable prices too. My 1985 vette is still driving strong to this day w/original engine and trans.
@mattc9875 yes the 3800 was a great GM motor. My old man had a 91 buick lesabre with the 3.8 and that thing was the biggest pile of trash. The motor was great, Everything else broke. Window motors, fuel pump, sensors, heater core, more sensors, ball joints, tie rods, wheel bearings, the rack and pinion, radiator, thermostat. I had an 88 cavalier (trash) 90 corsica (trash) 92 v6 camaro (trash) 95 2 z28 camaro (not trash, not even close. Yes the camaro after 92 was good, c4 corvette is ok. C5 is better with the LS. You know what I mean. Low to mid prices sedans were all junk. You can go 500k miles in a 97 Honda accord and never have to replace window motors. My 88 cavalier was destroyed by 100k miles.
@mattc9875 that's a vette. The best car chevy makes. Of course it's gonna be built well.
Buy fleet f150s. No carpet, no leather and they are less than 50K. I just got a 24 XL F150 Extcab with the 5.0 for 48K.
Government will bail them out again
Government will bail them out, on OUR dollars. So, if I start a business, make horrible decisions and run my company into the ground, will they bail me out? No!! UNLESS I pad a few politicians pockets first.
OUR tax money will bail them out.
Where you can, and where you can't charge a particular car confuses me.
Are all chargers universal?
Thanks
At 70 to 90 k + they priced themselves out of the market , bye
Great video
Scotty 2024. Make Automobiles Great Again
Perhaps that was Garage 54 a russian utoober who did the aluminium crankshaft. The addition of silicon I know lowers the heat expansion of aluminium. Pistons are such an alloy.
My 2000 Silverado was $23000 new, you should not pay the value of a house for a truck
And in 1976, the same difference of 24 years between 2000 and today, a Silverado was $3,800. You got screwed big time paying that much! You are a real sucker!
My work truck is a brand new f150. It’s very fast… that’s about the only thing I still like about it lol. Hard start issues and the passenger door doesn’t open from the inside…
Ford cars are the best selling in United Kingdom
i seen them in spain taxi if i remember correctly
Yes and they are throwing people in jail for twitter comments
Good story and thanks for sharing.
How is the EV debacle working?
I have a 1999 F-350 Crew Cab dually with a 7.3 liter diesel , aluminum flatbed, with 535,000 miles on it. It is in the body shop right getting totally redone. I paid 20 grand for it. Every time I go to town someone stops me and says 'Hey man, that is a great old truck, would you sell it?' No, not for any price.
I had a ‘97 F-350 7.3 single cab, long bed. Dana 60/80. Dumbest thing I ever did was sell it.
Those ocean generators sound like a great thing for small islands and in emergency situations near the coast.
I'll buy a 1966 Chevy C-10, with a straight six and be happy as a pig in poop.
I work at a Ford dealer. People are gravitating back towards the Bronco and Bronco sport. F150' AND raptors still sell well. Mavericks and Mach-E's are also still selling. All depends on your knowledge and vehicle inventory
Gravitating to Fords...for styling and nostalgia of the unwashed minions. The smart ones and rich ones amongst us don't buy those brands. They buy the Toyota for reliability and longevity.