Got my reservation for a Silverado EV, tired of waiting

[aeronaturel]

No interest in the F150 Lightning?

I got burned with Ford on a previous vehicle, an Explorer. It was a good truck, fun to drive, that I bought used. It had several years but relatively low mileage (<80K mi), engine and transmission seemed OK, but super cheap ($1500) with lots to repair. So I jumped in and fixed a bunch of stuff, no add-ons, just fixing to original condition. I quickly realized that most of it should not have failed at such a low mileage (wheel bearings, thermostat manifold, cabin temp control, electric windows, AC compressor, ...), and most of it was caused by bad engineering (compromised design to save pennies). But the issue that made me loose complete confidence was the timing chain guide failure which totaled the engine. The original part was molded plastic, and of course it broke after 15 years... The timing chain fix alone cost more than the truck, and I still had the potential for the same kind of issues (i.e. replaced with a used engine), so I sold it after that. That Ford Single-OverHead-Cam 4.0l V6 engine has 4 (four) timing chains !!?? And that's it, Ford ... never again.

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[Jhodgesatmb]

On a feature set the CT has plenty of competition. When you take into account all aspects, though, then the competition gets lean.

 

[rr6013]

I got burned with Ford on a previous vehicle, an Explorer. It was a good truck, fun to drive, that I bought used. It had several years but relatively low mileage (<80K mi), engine and transmission seemed OK, but super cheap ($1500) with lots to repair. So I jumped in and fixed a bunch of stuff, no add-ons, just fixing to original condition. I quickly realized that most of it should not have failed at such a low mileage (wheel bearings, thermostat manifold, cabin temp control, electric windows, AC compressor, ...), and most of it was caused by bad engineering (compromised design to save pennies). But the issue that made me loose complete confidence was the timing chain guide failure which totaled the engine. The original part was molded plastic, and of course it broke after 15 years... The timing chain fix alone cost more than the truck, and I still had the potential for the same kind of issues (i.e. replaced with a used engine), so I sold it after that. That Ford Single-OverHead-Cam 4.0l V6 engine has 4 (four) timing chains !!?? And that's it, Ford ... never again.

It is publicly known that FORD’s are built to last. Its officially called “engineered obsolescence”. FORD pickup run forever then they fall apart.
You bought one that passed it “built to last” point and FORD engineered obsolescence – no amount of money could’ve caught up to planned failure.

 

[Rutrow]

I followed Atlis for quite a while (still getting "Last chance to invest!!!" emails for the last year) but the harder you look, the worse they seem. The prototype they're building is about 8 feet tall and made of plate steel. The floorboard thickness makes me think they're going with about a >300 kWh battery. They seem to be targeting the F-650 market, which isn't big enough to sustain a start-up company. It'll be a very niche market that wants that kind of capability AND the range that Electric vehicles will be able to deliver this decade. I don't see a future for Atlis.

 

[SparkChaser]

You could just go with one of these and convert it....

 

[Quicksilver]

 

[aeronaturel]

It is publicly known that FORD’s are built to last. Its officially called “engineered obsolescence”. FORD pickup run forever then they fall apart.
You bought one that passed it “built to last” point and FORD engineered obsolescence – no amount of money could’ve caught up to planned failure.

I would not agree that "FORD's are build to last", unless you mean that 80,000mi corresponds to the engineered obsolescence ??

 

[Throwcomputer]

You could just go with one of these and convert it....

Rather have one of these:

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