I must be getting old!
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From: Moncks Corner
I had an 89' F150 and the wipers just had on and fast. When it would mist rain on and off, it was a PITA to keep reaching to turn on, then off. Dang-it, back on again. Now I'm spoiled and also treating myself with some luxury, for the years i've worked.
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This is in jest, so please no flaming...
There must be a new generation of truck buyers. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE all the tech these trucks have to offer. But some of the comments here have me shaking my head and laughing:
- I can't add background pics to my radio
- I have to hold my foot on the brake and wait a whole 2 secs for the engine to start.
- Why won't the mirrors auto-fold / unfold. I actually have to push a button?
- I wish the doors would unlock when I walk away, so I wouldn't have to push a button.
- Why can't I scroll through the FM stations with the button on my steering wheel...I have to reach ALL THE WAY over to the radio.
- Why isn't the seat heater control on the radio screen? The physical control is what 6" below the screen?
- Why don't we have USB ports in the back
- Why doesn't Ford have Wifi available?
- Why can't I remote start from my smartphone?
- My seats don't cool my **** enough.
And the list goes on and on and on....
These are trucks folks with SOME luxury car features. You are paying for the capability of hauling and towing what a Mercedes E-Class, BMW 7 series, Audi or Lexus cannot do.
I guess the good news is that no one is saying:
Why won't my truck tow more?
Again, this no stab at any one individual, just a collective "Wow, is this what truck owners are REALLY concerned about these days?"
There must be a new generation of truck buyers. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE all the tech these trucks have to offer. But some of the comments here have me shaking my head and laughing:
- I can't add background pics to my radio
- I have to hold my foot on the brake and wait a whole 2 secs for the engine to start.
- Why won't the mirrors auto-fold / unfold. I actually have to push a button?
- I wish the doors would unlock when I walk away, so I wouldn't have to push a button.
- Why can't I scroll through the FM stations with the button on my steering wheel...I have to reach ALL THE WAY over to the radio.
- Why isn't the seat heater control on the radio screen? The physical control is what 6" below the screen?
- Why don't we have USB ports in the back
- Why doesn't Ford have Wifi available?
- Why can't I remote start from my smartphone?
- My seats don't cool my **** enough.
And the list goes on and on and on....
These are trucks folks with SOME luxury car features. You are paying for the capability of hauling and towing what a Mercedes E-Class, BMW 7 series, Audi or Lexus cannot do.
I guess the good news is that no one is saying:
Why won't my truck tow more?
Again, this no stab at any one individual, just a collective "Wow, is this what truck owners are REALLY concerned about these days?"
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From: Itinerant
You would think the manufacturer would put a how to manual in the glove box expaining/ warning of features the come on trucks. 
Yes, the new buying public expect a lot. In the end it's only a truck for a utilitarian purpose.
Yes, the new buying public expect a lot. In the end it's only a truck for a utilitarian purpose.
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Some of the features I've never had in any vehicle and right now I don't see the point. Such as Auto headlight dimming and rain-sensing wipers. I know when to dim the headlights and my eyes are pretty good at sensing rain. It's not like there is any effort involved in moving my hand to flip a switch that is conveniently located right beside the steering wheel. But, who knows? After I take delivery and get to experience these things first hand, I might be singing a different song...I'd like to think I try to keep an open mind. 
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Tuned
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 417
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From: Greeneville TN USA
This is in jest, so please no flaming...
There must be a new generation of truck buyers. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE all the tech these trucks have to offer. But some of the comments here have me shaking my head and laughing:
- I can't add background pics to my radio
- I have to hold my foot on the brake and wait a whole 2 secs for the engine to start.
- Why won't the mirrors auto-fold / unfold. I actually have to push a button?
- I wish the doors would unlock when I walk away, so I wouldn't have to push a button.
- Why can't I scroll through the FM stations with the button on my steering wheel...I have to reach ALL THE WAY over to the radio.
- Why isn't the seat heater control on the radio screen? The physical control is what 6" below the screen?
- Why don't we have USB ports in the back
- Why doesn't Ford have Wifi available?
- Why can't I remote start from my smartphone?
- My seats don't cool my **** enough.
And the list goes on and on and on....
These are trucks folks with SOME luxury car features. You are paying for the capability of hauling and towing what a Mercedes E-Class, BMW 7 series, Audi or Lexus cannot do.
I guess the good news is that no one is saying:
Why won't my truck tow more?
Again, this no stab at any one individual, just a collective "Wow, is this what truck owners are REALLY concerned about these days?"
There must be a new generation of truck buyers. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE all the tech these trucks have to offer. But some of the comments here have me shaking my head and laughing:
- I can't add background pics to my radio
- I have to hold my foot on the brake and wait a whole 2 secs for the engine to start.
- Why won't the mirrors auto-fold / unfold. I actually have to push a button?
- I wish the doors would unlock when I walk away, so I wouldn't have to push a button.
- Why can't I scroll through the FM stations with the button on my steering wheel...I have to reach ALL THE WAY over to the radio.
- Why isn't the seat heater control on the radio screen? The physical control is what 6" below the screen?
- Why don't we have USB ports in the back
- Why doesn't Ford have Wifi available?
- Why can't I remote start from my smartphone?
- My seats don't cool my **** enough.
And the list goes on and on and on....
These are trucks folks with SOME luxury car features. You are paying for the capability of hauling and towing what a Mercedes E-Class, BMW 7 series, Audi or Lexus cannot do.
I guess the good news is that no one is saying:
Why won't my truck tow more?
Again, this no stab at any one individual, just a collective "Wow, is this what truck owners are REALLY concerned about these days?"
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Joined: Nov 2016
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Well we should all enjoy driving our trucks while we can. Pretty soon all knowing Washington shall decree that self driving cars/trucks are safer than human driven cars and we shouldn't be trusted to drive ourselves. At least we should have 7 years 364 days to still drive before new regulation comes.
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 3,541
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From: Weatherford Texas.
My wife hate the heated seat buttons on the screen on her Fusion, she always reaches toi hit them the same time the backup camera comes on as I am backing out of the garage, and she has to wait for me to shift to drive. If we had auto fold/unfold mirrors Id be looking for a way to disable them, as where I park I have to fold them before I am fully in my spot and they can't unfold till I pull out past the wall. My r/h mirror is about 3 inches from the wall folded. I rely on my 360 camera to help guide me in.
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Come on....if you have young kids....no USB ports in the back is something that would get used. Also...I'm on the fence about selling my truck now. I'm super po'd about this. When the massaging seat is massaging my ballz.....it seems to favor the left !!! What is up with that?? Thinking of bailing and looking at the Chevy...or Toyota....
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I know what you mean, loaded up our overhead camper and took it out for the weekend. The bed rails got scuffed up a bit, and the wife needed a little reminder that at the end of the day......it's a truck. And trucks looking pretty is secondary to function.
she then sent me to my room
she then sent me to my room
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