Sooner or later we will hit a recession and the car companies will go bankrupt again. The UAW gravy train can’t last.
What is a real ripoff are all the add-on trim stuff.
As I said, my truck is a 2010 F150 STX. I didn’t realize until when I broke my outside driver’s mirror that the truck was wired for addition of the full up trim options. IOW, the wiring for the mirror(s) was for full options (heated, puddle lamps, LED turn signal direction strips, power folding, etc.). It cost me $125 off Amazon to get two mirrors....they work great. It would have been much more if I’d actually ordered them.
Also, I noticed by radio had an external temperature set of white LEDS in the corner of the radio display. Did some investigating and it’s wired for that option, too. I just needed to replace the temperature control panel (which also had the “heated mirror button”). I bought that off Ebay for $59.
Geez, I’m no fan of the UAW but to blame the auto industries obvious incompetence on the assembly line worker is OUTRAGEOUS.
And lets not overlook the feddie bureaucrats in the dot and epa with their cafe standards and other unconstitutional intrusions into the car market.