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Thanks for posting the Pic of the running board. Definitely a small change in one regard, but huge in customer satisfaction. Next thing you know they'll start using Bilstein shocks!
I use mine every day. Main reason I keep buying Fords. I had a Ram truck once, but hated carrying my key pad on every run, biking, hiking, or swim I went on. When not exercising, I’m also in and out of my truck during the day, and hated dropping what I was doing to go into the house and track down a keypad. It’s important enough to me I bought a 2024 instead of a 2025 once I heard about the key pad delete.
The "Carbon Fiber" interior trim package is also now standard. It was a $995 option on my '23. I gained the Pro Power and the HUD on my '24, and the graphics package ($1075) and carbon fiber interior trim($995) became standard, and the former Moonroof & Tailgate package ($2195) dropped to $1495 for the Moonroof option due to the power tailgate being standard. So I got more features for less money when comparing my '24 vs my '23. It's just a shame you can no longer get the forged wheel option on the 801a, so I had my forged wheels swapped to my '24 to address that issue.
the RGB option is a very first world problem that I have lol. My Fiancees 2015 Fusion has like 6 different color options, but we only have blue? idk why, but it makes me mad.
I believe the Carbon Fiber option is included on 802 and 803a packages, and "Forged" wheels are only on the 803a's, Beadlock on 802a, and 803a packages. But the point is taken re inclusion of what was optional.
This!
Cosmetic options have an insane profit margin. Including them costs little. If that helps them justify a higher MSRP, it’s all win for Ford. Unless you care about those options, it’s a loss. Deleting useful features and including fluff is very much a loss for me. I’m going to flog it. Carbon fiber, cute stickers, and pretty wheels are a waste.
Not to mention, the excessive amount of standard equipment electronic garbage.
I've gotten spoiled by some of the "electronic garbage", but I would take less bells and whistles for high quality materials and components. I've never used the trailer backup assist, and I've backed a few trailers. I could also live without BLIS if I had good blind spot mirrors. The race to add more speakers also seems like a miss. Give me less speakers, but better quality with better amplification. Now the 360 camera and adaptive cruise I find pretty useful.
