It Must be that New Math....
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It Must be that New Math....
I just purchased a 2018 XLT 3.5L short bed and while I knew the following before I made the purchase, it still makes me scratch my head.
How in the world can it be less expensive to manufacture this truck and it have an actual key and not a simple push button start? They have to make the lock set and the corresponding key and the different fob with the key. Sorry, I just don’t get it. Also, no builtin Homelink?
I would think that that both of these would be on virtually every new vehicle that costs over $25,000.
I was well aware of both of these before I made the purchase, it just hard going from a push button start the last 6 years and not having to whip out a key.
How in the world can it be less expensive to manufacture this truck and it have an actual key and not a simple push button start? They have to make the lock set and the corresponding key and the different fob with the key. Sorry, I just don’t get it. Also, no builtin Homelink?
I would think that that both of these would be on virtually every new vehicle that costs over $25,000.
I was well aware of both of these before I made the purchase, it just hard going from a push button start the last 6 years and not having to whip out a key.
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There needs to be some incentive for people to buy higher trim levels. It isn't about the cost to manufacture. The extra couple of bucks or whatever the math ends up being is irrelevant when it comes to Ford wanting people to buy a higher trim package.
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Screw the key and the button, I lock/unlock/start my truck with my cell phone.
Pretty certain you can as well using a different app. The 18's have remote start via the Ford Pass app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....ford.fordpass also available for iPhone.
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Pretty certain you can as well using a different app. The 18's have remote start via the Ford Pass app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....ford.fordpass also available for iPhone.
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It cost less because push button start requires two touch sensitive door handles, proximity sensors and a emergency back up slot; none of this is needed for an old fashioned key. One advantage the key has is it doesn't have a signal that can be captured and cloned to trick your truck into unlocking and starting. They key, even in 2018, is still a hard to beat security device.
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I just purchased a 2018 XLT 3.5L short bed and while I knew the following before I made the purchase, it still makes me scratch my head.
How in the world can it be less expensive to manufacture this truck and it have an actual key and not a simple push button start? They have to make the lock set and the corresponding key and the different fob with the key. Sorry, I just don’t get it. Also, no builtin Homelink?
I would think that that both of these would be on virtually every new vehicle that costs over $25,000.
I was well aware of both of these before I made the purchase, it just hard going from a push button start the last 6 years and not having to whip out a key.
How in the world can it be less expensive to manufacture this truck and it have an actual key and not a simple push button start? They have to make the lock set and the corresponding key and the different fob with the key. Sorry, I just don’t get it. Also, no builtin Homelink?
I would think that that both of these would be on virtually every new vehicle that costs over $25,000.
I was well aware of both of these before I made the purchase, it just hard going from a push button start the last 6 years and not having to whip out a key.
And yes, it does cost more to implement a keyless system. Lock cylinders are literally dirt cheap, no matter what the dealer charges for them.