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Not me--the particulate problem seems to be unsolvable and worse than previously assumed. Getting off ICEs entirely seems like a better path forward than trying to fix diesels. Also, the efficiency gains relatively to gas engines have really been eaten away by the pollution controls. Maybe with...

To be clear, the reason Ford is selling this product is because they think enough people will buy it that Ford can make a profit.

I'll be amazed if it actually shows up in the bronco, let alone the ranger. There's an internet rumor born every minute.

360 degree cameras are getting common on the bigger trucks, so I'm sure they'll trickle down to the midsize segment

They need the bigger engine to haul their enormous manhood, of course.

yup, they come on when you turn on rear defrost

people have reported that the answer is no

They saved a few bucks, just like the 2 disappearing tie-downs. I ordered mine early enough that the spec sheet still listed a driver side handle. They probably decided that grabbing the steering wheel was sufficient, and for $20x80k they'd just drop it.

I won't buy a truck with a hole in the roof. One of the reasons I didn't get a tacoma. I've had vehicles with them in the past, never really used the feature, and don't want the added cost or failure point.

You're trying to rationalize an irrational fear

It's a known bug in the version of sync currently in the ranger. The fix supposedly exists, but carmakers suck at consumer electronics and they haven't pushed the updated software to us.

The problem with diesel is that particulates have turned out to be a bigger and more intractable problem than people thought 30 years ago. Dealing with the particulates eats into any potential fuel economy or reliability advantage. Maybe enough R&D could eventually overcome that, but it's hard...

that's why ford won't do it :)

I'm assuming you meant heated steering wheel both times, since heated mirrors are already an available option. Still BS, either way.

I vaguely recall reading that you're not supposed to reuse the bolts, so if you pull them off you're supposed to get new ones. In that case it probably makes sense to make the bolt a separate part number.

Most of the photos I've seen look like they've caught a lot of condensation.

I come from small diesels, which have a water separator in the fuel system. The manufacturers figured out a while ago how to turn that into an item to be serviced in the scheduled maintenance interval, and I'm sure they could do the same with a catch can if there was value in doing so.

I just got one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MDXBT87/

Looks like it's on a hill and/or the cameras isn't straight

Only road bikes, sorry. :blush: