My theory : There's probably some dim bulb out there who thought it was to hold a stylus for the touch screen, and so it was deleted.
"Hey, I'm missing my stylus and stylus holder for the SYNC3 center screen!"
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I'm curious how this works, I guess legally, when buying a car.
So for the key pad on the '24s, that's right there for everyone to see and is included in the price. It it was it is, that's not changing, fine. On my '23, the wifi hotspot was removed and I was given a $10 credit. Ok.
But what about all these other little parts? I don't get how Ford can sell a certain model (year), remove some things, but not change the price or give credits? I believe it should be "Ok, this is what a '22 looks like, this is what you get, and for this price. And if we can't get ahold of some parts and have to remove them, we'll give you that credit back."
So for the key pad on the '24s, that's right there for everyone to see and is included in the price. It it was it is, that's not changing, fine. On my '23, the wifi hotspot was removed and I was given a $10 credit. Ok.
But what about all these other little parts? I don't get how Ford can sell a certain model (year), remove some things, but not change the price or give credits? I believe it should be "Ok, this is what a '22 looks like, this is what you get, and for this price. And if we can't get ahold of some parts and have to remove them, we'll give you that credit back."
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This forum makes it possible for anyone in the market to know about things they believe Ford should include with a new Bronco Sport. They can then inspect the car they want to buy before paying and make a decision whether to go forward or not. My guess is the overwhelming majority of potential buyers will not turn away due to lack of a pencil holder/headrest/engine cover/etc.
Hood insulation, Dash insulation, under hood weatherstripping, passenger side fan motor cover...
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Actually Major, the quote is "He WORKED it out with a pencil". I was a math MAJOR in college! And here I thought you knew everything
Don't forget the guy that stands there and jams those holders into lids probably gets $42/hr plus benefits. If they took that one guy off pencil clip pushing and put him on overhead consoles, that adds up to a lot of Dinero over a production run.
Is this another missing part or a replacement piece?
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Who uses a pencil these days?
Like my old man, I keep a log book on all my cars: logging gas fill-ups, maintenance and repairs. I use a pencil.
My Dad used a small spiral bound notepad; I use a 6-ring A5 binder with refillable loose leaf pages. It is in the door pocket of my Escape, to be transferred to my '24 BS BL...someday - no Build Date yet.
I'm expecting delays from the impending UAW Strike. Even though the BS is built in Mexico and has a different worker's union, I suspect many parts come from Ford's US plants or OEMs who are under the UAW.
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You can log all your maintenance in the FordPass app. It'll never get lost, and the next owner will have access to it. I made a Google spreadsheet I can access on my phone for tracking refuelings. Same goes for this data; it's in the cloud so will never get lost.
You can view my spreadsheet at this link. You should be able to download a copy of it to your own phone if you'd like to use it. Let me know if you can't; I'm more than happy to share it.
A pencil and notepad is handy and quick, while logging into my cell phone and futzing with typing on the screen at a gas station is not.
At home, I can put it in an Excel spreadsheet, or use one of the gas apps, like Fuelly, TrueDelta, or fueleconomy.gov.
Refueling in NJ is easy and quick.
You see, self-service gas stations are not legal here. Hand your credit card out the window, the attendant fuels you up, hands back your card and receipt, and you're out of there in just a couple minutes! No holding up the line while somebody futzes around in their car with their cell phone gas app.
Or I can just use the receipt and type it in my notebook or spreadsheet later.
I don't need an app for that!
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I don't sit at the pump while entering the data. I get a receipt (also electronic) and enter it when I can. I don't like duplicating effort (write it down first, then enter it in the spreadsheet), and I like being able to access the data anytime I have my phone, which is pretty much always. So yeah, to each his/her own!
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