I want to root for GM, I really do, but I swear they’ve never seemed to learn a lesson at any point in the last 100 years. I never owned a post-GM Saab, but I can’t imagine the Swedes were wrong in their assessment.
On its first tank of gas, our old GMC failed to start after being parked for 10 hours because the computer left the ABS system on overnight. It also had crazy software failure modes where the dashboard would go nuts and the onstar system would start making strange sounds.
Arguably, the software was one of the better subsystems of that truck. Never buying GM again. Our old GMC was the best truck we've ever owned. (Much better than our new Ram 1500, which can hold less weight than our old Volvo 240 station wagon).
Hopefully the F-150 electrics aren't hilariously bad.
Hey the Ram 1500 is twice as heavy as the Volvo 240. Poor thing is too busy carrying itself to deal with your cargo.
Fun fact: 1 in 22 RAM 2500 drivers has had a DUI. Source: https://insurify.com/insights/car-models-with-the-most-duis/
This is going to go badly for them. A lot of people (all iOS users) will not even look at a GM. The used market for them will suffer as well. But, hey, if you need a really cheap used car in 5 or so years, and you don't care about Carplay, GM has you covered!
Assuming you’ll even be able to do that…
Could be a nice money-making opportunity.
Technically, you could, but you'd have to put back the old system on lease end.