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I can’t believe they retooled to make it an 8 way seat. Would think amortization over maybe a decade run of this platform would make it a nonissue and might even piss more than a few wives off on a test drive.
 

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★STX Package
5-Passenger Seating


What is the 5-passenger seating option?

Does it remove the third row and give more room in the second row??

Thanks
 

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Doubt it, just third row delete and flatter load floor.
 

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Honestly, its the little things that sorta irk me. They dumped the windshield wiper de-icer (did it ever really work anyway?) and now the passenger power seats are 8-way instead of 10-way. SiriusXM is now down to 3 months free from 6. Big deal? Not really, just irksome. Oh they also deleted the conversation mirror, lol.

personally I hate that stupid mirror!

I deleted SiriusXM on day one - removed it from the media options and I shred everyone of those letters asking me to renew - if they had 1/2 a clue they'd check there records and discovered that its NEVER been used in any of our cars, not even ONCE.
 

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Without a deep analysis of the entire order guide, there are some obvious "de-contenting" issues. The 302A package used to share the nicer, polished wheels with the Platinum. Now both are given the same plain-looking (by comparison) wheels. Then, the best value package Special Edition used to be a 301A option. Now it looks like it requires upgrading another trim level to the 302A package, which already includes 22" wheels, and no longer includes the HD towing pkg. When I ordered, the 301A Special Edition Package was a little over $3,000 cheaper than a similarly equipped 302A even though they shared pretty much the same equipment--with the exception of six-spoke wheels instead of polished Aluminum ones. Now, the six-spoke wheels appear (to me) to be the more attractive of the bunch. And it's too bad that there's no option to delete the hands-free, foot-operated lift gate in the higher trims since it's so problematic. Glad I bought when I did.

Glad we picked up our 2019 SE when we did as well!
 

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personally I hate that stupid mirror!

I deleted SiriusXM on day one - removed it from the media options and I shred everyone of those letters asking me to renew - if they had 1/2 a clue they'd check there records and discovered that its NEVER been used in any of our cars, not even ONCE.
I agree on the mirror, I could never make out the faces of the people that it was trying to show me! Sat rad is a complete joke as well. I can remember when Sirius and XM were separate. The sound was rich and full. Now it's compressed to shit imo. I only ever had a subscription once when living in a remote area. The drive to anywhere that had a decent radio signal was 4.5 hrs. So yeah we "splurged" for Sat Rad. Ever since being in metro area we never did re-subscribe.

All that to say that I mentioned those items not because I was going to miss them (or even most of us won't either) it was more a sign of them removing the little things.
 

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I agree on the mirror, I could never make out the faces of the people that it was trying to show me! Sat rad is a complete joke as well. I can remember when Sirius and XM were separate. The sound was rich and full. Now it's compressed to shit imo. I only ever had a subscription once when living in a remote area. The drive to anywhere that had a decent radio signal was 4.5 hrs. So yeah we "splurged" for Sat Rad. Ever since being in metro area we never did re-subscribe.

All that to say that I mentioned those items not because I was going to miss them (or even most of us won't either) it was more a sign of them removing the little things.

The SiriusXM provided is nothing more than a bait and switch...im guessing they pay for the radio or they give ford a monthly kickback for new subscriptions.

Agree on the compression....IF I listen to music, theyre AAC Files (not great but better than MP3s), and even then its over a WIRED connection (not that bluetooth crap)!
Hell I prefer OTA TV just because its a better (uncompressed & sharper) picture!
 

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Why would they remove conversation mirror? This is marketed as a family vehicle. I use the mirror all the time to keep an eye on my 3 year old sitting in the second row. Just not sure I understand some of these - ******** - decisions they make over in Dearborn.
 
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