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Slate Truck base price < $25,000.

Posted by ATL User icon on June 24, 2026, 7:44:12

https://www.slate.auto/en

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Meanwhile, Cars & Bids has an Ur-Quattro for sale. I wonder what it’ll sell for. Would love one.

Posted by ATL User icon on June 24, 2026, 17:29:24, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KmNGxw56/1985-audi-quattro

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

This nation has an epidemic of mentally small, pencil dicks buying F-150 mega crew cabs

Posted by illini User icon on June 24, 2026, 15:11:50, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

To lug their kids around because they're too chickenshit to just drive a regular car, SUV or van.

I don't want one of these, but I don't dislike it. And if it eventually slows or reverses the adoption curve of the other trucks on our roadways its a huge win.

It might affect the market for work trucks, but it won't affect the market for gender affirming care

Posted by doubledown User icon on June 24, 2026, 16:50:40, in reply to "This nation has an epidemic of mentally small, pencil dicks buying F-150 mega crew cabs"

trucks.

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A+*

Posted by memyselfandillini User icon on June 26, 2026, 10:22:15, in reply to "It might affect the market for work trucks, but it won't affect the market for gender affirming care"

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trucks.

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I thought this administration banned gender affirming care.

Posted by DocWalk20 User icon on June 24, 2026, 17:07:53, in reply to "It might affect the market for work trucks, but it won't affect the market for gender affirming care"

Oh not THAT kind.

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trucks.

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Man, if they did this with a small hatchback, I think I'd be all in.I do wonder about the vinyl wrap

Posted by IlliniRunner User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:41:03, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

and how that holds up over time.

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https://www.slate.auto/en

Small truck sidejack: The more I look at the Ford Maverick, the more think it would be great...

Posted by KingTalkyTiki User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:15:09, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

...for city driving (our garage is a former carriage stable and will not fit a large or probably even most medium sized trucks like the Ranger) and to take care of the chores in the Northwoods.

I don't think LBK is down with that though.....and they ain't exactly cheap once you get all the bells and whistles added.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

There’s a Maverick sized EV coming out-

Posted by Chilango User icon on June 24, 2026, 19:00:47, in reply to "Small truck sidejack: The more I look at the Ford Maverick, the more think it would be great..."

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ATL mentioned it on The Deuce.

Posted by complainant User icon on June 24, 2026, 20:30:39, in reply to "There’s a Maverick sized EV coming out-"

https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/msg/1782305052.html

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Posted by Chilango User icon on June 26, 2026, 9:55:29, in reply to "ATL mentioned it on The Deuce."

https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/ford-future-ev-truck-interview.html

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The Slate family did pivot away from their rock/gravel business. Good for them. *

Posted by osklister User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:10:52, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

You say you want evolution, well you know....

Hard pass. Same size as a mid-80s Toyota truck. Those were small. *

Posted by harb User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:01:21, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

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https://www.slate.auto/en

[Assassin] Harb is the epitome of a Goldfish Troll.
[Opey] Assholes gonna asshole
[tiki] #### all the way off with that, you bloodthirsty hilljack.

Owned one of those and loved it*

Posted by CoronaTheirAss User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:07:14, in reply to "Hard pass. Same size as a mid-80s Toyota truck. Those were small. *"

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https://www.slate.auto/en

I wrecked my dad's in high school. He LOVED that truck and not sure he ever forgave me.*

Posted by KingTalkyTiki User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:11:34, in reply to "Owned one of those and loved it*"

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https://www.slate.auto/en

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

I bought it used and it was covered in bondo*

Posted by CoronaTheirAss User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:41:07, in reply to "I wrecked my dad's in high school. He LOVED that truck and not sure he ever forgave me.*"

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https://www.slate.auto/en

Impossible. They are indestructible.

Posted by ATL User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:13:43, in reply to "I wrecked my dad's in high school. He LOVED that truck and not sure he ever forgave me.*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

If you have a good enough head of steam....

Posted by KingTalkyTiki User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:16:43, in reply to "Impossible. They are indestructible. "

....and ram it into the back of your buddy's early to mid 80s GM behemoth, I guarantee it is possible.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

I'm intrigued.

Posted by EffinIllini User icon on June 24, 2026, 12:08:59, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

My Jeep is basically just driven for getting me back and forth to work (15 miles RT) and the very occasional on pavement weekend ride. (Last weekend was the first time I've had the top off in 2026.)

The Jeep gas mileage is terrible, it's a 2014 so very no-frills, and I hate to drive it much over 75 mph on an interstate as it's so loud. Radio is broken so I have to stream off my phone. The 4WD is useful in bad weather, though.

A Slate truck would make an interesting replacement.

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https://www.slate.auto/en

MKBHD first look / drive…

Posted by DocWalk20 User icon on June 24, 2026, 12:06:14, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

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https://www.slate.auto/en

"You see the AC, of course that's standard." Ah, the assumptions of the younger generations.*

Posted by complainant User icon on June 24, 2026, 12:18:02, in reply to "MKBHD first look / drive…"

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https://www.slate.auto/en

power windows, too!*

Posted by illinibone User icon on June 24, 2026, 16:09:20, in reply to ""You see the AC, of course that's standard." Ah, the assumptions of the younger generations.*"

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https://www.slate.auto/en

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I’m kind of intrigued. I need to replace a Honda Fit with something similar - cheap but with space

Posted by CoronaTheirAss User icon on June 24, 2026, 12:04:09, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

To haul shit

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https://www.slate.auto/en

Recently saw a cybertruck actually being a truck. (Making this the EV truck thread)

Posted by EffinIllini User icon on June 24, 2026, 12:00:48, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

Towing an Airstream on I-70 headed west in Kansas.

First time for everything.

The one thing EVs are worse than ICE vehicles at*

Posted by ATL User icon on June 24, 2026, 12:32:27, in reply to "Recently saw a cybertruck actually being a truck. (Making this the EV truck thread)"

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Towing an Airstream on I-70 headed west in Kansas.

First time for everything.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I spent too much time trying to figure out what this had to do with ICE

Posted by Gene Parmesan User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:32:46, in reply to "The one thing EVs are worse than ICE vehicles at*"

instead of internal combustion engine

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Towing an Airstream on I-70 headed west in Kansas.

First time for everything.

They have an incredibly short bed for anything over 2.5ft tall. It's like 4 feet or something. *

Posted by haighter User icon on June 24, 2026, 12:06:34, in reply to "Recently saw a cybertruck actually being a truck. (Making this the EV truck thread)"

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Towing an Airstream on I-70 headed west in Kansas.

First time for everything.

nm*

Posted by haighter User icon on June 24, 2026, 12:06:32, in reply to "Recently saw a cybertruck actually being a truck. (Making this the EV truck thread)"

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Towing an Airstream on I-70 headed west in Kansas.

First time for everything.

I could see a niche market for like city-delivery trucks. If we did a ton of self distribution...

Posted by haighter User icon on June 24, 2026, 11:57:53, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

...I think it'd be a fun thing to get branded and wrapped and deliver cases to accounts.

That, however, seems like a vanity project and also not a model that a car business could rely on actually becoming successful.

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https://www.slate.auto/en

Counterpoint: the similarly sized and priced Ford Maverick is a huge hit.*

Posted by ATL User icon on June 24, 2026, 13:21:28, in reply to "I could see a niche market for like city-delivery trucks. If we did a ton of self distribution..."

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https://www.slate.auto/en

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Are you sure? The Maverick looks to be 2ft longer than the Slate...and it already seems...

Posted by haighter User icon on June 24, 2026, 14:54:42, in reply to "Counterpoint: the similarly sized and priced Ford Maverick is a huge hit.*"

...pretty small. It's a full 3 feet shorter than my mid-sized GMC. I think it's so small that it's officially gonna be a niche and/or oddity.

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https://www.slate.auto/en

You could be right. My ideal car would be an electric station wagon.

Posted by ATL User icon on June 24, 2026, 17:34:36, in reply to "Are you sure? The Maverick looks to be 2ft longer than the Slate...and it already seems..."

I might end up with one but more to the point, I like niche cars

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...pretty small. It's a full 3 feet shorter than my mid-sized GMC. I think it's so small that it's officially gonna be a niche and/or oddity.

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https://www.slate.auto/en

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Same length as a two-door wrangler. Not going to have much of a bed. *

Posted by harb User icon on June 24, 2026, 15:27:37, in reply to "Are you sure? The Maverick looks to be 2ft longer than the Slate...and it already seems..."

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...pretty small. It's a full 3 feet shorter than my mid-sized GMC. I think it's so small that it's officially gonna be a niche and/or oddity.

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https://www.slate.auto/en

[Assassin] Harb is the epitome of a Goldfish Troll.
[Opey] Assholes gonna asshole
[tiki] #### all the way off with that, you bloodthirsty hilljack.

so, the spirit airlines of cars?*

Posted by Gene Parmesan User icon on June 24, 2026, 11:41:48, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

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https://www.slate.auto/en

No*

Posted by illini21 User icon on June 24, 2026, 10:35:00, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

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https://www.slate.auto/en

200 miles makes it a niche option. would be fun for an extra vehicle if you're an avg. deucer*

Posted by Nobster User icon on June 24, 2026, 10:24:51, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

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https://www.slate.auto/en

Nobody will buy this*

Posted by gvibes User icon on June 24, 2026, 10:17:28, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

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https://www.slate.auto/en

they absolutely will. have you seen how many cybertrucks are on the roads?

Posted by IlliniSax05 User icon on June 24, 2026, 10:24:23, in reply to "Nobody will buy this*"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

Somehow not that many and yet still too many.*

Posted by KingTalkyTiki User icon on June 24, 2026, 11:46:01, in reply to "they absolutely will. have you seen how many cybertrucks are on the roads?"

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"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

While you drive it plays you contrarian liberal takes on current events.*

Posted by DT User icon on June 24, 2026, 9:07:19, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

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https://www.slate.auto/en

90% of Long Covid cases are hypochondriacs*

Posted by Sounder User icon on June 24, 2026, 9:36:55, in reply to "While you drive it plays you contrarian liberal takes on current events.*"

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https://www.slate.auto/en

Heh*

Posted by ATL User icon on June 24, 2026, 9:09:09, in reply to "While you drive it plays you contrarian liberal takes on current events.*"

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https://www.slate.auto/en

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I think I want one.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;' tabindex=0>$ on June 24, 2026, 8:59:24, in reply to "Slate Truck base price < $25,000."

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https://www.slate.auto/en

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

OOO

Posted by Stu User icon on June 24, 2026, 9:29:05, in reply to "I think I want one.*"

Chicken Little poster child

Looks like a Prius *

Posted by ghost_of_clt User icon on June 24, 2026, 9:39:36, in reply to "OOO"

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N U D E S I N B I O

But the Prius is much more sylish*

Posted by Stu User icon on June 24, 2026, 9:44:25, in reply to "Looks like a Prius *"

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Chicken Little poster child

They look larger than a Jeep Wrangler. I'll be fine.*

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

My minivan carries like twice as much as that ugmobile*

Posted by Stu User icon on June 24, 2026, 9:43:42, in reply to "They look larger than a Jeep Wrangler. I'll be fine.*"

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Chicken Little poster child

$25K is a great price. I bet it's a lot less than what you got your Toyota Previa for in 1993.*

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

My guess is a real out the door price will be closer to $35K

Posted by ATL User icon on June 24, 2026, 10:17:54, in reply to "$25K is a great price. I bet it's a lot less than what you got your Toyota Previa for in 1993.*"

People want a radio and power windows.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Still seems pretty good for a new car by today's standards.*

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People want a radio and power windows.

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

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