Posted on 01/07/2007 7:50:16 AM PST by Flavius
Those fords are what the public wants but not neutered pip squeek engings.
Ford is totally stuck on stupid.
It seems they are doing desperation design to the least common denominator.
The days when a bankrupt chrysler can make a k car and survive on gone. The cheepest import often has more features than the top of the line version of a particular ford model.
When the CEO is buying a Toyota (lexus whatever) it speaks VOLUMES to the survivability of ford.
I wish they would build those GT's for the masses rather than a bait and switch beauty queen for the show room.
The Power Strokes are, but the older IDI diesels were not...
From what I hear, it is just a restyling due to declining Titanic and Hindenburg sales.
;-)
not to mention the fact that all the ford commercials are directed to the angry divorced woman and the only men in their commercials are seem to be metrosexual wusses or p***y w****ed wimps.
Not exactly an image a normal male wants to portray with his car purchase for him or his family. I take my dollars elsewhere.
I just started thinking about a new car. Out of habit I looked to Ford first. Except for the Mustang, they don't have a thing I would be seen driving. And even the interior of the Mustang seems cheap somehow (no offense to new Mustang owners but I've driven Mustangs my whole driving life and it's not what it used to be). I've narrowed it down to a GTO, Monte Carlo, and maybe on the outside chance the Gran Prix. Ford better do something because there's not a good looking one out of the lot
I think the T-bird was doomed to failure because by the time they realized it was seriously under powered, they were stuck with sucker marketing. (they tried to push that under powered was coooool. weakness is strenghth)
also it seemed it was not designed to the straight male. You are too generous to say neutered metrosexual.
If anything they should read what custom car kids are putting under the hood and what they want.
the mercury marauder was a good concept. A sleeper muscle in a tame exterior.
If ford wants to save their auto line they should include a rear seat fold down pass through for ALL their cars. That feature is just plain convenient in a passenger car.
Ford's suits think that with the right spin and a magic commercial they can target market any vehicle.
They are wrong.
My wife and I went to look at the then new thunderbird around 2000 or so. I asked them about fins and would the next year have fins.The manager told me that i could buy it and put fins on it.I told him for 40,000 bucks this miata on steriods better come with fins! Who in the hell do they have designing this sh*t? Best thing ford has is the mustang GT and the Ford GT and that wont carry the company.
You are 110% correct.
People are tired of being bruned by the false promises of Ford.
Hubba-hubba.
All they have to do is import some diesel engines, freshen the Focus, and let you put any engine into any vehicle.
They'd sell zillions.
Hi! :-)
From what I have read, the Gran Prix is a pretty nice machine.
Spot on! Unfortunately, I doubt Ford will "get it".
Whatever, chump.
I have a heck of a lot more in common with hardworking, honest foreigners than with the lazy slobs down at the union yard.
Are you a "union man?"
Well, I'm all ears. Go ahead and explain it, pal. That way, we'll both know what the hell you're talking about.
I suggest you go back to Post#89 and follow our discussion from there.
Hey honey look at my Mexiford!
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/07/2008-ford-five-hundred-debuts/
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