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#3573 of 3617 Re: This is all about the NEXT Ford 500/Montego [xfilerguy] by gregg_vw Feb 07, 2007 (6:46 pm)
Replying to: xfilerguy (Feb 07, 2007 3:08 pm) The current Mondeo platform is plenty roomy and needs no stretching whatsoever to compete in the midsize segment (unlike the Contour which had a ridiculously small back seat for its size). The Fusion offers no more usable room. The Fusion is not going to move down any step. The Mondeo could, however replace the redundant Milan, and thereby give Mercury something interesting and different to sell.   The Taurus and Sable will sell better than the 500/Montego, mot because they are different, or gobs better, but because people know the names, and millions of people either owned those names or rode in them or rented them. Not true with 500/Montego. Since Ford cannot revise those two cars as fast as the market demands, at least more folks will be exposed to what decent rides they are as they stand. It is a brilliant move in a rough time, and the cheapest thing they could do to increase sales. The dumbest thing they did was to change the names in the first place.
#3574 of 3617 Re: Now [jaxs1] by chuck1 Feb 07, 2007 (9:34 pm)
Replying to: jaxs1 (Feb 07, 2007 3:17 pm) All Taurus in my company are being replaced by 500's. I have one on order for my Taurus replacment. BTW...61K in 21 months on the '05 Taurus and no issues whatsoever and 23mpg!   And I see alot of other fellow "Industrial Salespeople" tooling around in the 500's as well.   I don't know how resale is affected going in to "fleets" as opposed to "rental units".   I don't know how significant the private fleet numbers are. Replies to this message: pnewby (Feb 08, 2007 7:13 am)
#3575 of 3617 Sable is official by savetheland Feb 07, 2007 (10:35 pm)
You can see it at Mercury's website   http://www.mercuryvehicles.com/sable08/?intcmp=B_08SableInts_MVHomepage_08SableI- nterstitial_20070207#   To say truth I like Montego name better. Sable does not sound right for the car even though I own one and does not have the same equity as Taurus. But whatever - new Sable looks less massive than Montego. But certainly it is move upward for Sable.
#3576 of 3617 Re: Now [chuck1] by pnewby Feb 08, 2007 (7:13 am)
Replying to: chuck1 (Feb 07, 2007 9:34 pm) I've always been told that true "fleet" sales will not hurt resale since they are generaly either longer term or higher mileage units (maybe both), and don't get sold cheaply to keep newer low mileage cars to attract customers. Kinda like people that buy CVs from the police dept. after the cops have decided they are worn out. Companys and the gov. sell them when it is less expensive to replace than it is to maintain. I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule, but the majority follow the rule.
#3577 of 3617 FYI by KarenS HOST Feb 08, 2007 (7:16 am)
New topic for anyone interested.   What Are Your Thoughts on the Return of the Taurus/Sable?
#3578 of 3617 2007 or 2008? by pegasus17 Feb 11, 2007 (5:03 pm)
OK, this month you can get about $6000 off MSRP with the combo of incentives on the 500/Montego. Or you can wait til summer and pay approx. sticker for a 2008. What am i losing out on by buying now? I know about the engine but what about the tranny and the AWD. Is giving up the CVT and the Haldex AWD for the new unproven 3.5 a good tradeoff? Replies to this message: jaxs1 (Feb 11, 2007 8:53 pm)
#3579 of 3617 Re: 2007 or 2008? [coppamc] by jaxs1 Feb 11, 2007 (8:53 pm)
Replying to: pegasus17 (Feb 11, 2007 5:03 pm) There will be much less incentives and discounts available for the 2008s, but there is no way they will be going for sticker or even close. Too many other choices available for that to happen to the still boring 2008 Taurus.
#3580 of 3617 The NEW 3.5! Drove it! Wrote a song about it! Want to hear it? Here it go! by slider7 Feb 12, 2007 (7:05 pm)
Drove both an Edge and the Lincoln version MKX Sunday with the new 3.5 and tranny. I cannot "feel" any noticeable difference from my 3.0 500 unless I really press the pedal to the floor and want to get no more than 250 miles to the tankful. No discernible difference in any respect to what there already is! So you want to pay $3000 for a home stereo with .001 total harmonic distortion instead of $300 for the one with .01 THD because the sine-wave can tell when your ears can't? And if you don't have 20/20 vision, why waste money on HDTV??? Why wait and waste for a 3.5/6f when you can save thousands by getting the Porsche designed Duratec 3.0 4V V-6 with Toyota 6 speed transmission on a Volvo platform and Pirelli Tires??? Uhh huhhh! Thank you very much. Replies to this message: pegasus17 (Feb 13, 2007 11:28 am) micweb (Feb 22, 2007 4:17 pm) pegasus17 (Feb 22, 2007 4:10 pm) and 1 more... walterquint (Jul 22, 2007 3:50 pm) chuck1 (Jul 22, 2007 4:59 pm) jaxs1 (Jul 22, 2007 5:03 pm) chuck1 (Jul 22, 2007 5:21 pm) and 1 more... gregg_vw (Jul 23, 2007 4:02 am) pnewby (Jul 23, 2007 6:54 am) and 1 more...
#3581 of 3617 Re: The NEW 3.5! Drove it! Wrote a song about it! Want to hear it? Here it by pegasus17 Feb 13, 2007 (11:28 am)
Replying to: slider7 (Feb 12, 2007 7:05 pm) Thanks for your oh-so-objective opinion. I do find it a bit hard-to-believe but i will do my own evaluation. FWIW, i was appalled to see Korean-made Hankook tires on the new Edge. Guess cost-cutting measures have reached a new low at FMC. Replies to this message: micweb (Feb 22, 2007 4:17 pm) pegasus17 (Feb 22, 2007 4:10 pm) chuck1 (Feb 22, 2007 5:51 pm)
#3582 of 3617 Re: The NEW 3.5! Drove it! Wrote a song about it! Want to hear it? Here it [coppamc] by micweb Feb 22, 2007 (4:17 pm)
Replying to: pegasus17 (Feb 13, 2007 11:28 am) I am semi-appalled. But keep in mind Consumer Reports has been giving some Hankook tires top marks...so maybe FMC is just ahead of the curve. I think it's bad PR though, most people will just assume "cheap." Replies to this message: pegasus17 (Feb 22, 2007 4:10 pm) chuck1 (Feb 22, 2007 5:51 pm)

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