Ford/Mercury marketing screw up?

29 messages, Last post on May 09, 2007 at 9:54 AM

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#27 of 29 Re: Fusion/Milan are more foreign than Hondas'and Toyotas' [jeffyscott] by depalma May 09, 2007 (9:05 am)
Replying to: jeffyscott (May 09, 2007 5:06 am) You are making the same point I was trying to make, but you did a better job of it. I have owned several (and own one right now) Fords made in Mexico, and have been perfectly happy with all of them. I was trying to respond to some of the posters, who seem to think if they buy a car with an American name on the front, then they are buying "American". The fusion/milan is no more or less "American" than the majority of cars sold in this country. Also, this bit about the Milan being for women is just silly marketing nonsense. I happen to think the Milan is a sharp looking car. Does this make me less of a man? As i said, I buy a car based on its merits - everything else is meaningless. Replies to this message: jeffyscott (May 09, 2007 9:54 am)
#28 of 29 Milan for girlie men by jeffyscott May 09, 2007 (9:54 am)
Replying to: depalma (May 09, 2007 9:05 am) I happen to think the Milan is a sharp looking car. Does this make me less of a man? I'm a girlie man too . I think the Milan looks better than the fusion. I've been known to watch a movie on WE or Oxygen from time to time, too...oh, the shame

#27 of 29: Re: Fusion/Milan are more foreign than Hondas'and Toyotas' [jeffyscott] by depalma; May 09, 2007 (9:05 am)

Replying to: jeffyscott (May 09, 2007 5:06 am)

You are making the same point I was trying to make, but you did a better job of it. I have owned several (and own one right now) Fords made in Mexico, and have been perfectly happy with all of them.

I was trying to respond to some of the posters, who seem to think if they buy a car with an American name on the front, then they are buying "American". The fusion/milan is no more or less "American" than the majority of cars sold in this country.

Also, this bit about the Milan being for women is just silly marketing nonsense. I happen to think the Milan is a sharp looking car. Does this make me less of a man?

As i said, I buy a car based on its merits - everything else is meaningless.