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47 messages, Last post on Sep 06, 2008 at 4:25 PM
You are in the Ford Freestyle Forum. Your Hosts are steve_ & tidester
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Okay, the first point is to the HOSTS. Ever since you closed down the general thread for the Freestyle I feel kind of lost as there is no longer a general discussion thread for this vehicle. So I do not know where to put this thread so I am creating a discussion.... I was just reading this month's (December) Motor Trend and on page 18 there is an article on Ford's Fast Forward. Now we all know what a bastion of reliability Motor Trend is with their accuracy so treat this as you will. It states and I quote: Ford D471. Development started with the Fairlane concept from Detroit 2005, although the production model won't get that historic nameplate. Based on the front wheel Volvo S80 (Ford Five Hundred) architechure, it essentially replaces the Freestar minivan and will overlap with the Freestyle for about a year before that car is retired from the lineup. Styling is said to be much changed from the concept. Model Year 2009. So if this is true and the new minivan/crossover "fairlane" is introduced towards the end of 2008 as a 2009, then the Freestyle may not get to see a 2010 model year. Discuss!
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Replying to: kjnorman (Nov 08, 2006 9:06 pm) You did good! I am tempted to change the title to something like "Freestyle: News and Views" to make it somewhat more general. We do have a "Freestyle: Meet the members" discussion but no one seems to have jumped into that one. tidester, host |
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I would be happy with you changing the title of this thread to News and Views.
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Replying to: kjnorman (Nov 09, 2006 6:16 am) tidester, host |
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Last I heard, the Fairlane WILL NOT use the Volvo platform but will use a version of the Fusion platform which should make it less expensive than the Freestyle. Mark.
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Replying to: mschmal (Nov 09, 2006 2:17 pm)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Nov 09, 2006 4:37 pm) In that time the Freestyle will be hopelessly outclassed. It sounds like Ford will replace the Freestyle and the decrepid Freestar with (hopefully) an edgier sport van with normal doors. I guess we will see in a few years time. My only wonder is what will the end of the Freestyle do for my residues on my 2005 Limited.... |
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The least expensive 2007 Freestyle at my dealership is a 2007 Freestyle SEL FWD with MSRP of $27,005.00. So yes, Edge is Cheaper than a Freestyle. Mark.
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Ah, the Freestyle ramblings thread is back! The last image I saw of the Fairlane was several months ago and man it is ugly! And I thought the Honda Element looked bad. American car styles will never go back to the sensual days of the late 50's and early 60's but please, how long is this quasi futuristic look going to last? I bought my Freestyle because I thought it was a pretty good looking car in addition to all its other features. My plan is to keep my Freestyle for 5 or 6 more years. Hopefully all the systems will last that long. I like the look of the Edge. I'm going to check one out next Monday when I go in for recall service. My hope is that there's a hybrid Edge when I buy again.
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Replying to: mschmal (Nov 10, 2006 8:25 am) |
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