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Sedans Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable What Are Your Thoughts on the Return of the Taurus/Sable?
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Replying to: nvbanker (Feb 26, 2007 8:11 pm) I don't think Marc Anthony is a liberal! Ford is so dumb. How do you put something like the 500 out and think it looks and will sell better than the likes of 300? then try to get sales by calling it the Taurus again?
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Replying to: albook (Feb 27, 2007 2:49 pm) I don't think that's the way it went - no doubt Ford WAS dumb to put the 500 out looking like it does. I don't think even Subaru could design an uglier car. However, it remains to be seen what they do with the makeover and rename project - it may look pretty hot. Give Alan a chance! It's actually an excellent car under there, just nobody knows it because of the unbelievably poor styling....Though I'm not in the market for one, I'm anxious to see the Bold Move, and hope it successful. I doubt it will be a blockbuster runaway hit - but they can only improve on them.
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I never thought the Five Hundred/Montego/Freestyle were ugly; on the contrary, they looked ok, but were perhaps a little bland and were not available with some key upscale features right out of the gate. (Navigation System, Power Liftgate on the Freestyle, that 3.5L Duratec) The marketing campaign was never that hot either... These cars may not sell like hotcakes when they come out, but in Honda terms, this is simply an MMC, not a full redesign. I hope Ford knows that...
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Replying to: nvbanker (Feb 23, 2007 10:32 pm) A Five Hundred and a Freestyle. And before that, three Tauri (one of them a wagon).
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Replying to: nvbanker (Feb 27, 2007 4:32 pm) Aw, c'mon Howard even me, the Frinch (Ford Grinch?), can see that Subaru can and almost always does design uglier vehicles than anyone else. The 500 I maintain is not ugly, it's just bland and boring and almost invisible. And Howard, the 08 Taurui are out there in pictures. It's not hard to find em. BON is a great place. But if u wanna know what they look like, I'll save u the trouble. Just picture the 500 with a Fusion grille. That's about it. Pretty bold eh? |
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Replying to: jchan2 (Feb 27, 2007 4:51 pm) I hope Ford knows that... " Sure Ford knows that. But that doesn't prevent their marketing department from calling them "All New", which they do. If called on it, they can sya 'The name - we meant the name.' They figure most car buyers have the IQ of a stick and so to them, it's a brand new Taurus. I dont think Ford can or wants to sell to car enthusiasts anymore, unless they're looking for the next back to the future Mustang knock off.
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Replying to: heyjewel (Feb 27, 2007 7:37 pm) GM has proven that for decades now....as in: "First ever G6". (Ya think?- Next version is second ever?) "All new trucks" in 1989. Well, yeah, if you don't count the motor, transmission, rear end and the frame. 1995 - "GM is putting quality on the road"....Really......well, that worked out, didn't it? So, why shouldn't Ford assume the same? Heaven knows, they've perpetrated some of the same. What is BON and how can I access it?
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Replying to: barnstormer64 (Feb 27, 2007 6:54 pm)
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