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Sedans Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable What Are Your Thoughts on the Return of the Taurus/Sable?
530 messages, Last post on Aug 22, 2008 at 10:00 PM
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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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Replying to: nvbanker (Feb 27, 2007 4:32 pm) |
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Replying to: nvbanker (Feb 28, 2007 4:05 pm) BON = blueovalnews .com of course. Lots of stuff Ford there and discussion forums as well. many of the posters are FOrd employees. Yeah, I hear ya about GM. Never liked their products, ever. Did buy a 97 Tahoe though and that was a tough truck. It saved my bacon once. That's the sum total of my GMs. BTW, new MT compares the new Tundra with the Silverado and picks the Chevy. One bit of good news on the American car front. Though it's interesting that they picked it mainly for 'value' as the Toyota is way overpriced. Funny, the Chevy probably costs a lot more to build, thanks UAW, yet is priced about $5000 less. Who's screwing who here now? Oh, and the Toyota has like a kids' toy-looking dashboard. The Chevy is 1000% better. But the toy is faster. But the Checvy gets better mpg. They both stop at 133ft from 60mph. That's like 2 car lengths quicker than the Edge or emm kay exx, Fords' newest gifts to ambulance chasers. |
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Replying to: albook (Feb 28, 2007 7:53 pm) About as boring as any of the other "competitors"
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