Originally posted by FocusTour: Gawd, this is the most ridiculous post/thread ever!
C'mon now, there are much more ridiculous posts than this one. Don't make me bus' out the links on yo azz!
Originally posted by FocusTour:Everyone moans that the C-SVT would have sold more if it was marketed better. <snip> Not advertising makes it "special", yet if a car fails they say "it wasn't adverstised enough"?
I personally have complained that the Contour was not advertised enough. Not the SVT Contour, mind you, just the plain-jane one. And the only reason I've complained is that Ford said it stopped making them is because they didn't sell very well (again the non-SVT 'tour) and I maintain that if they had been marketed properly to the right group, sales would have been higher. Then again, its possible that even with advertising that they wouldn't have sold enough. There's also the underlying political issues between Ford US and Ford UK that many believe was the real demise of the Contour in the US.
Originally posted by FocusTour: SVT needs to make money for the company, Ford isn't a charity giving away cars for free.
You're quite right; they're not a charity. That's why SVT versions cost quite a bit more than their original counterparts. You paid extra to have the privilege of owning a more exclusive car, and that extra price was supposed to cover Ford's overhead in making the modded vehicles.
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