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It seems that if ford lost the crown-vic,


Never happen. Ford has the monopoly on RWD full frame vehicles and I think the steady flow of P71 sales will keep the Crown Vic in production for a long time. GM lost a lot of business when they dropped the Caprice, especiall the Caprice police package (9C1) with the LT1 'vette engine which is still heralded as the ultimate patrol car.

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taurus,


Ford needs a cookie cutter car for it's rental fleet customers and a low cost car like the Taurus fits the bill. I think the Taurus is here to stay.

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escort zx2


Nobody loves the other red headed stepchild of Ford.

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excursion,


Somebody hasn't been paying attention. '03 is the last year of the Excursion. IMHO, Ford should have just stretched out the wheelbase of the Expedition to come up with a Suburban fighter, rather than throw a passenger body on a 1 ton pickup frame, but that's neither here nor there.

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escape,


Excape is a rather nice little SUV IMHO.

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and their van lines (not the commercial e-series)


The Aerostar is long gone, that leaves only the Windstar. The Windstar isn't a bad van, when it's running.

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and brought over the streetka, the fiesta, the cmax and the fusion they'd probably make a lot more money.


After spending the money necessary to make those cars meet US regulations, I don't think Ford would be raking in the bucks.