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Joined: Jul 2003
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Slightly off topic but worth mentioning is that Ford now owns Volvo, Land Rover and Jaguar. Ford also owns nearly 40% of Mazda. The relevance is that the automotive industry is changing and partnerships are made to cover a broader market. The percentage of people who can appreciate the handling and performance of the contour are minimal (most people I see driving a contour are still elderly and most contours are zetec AT with hub caps). Perhaps ford figures that cars like the Mazda 6s with it's duratec 3.0L and 5spd will fill the void for the few of us.
95 SE MTX, every option except sunroof
- SVT motor mounts
- Taurus baffled oil pan
- Energy insert and bushings
- KKM
- optimized TB
- resonator removed
- big plans
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 7,117
Hard-core CEG'er
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Don't forget Austin Martin. There might be something interesting from there in the next few years.
Best I can figure, Ford is playing to the BIGGEST & most lucrative markets - Baby boomers & the free-spending youngsters. Retro styling for the boomers, & cheap, mod-able utilitarian vehicles for the kids. Add to that the best selling trucks, F-150 & Ranger, and the formula may come out in their favor in the end. They just may be a bit early on the retro side for the boomers.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 4,789
I feel Guilty, Oh so guilty
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I feel Guilty, Oh so guilty
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Originally posted by red99sesport:
Ford stopped making things people wanted, the contour, the cougar, the old T-Bird. Then, they started focusing on SUVs, and their cars got worse and worse.
I agree with some of your points, but this just isn't even close to being true. T-Bird and Cougar sales were awful, the contours were not good and people WANTED SUVs despite what a minority of car enthusiasts might believe, and they got what they wished for....
"If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit"
-Mitch Hedberg
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Joined: Feb 2003
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Originally posted by hetfield:
Hopefully Bill can turn Ford around. Most people I know (including my own family) refuses to even consider Ford, but I've already heard a couple of people mention that Bill Ford is moving in the right direction. I say give it 5 to 10 more years and see where Ford is at. Who knows, there have been rumors (but only rumors  )of a return of the Mondeo to the US; maybe we'll get lucky.
I heard they are ridding us of the 'long overdue needs to be torched' Taurus. But "a friend of a friend" told me 
1992 Ford Escort LX-E
-Tracer LTS spoiler
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