El Kabong
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Casa is pro-GM, big-time, but Drew comes off as pretty even-handed to me. He likes the Pentastar V6 more than me, that's fer sure.
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Their Randon Thoughts thread. On a possibly related note, has anyone out there ever gotten a PM from a guy where he refers to himself as "the man, the myth, the legend?" And if so, did it make you snicker so hard you spit your coffee out your nose?
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Glad U are enjoying your truck.. sheesh Now.. back to coddling the Short Bus Boy *L* I knew you'd take a dig eventually What can I say. That Sergio, he's a GOOD CANADIAN KID! (TM Don Cherry)
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The preceding post perfectly encapsulates the cluelessness of Ford in its pursuit of the luxury vehicle customer. Bonus points for mentioning flexible manufacturing systems as if they're somehow cutting-edge stuff (seeing as how I helped install the one in GM Oshawa in 2009, I can assure one and all they are not). Double bonus points for openly talking up Ford's upcoming dominance in the segment when they have shown precisely zilch to this point. And as to the last claim: that description has been achieved, albeit only once: it sounds just like GM, circa 1955-1970.
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It gives you a really neat fender badge *L* I actually bought it sight unseen and the stone guard's still curing, so I take procession of it tomorrow. I'll be doing a little review thingie, possibly.
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-remembers Sean's description of someone's mea culpas -goes to bathroom
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The new, "improved" grill is the reason why I rushed out to buy a '15. That thing is an atrocity.
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Eh, I checked my PMs over there yesterday. The Three Ford Stooges were already back in full swing. I STILL say it's a deliberate effort to drive the place into the ground Update: TAF just posted a series of PMs from one of them. I couldn't believe what he wrote. Pathetic little coward of a kid.
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Loving the air ride suspension yes indeed I am
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My truck looks really nice. They're doing the stone chip protection on it right now.
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Ya, the side view makes the nose look swollen and flattened. Just my opinion tho
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I stay away from the whole issue of driver liability just because in the land of lawsuits I've pretty much given up on the average American associating liberty with personal responsibility. And I'm from Canuckistan.
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And I received that thank you just as genuinely as you meant it. I'll trust the guy with "sales" in his name as far as judgements on a car's viability. Jes' sayin'
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Guys. The MKS, AWD and all, didn't work. The MKZ, AWD and all, didn't work. The MXC is struggling to move 2,000 a month and is an also-ran in comparos. I have sales numbers to back me up. I have comparo results to back me up. The styling thing is subjective. But again, Lincoln has burned through three distinct styling languages in three years, and the latest one is a highly derivative one. Names, schnames. Give me RESULTS.
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This man speaks truth. ^^^ Drew: even if they do a reasonably good job on the interior, what does that give you over, say, the Equus or Genesis? Ford is using a FWD-based platform, TTV6, and derivative styling to provide what they call "quiet" luxury. Problem is, they're doing it at a similar price point to an outfit that offers a V8, RWD, and derivative styling. From Korea. it is the same strategy as the MXZ, MKZ, and MXC, with a different name. Based on Lincoln's past track record, it seems reasonable to withhold the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.
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It is a tragic situation whose consequences could have been greatly reduced if NHTSA did it's job.
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There's nothing with questioning technology. But if it delivers the goods, then you're basically paddling upstream. Hey, if the GenV smallblock idled like a solid-lifter 396 and delivered flush-toilet fuel economy I'd be the first to point fingers. But it doesn't, so I don't.
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400hp in an AWD car.. and it's supposed to be running through the fancy AWD system of the Focus RS so it should still be able to get the power down(all 400hp) pretty easily. I don't doubt that the car will be competent. What I doubt very much is Lincoln's ability to make a production version that will distinguish itself. I already mentioned that this is nearly identical to the XTS-VSport in concept. And look how it turned out. Drew mentioned that the pricing should be competitive with the Koreans in he segment-ouch for prestige. And wings shot himself in the foot once again with his failed diss of the CT6's styling. I am glad to be in a place where I can criticize without being accused of being a troll. I harbour no ill will towards Lincoln. But by the same token, I'm not going to blow sunshine up their tuckus over a concept car that is a rehash of a failed product strategy. They. Must. Do. Better.
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All true. Except for the Camaro stuff, of course Good luck with your purchase then, whatever it may be.
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*sigh* ...anyhow, I'm taking delivery of my Laramie Limited EcoDiesel tomorrow. Sergio's a bit of a maroon, but he has a Maple Leaf on his passport, so he's MY maroon. And there you have it: yes, Mopar has issues I think need to be addressed. Yes, they're rather large issues in some cases. But at the end of the day they can still produce a vehicle I can throw down my cold, hard cash on.
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Nonsense-the Cadillac's long hood/short deck are the epitome of luxury. I can understand a Ford guy not getting that, seeing as how it's been so long since they've done such a thing. To these eyes, the Lincoln is just Bentley-Lite. And not just to these eyes, either.
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If the Continental actually goes for 50-70k it has far bigger worries than ripping off Fusion sales. I get that this thing has a killer show car interior and reclining rear seats. But really, that's about all it has that's different than anything else Lincoln has tried to make work since I was in high school. And I'm sorry, but I've been down that road too many times before. Cadillac needed three generations of the CTS before they were finally able to overcome the doubts and skepticism of the folks who cover this business. Mark my words-when this thing hits the ground, the nice words will go away and they will call it what it is-same old same old. All sizzle and no steak from Lincoln-again.
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But at what cost to mainstream Fords? Wings was all excited about MXZ sales being up until I pointed out that Fusion sales were down a lot more.
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After seeing the aluminum F-Series weighing in at barely a gastank less in weight than an equivalent steel Silverado, I share your skepticism.
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Perhaps. Or perhaps 400hp FWD-based stuff don't do it for people. I'm learning toward the latter.
