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Damn... I wish they sold that Mondeo here.
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As a Mustang owner, I would have no problem with a 4 door sedan Mustang, and I would probably prefer that now. If they do call it something else, the only names that would have any value are Falcon, Fairlane, Galaxie or Taurus. I'd use Fairlane if they choose not to use mustang for it, as that's what they were planning in the early 2000's for a RWD sedan before the plug was pulled and the Ford 500 was developed instead.
Taurus I'd save for a possible Mach E replacement if they choose not to use the Mustang name on that again. I also have no problem with them calling it the Mustang Mach E either, bit it is a shame to throw away the Taurus name as well.
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On 5/20/2024 at 9:04 AM, akirby said:
The only factor in tv vehicle brands is how much money is being paid or how many free vehicles they get. If they’re blurred out it’s because they aren’t getting paid. If it’s featured prominently it’s because they are getting paid.
When I made an independent film, Ford was actually very generous an provided a CAD model of a 1969 Mustang. The real car was a 2012, but with CGI, we made it into the 1969. The car was also portrayed heroically and respectfully in the film. The obvious things I had to promise was not to portray the car in a negative light (break down, catch on fire or be totaled or have the passengers be killed in it ect. )
FCA (wasn't Stellantis yet) and VW, not so much. Their cars didn't have logos, but they got trashed in the film. 😎
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11 hours ago, jpd80 said:
Huh? Lucid still has around $5 billion in liquidity
Now whether it can make vehicles at a profit is another matter…
That's because the Saudi government keeps pumping money in it. If it depended on its car sales, it would fail very quickly.
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4 hours ago, AM222 said:
A B-segment vehicle priced like a B-segment vehicle will always be welcome, but I doubt it would replace the Focus which costs more than an equivalent Puma.
*With a starting price of €28,900 ($31,127), the Puma is quite expensive for a B-segment vehicle. There's definitely room for another model below it.
PS: Puma is called a "crossover" but at 60.6 inches tall at the tip of the shark fin antenna, it's really just a hatchback car.
That's pretty much sums up the Buick Envista and the Chevy Trax (a wagon).
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So, the chief financial officer will be hired from a company that is in a constant state of bankruptcy?
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4 hours ago, twintornados said:
This line jumped out at me...it didn't sink, it ran aground....She was repaired and sailed under several names until she was scrapped in 2012
I think it is a Mandella effect due to it sinking in the fictional future of the Kevin Costner film "Waterworld" The Valdez was Dennis Hopper's ship in the film.
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It looks like the old one with crappy plastic add on body panels. This is such a disappointment as I liked the new Prius and Land Cruiser, but his is just too nauseating to look at.
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5 hours ago, Andrew L said:
I am surprised they are selling as many Crowns as they are.
I'm not. Toyota is the only one I can think of that makes a large IC engine sedan so it's the only place for the customer to go.
The sedan buyers that Ford, GM, and others abandoned had to go somewhere. It's like minivans. If everyone made them, then they would be spread thin, but the 4 brands that still make minivans do decently with them. Sedans are kind of the same. There is demand, but not enough for everyone, but when the herd is culled a bit, the ones left over do well.
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5 hours ago, SoonerLS said:
Based on the number of "M" BMWs is see, and how few of them are coupes, or even conventional sedans, I'd guess that the luxury/performance coupe is going to be a vanishingly small market. And that's a shame.
It seems this is correct. I think the closest Lincoln could get to that would be to make a CUV coupe type thing like the BMW X6 out of the Aviator platform.
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So, the seller is keeping one? There's seven of them on the trailer.
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I think history will repeat itself when Fisker goes bankrupt and some one else will buy up the ashes of the company. This is what happened to the Karma. Maybe it will be Nissan, but if not, a Chinese automaker will buy it.
I'd like to see Fisker rebadged as Datsun...
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There is also the rumor that Apple was thinking about buying Rivian recently. And in the past, they considered buying Tesla, until Elon Musk insisted that he should be on the Apple B.O.D. if the sale went through.
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On 3/7/2024 at 3:45 PM, silvrsvt said:
How big are they? The R3 reminds me of the Edges greenhouse
It reminds me of the Plymouth Horizon/Dodge Omni/Peugoet 402 and a little of the VW Rabbit and AMC Gremlin. But unlike all those other cars, I really like this!
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On 3/6/2024 at 8:33 PM, silvrsvt said:
Bronco Sales are starting to dry up, guess the gotta have its got it and with high interest rates and prices going up, demand is starting to fall. I see plenty of stock on the lots these days.
As much as I hate to say it, I always thought Bronco was going to be a fad car like the two seat T-bird, PT Cruiser, the new Camaro and Toyota FJ Cruiser. Once the first wave of fans buy it, it doesn't sustain momentum.
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That being said, I do like all the Rivian products.
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1 hour ago, tbone said:
Rivian styling is decent, but I’m starting to get tired of the front end styling even though it hasn’t really been out that long.
When I see the front, I am reminded of this:
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4 hours ago, DeluxeStang said:
So now that the charger is a two, and a four door, does that mean there are no plans to come out with a new two door challenger?
I wonder if maybe they will have a smaller car on the next Alfa Romeo Gulia platform to make a Challenger at a later date. Then they could do a 2 and 4 door of that as well.
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On 2/12/2024 at 8:37 PM, silvrsvt said:
In the grand scheme of things when do things actually get cheaper? Only if you downsize or order less options. But there are so many variables with that too.
Lets put this way, I had this really cool indicator thing on my 1986 Escort GT
Never had a car again with it...did I miss it? Nope. Some of the stuff moved to the dashboard, but never had a brake/Tail light or Headlight out indicator ever again.
I actually liked that thing on my EXP! It had the light test button to make sure the warning lights worked. They were probably worried that the light test button wouldn't work and need to have a test for that as well.
The most bizarre thing was the fuel filler door release was in the glove box, so you had to lean across the car to open it. A button behind a door to release another door.
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I really liked the Airflow and I hate the Halcyon. The Airflow looked like it could easily be sold in Europe as a Peugeot or Opel model. The airflow's Chrysler almost logo looks like a batman logo in that picture too, even though the Halcyon looks like a Batmobile after a serious accident.
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On 2/3/2024 at 12:16 AM, akirby said:
Removing and storing third rows is a PITA.Needing to transport passengers and not having the ability to do it is even more of a pain. I'm sure someone is up to the task of making easy to remove seats and use them as chairs in the house. It's not like you'd be adding and subtracting chairs on a daily basis anyway. Mazda could have even done an option delete to remove the chairs which would allow you to buy the rear seats later as well if needed as an after market option.
I just think it is just dumb to market the same car as a different model because of not having seats.
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I would make a third row seat, that could be removed from the car, and could have clip on legs put on them so they could be used as extra house chairs until you need them in the car again.
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1 hour ago, silvrsvt said:
https://www.thedrive.com/news/revealed-2025-dodge-charger-daytona-shown-for-first-time
I dunno something about the front end just seems "off" to me
The rear bumper screams off to me as it has a string attached to it to hold it on...
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There was also HEMISBC who talked about Chrysler nonstop and the Jellymould guy who talked about the Cortina nonstop.