wish4newstang

im thinking ranchero

i love this thread. as a loyal ford buyer i want to enjoy my car buying experience. i'm in the Columbus market. as you can imagine, i have a choice of dealerships. some very large ford dealerships. however i refuse to buy from them. i always go to one of our smaller mercury dealerships. zero pressure, product knowledge(which i think is crtical for a sales person), and great service. i agree that if ford could do one thing to help them recover some of thier losses, they should do some serious quality control of thier dealerships. for whatever reason it seems to me , the dealerships that sell ford and mercury are always a much more pleasant experience. good luck in your new venture. perhaps in the future you could share the name of your dealership. again i wish you good luck and to all readers a happy holiday.

what a great idea. why dont we just call it a cougar. its been done before, and remember what a great success that was...........not. please, ford, keep the mustang as god intended, two doors, top down.

speaking of mulally, do you guys think has to run everything through the fords before, he makes it happen? i was just wondering how much independence he really has.

i love that car, best part, wont be mistaken for a ford. make mine dark blue, with a moon roof, and i'm in. nice photo

seems to me its not what is on the sign, or the building that needs changed, its what is inside that needs some serious change. until customers enjoy the car buying experience all the window dressing wont mean a thing. here in Columbus, we have this yahoo playing a guitar, dressing up in chicken suits,and when you visit his dealership you are funneled into a friggen fortress, it actually is gated. and god forbid you dont buy a car from him. this is where ford should concentrate some energy. let me enjoy buying a car, treat me with respect, i'll always come back. on the other hand we have a lincoln mercury dealership here, where the buying experience is a pleasure. no gimmicks, no one breathing down your neck. as much as the shell of the dealerships need attention, the selling preocess is really what needs attention.

i've got to say the edge is starting to look good to me. it would not fit into my lifestyle but it is a nice car. nice picture.

help me understand this. this is alot of money being spent on a brand that everybody thinks is going the way of the olds. as someone who grew up with mercurys in the driveway, i hope this is good news for mercury.

i'm thinking that part of the 18b loan, maybe for paying to get rid of mercury, and perhaps buying the rest of mazda. timing could be everything.

i think he is saying what most of us mercury loving people have said for awhile. do you remember the montego mx? my dad had a brand new teal green two door, black top. first car i ever drove by myself. thats why i have always been a mercury fan. i just hope that ford does the right thing and saves the brand. i can think of more then a few people who would not drive a ford, but would a mercury. and they think the lincoln is too expensive. hell if the buick can survive, i would think mercury could. just bring back a real cougar, work on the GM, maybe a small front wheel drive sport truck, and mercury would last for awhile longer. just my thoughts.

ok i dont reply to these threads very often. i enjoy reading about fords. but sometimes statements are made that just blow me away. i have had a mustang in one form or other for quite awhile now. my last one was a 98 that i drove until she was totaled. i loved that car. my daughter loverd the car also, so much she is now a confirmed ford gal. and her education started when she was a young girl. i remember more then once her boasting to new friends that she had a mustang, that was shen she was 12. so to say a 12 year old's opinion doesnt count. you couldnt be more wrong. she is twenty now and married, she made her new husband buy a mustang. so you see a childs' mind is much sharper then you may think.

remember the old comets? sweet cars. great work, i hear that the new boss at Ford reads his own emails, try sending those pictures to him, that could be his first project.

not sure if this is the correct thread for this question, but i'll ask anyway. i see that the sport trac is being shown in orange. however when i visit ford's site, it is not one of the options. i am giving some thought into replacing my expedition with the new truck. does anyone know if orange is a real option or if this is just an exersice to see if this interests any new buyers? thanks, any help would be welcome.

speaking about option codes. any chance a sunroof will become available? i need to trade my expi in soon, was hoping to replace it with the sport trac. but i need my sunroof.