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500/Freestyle owners, anyone got a lot of miles and still loving the car? Who has the most miles?

My wives cousin has a Freestyle. They love it. They put the 1 year old twins in the 2nd row captain chairs, and the 5 year old in the back. The have the 5 year old access the rear via the "missing" center console in the 2nd row. I know mini vans are uncool, but no sliding door even as an option on the Flex, will send people to Dodge/Chyrsler/Honda/Toyota. I also know that mini vans are uncool (again), but just go to my kids kindergarten at pick up time. I am telling you it is 8/10 cars are mini vans. And of the 8 mini vans 6 are either Dodge/Chrsler/Honda/Toyota. the othr two being Ford(my wife)/Nissan/Hyundai. We love our uncool Freestar SES.

I saw a Montego on the highway the other day and wish I had a camera. It was the dark red color, with an aftermarket tan vinyl roof / fake convertible. They had white walls tires, with those cheap K mart spoke hubcaps. You have got to love old people. Anyone seen any other crazy aftermarket creations on "new" fords.

The way our current disregard for border security is, you could probably fly down it and it bring it back in the county but only as long as you had 4 mexicans riding with you and a few more in the back.

Here is another in nearby Wake Forest. Same owners. http://www.wakefieldfordonline.com/

Here is the local Ford Dealer in Cary, NC http://www.crossroadsofraleigh.com/ check out the exterior and showroom pictures

Will the Freestyle /Taurus X go away once the Flex comes out in 2009?

Anyone with a 4wd Freestyle use theirs like the Outback users use theirs? I mean a canoe on the roof, going down a dirt path to put the canoe in the water. The last 2 - 3 times i've been canoeing I always see Outbacks doing this. In VT you always see Outbacks doing tough things. Is a Freestyle up to this? Once we see the Eddie Bauer Taurus X, could it be marketed to this crowd? What are the advantages of the Freestyle over the Outback?

With the Flex, will you still have the Taurus X. Both seat 6 or 7, seat layout looks the same. Isn't there a lot of overlap. Add in the Explorer to the same layout. No sliding doors, and the moms won't want it.

My grandpa and his brother were there. Thye also went to the Worlds Fair when it was in Seattle. Not sure of that year.

I was at the local International Auto Show in Cent NC, and was very impressed with both the Taurus and Taurus X in person. Very good looking. Both had more eye traffic than the Edge setting 15 feet away. Both seemed well built, and sat nice. I liked the interior of both. It sure would be nice to see 200,000 sales soon.

I was at the local International Auto Expo (Cent NC), and sat in a Buick Lucerne. Man I was impressed. It had the Northstar V8 and leather seats, and all the bells and whistles. The leather seats (material) was so soft, and the niceest I saw at the show, besides the King Ranch. It sat nice, and the back seat would jsut put you to sleep it was so comfortable. I shut the doors, and it was very quiet with all the people around. But, $41,000 for a Buick. Yikes. Anyone looked at them? It had a lot of activity at the show, as far a people looking at it, setting in it etc.

How about "come drive the 2007 Ford Focus, the best selling Ford car". Or "come drive the 2007 Ford Econline, the best selling Ford Truck (except F150). Looking at the Feb sales figures, those pitiful statements are correct.

This country now has 1 version of Government run health care. That is the VA (veterans Administration), and no one would argue that that is not a mess. Earlier someone said that all the other countries that have govt heath care are doing ok, and i would disagree. Let the market handle this, and it would end up like life insurance. Do you know how cheap you can get 500,000 inlife insurance for now? Privatize, let the buyer decide how much insuarnce they want. start with major medical, and add to it from there. you want a yearly check up, add $x a month. want prescriptions at $50 deducable, add $x per month. want $10 deductable add some more per month. Call 5 difernet insurance companies and get quotes. Het State Farm will give me that for $200/mnth, what can you do Allstate?

What are the 2 best selling "cars" now? The Accord & Camry. Are they exciting? No. Are they revolutionary? No. A "good" car, "nice" interior, decent mileage, good price, with a good reliability rating, and safe. That is the answer. And I would never by either, because they are Foreign, even though Made in USA. Our competition to those two really is the Fusion, not 500. I consider the 500 / Taurus competition to be the Avalon, Lucerne, Impala.

"We are American ! , well except the Fusion is made in Mexico, oh yeah, and those cars made in Ontario, and the Explorer transmission made in France...." but i get your point.

The Chevy ads are good. I like the John Mellencamp song for the trucks, and the new one where they show all the cars with different people singing classic songs that mention Chevy. The end shows Dale Jr driving a Corvette singing "we're not the jet set, we're the Chevrolet set" Made me laugh.

See the ads all the time. I don't like the commercial though.

that is great. after Jarrett left with the ups sponsorship, and sadler left and almost the m & m's sponsorship, i was real worried what would happen to RYR. No more questions. Go Ford, go RYR.

I would guess that when Ford decided to do away with the Taurus and move to a slightly bigger car (500 /Freestyle) , and a slightly smaller car (Fusion /Edge?), their hopes were to match the 400 K Taurus numbers. If that was 200K from Chicago, and 200 K from Atlanta . They should have put 500 / Freestyle / Montego in Chicago, and Fusion - MKS? - Mercury/Edge in Atlanta. If they could get 200K per plant that would keep both plants at 2 shifts. That would reduce plant overhead, by spreading it over more cars.

Did anyone see the Shelby Cobra Super snake on Barrett Jackson? It sold for $5 million. Broke the record for highest pricer car.

I like the existing as well as the new front. it is useful. I can pull my lawn mower to the church to cut grass, put a canoe on the roof and head to the river. It has the 3rd seat if the grandparents are along. you can put down the seats and haul in the back. it is as versatile as an explorer with better mileage. this is what i have decided to get if my boss switches us to an allowance instead of the co car. and if it said toyota on the front the press would be saying how clean and simple the design was, but its a ford so it is boring. I don't think it is boring myself.

According to this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_F150 1970 Ranger XLT (1st xlt) 1973 Automatic standard 1974 extended cab 1978 Lariat 1987 anti lock breaks 1995 Eddie Bauer 1999 Harley Davidson, King Ranch, Lightning

It was probably gradual, but when did trucks go upscale? When did Ford first offer an XLT? A Lariat? Leather seats?

Why has Chrysler been number 1 in mini vans forever? Innovation and good ideas that moms like. 1.) First mini van period 2.) probably first with cup holder 3.) first with seat teathers for baby seat 4.) first with built in booster seat for toddlers 5.) first with multi cup holders 6.) fold and go seats 7.) etc etc this new one looks good, and will continue to sell. Even though the market may shrink, there is still enough of a market to keep a factory busy with 2 shifts. just like the explorer can do. the Fairlane will get stuck down due to the non sliding door. Every time our 5 year old opens the doors I thank goodness it is slding as he woud continue to smash the next car.