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Toyota should do a commercial calling out Ford for the blatant lie.
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So how is Ford getting away with this blatant lie.
KIA Sorento 7 passenger is rated 22 city/ 32highway
Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4wd is rated 28 in the city for God's sake.
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Interesting.
Seems Ford is halting production as they are using the same pedals as Toyota.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704194504575030891636493402.html
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Wow, what a derailed thread.
And what a thread full of ignorance about the Ridgeline. I love the comparisons to the F-150 you Ford Shills. Why are you afraid to compare it to Ford's real competitors? The Sport Trac, or Ranger.
Base Ridgeline to the Base 4x4 Sport Trac.
Sport Trac is a couple grand more expensive.
The sport Trac gets even worse mileage.
The Sport Trac is way down on hp.
The Sport Trac is longer, taller, yet the bed is even shorter than the Ridge and the passenger space is way down below the Ridgeline.
The Sport Trac has a lower payload.
The Sport Trac is rated to tow a whopping 80 more pounds, but there is a caveat.
- Truck makers rate maximum towing with zero passengers, and zero payload in the vehicle
- Ridgeline tow rating is 5000 -plus passenger - plus 150 of luggage
Ford tried to copy the in-bed huge trunk on the Ridgeline, but the Sport trac's version will barely hold a six pack.
The list goes on.
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Motor Trend isn't alone... just read a comparo of cute utes in the latest Car and Driver... where they focused on "lane change" maneuver and skid-pad performance. The Mariner (no Escape was tested) came in last place behind the Suzuki, Outlander, Forrester, CRV, and the "winning" RAV4.
And what exactly is wrong with that ranking?
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Why did "WE" save GMAC?
WE didn't. Follow the money.
GMAC is owned by Cerberus. An USA ex-vice president is a Chairman at Cerberus. Political pocket lining.
YOUR representatives saved GMAC with YOUR money to reward an ex political ally.
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Wow. There is no indication that even the Malibu was able to make money there. What makes them think the Aveo would?
GM doesn't have to make a profit. Obama will just funnel more taxpayer money to keep the UAW happy.
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They could be settling just to make it go away.
And that is exactly what the lawyers were counting on.
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Wiki has a pretty good definaion:
A crossover is a vehicle built on a car platform but borrowing features from a traditional Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV).
While body on frame construction and light truck platforms are used to build traditional SUVs, crossovers use a car's monocoque/unibody platform construction. The crossover combines, in highly variable degrees, the design features such as tall interior packaging, high H-point seating, high ground-clearance, or all-wheel-drive capability of the SUV—with design features from an automobile such as independent rear suspension, car-like handling, interior roominess and fuel economy. Crossovers are typically designed for only light off-road capability, if any at all.[1]
Good ole wiki.
I wonder what wiki's answer is for my 98 Grand Cherokee. Unibody construction, solid front and rear axles......
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I just did.
Government classifies as truck or car.
Everything else is a marketing ploy.
There is no definition. Funny how the RAV4 and CRV were SUVs and bragged on how much they were SUVs. Then someone comes up with a new term (Crossover) and all of a sudden these 2 vehicles are now CUVs.
Funny how that works. To be magically reclassified by a marketing department/ad agency.
yeah, funny how that works.
Ford Sport Trac is listed on their website as an SUV, not a truck.
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And the recall on this has been out for how long? Been wide spread by the media in practically every outlet. So sure Fords fault for using this bad switch. But if owners haven't taken care of this free service yet, then they are partly to blame. Had my CC switch on my '02 F150 taken care of as soon as parts were available.
Yota owners can't say the same, since the recall was just announced (happening since 2002), and no one is sure the floormats and pedal are truly the issue. Mostly speculation from what I've seen.
Yeah, my dad took his Ford to the dealership at the beginning of the massive cruise control recall. They informed him his was not recalled. Guess what, Ford years later added his truck. It seems Ford keeps adding to the cruise control recall list. I guess Ford was waiting for many of those affected to be out of service, then add to the recall.
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As someone who owns an '05 Sport model w/V8 that I tow with, I am really disappointed that Toyota does not offer the V8. The rule of thumb is that to allow for vehicle cargo and occupants (to tow safely) you only want 90% of the vehicles tow capacity behind you. If you figure this in, the V6 will only tow light weight hybrid type travel trailers.
I am not going to buy the Lexus vehicle equivalent at 20K more to get the V8. I don't have that kind of money. I am undecided on the Tundra-good power train most certainly, but tailgate, bed bounce, and possible frame issues have me concerned! I will probably end up with an Expedition.
Yeah, don't worry about the Expedition burning your house down in the middle of the night!
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Autoblog Reports....
According to an article in Sweden's di, GM lost $5,100+ on every Saab it has sold over the last eight years. The how is murky, but the why is that they spent a lot of money to purchase Saab and then didn't sell very many of them. Moreover, it's costing GM a pretty penny to unload Saab. Just about $900,000,000 to put a number on it. All in, General Motors lost nearly $6 billion dollars with Saab in the eight years they spent together.
GM losing $5000 per SAAB. Is that loss less than the loss they have on Chevrolets, Buicks, Caddies? Perhaps GM should stick with SAAB if they determine that is their brand losing the least amount per vehicle.
Give us tax payers a break already.
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I saw one in person the other day, its far too blocky for my likes....way over done
I can't believe Ford guys are complaining about "blocky" SUVs. :shades:
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Perhaps he means at a street light?
No, I meant while driving. The top really is that easy. Press one button, grab lever and flick the roof back. Not much more effort than opening an electric sunroof. The Miata top is a marvel.
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I'd say the JDM Odyssey is more a competitor to the Flex.
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As an owner of a MX-5, one of the biggest beauties in the car is the fantastic roof design. Pure simplicity and ease of use. WHILE driving you can lower and raise the top with just one hand.
The Pontiac and Saturn are the polar opposite, and an example of everything NOT to do when designing a convertible top. Utterly unacceptable top design.
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"The coolest feature I was able to quickly see inside is the center stack's big graphite black button-filled face plate. What's cool about that? Well, the buttons illuminate and glow upon need. So, for instance, if you're listening to the radio, the radio buttons are illuminated. HVAC on? The HVAC buttons are illuminated. All of it's pretty sweet."
While this is a cool feature, it is hardly ground-breaking technology (not much technology involved at all), and is more a gimmick than anything. I guess the writer is easily impressed.
This does sound useful with all the buttons (or too many) that are being used on cars to more quickly distinguish what buttons to use. I assume there is wording that lights up on the button to tell what is what, and I would assume the power buttons for each accessory would be lit up all the time.
If only a car company would invent a voice activated system, with a company such as Microsoft, that could activate the accessories hands-free. Wonder what company could do that???
:DDude, get a clue. First, Microsoft doesn't invent stuff, they copy from other people. Second, Acura has had voice activation for many many years!
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Ohhh Ohhh, I'm hoping the Mazda3 for top place, maybe Jetta 2.5L (even though it's unreliable, but thats not the point of this) for 2nd, then Civic for 3rd.
Do you really care that much what this kid Brad thinks in HIS OPINION and rating of these vehicles?
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Could VW be buying Mercedes and or BMW?
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That will be one over-the-top styled car available at Enterprise.
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Maybe you could start it? :shades:
I thought they moved to Washington DC several months ago when Obama took control of GM.
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Hi, I read that finally after all these years, Ford is finally putting side air bags in their trucks.
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I knew 32 mpg was a joke in the real world ...
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/09..._take_road_test
I'm not sure who is better at tricking the EPA test cycles for Monroney Label bragging rights. GM or Toyota.
Ford 2.0L Ecoboost Explorer Sets SUV Fuel Efficiency Standard
in Explorer, Mountaineer, Sport Trac Forum
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LOL, keep drinking your kool-aid.