rmc523

I just think it's ridiculous....as another poster said, how can you overlook the steering wheel on a refresh? All they have to do is bolt on the Super Duty/Expedition steering wheel and column shifter...problem solved. I don't remember if I said this above (I think I may have said it in one of the lost posts), but I'd think it'd actually be cheaper to have a new steering wheel put in....because it'll cost money to keep producing that steering wheel for ONE vehicle (Econ), while they could use a steering wheel being used by several vehicles. Economies of scale.... I can live with the climate control switches, but that steering wheel has got to go! As for the nav system, what dash doesn't look better with a nav screen/system as opposed to each companies' version of the brick?

That's interesting...I wonder why they discontinued those colors?

Man, I thought we had it bad here at $3.20 a gallon for regular.

Well I'm glad to see/hear of a Ford product that is generating a lot of buzz. I think it should do very well. I also think the video on the Flex website, , should be the release/debut commercial on TV. I think it shows the vehicle pretty well....and for the commercial, they could add some text over the images, telling some of it's features, followed by a voiceover at the end saying "the 2009 Ford Flex". I also think the "Rediscover Ford" saying on the other Flex video could possibly be a good brand slogan. What do you think? I also think this could make a good commercial, shortened obviously, and without most of the voiceover.....except for the ending "Rediscover Ford: we're back, we're doing something different" line.

I'm in the same situation....I'm talking about being on the showroom floor. However, I too was very glad to see the Flex in person, I thought it looked good, and think it'll sell well. My mom doesn't like it, she thinks it looks like an xB, but she hasn't seen it in person, only in pictures.

I believe as MERKUR said, it'll get it when or slightly after the Expy gets it.....and as to your comment about not sure if buyers would want it.....I think they might....it could be their "justification" to getting a large fuel in-efficient SUV. That way, owners could say..."Well, I got the more fuel efficient diesel version." Although I'm not sure the fuel efficient gains of a diesel, unless substantial would do much in my area, where diesel is generally about 5-10 cents more than premium....today after a price hike of 10 cents, my local station had regular for $3.29, premium for $3.67 (midgrade in between, I don't know exact numbers), and diesel for $3.75-ish. That said, my local station is one of the few in this area, so their prices are slightly (only a few cents at most, though) higher than other stations.

I still can't get over the fact that they're still using that same ancient steering wheel, gear selector/shifter, and climate control switches. A new steering wheel would make it look a lot better (and newer).

These were done about 4-5 years ago and aren't very good and some are ok at best, so bear with me. Here's descriptions/comments about them: 1--Ford Doubler: gets it's name from the "double" theme.....double spokes, double head/taillights, etc. Not very good, but it's ok... 2--Ford Fury It Can't Be Put Out: Some sort of Avalanche-ish Falcon-ute-ish size thing with flames everywhere. Again not very good, but with tweaks could be 3--Ford IT: don't ask....I don't know what I was thinking for this crossover/SUV-ish thing.....best described as an "IT", hence the name. It's ugly but with some stuff that sells [cough cough] Toyota lineup [cough], who knows maybe somebody would buy it.....I think it'd be in an Aztec category though. 4--Ford Sprint: This one isn't all that bad, with minor updates, it could be a respectable looking car. 5--Lincoln Mark XI: Basically Lincoln's Sprint, again with some minor tweaks, could be a good looking car. 6--Lastly, the Ford BigRig: a goofy attempt at an aerodynamic semi; wheels are ok, but the rest it not too good. Hope you enjoyed (and likely laughed) at my drawings of years past. I'm amazed how far I've come in only 4-5 years: I've gone from that to for example, my Lincoln Cosmopolitan (see thread).

Well said, and very true.

LOL.

I can't wait to see, drive, etc. them at my local dealer. Do you know if Flexes will be available to sit in at auto shows yet, or will that follow the beginning of sale?

Thanks.

You're quite welcome, and take your time. On another note, I just found some of my old drawings.....they're pathetic, I'll try to post them when I get a chance.

As J-150 said, it'll be around as long as it sells and profits $$$$. It will recieve the BOSS 6.2 soon (within the next year) and possibly a upgraded/refreshed interior with Expedition (which I assume will get an 09 F-150 inspired dash in the next few years). Other than that, nothing really is known, at least by me.....but I'd expect it to closely follow Expedition's production/redesign schedule, as it's always done.

This is going to be annoying having to respond to things again. Oh, well. I was referring to making a Cadillac version of the Enclave or Acadia (on the Lambda platform). An MKS-X or similar (not sure of that name) maybe, but a "Navigator" as an XC90 based vehicle, I disagree with.

They're actually hatchbacks without the roof in the back. Didn't you know that?

How come on the light switch, it still has the little "P" image then?

I'd be the first to agree with you.

Did you ever see the Reflex in person? It looked good in pictures, I was wondering if it looked good in person?

That's not too bad.

According to that "Flex customizer" website, different grilles will be available.

I can't wait to see it in person.

Likely, no and yes.

Good review, I read it this morning. BTW, is that you in the 3rd row legroom pictures? I noticed you commented about the mirror cutout. I also dislike that. It seems to be spreading across the Ford lineup. The F-150 has it, the Explorer has it, the new Expedition has it, the Taurus X has it, who knows what else has it.

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