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how about On*TheirWayOutTheDoor

The commercial is a slap in the face of every American......never mentions the dreaded "B" word (just...no one wants to "go through this") and states that "at one time, eight brands made sense." Eight brands never made sense....not when they all looked the same....even Alfred Sloan knew that!

Interesting video on youtube.....as interesting as the fact that the ability to leave comments about it have been disabled Must be GM still doesn't want to hear the public commentary about it, so I will say it here..... Ford is accomplishing what you couldn't and doing it without the help of the Feds or bankruptcy court!

I can hear the sales clerk now....."Your balancing job is complated Mr Jones, you bill is 1.5 million Dollars."

Here's a curious view for all to ponder...The new Explorer that we have seen mules of running around Dearborn....you know, the one that looks like a cobbled up Taurus X with a Flex nose on it. Seeing as what Farley stated about RWD and the demands of retaining market segments.... What if this mule is RWD able? Imagine if you will, a D3 (call it D3R) chassis as a starting point, with modifications to the structure to install the engine in a "north/south" orientation with RWD and AWD options and EcoBoost for power.....things that make you go, "hmmmmmm..."

You are Jack Brynes.......

Good luck with that, you "one dog-one bone" numbskull

The driving dynamic of FWD and RWD in wintery/icy conditions are 180 degrees apart. In a RWD vehicle, if the rear end starts to slide and lose traction, the natural response is to get off the gas and straighten out....if you do that in FWD....you'll end up spinning out and losing control. I have found that keeping even pressure on the gas if the rear starts to break loose and slide out and drive through the slide will get you through, but it does take some getting used to. ADD ON: But...I'll take FWD over RWD in the winter any day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vGrrDSTMo0 The word of the day is "elegant"

Greg Focker: Hey Jack, why don't you tell 'em about your little phone call in Thai. Dina Byrnes: Jack can't talk Thai. Greg Focker: Oh no, Dina, Jack can talk Thai. Jack talk Thai real well. Damnit....we need Jack Byrnes to decode the web site

Cue Armada Master in 5.....4.....3.....2......

Before you think that this will leave Lee destitute....know that he has many other interests that he is receiving $$$ from...next time you are in a grocery store...if they carry the Olivio brand of products. Check out who has his name on the product....you guessed it, Mr Iaccoca himself. I use it all the time...I like it. http://www.olivioproducts.com/company.html I personally think that the "new" New Chrysler company is shitting all over Lee......they should restore him to a position within the company, give him his pension and a vehicle and let him become the spokesperson for Chrysler....this time, without Snoop Dogg....

http://jalopnik.com/5259928/2012-ford-rang...ow-with-details Interesting update....

http://jalopnik.com/5259928/2012-ford-rang...ow-with-details Interesting article....

One of the things I have noticed (from my days as a tire salesman) is a lot of the tires on new cars are put on without regard to the "guide dot' in bright ink/paint on the sidewall of the tire. The tire manufacturer will "dot" the tire so that the installer will know where to best position the tire on the rim to help balance the assembly out. Add the new TPMS sensors within the tire/rim assembly and I can understand why these tires are taking a lot more weights to get the assembly to balance out. The TPMS sensor needs a counter weight 180 degrees from the sensor to help balance it out, and the "dot" needs to go where the valve stem is so that the entire assembly takes less external weights.

First time I saw the badge on a CVPI

True...but, since the days of the modular engine are coming to a close....as well as the Panther chassis as we know it....I thought it was noteworthy of Ford to make this investment.....

AM, a CNG Crown Victoria PI would not work since the CNG tank would take up too much room and then there would be the 75MPH rear crash test being compromised.

I saw a NYS Trooper in a new Crown Vic and it had a neat little additional tag on the rear valence panel opposite the "POLICE INTERCEPTOR" badge....it was sporting a "FLEX FUEL" badge with the eco-leaf. Hmmmmm. So much for no new investment to the platform.

yeah.....riiiiight.... :shades:

Yeah....how does it run on E85?? :hysterical:

Deanh....not everyone wants (or needs) a 300HP Focus....my buddies 79 year old father doesn't need one with 122HP, but his Focus sure has a lot of zip in her.

+1 It's not like there are years of glory and legacy to this marque...it was started in 1990...the brain child of Roger Smith. The original "tenants" of Saturn are not even followed any longer. Different Kind of Car Company my

It would be monumental if his middle name was Dale