AlRozzi Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) I'm not sure what planet you're living on, but the Taurus / 500 / Sable ...whatever they are calling them today, cannot even come close to the Malibu. Some of you folks on here would defend Ford's products if they resurrected the Pinto...in its original form... Dude, the Malibu is the same old Generic Motors reincarnated. Take a closer look. Ok, I'll forget the Taurus comparison. I still don't want a Malibu! I rather have an Sonata. Besides, the Malibu isn't in Taurus' class, it's in Fusion's. And I'd rather have a Fusion. Edited January 3, 2008 by AlRozzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I'm not sure what planet you're living on, but the Taurus / 500 / Sable ...whatever they are calling them today, cannot even come close to the Malibu. Some of you folks on here would defend Ford's products if they resurrected the Pinto...in its original form... Why waste your time and money buying a Malibu, when you can go buy the outdated Saturn Ion sedan the Malibu shares its chassis with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P71_CrownVic Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Why waste your time and money buying a Malibu, when you can go buy the outdated Saturn Ion sedan the Malibu shares its chassis with? Oh, but when Ford does it it's OK? The Malibu rides on a revised version of the Epsilon platform. Much like the MKTaurus rides on a recycled Taurus platform (which is an already an old recycled Volvo platform). But the Taurus and Malibu are not in the same class...so why even bring it up. It competes with the Fusion...and how many comparisons are there out there between the Malibu and the Fusion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Oh, but when Ford does it it's OK? The Malibu rides on a revised version of the Epsilon platform. Much like the MKTaurus rides on a recycled Taurus platform (which is an already an old recycled Volvo platform). But the Taurus and Malibu are not in the same class...so why even bring it up. It competes with the Fusion...and how many comparisons are there out there between the Malibu and the Fusion? Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen a Fusion/Malibu comparison yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblood Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I've seen about 4 new Taurus's here in L.A. now, not one Taurus X. I bet 99% of people outside of websites like this don't even the cars exist with Ford backing out of their promise to advertise them. Do they plan on killing them or something? Why would they not advertise these cars? It makes no sense.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Oh, but when Ford does it it's OK? The Malibu rides on a revised version of the Epsilon platform. Much like the MKTaurus rides on a recycled Taurus platform (which is an already an old recycled Volvo platform). But the Taurus and Malibu are not in the same class...so why even bring it up. It competes with the Fusion...and how many comparisons are there out there between the Malibu and the Fusion? The point is....when Ford does it, there are howls and screams of "foul play" from the likes of you....but when Generous Motors or Mother Toyota does it, it sounds like those Guinness beer commercials. Brilliant!! Genius!!! The Fusion rides on a "recycled" Mazda6 platform, the Focus rides on a ...well....recycled Focus platform, and the Crown Vic rides on a "recycled" LTD platform. In the case of the Fusion and Focus, their "bones" are still relevant to the markets they serve...the Panther "bones" are out of step in todays market-place and are increasingly finding "safe haven" within the fleets of taxis, liveries, and police motor pools, but the sharks are circling and soon, those safe havens will not be enough to save Panther either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen a Fusion/Malibu comparison yet. I would love to see a comparison of Fusion/Malibu/Avenger, and then a step up comparo of Milan/Aura/Sebring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I certainly hope that MicroSquish is paying some of those advertising costs. They are certainly getting a big enough plug ! The price of exclusivity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTaurus Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 American Idol is coming up on January 15, 2008. Let see and hope will Ford give an ad campaign for the new Taurus, TaurusX and Sable, as well as the Focus! Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 The price of exclusivity? I would imagine so. It may be helping Microsoft, but its not like its hurting Ford to currently be the only company with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateX Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 The sales figures are in for December and the Taurus X is up 45% compared to the Freestyle. The Taurus was down slightly (I didn't calculate the percentage). Amazing considering how little they spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boredofford Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 The sales figures are in for December and the Taurus X is up 45% compared to the Freestyle. The Taurus was down slightly (I didn't calculate the percentage). Amazing considering how little they spent. the taurus sold 3000 more in dec. than nov. so how could it be down slightly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 the taurus sold 3000 more in dec. than nov. so how could it be down slightly? Must be in comparison to last years 500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P71_CrownVic Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen a Fusion/Malibu comparison yet. Exactly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Must be in comparison to last years 500. I think that's what he meant, since his other percentage was compared to the Freestyle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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