Deanh Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) Very funny. BTW, my car was not a limited edition anything. Bought if off the showroom floor in the USA. Guess again. Pinto...stuck in reverse....with a full tank..... Edited July 10, 2008 by Deanh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Very funny. BTW, my car was not a limited edition anything. Bought if off the showroom floor in the USA. Guess again. Festiva with 200k miles..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron W. Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) Festiva with 200k miles..... Festivas came with diesel engines......????????????? Edited July 10, 2008 by Ron W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) Festivas came with diesel engines......????????????? LOL...not that I know of, but they sure ran forever...still remember the $4995 ad cars..... Edited July 10, 2008 by Deanh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P71_CrownVic Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 In a related story, the Prius is soon to have the stamp "MADE IN THE USA" on it. Toyota just announced that they will build the car in Mississippi...which, last I checked, is "north of the border". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlhm5 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Was it a Ford or another brand (Lincoln, Mercury, etc.)? 1997 F250 PowerStroke? Another brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Another brand. Mercur XR4ti.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 VW might be bringing it's 94MPG VW Up Hybrid/Diesel to the States in 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 In a related story, the Prius is soon to have the stamp "MADE IN THE USA" on it. Toyota just announced that they will build the car in Mississippi...which, last I checked, is "north of the border". lets hope they don't work them to death.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 In a related story, the Prius is soon to have the stamp "MADE IN THE USA" on it. Toyota just announced that they will build the car in Mississippi...which, last I checked, is "north of the border". Yes the Toyota trojan horse is moving in. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25409881/site/14081545 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01FOCI Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Ok so I am hearing no b-car Linc as this would give all the blue hairs a heart attack and dear God we do not want to kill our last customers. And god forbid we create a Linc someone in their 30 who live in the city would want to drive. SOOOOO is there a market for a err dare I say "premium" optioned/fit-finish Ford b-car? Will the Fiesta fit this ticket as some are saying or should Ford built a euro platform in the US to complete in the apparently niche market currently being eaten alive by mini, prius etc... Oh and screw the cnbc article, Ford has flex plants, whatever... :rolleyes: Stupid butt holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 SOOOOO is there a market for a err dare I say "premium" optioned/fit-finish Ford b-car? Will the Fiesta fit this ticket as some are saying or should Ford built a euro platform in the US to complete in the apparently niche market currently being eaten alive by mini, prius etc... Oh and screw the cnbc article, Ford has flex plants, whatever... :rolleyes: Stupid butt holes. A B car? It would obviously have to share the Fiesta platform... but beyond that it would most likely have to be entirely different in order to be successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 People might start to look at the definition of premium a little differently. I think you can throw out the definition of premium when you are offering the consumer 40 + mpg combined? Could premium be defined as a PHEV with a battery range of 50 miles? How about a PHEV with a diesel engine or a hybrid with a diesel engine? A natural gas ICE PHEV? If the Volvo C30 got 40 mpg combined, IMO they would have no problem selling it. Just because a vehicle gets 40+ mpgs doesn't mean the vehicle can't be a 'premium' vehicle. Premium doesn't have to equal bad to average fuel economy. And of course you had to throw in PHEV, etc. in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 BOLLOCKS.....the only ones even close....and they too are depreciated, are those with the carpool stickers which get grandfathered.....and ask yourself...WHY would one sell the "be all" if it was such a desirable vehicle to begin with.....I see you are ANOTHER nimrod that looks at craigslists and the like to summerize ASKING price.....we get MSRP on ALL our vehicles as well....whos the ninnie? quit the diesel colon cleansing mlhm, it obviously effects common sense..... I hate those carpool/HOV lane stickers. I think it kinda defeats the purpose of having a Prius to go flying by people in the left lane going 80+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 VW might be bringing it's 94MPG VW Up Hybrid/Diesel to the States in 2010. I wonder if it'd pass US emissions standards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I wonder if it'd pass US emissions standards? Word out of Wolfsburg is that a second Beetle could be on the way as well, but this one would be based off the up! minicar. That would give VW a sub-brand Beetle lineup. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/10/new-vw-...cas-up-variant/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSFan00 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 VW knows how to get small diesels to comply with US regs. It's really only a challenge now with V-6 and larger in any case. If Ford had been selling the Euro Focus and a smaller Fiesta class product as Mercury for a few years we wouldn't be waiting for the press release announcing the demise of the brand. But no, "Americans don't like expensive small cars." "Ford is not able to sell them at a profit here." Blah blah blah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 VW knows how to get small diesels to comply with US regs. It's really only a challenge now with V-6 and larger in any case. If Ford had been selling the Euro Focus and a smaller Fiesta class product as Mercury for a few years we wouldn't be waiting for the press release announcing the demise of the brand. But no, "Americans don't like expensive small cars." "Ford is not able to sell them at a profit here." Blah blah blah... This water-under-the-bridge crap is getting old. And this has been rehashed far too many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) VW knows how to get small diesels to comply with US regs. It's really only a challenge now with V-6 and larger in any case. If Ford had been selling the Euro Focus and a smaller Fiesta class product as Mercury for a few years we wouldn't be waiting for the press release announcing the demise of the brand. But no, "Americans don't like expensive small cars." "Ford is not able to sell them at a profit here." Blah blah blah... explains all of them V dub oil burners already on US roads.......... Edited July 11, 2008 by Deanh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSFan00 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 explains all of them V dub oil burners already on US roads.......... Yup. One reason diesel fuel prices don't seem to be hurting VW is that savvy consumers know that the previous diesel Jetta, a 2006 model that wasn't legal in California and several other states because it couldn't meet emissions standards, commands a hefty premium in the used car market, often selling at or above its new-car price. Another is that those who are thinking beyond the price of a tank of fuel know that with a 30 percent or more fuel economy advantage over comparable gasoline models, the new clean diesels still provide an economic advantage. Rehashed, and still on the wrong track... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Yup. Rehashed, and still on the wrong track... Linc......... ; California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont have all adopted stricter emissions regulations for diesels that bar some vehicles from entry. Using technology developed under the BlueTec ...last i looke...California was/ is THE biggest vehicular market in the States........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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