FordBuyer Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 So what kind of pimped out rides are our would be presidents tooling around in? The Obamas have a Ford Escape Hybrid (Kermit the Frog not included). The McCain's favorite is a 2004 Cadillac CTS. "I've bought American literally all my life and I'm proud," McCain once told a Detroit news station. Turns out that was just more crooked talk. Also in McCain's garages are a 2005 Volkswagen convertible (sweet), and a 2001 Honda sedan. There's some controversy as to whether or not McCain purchased a Toyota Prius (50 mpg) for his daughter. The McCain's other vehicles include a Ford pick-up (15 mpg), a 1960 classic Jeep, a 2001 GMC SUV, a 2000 Lincoln, a 2008 Jeep Wrangler, and three golf-cart-like GEM cars (which I once wrote about for a car blog). Cindy drives a Lexus (Japanese), which is registered to her beer distributor business. The vanity plate on that one reads "MS BUD." Go Belgium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Ford Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) IIRC, Obama used to have a 300C and dumped it when it became a political liability when he was pushing the new CAFE regulations. Edited September 22, 2008 by V8 Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindy Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) OK....So what? The Democratic backed Unions is the reason the American automakers are in this mess!!! Edited September 22, 2008 by hindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Ford Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) OK....So what? Good question. Either way, one of them will soon have a new Caddy and a 747-200. Edited September 22, 2008 by V8 Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindy Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Good question. Either way, one of them will soon have a new Caddy and a 747-200. I guess no matter who enters office, they won't have a choice on what vehicle they will drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I guess no matter who enters office, they won't have a choice on what vehicle they will drive Probably not in the first term. The Caddy will probably be due for replacement by 2012. IIRC the current car is a 2002 model. Hopefully Lincoln will get the nod next time around. An MKR Limo would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlhm5 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 OK....So what? The Democratic backed Unions is the reason the American automakers are in this mess!!! That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Union workers build what management decides and if management is wrong, it is not the union's fault. American auto manufacturers are where they are today because of decades of bad management. Grow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Union workers build what management decides and if management is wrong, it is not the union's fault. American auto manufacturers are where they are today because of decades of bad management. Grow up. Well Said Mhlm5. I don't often agree with you but you are absolutely right on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Ford Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) This thread is about to go the way of the Automotive Open Topic Forum... :fan: Edited September 22, 2008 by V8 Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrtran Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I guess no matter who enters office, they won't have a choice on what vehicle they will drive As if any "leader of the free world" would be allowed to even touch the driver's seat. :P :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Probably not in the first term. The Caddy will probably be due for replacement by 2012. IIRC the current car is a 2002 model. Hopefully Lincoln will get the nod next time around. An MKR Limo would be cool. Well here's the newest Presidential limo.... http://www.leftlanenews.com/cadillac-limo.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordowner Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Wonder if Obama is upset that he didn't get this year's model escape hybrid? Wonder what gas mileage he is able to get in it. He's also a lot taller than McCain wonder if the escape has enough leg room. Do these questions keep it on topic? Well I like people who drive Fords so one more reason to like Obama Heck even the 300c isn't really and elitist car. Amazing cause the guy excelled at Harvard Law he's an elitist? oops sorry off topic again. Wonder if Obama owns any Ford Stock. Read his book memories of my father, amazing book, its not really political its just an amazing insight into the guy. He started it his third year in law school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Well here's the newest Presidential limo.... http://www.leftlanenews.com/cadillac-limo.html Thanks RMC. I found the info on the current one . It is an '06 . Here is an interesting history on the Presidential Limo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_...(United_States) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Ford Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) The 61 Continental Convertible looks very presidential. Beautiful car, even if the presidential modifications make it a little ungainly. Edited September 22, 2008 by V8 Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) The 61 Continental Convertible looks very presidential. Beautiful car, even if the presidential modifications make it a little ungainly. That's not the one in the Henry Ford Museum is it (the one below)? EDIT: sorry about the large image size, I didn't realize it was so big, I hope this one is better (smaller). Edited September 22, 2008 by rmc523 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosetang Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Its funny, while "mass-market" armored vheicles are blending it more and more, the Presidential Limo is looking more and more obviously armored with each generation. On that trend line, the Presidential vehicle will eventually look like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Put the president in a boring Camry, no one will give him a second look. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORG Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Obama drives Ford? Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Is the Presidential Hearse, also a Caddy ? We might be seeing it soon... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) That's not the one in the Henry Ford Museum is it (the one below)? EDIT: sorry about the large image size, I didn't realize it was so big, I hope this one is better (smaller). That is the same car. They updated the grille when the '62s came out. The Kennedys often drove Lincolns. I had a friend who owned Ethel Kennedy's '60 Continental convertible. There are films of the President Kennedy with his family at Hyannisport driving a '63 Mercury Marauder convertible. Edited September 22, 2008 by Mark B. Morrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Obama drives Ford? Cool! Joe Biden still has the '67 Corvette he got as a wedding present from his dad. Palin has a Suburban and (Gasp) a Jetta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waymondospiff Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Wow. Well, this information is certainly going to influence MY vote. :rolleyes: Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White99GT Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Obama didn't drive a Ford until Bill Ford Jr. BLASTED him in the media for driving a Chrysler 300C while deriding the domestic manufacturers for not building fuel efficient cars. Obama doesn't even have a backbone when it comes to his choice in vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT_MAN Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 (edited) Wonder if Obama is upset that he didn't get this year's model escape hybrid? Wonder what gas mileage he is able to get in it. He's also a lot taller than McCain wonder if the escape has enough leg room. Do these questions keep it on topic? Well I like people who drive Fords so one more reason to like Obama Heck even the 300c isn't really and elitist car. Amazing cause the guy excelled at Harvard Law he's an elitist? oops sorry off topic again. Wonder if Obama owns any Ford Stock. Read his book memories of my father, amazing book, its not really political its just an amazing insight into the guy. He started it his third year in law school I'm really quite sick of people who are duped into thinking that EITHER presidential candidate is NOT elitist. People who believe either candidate talk about how they were pulled up by their bootstraps and they walked around barefoot and hungry as a child have to be the most gullible people on earth. Get real! Does it really take too much of a brain to figure out that presidential candidates are AUTOMATICALLY elitist? The fact of it is, you HAVE to have money to even be a candidate, so that makes it impossible for the average Joe to get elected to a presidential position. We're not a direct democracy! Do you really expect that guy who works at Tires Plus down the road to be a presidential candidate? Give me a break. Going to schools like McCain and Obama have attended automatically makes you elitist. You don't go to Harvard if you are poor. It just doesn't happen. America's system is essentially one where you vote for the elitist that represents you best. In my case, that is neither ... so I doubt I'll vote for McCain or Obama. And, if I do vote for either, it will only be to PREVENT the one I dislike the most from getting into office. By the way, anybody who votes for a political candidate based upon the car they drive should be taken out back and shot. What a stupid reason to vote for a candidate. This whole "what car he owns" is a big PR game that they have been playing. Obama pretty much proved that when he ditched his 300C for a Ford Escape hybrid. Give me a break people, these candidates can drive whatever they want - it doesn't accurately reflect what they believe or where their allegiances are. If you were up for election for a position, would you like for people to vote for you base on your car or where you stood on the issues at hand? If any of you say that you'd rather be voted in based upon the car you drive, I really question what kind of integrity you have. That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Union workers build what management decides and if management is wrong, it is not the union's fault. American auto manufacturers are where they are today because of decades of bad management. Grow up. Have to say I agree with mlhm5 on this one. It wasn't the union's fault that Ford was developing cars that people didn't want to buy. That was management's fault. Ford's mismangement has caused Ford's problems - I don't think workers were making the cars shoddy. The union workers, although they are compensated amazingly well for their work, are simply a scape goat that has been blamed for management's screw ups. I guess it's easy to blame someone else when your management decisions are failing. Edited September 23, 2008 by SVT_MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefstang Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I'm really quite sick of people who are duped into thinking that EITHER presidential candidate is NOT elitist. People who believe either candidate talk about how they were pulled up by their bootstraps and they walked around barefoot and hungry as a child have to be the most gullible people on earth. Get real! Does it really take too much of a brain to figure out that presidential candidates are AUTOMATICALLY elitist? The fact of it is, you HAVE to have money to even be a candidate, so that makes it impossible for the average Joe to get elected to a presidential position. America's system is essentially one where you vote for the elitist that represents you best. In my case, that is neither ... so I doubt I'll vote for McCain or Obama. And, if I do vote for either, it will only be to PREVENT the one I dislike the most from getting into office. By the way, anybody who votes for a political candidate based upon the car they drive should be taken out back and shot. What a stupid reason to vote for a candidate. This whole "what car he owns" is a big PR game that they have been playing. Obama pretty much proved that when he ditched his 300C for a Ford Escape hybrid. Give me a break people, these candidates can drive whatever they want. If you were up for election for a position, would you like for people to vote for you base on your car or where you stood on the issues at hand? If any of you say that you'd rather be voted in based upon the car you drive, I really question what kind of integrity you have. So shoot me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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