The Outrage Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Falcon, RWD, Capri was RWD, if they want to build a small RWD sports car then I'm all for the Capri name... if FWD then name it something else. Selective memory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Selective memory? Sorry, I don't count "that" as a Capri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Sorry, I don't count "that" as a Capri. Perhaps yet the name was used. The same debate was used for 'Old Cougar/New Cougar'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Sorry, I don't count "that" as a Capri. A lot of us agreed with you and sales sucked and it got liquidated. Ford product development at its brain-dead ultimate. Woof. IIRC, the Oz-built sled had atrocious build-quality. Drove a 1972 2.6 V-6 4-speed, a delightful car. Had decent punch, great handling, super-slick shifts. Then they hung safety bumpers on it starting in 1973 and emissions took the power away. Apparently Ford did have fuel injection technology but chose not to bring to market, even in the EU, and Ford got into a decline in its power trains in the following decade. Gradually, VW and others ate their lunch in EU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Perhaps yet the name was used. The same debate was used for 'Old Cougar/New Cougar'. There's another one. It should have been the new Ford Probe not the Cougar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 There's another one. It should have been the new Ford Probe not the Cougar. An argument for a different day, but the '99 Cougar did more to give the brand its own identity than any other Mercury of the last 15 years. Some of us coveted them, actually, for their aggressive styling, sporty tuning, and hatchback utility. I came this close to buying an '02 French Blue Cougar V6 in 2003, but ultimately preferred the color of the ZX3 I ended up getting (Jackpot Gold). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 An argument for a different day, but the '99 Cougar did more to give the brand its own identity than any other Mercury of the last 15 years. Some of us coveted them, actually, for their aggressive styling, sporty tuning, and hatchback utility. I came this close to buying an '02 French Blue Cougar V6 in 2003, but ultimately preferred the color of the ZX3 I ended up getting (Jackpot Gold). It was a nice car no doubt but it did nothing to save Mercury. It would have been better off as the Probe IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I agree, it would have done better in the Ford showroom than in Mercury. Well the Capri thing was before my time, can't remember much about the vehicle, what it was, how it was. Seems as it's irrelevant otherwise. I guess we'll have to wait till images are released. Maybe some new name is being trademarked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds91776 Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 To me "Capri" just sounds too...old. I don't know why I feel that way. I mean, if Buick brought back Riviera or Ford the Thunderbird ( both "old" sounding names ) I would love it...perhaps because I have a soft place in my heart for both of those cars and because I think the general public at large feels the same way. Capri, however, doesn't bring any nostalgia with it among the vast majority of people...and so its name should not be used when weighed against the negatives of using the name. I would much prefer Probe ( which this car would be its spiritual successor ), Reflex, or some other never-before-used name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 To me "Capri" just sounds too...old. To me, "Capri" sounds too feminine. Capri pants or Capri cigarettes may be fine for a female. For a male, they're just gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORG Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 To me, "Capri" sounds too feminine. Capri pants or Capri cigarettes may be fine for a female. For a male, they're just gay. Says the man with a purple stripe down the side of his Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) Says the man with a purple stripe down the side of his Ranger I used to own a Miata, too. (and would again) Maybe my wife should worry? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ild8w0rHQU Edited September 19, 2011 by RangerM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 To me, "Capri" sounds too feminine. Capri pants or Capri cigarettes may be fine for a female. For a male, they're just gay. It's amazing how we infer so much about people from culturally-dictated characteristics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 To me, "Capri" sounds too feminine. Capri pants or Capri cigarettes may be fine for a female. For a male, they're just gay. Says the man with a purple stripe down the side of his Ranger "Not that there's anything wrong with that!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 It's amazing how we infer so much about people from culturally-dictated characteristics... Don't get me started again..... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Screw it....name the car the Futura and tell Pepboys to go pound salt....if that doesn't work...how about Torino? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHorse Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Don't get me started again..... :D You weren't the problem. Trollcheese was. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 You weren't the problem. Trollcheese was. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker16 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Call it capri, but in the owners manual call it Focus Capri. Just like Toyota does with the Matrix. I'd imagine Ford will call the C-max Focus C-max As well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTwannabe Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Capri is fine. But since Ford NA is obsessed with naming all cars F-something and all SUV's E-something, they will rename it to something stupid that starts with F. Hopefully not: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Don't call it Pea Sticks Bundle???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTwannabe Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Don't call it Pea Sticks Bundle???? From Wikipedia: A faggot in the meaning of "bundle" is an archaic English unit applied to various-sized collections of sticks: 1 short faggot of sticks = 2 ft girth × 3 ft long bundle of short wood sticks/billets 1 long faggot of sticks = 2 ft girth × 4 ft long bundle of long wood sticks/billets 1 faggot of iron = 2 ft girth × 1 ft long bundle of iron/steel rods/bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosetang Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Alright, guys, lets try to keep he humor a bit more high-brow than that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 archaic English unit That was not only archaic, but stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 (edited) It's not a deviation. Sedans begin with "F" and SUV's with "E". I would have thought was obvious so I'm sorry I didn't mention it. Flex? Transit Connect? Edited September 20, 2011 by NickF1011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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