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2 hours ago, akirby said:


It’s not really cheap labor.  The Koreans are willing to take a tiny profit margin in the US.  Combine that with a saturated market compared to 20 years ago and the popularity of crossovers and you’re left with price wars and razor thin margins even for the top rated contenders.

 

So when the CUV segments become cutthroat with razor thin profits, then what? You will have a smaller Ford that ran off customers having to spend lots of money trying to woo them back.

That's the part that all of you Hackett parroters don't have an answer for. It's all blah blah blah ATPs blah blah blah to you. Compact and midsize cars are still core segments.

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56 minutes ago, AGR said:

 

So when the CUV segments become cutthroat with razor thin profits, then what? You will have a smaller Ford that ran off customers having to spend lots of money trying to woo them back.

That's the part that all of you Hackett parroters don't have an answer for. It's all blah blah blah ATPs blah blah blah to you. Compact and midsize cars are still core segments.


Hybrids, plug in hybrids and BEVs.  Unique style and functionality - Bronco/baby Bronco.  The key is to have something different so you’re not competing with others on price alone.  
 

If that doesn’t work then they (and everyone else) will have to adjust expectations.

 

What some of you don’t seem to understand is you can’t keep all those cars and develop all the new vehicles at the same time.  Fixed costs including new factories would kill profits.

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10 minutes ago, akirby said:


Why do people hate crossovers so much?  I understand preferring one over the other but I see true hatred towards SUVs and cuvs that I don’t understand.

 

I hate them because when you're in a car you can't see around the bloody things for one.

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By coupe3w · Posted 20 minutes ago

But I don't need one. So I'll stay with a car, thanks. And if Ford won't build one I like I'll go elsewhere. And I've owned Fords all my life. Problem solved.
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7 minutes ago, MY93SHO said:

By coupe3w · Posted 20 minutes ago

But I don't need one. So I'll stay with a car, thanks. And if Ford won't build one I like I'll go elsewhere. And I've owned Fords all my life. Problem solved.
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Bye Felicia!!!

What ever that suppose to mean.

But not everyone needs or wants a truck or SUV / CUV. And it's a free country. If Ford doesn't want my money I can go elsewhere.

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1 hour ago, coupe3w said:

What ever that suppose to mean.

But not everyone needs or wants a truck or SUV / CUV. And it's a free country. If Ford doesn't want my money I can go elsewhere.


My question was why you hate them so much not why you prefer sedans.  I prefer utilities but I don’t hate sedans.  So many people seem to have an irrational hatred for  don’t want to buy.

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1 minute ago, akirby said:


My question was why you hate them so much not why you prefer sedans.  I prefer utilities but I don’t hate sedans.  So many people seem to have an irrational hatred for  don’t want to buy.

And I told you. Because I can't see around them.

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3 hours ago, akirby said:


I see.  So everyone should stop driving pickup trucks, delivery trucks, vans, minivans, semis and utilities so you can see.  Got it.

 

Where exactly did he say what you're claiming? Please provide a quote. If not, then STHU and allow him to have an opinion different from yours. You seem to be the one that can't abide a position different from your own.

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12 minutes ago, Harley Lover said:

 

Where exactly did he say what you're claiming? Please provide a quote. If not, then STHU and allow him to have an opinion different from yours. You seem to be the one that can't abide a position different from your own.

 

6 hours ago, coupe3w said:

 

I hate them because when you're in a car you can't see around the bloody things for one.

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8 hours ago, akirby said:


Hybrids, plug in hybrids and BEVs.  Unique style and functionality - Bronco/baby Bronco.  The key is to have something different so you’re not competing with others on price alone.  
 

If that doesn’t work then they (and everyone else) will have to adjust expectations.

 

What some of you don’t seem to understand is you can’t keep all those cars and develop all the new vehicles at the same time.  Fixed costs including new factories would kill profits.

 

Nice bit of condescension...

WE understand perfectly that Ford is trying to run and hide in what is for the moment the slightly more profitable CUV market segment. And Ford has already spent the money developing the new Focus.

For me, I like the lower center of gravity that cars have. I like good handling, CUVs don't provide that.(and yes, I've driven them) The only thing that would get me to buy a CUV is that the new management company hired by our HOA is making "adjustments" to the snow removal policy. It's about 200 ft from my garage to the street..

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It’s perfectly logical to say you don’t like the styling or the high center of gravity or a dozen other reasons.  That’s personal preference.

 

To say you hate them because you can’t see around them is illogical because 1 - you don’t need to see around other vehicles to drive safely and 2 - there are all those other types of vehicles you also can’t see around.  You can only really see around vehicles smaller than yours.  Thus the sarcasm.

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13 minutes ago, Harley Lover said:

Brilliant. And where does he say that "everyone should stop driving pickup trucks, delivery trucks, vans, minivans, semis and utilities so you can see"?

Still waiting for the quote.


It’s a logical conclusion to such a quote.  It’s also called sarcasm.

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11 hours ago, Harley Lover said:

 

Where exactly did he say what you're claiming? Please provide a quote. If not, then STHU and allow him to have an opinion different from yours. You seem to be the one that can't abide a position different from your own.

Akirby asked a question and I answered it. Then I get thrown under the bus for stating why I hate CUV's.

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4 minutes ago, akirby said:

It’s perfectly logical to say you don’t like the styling or the high center of gravity or a dozen other reasons.  That’s personal preference.

 

To say you hate them because you can’t see around them is illogical because 1 - you don’t need to see around other vehicles to drive safely and 2 - there are all those other types of vehicles you also can’t see around.  You can only really see around vehicles smaller than yours.  Thus the sarcasm.

You obviously don't drive a sedan. Before there were SUV/ CUV's there were trucks and other large vehicles on the road but the percentage was small. Now most have a larger /  tall vehicle. That is all I was saying. I didn't say I could see around trucks ever.

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11 hours ago, Harley Lover said:

 

Where exactly did he say what you're claiming? Please provide a quote. If not, then STHU and allow him to have an opinion different from yours. You seem to be the one that can't abide a position different from your own.

 He doesn't want to have an opinion. He wants to bitch and moan and ram his ideas and preferences down everyone else's throat. He's an internet bully and a jerk and narcissist. He says he's going elsewhere for a sedan, I say hurry up and leave! Find me five posts of his in the last year where he isn't being a tool to someone!

 

 

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I don't hate SUVs or CUVs.   I just have no use for a vehicle that attempts to combine sport, utility, comfort, style and other things into one package.   From my perspective, SUVs or CUVs do not do any of those things particularly well.    I prefer having a sporty car for fun and style, an upscale and well-equipped sedan for comfortable travel and a 4X4 pick-up for hauling stuff and driving when the roads are snowy or icy.   For me, those are the right tools for each job.     I have never been one to follow the trends when it comes to buying vehicles so having an SUV just because they are so popular at the moment doesn't tempt me at all.     

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1 hour ago, coupe3w said:

You obviously don't drive a sedan. Before there were SUV/ CUV's there were trucks and other large vehicles on the road but the percentage was small. Now most have a larger /  tall vehicle. That is all I was saying. I didn't say I could see around trucks ever.


I drove sedans from 1999 until I bought my F150 last year.  1 Lincoln LS and 2 Fusions.  We’ve also owned 2 accords, an escort and a Honda Civic.

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