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01-24-2006, 05:34 PM | #16 | |
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Re: Bad news from Ford
It doesn't sound like this plan is too new, so I wouldn't worry about the GT or GT500 being in danger of non-production, plus they admitted that they are selling the most F-150's and Mustangs. The Windsor plant is more than 50 years old, and has been re-tooled for 5.4 production. They can expand the Romeo plant to handle that.
Remember when DAP closed down? Didn't slow Mustang production any....
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GT will be gone very soon. From its debut it has always had a limited life expectancy. With the Wixom Assembly plant closing it does mean the end. What would Ford do hand production over to Saleen? Remember what happened initially with the GT thanks to Saleen not that Roush did any better of a job on the engine.
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Mazda is doing much better, so what about the RX8, look how many 3's and 6's are on the road. That alone is something that would not have been seen 5 years ago. The Mazdaspeed 6 isn't really competition for the EVO or the STI anyway. Its got a turbo and AWD but thats the only similarities. Its really in the same market as the Subaru Legacy.
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Finally there is a smart move however this should have been policy all along. After all their automotive operations lost $3.9 billion last year and Ford Credit is the only branch keeping them afloat.
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03-06-2006, 11:25 AM | #21 | |
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no not windsor!
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Hi All,
I've been reading your posts for a while but I wanted to chime in on this one. I've wanted a convertible Mustang since I was a teenager, yet I was never in a position to buy one......until now. But I'm a family guy now and I need more than a quick ride....and this leads me to think that one of the biggest culprits for Ford's weak sales is an underestimated design flaw: lack of expertly fusing ergonomics, practicality & safety with style. Can't be done? Check out the MB SLK 350! Ford doesn't think ergonomics supersedes style. I think they're wrong. How do we let them know this? Not buying their products is one way.... unfortunately for 30,000 working families. How I wish there was a pop-up safety system in the Mustang vert., or an interior designed for techies as well as speed demons. Or maybe tightening up the dimensions for easier parking? Silly? Maybe to you guys...but not to some. Sadly, Ford forgot "Build it and they will come" instead relying on "build an OK machine and some will come". hmmmph -johann
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