I'm not surprised, Ford goes down to 4th in car sales.
[url]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16925346/[/url]
There's also info on the other major manufacturers also.
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I'm not surprised, Ford goes down to 4th in car sales.
[url]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16925346/[/url]
There's also info on the other major manufacturers also.
Go Jap cars! :p
I honestly havent seen anything impressive come from the big US car makers for quite some time. 300C was the "best" thing to come over of late and its being outsold easily by aussie Fairlanes and Caprice (ironically owned by Ford and GM respectively)
What can you do though? Japan does it cheaper, better looking and better quality. Step up already Ford and GM.
Look to my brief feud with Matt on the New Chevy Malibu forum.
[url]http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30460&page=2[/url]
Matt got me on the improvements to Cadillac, and arguably the Lincoln LS (A rather boring-looking car sharing a platform with the Jag S Type.)
[QUOTE=Blue Supra]Go Jap cars! :p.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, go away!
[QUOTE]I honestly havent seen anything impressive come from the big US car makers for quite some time. 300C was the "best" thing to come over of late and its being outsold easily by aussie Fairlanes and Caprice (ironically owned by Ford and GM respectively) [/QUOTE]
I prefer classic cars, but I do like the current Lincoln Town Car L series. This is the one which has a 6" longer wheelbase and a very roomy rear seat.
[QUOTE]What can you do though? Japan does it cheaper, better looking and better quality. Step up already Ford and GM.[/QUOTE]
"Cheap" is right. Plastic is used on everything but the tires and those will probably be the next things to be plastic. Better looking? Well, I guess so, if you consider egg- or blob-shaped cars good looking! :D And you're right about better quality- the plastic is really great quality! Much better than the steel on my Cadillacs...;)
[QUOTE=Fleet 500]plastic is really great [/QUOTE]
must be why GM and Chrysler use it so much
[QUOTE=Blue Supra]Go Jap cars! :p
I honestly havent seen anything impressive come from the big US car makers for quite some time. 300C was the "best" thing to come over of late and its being outsold easily by aussie [B]Fairlanes[/B] and Caprice (ironically owned by Ford and GM respectively)
What can you do though? Japan does it cheaper, better looking and better quality. Step up already Ford and GM.[/QUOTE]
Replace Fairlane with Statesman. Ford can hardly shift Fairlanes these days.
[QUOTE=clutch-monkey]must be why GM and Chrysler use it so much[/QUOTE]
The cars from Japan use just as much, if not more.
[QUOTE=Fleet 500]The cars from Japan use just as much, if not more.[/QUOTE]
Great, now we have a who uses more plastic argument going, this is pretty lame.
[QUOTE=Fleet 500]The cars from Japan use just as much, if not more.[/QUOTE]
no. whens the last time you sat in a jap car? shits all over anything chrysler and GM have for an interior, bar their local products here. hell, the 300C is nothing but plastic from the inside of a wheelie bin
US brands can make good engines when they put their mind to it, but cars...lol
[QUOTE=clutch-monkey]no. whens the last time you sat in a jap car? shits all over anything chrysler and GM have for an interior, bar their local products here. hell, the 300C is nothing but plastic from the inside of a wheelie bin
US brands can make good engines when they put their mind to it, but cars...lol[/QUOTE]
C'mon... everything inside a Japanese car is plastic... the dash, the door panels, the console, etc.
[QUOTE=Fleet 500]C'mon... everything inside a Japanese car is plastic... the dash, the door panels, the console, etc.[/QUOTE]
Nice stereotype...but aren't most new American cars the same?
[QUOTE=Fleet 500]C'mon... everything inside a Japanese car is plastic... the dash, the door panels, the console, etc.[/QUOTE]
and i'm saying US cars are no different, if not worse :p
[QUOTE=The_Canuck]Nice stereotype...but aren't most new American cars the same?[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately, yes. Which is one of several reasons why I like '50s and '60s cars.
[QUOTE=clutch-monkey]and i'm saying US cars are no different, if not worse :p[/QUOTE]
Not going by your other post.
[QUOTE=Fleet 500]C'mon... everything inside a Japanese car is plastic... the dash, the door panels, the console, etc.[/QUOTE]
As opposed to being what?