Attn Legacy owners: Ford stepping to the plate 2010
02-13-2009, 01:36 AM
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I doubt that Subaru is going to loose any customers to Ford. If Subaru is known for anything, it is Loyalty. The overwhelming majority of people who buy one Subaru usually buy another. Granted there is always going to be a few people who have loyalty to other brands.
As far a Ford goes... They are going down and everyone knows it. They have to do something extreme to prove that they have any kind of plan to bring themselves to the top. And Personally I don't think a redesigned Taurus is going to do it.
With the Market and the Economy the way it is, it is really a free-for-all for any kind of business. The only thing that needs to happen is for someone to create something that will revolutionize the market.
Look at history, more specifically, the history of the automobile. When cars were first invented they were only really available to the wealthy. Then came along Henry Ford who was able to revolutionize the market and mass produce cars and make them affordable for the masses.
That kind of revolution needs to happen again, and in reality anyone can do it, it doesn't have to be a huge company like Subaru or Ford. The new Auto Industry can be created in someone's garage tomorrow.
As far a Ford goes... They are going down and everyone knows it. They have to do something extreme to prove that they have any kind of plan to bring themselves to the top. And Personally I don't think a redesigned Taurus is going to do it.
With the Market and the Economy the way it is, it is really a free-for-all for any kind of business. The only thing that needs to happen is for someone to create something that will revolutionize the market.
Look at history, more specifically, the history of the automobile. When cars were first invented they were only really available to the wealthy. Then came along Henry Ford who was able to revolutionize the market and mass produce cars and make them affordable for the masses.
That kind of revolution needs to happen again, and in reality anyone can do it, it doesn't have to be a huge company like Subaru or Ford. The new Auto Industry can be created in someone's garage tomorrow.
02-13-2009, 07:41 AM
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Its a coincidence that I just saw a 80's Ford Taurus SHO yesterday on my way to work...
It was something I remember in the 80's with the motor designed by Yamaha and that even Jay Leno shoehorned one in in a Ford Escort to make a Renault R5 type car..
I dont think Subaru needs to follow Ford's footsteps as the 2.5L is dependable and proven and with performance parts can step up to the plate and still be reliable...Having an 05, it would've been nice if I had the 6 speed and traction control as an option or standard when it first came out..As a former domestic owner who had an 87 Pontiac with a 5.0L TPI with chip, intake, exhaust, and even NOS, bought brand new and mods installed after, I ended up selling the car after many problems and still not having the price per performance I could get with a turbo car......and reliability with an import....
In any case, I'd also buy an import over domestic any day,...
It was something I remember in the 80's with the motor designed by Yamaha and that even Jay Leno shoehorned one in in a Ford Escort to make a Renault R5 type car..
I dont think Subaru needs to follow Ford's footsteps as the 2.5L is dependable and proven and with performance parts can step up to the plate and still be reliable...Having an 05, it would've been nice if I had the 6 speed and traction control as an option or standard when it first came out..As a former domestic owner who had an 87 Pontiac with a 5.0L TPI with chip, intake, exhaust, and even NOS, bought brand new and mods installed after, I ended up selling the car after many problems and still not having the price per performance I could get with a turbo car......and reliability with an import....
In any case, I'd also buy an import over domestic any day,...
02-13-2009, 09:08 AM
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I think I feel the same way as you are...I mean I learned to like and love subaru through jess but until one day --- yes one day.... I realized that they're not the only car out there that is all that... you already get what I mean... no need to explain.. lol... and then it happened...through experience, i went from lovin' it! to mmm uuuhhh they're ok.... there are better ones out there....
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