@Elhigh: You are my hero.

Taking my (hopefully) last Chevy where it wasn't meant to go. I was mistaken in the assumption that a 1994 Chevrolet Cheyenne K-2500 could handle what a big black Ford F-150 could, and halfway up a steep, muddy hill, all four tires began a'spinnin. The "oh crap" moment lasted longer then most, as the truck began…

@pauljones: I'll tell Ford to get right on that as soon as they answer my requests to bring back power seat belts, and the Ford Tempo.

@pauljones: I really can't argue with Transformers. What with the whole Megan Fox thing.

@pauljones: Camaro can have its not-even-sixteen Transformers fan boys, Mustang can stick with the people who know what a government bailout is, and how Ford (Maker of Mustang) did not get one.

@pauljones: True that. This stop light is so simple, it makes ya wonder what other great ideas haven't gotten attention.

This is the kind of thing that just says; suck it Camaro.

@Elhigh: It is not. Someone needs to bring the 1984 Ford Tempo to jolly old Britain's attention.

This makes one wonder how it all went so wrong between Feretta to Beretta. One, a rear drive eight cylindered beast. The other, a Cavalier with painted bumpers.

@SmaartAasSaabr: But the Pontiac 6000 was a piece.

@SagarikaLumos: It is a long story, really. I can't say why it began really. I stumbled upon a collapsing barn and a near mint 1989 Ford Tempo AWD Sedan in Graphite Gray. It was literally from that moment on I've loved these cars.

Reminds me of the Camper from Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Had some good times jumping that thing off that ridiculously huge mountain.

@MaWeiTao: Its not necessarily wrong though. Cobalt sucked, so why would you keep that name? The buying consumer is a shallow person, who thinks newer is better. A new name implies something totally new. Of course, this can be both a good and bad thing.

It is a station wagon. Thus, it is cool. I've often wondered why Ford never made a Tempo Wagon. Tempo being the car that replaced Fairmont. I mean, Escort and Taurus had wagon body styles.

So the spare won't fall off, but the frame will still rust within a few years?

The answer is obvious. Ford Tempo Coupe. Based on the four door sedan, the coupe led an interesting life. Available from 1984 until 1994, unlike its sedan counterpart, it kept most of the original 1984/1985 body panels. Available in only GL or GLS (Sport GL, GLX pre-1988), it was certainly a sporting machine.

Crack pipe all the way.

@bzr: Much more chrome. It also needs fins, and gunsight turn signals mounted on the fenders. White walls would also be acceptable.

Its truly stunning, and easily the best looking luxury car out there today. It'll also be the most desirable luxury machine this side of the Atlantic as soon as Ford finally ends production of the Lincoln Town Car.

@Murilee Martin: Didn't the Mustang have something under the hood that wasn't made by Ford though? Or maybe I'm imagining things.