Exactly. Reputation. There are other cars just as reliable, and just as efficient. But because it doesn’t say Corolla, people aren’t considering it.

Well, you’re confusing the discussion. First, you are saying what “you” get in the car. What is the rated fuel economy, so that we’re comparing apples to apples? What is your year and model VW that you get 40+ mpg? Is it one that I can buy today? Is it modified? Does it pass the latest emissions and crash test…

Guess FCA, Toyota, and Nissan didn’t get that message in the full size pickup segment since they keep trying to compete with Ford.

Civic Type R’s are getting the same treatment, but are selling out.

Call bullshit all you want. Your anecdotal evidence and confirmation bias are cute, but they don’t hold up to cold, hard facts. Focus sales are in the toilet. Just because you’re obsessed with them and now notice every one that you pass doesn’t change how many Ford is selling per month, and the answer is, “Not…

Awww, 250k. That’s cute, says the 2013 Accord sales of 370k and the 2013 Camry sales of 410k. And just 4 years later, which isn’t that long in the refresh cycle, the Camry is selling what, double what the Fusion is? The new shiny wore off. And the Takata airbags didn’t really affect sales numbers for the Japanese…

Why does it have to change? Countries outside of the US buy vehicles such as the Escape. And the Mustang is the world’s best selling “sports car” 3 years in a row. So, any work done in the US can still help them overseas.

No, they understand that the crossovers get similar fuel mileage, and that this isn’t 2008 when you were driving a 17mpg SUV instead of a 24mpg car. Today, you’re driving a 25mpg crossover instead of a 28mpg car, which is relatively peanuts.

Ford didn’t tease us anything. They wholeheartedly offered them right up for us, and we didn’t bite. Us enthusiasts keep being the vocal minority online, about manual transmissions, and cool drivetrains, and etc. etc. etc. etc. features that the manufacturer must have. And every time they listen to us enthusiasts and…

That’s the problem. Toyota staked out their reputation in the 1980's, and it’s been rock solid since. No matter that the Corolla sucked for the past 15 years, and both cars are soulless. No matter that other small cars were objectively better than the Corolla. People still bought the Corolla because it is a Corolla,…

You are assuming that crossovers like the Escape don’t already get close enough fuel mileage compared to the sedans to make that a moot point.

AND WHEN GAS ISN’T CHEAP FOREVER, THEN IT DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE CROSSOVERS GET COMPETITIVE FUEL MILEAGE COMPARED TO THEIR SEDAN EQUIVALENTS!

Silly boy, don’t come in here with your facts, and your reason. I’m trying to sharpen my pitchfork, and duct taping a roll of toilet paper to the end of my plunger, to turn into a makeshift torch!

Except that this isn’t like 2008 when people were buying Hummers instead of Focuses. This is 2018 where people are buying Escapes and getting 24mpg instead of Focuses and getting 28mpg. Factor in how much bumper to bumper traffic most Americans are facing, and the real number is less than $200 a year in fuel. Cars are…

A Focus gets 28mpg. An Escape gets 24mpg. And that’s in ideal situations, once you start sitting in traffic, then the numbers get a lot closer to one another, since the Escape really gets a lot of that gain from its higher highway efficiency. That’s less than $300 in gas per year for the average driver.

Eh, since crossovers get such good mileage these days, you won’t see people scrambling to sell off their vehicles in an economic crisis, like you did in 2008 with everyone and their Hummers and Jeep Commanders. People can just buy small crossovers. Given that most people are driving in heavier traffic these days, the…

I’m impressed that the FB RX-7 is on the list. If you go to RX7Club and other forums, you will find that they are still dirt cheap to pick up. A full resto from a trusted member is nowhere near $12,000, so I’m not sure what’s going on here. The view on the ground is much different than what’s being reported.

There are many advantages of the longer wheelbase, so what you are saying is covered by my first point already. The longer wheelbase has proven to have many advantages, from hill climbing capability to ease of lifting it, without sacrificing hardly anything, the biggest being maneuverability in the absolute tightest…

I bet that you’re fun at parties.

The XJ is unibody, even if it does have solid axles. You have to do a lot of cutting and stuff, if you want a 2nd gen Cherokee to really be able to handle the offroad. Why hate on the JKU for being successful? It is great at offroading, much better than an XJ. Easier to modify than an XJ. More powerful than an XJ.