Ford’s Starting To See Light At The End Of The Tunnel.

What is humorous is that you will be doing the same shit to others in about 30 years, when they speak of cars before 1990 as really old shit nobody cars about. That Maybach Landaulet is from way back in 2017, so if that is pre war, it would be pre-WWIII. The 1949 Kaiser was just 12 years prior to the Continental, and…

Actually, there were a lot of 4 door convertibles, mostly pre-WWII. Cadillac had them, Packard, even Kaiser had them in 1949. Basically, the Continentals of 1961-67 were the last American production 4 door convertibles. There are special build ones still out there, like a Maybach Landaulet, but at over $1 million, it…

Well, if it dies, nobody really will mourn.

Correction, just build for RHD market... damned typos.

5th Gear: Japan And Britain Want To Make A Deal

At fine dining establishments, using the best possible ingredients is expected. That cost is one of the many factors that justifies the expense of a dinner at a 4 or 5 star restaurant. The fact that the chef in question is adding yellow food coloring to fool diners into thinking that the egg yolks used for pasta are…

Neutral: Are You Going To Miss Nissan Vans?

The franchisees have it right.

Neutral: What Comes First? A GM EV People Rush To Buy Or A Hydrogen Car?

If anyone needs to get the fuck out, it is you, sir. And the Fords.

Amen, brother, preach on.

But there’s the issue. BMW has been doing small, constant improvements to that particular model, and increasing the size of it, so it evolved along with the customer base. Yes. there is a lot of brand loyalty to them, and they have been known to slip up on ones now and again, but they never really strayed from what…

If your logic was true, then we would still have VW selling Beetles, one of the best selling models in history. And not the “new” one, the old one. Same with the Model T. What worked in the past usually does not work in the present, and the fact that the successful model was discontinued is proof of that. The fact…

Alright, I will give you the point on sales, but the OEMs do love their 36 month lease deals to move product. The turned in lease becomes the problem for the dealers, not the OEMs, and the CPO programs were made to help in that regard. But the long time customers that they used to have moved on to other products, and…

Fair enough, sorry to confuse the use of the TL;DR.

Again, not picking on you, just your argument.

Oh yeah, and sedans. Brilliant. Bring back the one thing that is no longer selling in good numbers. That will save the company! Why not try to sell a hot 2 door hatch and convertible, too. 

Nobody? Absolutely no sales at all for 11 years, and they are still in business?

Well, then technically, your not purchasing anything from them, let alone going into the showroom for a test drive, really tells everyone that you have no confidence in the brand. Someone who has sworn off that brand is not really doing them any favors, and it is easier for them to convince someone with a neutral…