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Which would have made it easy to fold Hummer into GMC, there are only three vehicles in the lineup, H2, H2T, and H3 :shrug:

Toyota Racing Development....the original "TRD" in the punch bowl....

Ford is being pro-active and is doing the job without having to be forced into a recall situation.....They found a possible problem, notified you, and are now fixing it. And, yeah.....you're crazy

Could STAP be refitted to build Transit full size? Austin, you have many valid points regarding sales numbers and such....I still think Ford should create a line of vehicles based on Transit FS chassis. Transit FS of course, then a unibody pickup variant called F-100, and possibly a sedan and utility wagon version for livery/police/for hire industry...hell, they could even build an "uprated" sedan version for retail and sell it as "Grand Marquis". Individually, none of these vehicles could sell in enough volume to justify a dedicated plant...but built off one common chassis....the variants would keep a plant like STAP humming for years....

If you are referring to the "black car" segment For hire industry my opinion is that you will see MKT fill the void left by the departing Town Car...

On a related note....I have a buddy that saw his Chevy truck burn up in his driveway (12 year old POS) So, he goes and rents a new Ford F-150 until his insurance company settles up with him. I ask him how he likes the 2010 F-150....he complains to me that he doesn't really like it, I ask him why...his claim?? "It rides like a truck!!!" :shrug:

Thanks for the "heads up".....I fixed my link....

death knell for GM small trucks Of course, with Bob Lutz being quoted....I think the replacements will be based a little known Holden platform....

They (GM) could have folded Hummer into GMC as a "sub-brand"...but in the end, this is probably the best thing for it...I think I would rather see it fold up than go to the Chinese....not racist...just sick and tired of watching American Brand after American Brand head off shore......

Just looking waaaaaaaaay back on BON....looks like Ford has been working on the inflatable seat belts for a while now....

Me too.....but my dream car is not in my garage right now...it is down at the restoration shop getting a through going over...it will, however, have something in common with a Crown Victoria(other than full frame, rear drive, V8)....a 2001 CV Sport gave her 16" rims up for my beloved Montego MX...it will wear them with pride

Lucky for you that until that day...you can always buy a used Crown Victoria

My prediction is a new platform MKZ.....

A fake one at first...then a real one in later episodes after the fake Daytona was blown to bits....

Sonny Crockett drove a Ferrari.... :shades:

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Tracer is a good solid name that never had any negative stigma attached....it will do well if the car is properly appointed and packaged.

Which is exactly what the powers that be @ Ford Motor Company wanted all along....emphasis is on the Lincoln part...not so much the Mk part....

Hey Spammer....get lost...go try your luck on the GMI forums....oh, that's right...you are.....

Here is my "take" on what needs to be done for Mercury as the past history of Mercury being a re-badged Ford for the Lincoln/Mercury dealers of years ago...remember, Lincoln/Mercury "only" dealers are rarer than hens teeth, so Mercury has to find a niche within the Blue Oval without competing directly with the Ford brand or Lincoln brand. Mercury needs to revert to a "sub-line" status within the hierarchy to not only survive, but to thrive. Doing anything less would be a disservice to Edsel Ford...remember, Edsel contrived Mercury as a "go-between" for Ford and Lincoln...Edsel knew it then...if Lincoln is to thrive, it must accentuate the luxury and all the trappings available of the modern American car line. To just dress up Fords and put a different grille on them is not going to work forever, for Lincoln or Mercury. This is not to say that there can be some cost sharing of marques to keep the cars both profitable as well as cost effective.

I haven't seen it...but Eric Bana does a great villain in the latest Star Trek movie....

And mlhm5

Yeah, because that'll work.... :shades:

El Camino Quick! Someone call Bob Lutz!!