So I'm flipping through the channels.....

darkcloud · 05-30-2008, 10:15 AM

and I come to Casino Royale. At it's right at the scene when he get to the Bahamas and is cruising down the coast in the super sexy Ford Mondeo. And the thought crept in to my mind again....

WTF IS FORD THINKING NOT BRINGING THAT CAR TO THE U.S.!!!! THEY ARE COMPLETE IDIOTS AND DESERVE TO CRASH INTO RUINS FOR MAKING SUCH BONE HEAD MISTAKES!!!

I could say with some confidence that nearly all of us would give the car a look if offered here. It looks great, who knows how it drives though. But it would be a great 2nd car or something.

STUPID FORD

Alan Mulally needs kicked in the nuts.

darkcloud · 05-30-2008, 10:19 AM

Even the fucking wagon looks sweet

san~man · 05-30-2008, 10:21 AM

Ford=dumb. The Euro and Aussie cars are sick, but they're too dumb to bring them here.

At least Pontiac has some brain cells left.

Crimson92 · 05-30-2008, 10:34 AM

the american cars companies are dumb and their quality is sub-par to just about everything

i kid you not i had a kia rental earlier this week and it was 10x better than the dodge that i had before

tonmonde · 05-30-2008, 10:38 AM

The contour bombed before.
but prob because Ford NA couldn't tolerate marketing anything not created here.

E90SLAM · 05-30-2008, 12:25 PM

Fords for Euro and other markets has always been better looking than stupid Ford 500 or watever.......they all look FUGLY and looks like a rental....

iatacs19 · 05-30-2008, 12:30 PM

Ford is actually a respected brand in Europe, I am dead serious.

BMW F22 · 05-30-2008, 02:11 PM

I think the main reason could be how to market the car. They can't exactly market it as a brand new model because it's been out in Europe for a long time. If they were to bring the Mondeo here and say "Oh here's a car that we've been selling in Europe. People over there seem to love it so now we're offering it to the American people", it's going to rub a lot of people the wrong way. IMO it's better to keep the car over there (at least for now) because what the majority of drivers don't know can't hurt them.

iatacs19 · 05-30-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenny@JleviSW

I think the main reason could be how to market the car. They can't exactly market it as a brand new model because it's been out in Europe for a long time. If they were to bring the Mondeo here and say "Oh here's a car that we've been selling in Europe. People over there seem to love it so now we're offering it to the American people", it's going to rub a lot of people the wrong way. IMO it's better to keep the car over there (at least for now) because what the majority of drivers don't know can't hurt them.

I don't think the general consumers are that emotional about cars, they did that with the Pontiac GTO (Holden Monaro in Australia) and it worked out ok.

spacedogg · 05-30-2008, 04:10 PM

Top Gear raves about the Ford S-Max (minivan) and Ford Mondeo. Jeremy Clarkson's quote was something like "makes you wonder why people would buy any other car".

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darkcloud Colonel 335 Rep 2,385 Posts Drives: 09 VW JSW Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: cleveland, oh iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	So I'm flipping through the channels..... and I come to Casino Royale. At it's right at the scene when he get to the Bahamas and is cruising down the coast in the super sexy Ford Mondeo. And the thought crept in to my mind again.... WTF IS FORD THINKING NOT BRINGING THAT CAR TO THE U.S.!!!! THEY ARE COMPLETE IDIOTS AND DESERVE TO CRASH INTO RUINS FOR MAKING SUCH BONE HEAD MISTAKES!!! I could say with some confidence that nearly all of us would give the car a look if offered here. It looks great, who knows how it drives though. But it would be a great 2nd car or something. STUPID FORD Alan Mulally needs kicked in the nuts. __________________ retired 06 E90 325i New: 09 VW Platinum Grey Jetta Sportwagen 2.0T SEL w/DSG, panoramic sunroof and Ipod adapter
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darkcloud Colonel 335 Rep 2,385 Posts Drives: 09 VW JSW Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: cleveland, oh iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Even the fucking wagon looks sweet __________________ retired 06 E90 325i New: 09 VW Platinum Grey Jetta Sportwagen 2.0T SEL w/DSG, panoramic sunroof and Ipod adapter
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san~man Tired 131 Rep 2,673 Posts Drives: BMW-less Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (7)	Ford=dumb. The Euro and Aussie cars are sick, but they're too dumb to bring them here. At least Pontiac has some brain cells left. __________________ BMW-less
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BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	I think the main reason could be how to market the car. They can't exactly market it as a brand new model because it's been out in Europe for a long time. If they were to bring the Mondeo here and say "Oh here's a car that we've been selling in Europe. People over there seem to love it so now we're offering it to the American people", it's going to rub a lot of people the wrong way. IMO it's better to keep the car over there (at least for now) because what the majority of drivers don't know can't hurt them.
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spacedogg Colonel 194 Rep 2,816 Posts Drives: Debadged Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (0)	Top Gear raves about the Ford S-Max (minivan) and Ford Mondeo. Jeremy Clarkson's quote was something like "makes you wonder why people would buy any other car".
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