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Originally Posted by Rock36
I wonder what their reasons are, because the Ford Taurus is often cited as the car that saved Ford in the late 80s early 90s. Maybe they over did it in the end.
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its because auto journalists are, in general, complete dolts
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Originally Posted by diddiyo
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this list is silly... bordering on stupid... and the author of the article has NO CLUE about the cars and what they really were.
the Pinto sold like hotcakes for years
the Cavalier sold like hotcakes for years with almost no revisions to interior and very little exterior change
the Chevy Astro soldiered on for 20 years, essentially unchanged... and sold well for 15 years of that... the Astro and the
Ford Aerostar have the distinction of being the only American made minivans to be rear wheel drive.
the Ford Taurus, when it came out, saved Ford... and created a market that was almost untouched by American auto makers... it sold millions for a reason: it was simple and it worked well for medium size families... its presence on this list is the first clue that this guy is talking out of his a$$
the Ford Explorer is, to this day, the premier mid-size SUV... better than all of its competition by a long shot... it has stayed afloat where others have sank and it is one of the reasons that Ford is still in business
Jaguar X-type... the baby Jag... yeah, ok, maybe this one belongs here
Hummer H2... sold like hotcakes to yuppies and soccer moms... its a rebodied Tahoe with big tires and AWD... the question in my mind is: why not offer an AWD Tahoe, too? oh well... either way, this didn't sink GM... it was actually pretty ingenious
Toyota Prius... proof that if you give the public something they *think* they like, and yell about it loud enough, everyone will buy one... I can't wait to see what Toyota is going to do with the batteries as these cars start to need them replaced... or people just dont replace the batteries and they all start getting crappy gas mileage because the battery weighs down the car
the Sebring? wtf? the Sebring sold well for years... it was what made Toyota create the Solara 'vert... does the author of the article know anything about cars?
Jeep Compass... yeah, ok, that is a definite loser... desperate hail Mary play by Chrysler