Best looking 'plain' stock four door sedans

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by GilesGuthrie
I think that the main thing I've learned about cars since being on GTP is that US Fords have major production issues that simply do not exist in the UK. Perhaps they should close their factories in Mexico and other slave-labour areas, and contract the building of the cars to people who can actually do it. $/hr certainly changes when you factor in warranty costs...

That is - without question - the problem, and it doesn't only exist in Mexican Fords. The one I was referring to was an Explorer Sport an old girlfriend of mine once had, which is built alongside the Ranger in Louisville, Kentucky. To be honest, I think that the market in the UK is simply more quality competitive (especially for American companies) than the US market, where (especially in the midwest) brand loyalty often makes the decision between which car to purchase.

 

[Pupik]

Originally posted by yamahaSHO
This looks good on the inside. Also, that is a typical Ford steering wheel.

Nice.

I always wanted one, when the newest SHOs came out in '97, there was something like one per dealership (5000 total units). I went to test drive it, but every salesman said the same thing: "I'd let you, but it belongs to the service manager now..." or "...the dealer's owner has it." I gave up test-driving it after 3 tries!

But they were perfectly happy to let me have a go in the 5.0...