[Shotimes] OT - 2006 Mercury Milan

[Ron Porter]

The Pinto issue was a red herring, IMHO. It was a pretty good car, but
public opinion killed it....and this was pretty much after the model was at
the end of it's life.

FWIW, an early '70s 2.0 liter Pinto with a 4-speed was a fun car.

Ron Porter

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Yes, that is part of the point.  What if the Pinto never had the
"exploding gas tank" issue.  What if the SHO never had the clutch and
brake issue?  When you come out of the gate, the car better be right or
the public won't soon forget.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sat, August 28, 2004 1:57 am, Ron Porter said:
> Well, this is a hindsight perspective. Pintos were actually very decent
> cars, and sold very well. Ford really did a good job on them, and it was a
> fairly high-quality car for what it was. The gas tank fiasco spoiled that
> name. They also sold a lot of Vegas, but then the rust and the bad engines
> got those. Edsels weren't better or worse than any other Ford of the
> day....they were just ugly and expensive.
>
> Same with the Gremlin. A LOT of Gremlins were sold, and for the money,
> they
> were a very decent car. You have to evaluate those vehicles from the time
> period when they were offered, and also considering the other choices on
> the
> market.
>
> Tucker may have sold well, but no one will ever know, as business issues
> kayoed it before it ever really hit the streets.
>
> Ron Porter
>
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> To: alfitz@alfitz.com; Ron Porter
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> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - 2006 Mercury Milan
>
>
> Or the Tucker!
>
> But seriously, yeah, the pinto, the edsel, and the vega went by the
> wayside
> just because they were so absolutely shitty. The SHO was never shitty, it
> just got screwed over by Ford. Although I'm sure there are small groups of
> people who swear that the pinto was an awesome vehicle, too. ;)
>
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