[Shotimes] Re: (OT) Automotive Turkeys 2005

[G Kerby Haltom]

The Phaeton will be a maintenance nightmare.  If you
think SHO parts are hard to find, those things will be
impossible.  Apparently, it would have made a great
Audi.  VW shot themselves in the foot multiple times
with that one.

The X-Type should never have been built either.

They also mentioned the Lincoln LS was being
discontinued.  What a waste.  That chassis was the
best thing Ford has come up with in the past 10 years,
and they wasted it.  Dad's 2000 V-8 is the best car we
have ever owned.  Been to the shop once.  There is no
way in hell Dad will be buying a Zephyr to replace it.
 Maybe I can talk him into a 2 year old BMW...

Kerby

--- Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:

> I see no problems with any of the turkeys they
> mention.  A different set 
> of criteria would bring up other "turkeys" I am
> sure, but I thought the 
> article was pretty well written and they did a good
> job of coverying 
> their advertising behinds by qualifying almost every
> decision.
> 
> Wonder what the discount is on the Phaeton?  That
> would be a nice car to 
> have, but I also wonder about keeping it going in
> future years?  mazda 
> Millinia anyone?
> 
> Don Mallinson
> 
> Ron Porter wrote:
> 
> >Some will disagree, but Forbes lst (Forbes being
> one of my favorite
> >magazines) has nailed it, using sales figures. See
> the Slideshow:
> >
> >http://tinyurl.com/dz2os
> >
> >I'm actually surprised that the VW Phaeton wasn't
> #1!!
> >
> >Ron Porter
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