[Shotimes] Re: (OT) Automotive Turkeys 2005

[Donald Mallinson]

Kerby,

About the LS, a shame if they discontinue that.  But the Chassis lives 
on, in the new Mustang!

That is why it is so heavy!

Don Mallinson

G Kerby Haltom wrote:

>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
>>>      
>>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Shotimes mailing list
>>Shotimes@autox.team.net
>>http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes