A Horse With No Name

But seriously....Lincolns flagship sedan sales are like 6 or 7 % of what they were in 1998 when they were at the top of the world and outselling Cadillac. They are not coming back.

Going to go round in circles...

Lexus is going to fall behind. they made huge efforts to gain market share, and then kind of left the room. Agreed. Were I leasing a new luxury car.... Mercedes is leading the Luxury car market. Everyone else is following.

I do think the Lincoln design language works much better with the CUV/SUV thing going on. It just seems to flow much better IMHO. But yes, even the Avalon has a much better interior layout than the Conti.

Considering that in 1956 a new F series Ford was the equal of something like 16 grand in todays coin...yes. That being said....the product. OMG. Colorado or Canyon with a mild lift would look so damned good in my driveway! Would take a Silverado or Ram also. Especially a Cummins dually....yeah!

I can really see this. Lotta coin for the new trucks!

Exactly. Balthazar was talking about Edsel getting the plug pulled when it was on target to sell 14,000 units a year....Conti will be below that. They ahve grown on me a bit but still don't really like them that much. The market apparently does not either.

You have to wonder, with Ford being highly profitable and selling for relatively low prices per share, and Tesla burning cash left right and sideways....and being valued in the stratosphere. Something is really irrational about those stock market prices. I always wanted a 60 Edsel convertible, which is a fairly uncommon car.

Yeah...but I almost never see a Conti on the road, at least not a new one. Drove to North Carolina and back twice without seeing a single one on the road. And while I might not like Ford, i would damned sure rather look at a Conti than the bland sea of Nissan and Toyota SUV's that seem to litter our road ways.

I am seeing more A8 and Lexus Ls than Continentals on the road.

Because Ford is sleep walking when it comes to most of their cars, but not the Mustang or F150. Besides, there is a LOT of loyalty in the F150 camp. I saw a new terrain this morning, hot.

Indeed....

Your average F150 buyer is not going to switch to Toyota. I am really liking the new RAM.

You will fit right in here.

Not to mention last year we had a hurricane in Texas that flooded the market with insurance money...pun intended.

Rare as hens teeth in these parts...but I did see an A8 on the road the other day.

I am indeed worthless....but wish you happiness all the more.

The market is also really saturated with fantastic product at the moment. Not product that excites me as an enthusiast....but fantastic product.

Happy birthday to both of you fine gentleman, a day late and a dollar short.

Even sarcasm fails me at this point...and that is saying something. Which makes me think it is the economy slowing down. GM does not lack for products. Ford is a long strange love hate relationship with me. I will be more rational and rant less. Good to know, they are quite the innovative car company. And we are surprised...why?

I don't. Shutter the Ford plants...all of them. Permanantly.

The market is changing in a lot of ways. Fuel prices may well go up, which will change the dynamic once again. I like that GM held on to its passenger car production in North America. I think that may bode well for them. Mazda is also way down. One wonders how long they will hang on as an independent-shades of Studebaker and Packard here.

A tough month for car sales. This does not bode well for the economy in general.

All three truck makers are building interesting stuff.

I actually agree with you. Don't faint but I also really like the looks of the Ford super duty. Congrats...and still no Challenger.