tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15612134.post7520716572984754759..comments2023-10-26T05:09:47.483-04:00Comments on the current obstacle: Dream A Little Materialistic DreamCreaulxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01315861146269528473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15612134.post-66515707683979647872009-02-11T15:02:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:02:00.000-05:00According to my Good Buddy who works for Ford, the...According to my Good Buddy who works for Ford, the new Focus should be unveiled this fall for North America... Not a moment too soon, and let's hope it's not too late. The real question will be how much they've screwed it up form the Euro version.Creaulxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315861146269528473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15612134.post-80154690043052263992009-01-28T23:35:00.000-05:002009-01-28T23:35:00.000-05:00I'll tell you why not. There are football fields f...I'll tell you why not. There are football fields full of unsold "product" of the current Focus which is nothing more than an Escort retread from the pre-Focus days. Ford refuses to take any bold steps since abandoning the original Focus concept, and their "Edge" is the least risk taking vehicle in automotive history. It's the opposite of Edge in every possible way. The $35k and up price of it and the new Flex are also sales deterrents. <BR/><BR/>When seven year financing is presented as an option ,you need to know that car prices are simply getting out of control. When the cheap and dangerous Chinese imports arrive, people will risk their lives in these deathtraps to save a few bucks. Well to save a lot of bucks, actually. <BR/><BR/>The modestly equipped Escape I have my eye on is $35k. C'mon you guys, those prices are not affordable to the average guy. An Escape should top out at $22k, or at least be on par with what they pay in the US, factoring in the exchange rate. We're being gouged in Canada again after they relaxed their prices briefly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com