Comments on: Ford establishes 100,000 annual Flex sales goal

By: ricky_b

ricky_b — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:13:52 +0000

Exterior is too square and looks like a REALLY large Scion xB (previous model). Interior isn’t too bad but all of Ford’s interior are looking too similar (with too much of a truck look).

$29k to start (Base FWD) going up to $45.5k for a fully loaded Limited AWD. That’s asking a lot for a Ford MINIVAN. Yes, it’s a minivan without sliding doors. But like others have pointed out, once you get Employee prices and $3k+ rebates, you’ll knock a good $5-8k off of that.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:56:43 +0000

S-60:good point

By: S-60-driver

S-60-driver — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:48:19 +0000

^ hateful83….. ummm, the Edge is a personal CUV with 5 seating (most i’ve seen on the roads driven by a driver alone or with a wife/hubby/bf/gf).

Flex is a 7-seater. Anybody who’s coming off an Expedition or Explorer leases/60 mth purchuses(sic), looking for a softer ride and better fuel economy.

By: hateful83

hateful83 — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:03:28 +0000

So what does this one do to the Edge? What’s the difference?

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:01:21 +0000

Jam
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Tripleonefluffer’s
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By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:47:38 +0000

Yea just like Janito which you are shut up and drive your Tempo

By: S-60-driver

S-60-driver — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:29:39 +0000

Taurus way overpriced?? Try $199 a month to lease a Limited trim. Buying is for seniors and morons!! LEASE and live a little with 10 different cars in 15 years till you’re about 55 or 60, ready to buy a Buick till u die.

Stop worrying about the prices. There are rebates, and Im sure 50% of you will get an employee discount thru a relative. Just LEASE.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:19:22 +0000

logica?

By: Get Real

Get Real — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:00:08 +0000

Taurus/Five Hundred is also WAY overpriced to compete.

By: Madcapp

Madcapp — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:48:37 +0000

Good, then I can buy a used one for my business for next to nothing.

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:00:35 +0000

Not at all Its not a n emotional decision its not based on patriotism its based on solid fact logica and numbers

By: AmericanMade

AmericanMade — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:52:10 +0000

^
Pretty bold statement….dont you think you may have a teensy weensy bias???

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:54:41 +0000

No Im not but I know which cars last longer and have higher resales and those cars are happen to come from Japan

By: planet_drive

planet_drive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:51:02 +0000

who in their right mind would pay 40k for a ford?? I doubt ford will be able to sell 20,000 of these each year, but a 100,000? thats just soooo funny! lol

By: ktulu

ktulu — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:26:45 +0000

I think ford can 2sell 100,000 of these.

The Freestyle/Taurus X is overpriced

the new Pilot is not ugly, notr does it outell the Silverado or Sierra.

The MKS opraobably will flop. I

Not 2 mayy fords cvan be called unreliable peice of junk??

People who buy this kind of vehicle often don’t care about what kind of power they get.

the Ford Edge is a not as good as the piloty.

By: AmericanMade

AmericanMade — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:06:30 +0000

1115 are u Asian?

By: Get Real

Get Real — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:54:38 +0000

Listen Ford…NO CRAPLASTIC HARD CHEAP INTERIOR.
Get it right or die the death you deserve.

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:43:39 +0000

You also have to figure in reliability and resale value of a Ford vs a Honda or Toyota
I would much rather pay the sticker for something that I will last and wont lose it value

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:42:29 +0000

March 2008

Ford Edge sold 13,508

Honda Pilot sold 10,268

GMC Acadia 7,424

Buick Enclave 4,460

Saturn Outlook 2,428

A 5 year old Honda is still selling that many ? Its still outselling the GMC and Saturn combined
The Edge is only outselling it by 3,000 vehicles ?
I doubt that anyone traded their Pilot in for an Edge Acadia Enclave or Outlook

By: crash1433

crash1433 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:36:13 +0000

by the way, 42k sounds like a lot until you compare it to the toyota and honda minivans in their loaded configuration. I believe somewhere around 40 without awd and vista roof. When you look at apples to apples the flex falls into place with its competition.

By: LaCaLover

LaCaLover — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:29:15 +0000

The Edge looks like an ill-fitting toupee, the body is too big for the wheels

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:22:46 +0000

Well if you have any links you can send please do. Are you talking the month of March it sold more or over the course of its existance ?
I doubt it is and you are correct the edge is not as good in any way The Pilot has been on the road for 5 years and edge is less expansive bc its american so Its possible but the Pilot is worth more , more reliable and will have a better resale

By: 400horseSS

400horseSS — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:16:06 +0000

$45k LaCaLover, Holy ****.

By: Pauly

Pauly — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:07:18 +0000

I think the Ford Edge is actually outselling the Pilot tripleonefive even though it’s not as good.

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:56:16 +0000

When I went on Edmunds and added navi vista roof dvd and heated second row seats with a console it came to 43k
You are trying to do what Jjacyc was doing and jacking the price up to mislead people but I dont care about Ford anyway
I think you are using MSRP which no one pays unless the car is rare or in high demand like a GTR or something Ford wont have to worry about that lol

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:41:38 +0000

I don’t like the fact that all these CUV’s are FWD-based…at least an option for AWD would be nice. This goes for both Ford and GM.

By: LaCaLover

LaCaLover — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:41:09 +0000

$45,190 for a fully loaded Limited AWD in White Platinum Clearcoat

By: LaCaLover

LaCaLover — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:31:41 +0000

You can price one up on Ford’s website, but I wan’t interested enough in the Flex to do that so haven’t bothered

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:29:57 +0000

I predict the Flex will do well. It’s different, and whether or not it was Ford’s intention it has a retro appeal. I’m not going to say it will have a PT Cruiser-like impact on the market, but in a sea of particularly bland competition it will stand out. Is this enough to sell 100k units? Maybe, but if Explorer sales drop by 50k then it will be a hollow victory.

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:29:09 +0000

Flex is underpowered, although the people who buy this kind of vehicle often don’t care about such things.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:27:39 +0000

lmao 1115 (about the tits)

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:21:25 +0000

the top of the line one hits 34k at least thats what the rep from Ford said at the auto show Its btw 26-34k SHe also said the Eco boost engine will be an option and other things but i was staring at her tits and wasnt paying attention

By: 400horseSS

400horseSS — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:13:10 +0000

From what I understand it tops out at 37k, good luck Ford.

By: moto-racer13

moto-racer13 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:09:29 +0000

Keep dreaming ford lol You honestly think you can find a 100,00 idiots each year to dish out their hard earned cash for some unreliable peice of junk??

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:07:49 +0000

Anyone know what annual Pilot sales numbers are?

I do agree Pilot buyers won’t generally consider other products, but they may simply not replace the Pilots they have as quickly as Honda wants.