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ford flex = new clubman??

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ford flex = new clubman??

Created by: Headstay

Orig. Posting Date	User Name	Edit Date	Msg No.
Jul-28-2008 01:25PM	Mart!		854426
Jul-28-2008 12:51PM	H82WRK		854417
Jul-28-2008 11:21AM	Mart!		854389
Jul-28-2008 10:42AM	MPlayle		854381
Jul-28-2008 09:42AM	QuickSilver		854368
Jul-28-2008 09:23AM	Club Man		854364
Jul-28-2008 05:28AM	H82WRK		854308
Jul-28-2008 04:00AM	rl48mini		854294
Jul-27-2008 03:21PM	68Moke		854224
Jul-27-2008 07:56AM	THE MINI MOVER		854179
Jul-27-2008 07:48AM	kerr		854175
Jul-27-2008 06:53AM	zip-tph		854161
Jul-27-2008 06:53AM	QuickSilver		854160
Jul-27-2008 06:40AM	Headstay		854159

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Posted: Jul-28-2008 01:25PM

Mart!
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wow Rachael, that's 50% class, 50% ghetto!

Shirts for the Corporate Masochists < new designs!

Posted: Jul-28-2008 12:51PM

H82WRK
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Here's a pic of one of my wagons that I had, Ilove big wagons and would love to have another but no room in the garage with all the Minis! And there is no way any of the Minis are leaving

Grille still holding steady!

Posted: Jul-28-2008 11:21AM

Mart!
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fake wood, just like my own clubby estate! not sure i'd autocross that one tho...

Shirts for the Corporate Masochists < new designs!

Posted: Jul-28-2008 10:42AM

MPlayle
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The official Ford site does not have towing specs posted for the Flex. Must still be "unrated".

Posted: Jul-28-2008 09:42AM

QuickSilver
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And when they make nice looking wagons, Audi. Mercedes, BMW, etc, they are all 5 seaters blah.

All I need is a handsome wagon that can carry 6 with their luggage to and from SoCal to Texas.

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Posted: Jul-28-2008 09:23AM

Club Man
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Last Post: 12-04-08
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Wow a big wagon, that's the ticket...

Make it idiot proof, and someone will make a better idiot....

Posted: Jul-28-2008 05:28AM

H82WRK
Total Posts: 293
Last Post: 11-18-08
Member Since: 12-14-07

I just don't understand why they can't bring back the big station wagons, I had three b-bodys, two Buicks, one Chevy

They all got roughly 27 miles a gallon (even the one with over 130,000 miles) and could tow quite a bit and fit a large family and all their stuff, even had a the way cool third row seat. And they look absolutely killer with very minor modifications.

Why does everything have to be an SUV?? Blah!

Grille still holding steady!

Posted: Jul-28-2008 04:00AM

rl48mini
Total Posts: 121
Last Post: 12-02-08
Member Since: 05-21-06

Does anyone know what the towing capacity is?

Posted: Jul-27-2008 03:21PM

68Moke
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Saw them last weekend at Road America. Ford was a big sponser. Could have test driven one, but passed.

Posted: Jul-27-2008 07:56AM

THE MINI MOVER
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Headstay/Billy

Welcome back, where you been eh-?

BIG AL

Posted: Jul-27-2008 07:48AM

kerr
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Last Post: 12-04-08
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the thing that SHOCKED me was that the stylist of the Flex was bragging at a press conference about how he "re-invented the two color paint job" because he used a white roof (!).

I couldn't believe my ears when he said that.

Later, in the magazine articles, the journalists were making fun of his ignorance, or arrogance, for having missed the oh-so-obvious BMW Mini (who deserve credit for rejuvenating the two tone paint job), and also, to a lesser degree, the Toyota FJ. A professional car stylist should know better than that, about his own industry!

What a dumb*ss.

Anyway, the Flex is not a bad looking truck, if you want a truck. I much prefer the Edge, but the Flex is supposed to be a big station wagon, and for that maybe it succeeds. Too bad this is not what the market wants now.

Ford passed on the new Focus (Europe got it, and we got a mild facelift of the old one), and really missed the boat, because if they had that new Focus here now they'd be selling like hotcakes. They just announced their plans to bring over a great number of their wonderful European cars, but it will take them 3 ~ 5 years to do it now, and when they do how much do you want to bet it will be "too little too late". They will be losing money by trainloads in the meantime.

Norm

Posted: Jul-27-2008 06:53AM