Re: [DMCForum] Re: Top Gear...
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Re: [DMCForum] Re: Top Gear...
- From: Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:41:36 -0700 (PDT)
Like all of the SUV's on the road?? I think Americans
get what they want... They just want the wrong
things. :)
If Pontiac was making money with the Fiero, they would
have kept making them..
Meanwhile, Ford had a hit with the 5-speed Yamaha
powered SHO.. but in 1996 they put a V8 in there that
was about the same power as the 3.0 V6, and took out
the standard transmission.. Soon after, they stopped
making SHO's all together.
When my 95 SHO dies, I will likely have to look to
Japan for a replacement (I tend to buy 7-10 year old
used cars, and drive them till I crash in to
something). Even from Japan, The Maxima is the only
4-door sports sedan with a standard transmission.
But, I accept the fact that I am in the minority.
Most Americans want big trucks with automatic
transmissions... Fools! :)
--- therealdmcvegas <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx> wrote:
<SNIP>
> GOOD! The American automotive industry needs a good
> kick to the face.
> Next to Japan, we build the most boring, mundane,
> overpriced pieces of
> crap imaginable. Detroit doesn't build cars for
> consumer needs and
> wants. They design a universal platform, and bolt on
> body kits and
> interior options to try and cover as much *appeal*
> as possible. Like
> the $40K Ford Escort. A quick trim kit or two, and
> the same car
> magicly becomes the Jaguar Type X. Why did they ever
> cancel the Fiero?
<SNIP>
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