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Ford most-considered brand 2 quarters in row in KBB study
"For the second quarter in a row, Ford is the most-considered
automotive brand among new-car shoppers, according to Kelley Blue Book's brand-watch study. Ford scored an overall brand consideration of 29% while second-place Toyota had scored 22% among shoppers who visited Kelley Blue Book's Web site between April and June. Toyota continues to fall following its recall and reputation crisis earlier this year. Toyota's overall consideration fell eight percentage points to 22% during the second quarter from 30% for the same period a year ago." Read mo Ford rated 1st in brand-watch study http://www.freep.com/article/2010081...#ixzz0wh5zHUre |
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Ford most-considered brand 2 quarters in row in KBB study
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>, john > wrote: > "For the second quarter in a row, Ford is the most-considered > automotive brand among new-car shoppers, according to Kelley Blue > Book's brand-watch study. We're evaluating family transportation right now. On the very short list was a Toyota minivan, the smaller Mazda SUV (CX-7), and the Ford Flex. For grins, we also took out a Mazdaspeed3. My wife came away thinking that the Japanese cars just plain fit with virtually no effort. You sit in them adjust the seat, and everything just works. Not only that, they drive like they're supposed to drive. She came away from the Flex thinking it drove like a truck, like Radar's Jeep. She was confused, because ostensibly it's a car. Further, she couldn't get comfortable. It's like Ford doesn't know how to do it, even after thirty years of Japanese competition kicking butt and doing it right. So yes, I considered Ford. That lasted all of ten minutes. |
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Ford most-considered brand 2 quarters in row in KBB study
"john" > wrote in message ... > "For the second quarter in a row, Ford is the most-considered > automotive brand among new-car shoppers, according to Kelley Blue > Book's brand-watch study. > > Ford scored an overall brand consideration of 29% while second-place > Toyota had scored 22% among shoppers who visited Kelley Blue Book's > Web site between April and June. > > Toyota continues to fall following its recall and reputation crisis > earlier this year. Toyota's overall consideration fell eight > percentage points to 22% during the second quarter from 30% for the > same period a year ago." > Ford makes a cheaper car than Toyota. With the economy suckinng bigtime, it is normal for people to shop around. |
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Ford most-considered brand 2 quarters in row in KBB study
Wayne wrote:
> "john" > wrote in message > ... <...> > Ford makes a cheaper car than Toyota. With the economy suckinng bigtime, it > is normal for people to shop around. With the economy booming, it is still normal for people to shop around when buying a very expensive purchase. Jeff |
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Ford most-considered brand 2 quarters in row in KBB study
Elmo P. Shagnasty > wrote:
> >She came away from the Flex thinking it drove like a truck, like Radar's >Jeep. She was confused, because ostensibly it's a car. Further, she >couldn't get comfortable. It's like Ford doesn't know how to do it, >even after thirty years of Japanese competition kicking butt and doing >it right. I think this is deliberate... I think this is a small car for the SUV and minivan-driving crowd. >So yes, I considered Ford. That lasted all of ten minutes. You should have tried a VW too. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Ford considered most likely to spontaneously combust brand 2 quarters in row in KBB study
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Ford most-considered brand 2 quarters in row in KBB study
On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:16:42 -0700, dr_jeff > wrote:
>Wayne wrote: >> "john" > wrote in message >> ... > ><...> > >> Ford makes a cheaper car than Toyota. With the economy suckinng bigtime, it >> is normal for people to shop around. > >With the economy booming, it is still normal for people to shop around >when buying a very expensive purchase. > >Jeff Well he had a point that people might be more likely to buy Ford junk than quality Toyota vehicles when their disposable income is either lower, or in more danger of being yanked out from them. Its too bad mass herds of sheep think that way though, because all things considered, unless you're changing vehicles every 2 years the Toyota is probably cheaper to own overall, especially when you consider all of the Ford issues like exploding gas tanks, ignition switches combined with highly flammable plastic blends that cause the drivers side to burst into flames quickly, roll overs they blame on Firestone and so forth. |
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Ford most-considered brand 2 quarters in row in KBB study
Bob wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:16:42 -0700, dr_jeff > wrote: > >> Wayne wrote: >>> "john" > wrote in message >>> ... >> <...> >> >>> Ford makes a cheaper car than Toyota. With the economy suckinng bigtime, it >>> is normal for people to shop around. >> With the economy booming, it is still normal for people to shop around >> when buying a very expensive purchase. >> >> Jeff > > Well he had a point that people might be more likely to buy Ford junk > than quality Toyota vehicles when their disposable income is either > lower, or in more danger of being yanked out from them. Ford junk? No, they won't be buying much of that. Ford vehicles are very good. I have had two Fords without any problems. > Its too bad mass herds of sheep think that way though, because all > things considered, unless you're changing vehicles every 2 years the > Toyota is probably cheaper to own overall, especially when you > consider all of the Ford issues like exploding gas tanks, ignition > switches combined with highly flammable plastic blends that cause the > drivers side to burst into flames quickly, roll overs they blame on > Firestone and so forth. Gee, Toyota has had its problems with sludge and acceleration, too. Sorry, your claim that Toyota is better than Ford requires real support. Ford and Toyota both make many good vehicles. Jeff |
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:43:37 -0700, dr_jeff > wrote:
>Bob wrote: >> On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:16:42 -0700, dr_jeff > wrote: >> >>> Wayne wrote: >>>> "john" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>> <...> >>> >>>> Ford makes a cheaper car than Toyota. With the economy suckinng bigtime, it >>>> is normal for people to shop around. >>> With the economy booming, it is still normal for people to shop around >>> when buying a very expensive purchase. >>> >>> Jeff >> >> Well he had a point that people might be more likely to buy Ford junk >> than quality Toyota vehicles when their disposable income is either >> lower, or in more danger of being yanked out from them. > >Ford junk? No, they won't be buying much of that. Ford vehicles are very >good. I have had two Fords without any problems. > >> Its too bad mass herds of sheep think that way though, because all >> things considered, unless you're changing vehicles every 2 years the >> Toyota is probably cheaper to own overall, especially when you >> consider all of the Ford issues like exploding gas tanks, ignition >> switches combined with highly flammable plastic blends that cause the >> drivers side to burst into flames quickly, roll overs they blame on >> Firestone and so forth. > >Gee, Toyota has had its problems with sludge and acceleration, too. Incorrectly installed floormats by lax technicians at a dealership and clueless owners do not count as acceleration issues, and going longer than recommend oil change intervals does not count as a sludge issue. >Sorry, your claim that Toyota is better than Ford requires real support. The support is in ANY unbiased organization that tracks auto reliability, long-term recall history, and severity of problems. Good news is you're only a search engine away from finding this info. >Ford and Toyota both make many good vehicles. That statement in isolation might be true; I'm not saying Ford has never made a good vehicle, I'm just saying Toyota consistently churns out much better ones. |
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