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Ford ST/RS models soon to go extinct.

https://jalopnik.com/you-can-get-an-...-no-1825650235 Though a FWD car is NOT my performance vehicle of choice. Nor is owning a Ford appealing to me, BUT The fact we are even losing family friendly or

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Old 05-01-2018, 09:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Though a FWD car is NOT my performance vehicle of choice. Nor is owning a Ford appealing to me, BUT The fact we are even losing family friendly or grocery getter Sports oriented performance cars speaks volumes of what's going on in the enthusiast market. Ford had also claimed they are getting rid of every sedan for crossovers. They plan on introducing ONE brand new sedan and will keep the mustang.

As an enthusiast, to me, this is NOT good news. A major player like Ford making Nissan/Mitsubishi moves puts the sub-premium performance market in SERIOUS jeopardy.
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Dude...it's really crap news. I've always been a fan of the ST. Wasn't a bad package straight out the box. The RS was a bit too pricey in my opinion but that thing was pretty damn quick lol. Sucks that another cool ride is taking a plunge. Guess that means bye to the Fiesta also...
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The fiesta is going to cease to exist as well as the focus and is going to be replaced with crossovers
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All these damn crossovers!! I blame us...the consumer man. We've basically killed variety lol
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Ford wants to build all of these SUV's and trucks. They are trying to get all the money out of them before the new gas laws hit. Then switch to electric vehicles. That's the way I see it. That's like FCA dropping the 392 for the 426 next year. Lets push what sells the best now. Maximize cash flow. So that we have some later on.
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Pure corporate greed!
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They're trying to get all the money they can before the rules change. They know it's coming and when.
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you can get a Focus RS in a great deal now, the left over 2017's are a few thousands under MSRP.
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If you don't mind a blown head gasket. Unless you don't mod it and drive it conservatively...
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Well, in fairness, that problem seems to have been identified and fixed.
I hope!

The weird part (from what I have read - albeit from dubious sources like Jalopnik, though) is that it did not apply to just a single run of cars or build dates. Was kind of all over the place. At least until they became aware and started to watch for it, I guess.
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Of course they (the auto manufacturers) know when its coming. They dictate the rules, regulations and implementation of everything concerning the auto industry!
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Honestly.... call me a conspiracy theorist but... I think they corporations are draining masculinity from the middle class American male. Theres an assault on anything that makes us men.

Sports cars

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Anything that gets our testosterone pumping that we enjoy as men/boys. They want us in skinny jeans driving Prius' and drinking Starbucks while chatting with other guys about trimming our beards and having debates about being fair to our wives.

Fvck that.
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Honestly.... call me a conspiracy theorist but... I think they corporations are draining masculinity from the middle class American male. Theres an assault on anything that makes us men.

Sports cars

Guns

The BOY scouts

Anything that gets our testosterone pumping that we enjoy as men/boys. They want us in skinny jeans driving Prius' and drinking Starbucks while chatting with other guys about trimming our beards and having debates about being fair to our wives.

Fvck that.
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You forgot to add Gimmee diesels with sound and black smoke.
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Honestly.... call me a conspiracy theorist but... I think they corporations are draining masculinity from the middle class American male. Theres an assault on anything that makes us men.

Sports cars

Guns

The BOY scouts

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Gimmie Android
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I wanna go fast n burn gas. FTW

What I want to say is political. Can't say what I'm thinking on the subject. Let's just say, someone took the blue pill and drank the kool-aide.
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I was really impressed with the whole lineup, especially the Fiesta

I can’t believe they are making such a knee-jerk reaction to their cars not selling well. This is exactly what got Ford and Chevy and Dodge in their previous financial woes
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