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From: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
I love arguing with this guy. . .
>Now no one will risk upsetting the apple cart by introducing a
>RWD car. For some reason the upper end of the market has been somewhat
>immune to this.
You're wrong, of course. It seems everyone that has reached their social
station in life is drving a RWD car. They're called Sport Utes. But maybe
they secretly lack the confidence to go all the way as they carry around
pristine and unused FWD running gear where ever they go.
Seriously, in the top five vehicle sales charts, trucks have taken at least
three positions for the last decade in the U.S.A. And trucks are all RWD.
I think there are a few German makes that still make RWD work acceptably. I
find it odd that manufactures don't get a clue and reinvent the Monte
Carlo/Chevelle, T-Bird/Fairlane, Charger/'Cuda or something. Of course, they
can't seem to reinvent anything under $30,000 a copy anymore so it's all a
moot point.
Mercury reinvents Cougar and what a featureless, bland, and uninspiring car.
There may be a glimmer of hope, though, as the next Mustang will have
angular lines. Maybe the Jellybean era is closing. GM might get a clue in a
decade.
--
Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6
500+ LBC miles this weekend; 90% on 2 lane backroads. Life is good.
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