04-25-2003, 09:39 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Barrington RI,
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IMO Ford really messed up with the T-bird. The styling is nice but Ford turned it into a chick car by underpowering it and not offering a standard trans. The pastel colors and lack of a more agressive exhaust didn't help either.
Over-sticker priceing didn't hurt the C5 Corvette. Until the economy took a plunge in 2000 it was difficult to buy a C5 Vert without adding a premimun over sticker. I realize the demand for the C5 has slowed because of the C6s arrival next year but not to the extent of 4k discounts and 0% financing for 5 years. Its the economy. Look what its done to the used Cobra prices. If Ford had launched the T-bird in 97 with more power, a stick etc they would not have had a problem with sales. Ford really got hit with the one two punch.
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