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To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (12327)	4/21/2004 12:33:21 PM
From: Roads End	Respond to of 110194

Darffot, what do you make of Ford's numbers today? Vehicle sales slipped even with the fleet sales to rental car companies.

To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (12327)	4/21/2004 12:40:31 PM
From: who cares?	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

Exactly, I used to always get a chuckle out of Ford bragging about how the Taurus was the number one selling car in America. It was just barely ahead of Camry and Accord, but take away the fleet sales and it got trounced. And now look, they just completely quit making it, because like most American crap, after one generation of ownership people are repulsed by that particular name, while people love to buy a new Accord or Camry to replace the 10 year old one that's still going strong as the kids drive it off to college.

To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (12327)	4/21/2004 12:42:28 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

The car rental agency where I rent (Budget) backed away from Fords in favor of Mazdas because of the higher maintenance costs on the Fords - especially brake maintenance.