Ford 500
I rent cars all of the time and recently it was a Ford 500. I liked the style of the car and the color coordination between interior and exterior. The trunk was spacious and the leg room and height excellent. Pity about the cheap plastic dash on such a nice automobile. I had no problem with the fake plastic wood but why not at least use the same grade of plastic for this automobile as on a Ford Taurus for the rest of the dashboard?
Ford cars by and large lose me with their uncomfortable seats. Someone please tell me how my 1997 Lexus SC400 bucket seat fits me like a comfortable old slipper and feels so much more comfortable than a brand new Ford 500 with only 1,200 miles on the clock? Even Toyota Camry's I rent have better seats and I feel that the 500 is aimed at a more affluent clientele than the Camry. Lest I be chastised for selecting only Toyota/Lexus products let me give the designers at Ford a clue . . . . . use the seats out of a Volvo!
The Ford 500 performance and fuel consumption was adequate and the handling acceptable for a car of this size and in this price range. I can see a definite niche for this car if Ford simply tweak the dash and improve the seats. One thing they must refrain from is badge engineering this nice car.
My compliments to Ford for getting this car 75% correct well perhaps I could say 80% with the good visibility and excellent lights fitted for driving at night or in poor weather. Would I buy this car? No but I would at least recommend it to someone else looking for a large family saloon.
If you are a Ford executive reading this and want a full endorsement fix the seats and the dash and call me . . . but then again why not surprise all of us (road warriors) and every other potential customer out there by letting your revised product speak for itself.
Ford cars by and large lose me with their uncomfortable seats. Someone please tell me how my 1997 Lexus SC400 bucket seat fits me like a comfortable old slipper and feels so much more comfortable than a brand new Ford 500 with only 1,200 miles on the clock? Even Toyota Camry's I rent have better seats and I feel that the 500 is aimed at a more affluent clientele than the Camry. Lest I be chastised for selecting only Toyota/Lexus products let me give the designers at Ford a clue . . . . . use the seats out of a Volvo!
The Ford 500 performance and fuel consumption was adequate and the handling acceptable for a car of this size and in this price range. I can see a definite niche for this car if Ford simply tweak the dash and improve the seats. One thing they must refrain from is badge engineering this nice car.
My compliments to Ford for getting this car 75% correct well perhaps I could say 80% with the good visibility and excellent lights fitted for driving at night or in poor weather. Would I buy this car? No but I would at least recommend it to someone else looking for a large family saloon.
If you are a Ford executive reading this and want a full endorsement fix the seats and the dash and call me . . . but then again why not surprise all of us (road warriors) and every other potential customer out there by letting your revised product speak for itself.
posted by Wisdom at 6:54 PM
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