Motor Trend Names Ford Thunderbird 2002 Car of the Year
11-21-2001, 11:37 PM
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Motor Trend Names Ford Thunderbird 2002 Car of the Year
http://www.motortrend.com/news/stories/011121mt.html
read it and weep boys. it beat out the m3? mb had 4 entires???
read it and weep boys. it beat out the m3? mb had 4 entires???
11-22-2001, 12:28 AM
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Originally posted by Black CL-S 4-Life
What a crock. Motortrend has no credibility.
What a crock. Motortrend has no credibility.
I hate to say it but best car should have gone to either Toyota Camry or BMW M3...maybe even the Nissan Altima....
11-22-2001, 12:28 AM
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Originally posted by Black CL-S 4-Life
What a crock. Motortrend has no credibility.
What a crock. Motortrend has no credibility.
2002: Ford Thunderbird
2001: Chrysler PT Cruiser
A couple of years before that, it was the VW New Beetle. See a trend?
11-22-2001, 12:30 AM
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Originally posted by vince
I kind of figured that. Let's look at the cars of the year from the last three years.
2002: Ford Thunderbird
2001: Chrysler PT Cruiser
A couple of years before that, it was the VW New Beetle. See a trend?
I kind of figured that. Let's look at the cars of the year from the last three years.
2002: Ford Thunderbird
2001: Chrysler PT Cruiser
A couple of years before that, it was the VW New Beetle. See a trend?
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11-23-2001, 01:32 AM
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Originally posted by vince
I kind of figured that. Let's look at the cars of the year from the last three years.
2002: Ford Thunderbird
2001: Chrysler PT Cruiser
A couple of years before that, it was the VW New Beetle. See a trend?
I kind of figured that. Let's look at the cars of the year from the last three years.
2002: Ford Thunderbird
2001: Chrysler PT Cruiser
A couple of years before that, it was the VW New Beetle. See a trend?
11-23-2001, 08:17 AM
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Now come on...
The New Beetle is in a totally different class than the PT Cruiser. I've driven both as rentals for many days each. The PT was a total POS. The beetle (although a bit spartan...it's not a luxury boat!) was a great little car that made it obvious the engineers were, well, engineering when they designed it. ...at least it has SOME style. I'm not saying it's a really nice car or anything, but it is waaaaaay ahead of the PT.
That new Thunder-tird exemplifies the complete lack of historical & artistic understanding that plagues many American auto designers. It tries really hard, but it just has no "culture".
Just my 2 pennies!
The New Beetle is in a totally different class than the PT Cruiser. I've driven both as rentals for many days each. The PT was a total POS. The beetle (although a bit spartan...it's not a luxury boat!) was a great little car that made it obvious the engineers were, well, engineering when they designed it. ...at least it has SOME style. I'm not saying it's a really nice car or anything, but it is waaaaaay ahead of the PT.
That new Thunder-tird exemplifies the complete lack of historical & artistic understanding that plagues many American auto designers. It tries really hard, but it just has no "culture".
Just my 2 pennies!
11-23-2001, 09:05 AM
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I dont think its a bad car but the M3 is def. better. Apparently everyone likes the thunderbird though. I just read in MT that people in cali were paying 30,000 over the 38,000 sticker price. 68 K for the the thunderbird
11-23-2001, 09:59 AM
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I liked MT back in the day, when in 1990 car of the year was a Nissan 300ZX twin turbo, in 1991 it was the Mistubishi 3000GT VR4. Thats the MT i liked and missed! 
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1996 E-class Benz Dahm right
1997 5 series BMW Dahm right
1998 GS series Lexus Dahm right
1999 Beetle okay
2000 Chrysler 300 M okay
2001 PT crusier okay
2002 Thunderbird HELL NO
That car is average at best, not class leading or class changing (like earlier birds), that car I cannot believe it.......
1997 5 series BMW Dahm right
1998 GS series Lexus Dahm right
1999 Beetle okay
2000 Chrysler 300 M okay
2001 PT crusier okay
2002 Thunderbird HELL NO
That car is average at best, not class leading or class changing (like earlier birds), that car I cannot believe it.......
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