…uh…what war?…what gas prices? …”CPR for the dead of night” (marketing tagline – how goth!) – what does that mean??? Exactly what do you want to resuscitate? How buffered do you have to be to WANT this car (or any brand-spanking-new-gas-guzzling SUV) and to have the time in the middle of the day (before lunch hour) to report to a falderal for the Ford Flex? I work nearby where this event took place and I watched in bewilderment over the wrong-place-wrong-time callousness of this event. Nevermind that after over 5 years of America at war in Iraq, Ford Motor lacks the foresight NOT to produce a tank of a vehicle, but to come to eco-conscious Venice Beach to launch this 4-wheeled totem of conspicuous consumption is brazen. What an incongruous coincidence that this event was just 2 doors down from the Smart Car launch – having observed both, I can tell you one was a crowded party with live music and the other looked like an EST meeting…guess. It’s no wonder to me Flex marketers are desperately targeting the narcissistic, independently-wealthy bachelor demographic because we all know that anyone with a conscience or a budget wouldn’t be caught dead in one – even though there’s room for the coffin.
June 11, 2008 at 3:55 am
You are clueless. Some of us have 3 kids and need a sensible option. 3 carseats do not fit in vehicles without a 3rd seat. This offers better fuel economy that SUVs or minivans. You are too self-absorbed.
June 11, 2008 at 7:43 am
I can see that you work for Ford and if this is your sales approach it’s not working on me.
June 12, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Wow, don’t they make normal sedans in the US? Speaking of self-absorbed.
June 13, 2008 at 5:02 am
Wouldn’t it be nifty if one of the three kids that the woman above is driving around in her gas guzzler grows up to create the ultimate alternative energy solution? In his or her future autobiography he or she might write, “The idea began to formulate for me when I was drinking my sippy cup in my car seat while my mom was pumping $90 worth of gas into our land yacht to take us to our Mommy and Me class. I knew that money could be better spent, so, unlike my mom, I got to thinking . . .”
April 6, 2009 at 9:33 pm
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