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Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

seemore — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:08:39 EST

I currently own a tacoma and am looking at upgrading. Not familiar with the ford however you seem to have concerns with ford or american products. is there something i should be aware of? can you elaborate.

seemore

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

seemore — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:03:43 EST

I currently drive a titan and am looking to upgrade. I guess not all that familiar with the ford. Can you tell me what problems ford have that should be ware of?

seemore

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

Gaseous Clay — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:57:51 EST

@elhigh: Personally, I'd love a NON-USDM Ford Ranger 4-door like I saw down in Belize (this is not the little kid suicide doors on a super cab, but four real doors) that is NOT an explorer wannabe but a real small truck.

Ford should reverse course and offer special editions with FEWER options. Call it the "Dude" Ranch or "Mule" Edition or something..

Gaseous Clay

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

FuzzyPlushroom — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:59:56 EST

@Maymar: COTD?

I want a F100. You know, like an F150 without all the plastic poser poo-poo. (Ahh, the things we do for the sake of alliteration!) Maybe once they take the Ranger out back of the barn, they'll go for it.

I demand all-steel construction.

FuzzyPlushroom

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

Maymar is convinced M.C. Escher engineered his car — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:06:38 EST

Just so everyone knows, I'm moving on to the next generation of Maymar posts. As per our marketing groups, there'll be more big, ten dollar words, and I'm moving on to a newer, bolder font.

But yeah, I miss trucks you could beat with a baseball bat for fun.

Maymar is convinced M.C. Escher engineered his car

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

Fitty7lax — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:57:41 EST

@elhigh: I agree, although I would make two concessions: 1. a 3.92 rear end, cus hey I like my hearing, and 2. an IPod adapter since modern radio sucks. But otherewise, totally agree.

Fitty7lax

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

Schm, lord of Torques! — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:16:26 EST

Ford-Bold moves in all the wrong directions.

Schm, lord of Torques!

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

smokeydog001 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:49:08 EST

I'm embarrassed for the entire American auto industry.

smokeydog001

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

Leofan7 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:27:20 EST

Sorry...didn't know picture didn't work on here. It's a Toyota T100. About as plain jane as they come.

Leofan7

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

Leofan7 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:26:47 EST

@elhigh: I've got one of those:

Leofan7

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

Bumblebee — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:19:28 EST

@elhigh: I'm with you. Give me like an F-27. 150 is too much Ford for me.

Bumblebee

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

NovaloadMissesPolar — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:57:02 EST

And so it was that Ford moved into the next century.
You justknow HQ is filled with this logo on key chains and hats and other crap in the marketing closet.

NovaloadMissesPolar

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

mobilene — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:16:16 EST

I wonder how much they paid some graphic designer to come up with that. "Ooh, let's curve the corner of the F!" Brilliant stuff.

mobilene

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

clinto — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:47:02 EST

@clinto: It's lame to use a lame lame reference twice in a lame post. LAME.

clinto

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

clinto — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:46:02 EST

That logo looks like the logo they would use for some lame Will Ferrel or Ben Stiller movie. LAME.

clinto

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:36:10 EST

@elhigh: You are not who "they think" their target market is anymore, whoever "they" are.

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

Elhigh — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:23:02 EST

It used to be a truck. Then it was a luxury truck. Now, somehow, it is a "fashion statement" for men.

Could I have just a truck? You know, engine, tranny, radio, bigass box in the rear? That's all I really want. Fancy seats are dumb - I carry enough junk in my pockets to ruin the expensive ones just as fast as the cheap ones. Satnav is for pussies too afraid to get out and ask directions. (I can also read a map as a last resort). Radio that picks up some decent rock, a Christian station or two, some news. Doesn't even have to be FM.

The tranny doesn't have to be manual, but that would be my preference. Barring that, a big, dumb C4 and 4.56 rear for if there's ever any towing, and a tall sturdy overdrive for the many many times there isn't.

I want - nay, DEMAND! - the return of the 300ci I6 that was the base motivation for so many F150s. It was nothing special, but durable. Oh, yes, durable.

Can I have all of that? Please?

No?

Sh!t.

Elhigh

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:08:48 EST

F to the ISO?

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

The-Simpsons-Rule!! — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:04:56 EST

its a slow news day?! according to the time you posted this is 8:45am and its barely 8:03 am so if you dont feed people a lot of stuff by then you declare it a "slow news day"?

The-Simpsons-Rule!!

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

UDMan — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:01:00 EST

If this is news, then wake me up sometime after the first of the year......

UDMan

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

Ray Wert — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:59:33 EST

@TinaChow: Wish I were. One of these days I'll take one. Heck, one of these days I might actually sleep.

Ray Wert

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Ford F-150 Logo Revealed, Bubbly

TinaChow — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:53:43 EST

I hope you guys are still on vacation somewhere. I know I am.

TinaChow