Hi, Guest
09-30-2007, 11:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-30-2007, 11:07 PM by ZTWsquared.)
You're absolutely right about this ... but the issue wasn't looks.
The dealers frankly loved the way the Focus looked compared to the Escort, and they believed Ford's story about significantly better quality and much better packaging ... but they were unconvinced that they could sell them for $15-16k as replacements for the less expensive Escort, or as 4-cylinder replacements for the better equipped Contour / Mystique.
Edit: fixed re: Tempo / Topaz - fawkin senior moment.
The dealers frankly loved the way the Focus looked compared to the Escort, and they believed Ford's story about significantly better quality and much better packaging ... but they were unconvinced that they could sell them for $15-16k as replacements for the less expensive Escort, or as 4-cylinder replacements for the better equipped Contour / Mystique.
Edit: fixed re: Tempo / Topaz - fawkin senior moment.
CanadaSVT,Sep 29 2007, 02:08 PM Wrote:I remember when the Focus was being shown as the replacement for the Escort nobody thought it would sell.ÃÂ :lol:ÃÂ Funny.
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