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JAMUS,Aug 24 2008, 12:32 PM Wrote:I'm related to a member that works at ford. The guy who designed the flex was fired last week. This vehicle was designed to save the company. However, they are not selling.

The reviews are fantastic. I've been in one and it is all that! The only turn off is the engine. With today's gas prices, it is a total turn off.
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I'm on record here as being someone who simply doesn't "get" the Flex (I've sat in one and they seem nicely put together) ... but then again I guess I'm not the target market (what is the target market anyway).

Virtually anything you can get with the Flex you can get with the Taurus X and for less money and a less controversial package ... and frankly I think the Taurus X is just a little clunky looking, with the Flex even more so ... I prefer my wagons the way Audi does them ... but I digress ... I was driving past the dealership in Georgetown last week and they had a black Flex out front ... my wife asked me why Ford would put a "hearst" on the front line (my wife's first language is French) ... my wife, who is all about family haulers, said, pun intended, that she wouldn't be caught dead in one.

Personally, I think Ford has missed the boat with both the Taurus X and the Flex ... and having both IMO does nothing more than confuse the marketing mix even more.