2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

[CapnRon]

Looks like they changed their minds.....I was just out in my shop giving
mine a little TLC, then I come inside and read this. Doesn't change
my mind however.


http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...motive-history

[Ol'Dave]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

ouch!!!!!

We don't need no stinkin' "revised" reviews!!!!!

[Dizzbe]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

Phooey - from this Blonde woman who at the time of purchase had in fact two small dogs. They had it right back in the day & should stick to it!

[My Raven]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

Opinions Are Like A**H***S: Everybody Has One. And Hence, The Author Can Kiss Mine.

[Guest]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

Silly article.

[CarolinaTKE]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

Looks like the editors have no taste and no class. If someone has a cat, I can recommend this magazine as a suitable liner for the litter box.

[5bird7]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

talk about getting on the bandwagon to dis a car. yellow journalism seems to be a favorite pastime when it comes to getting people to read their articles. Pick on a car with a good following that really sold better than most of it's competition - and was designed to end from the beginning plus we're happy that it uses parts from another car - it means ours will last longer. and it wasn't Motor trend that wrote the article but Car & Driver


I drive a car that turns many heads still and we have new members that looked forward to buying one used - and love it. We get thumbs up just driving it down a country road. Can't go wrong with those reviews and they're the ones I pay attention to.


and this is the stat that gets me -

Only 19,085 Thunderbirds were sold during the 2002 model year and sales dwindled from there. Mercifully, 2005 was the two-seater’s last year of production.

The 2002 model year went from june 2001 to Nov. 2002 - with 32,000 2002s built and over 24,000 sold from Sept 2001 - to Dec 2002, over 9,000 in sales in 2005 fiscal year, too, not a bad number to go out on for a convertible.

[bottomtime]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

Looks like they changed their minds.....I was just out in my shop giving
mine a little TLC, then I come inside and read this. Doesn't change
my mind however.


http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...motive-history

I agree with one comment that was made - that being, it is a heavy overweight car, which is softly sprung. Which brings up my question for saying that - what is the best upgrade in shocks, or otherwise, to improve the handling somewhat, and make the suspension a bit more firm....??

[5bird7]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

LS sport struts, lol - parts sharing works - but do a search as I think several have changed struts, shocks and more.

[Skip]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

Dot & Group:

Has anyone responded to this? Or figured out how to do it?

Skip

[texasbird]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

What automobile out there, that's meant to appeal to the mainstream public (not just the super-elite) doesn't have parts shared by another vehicle or platform?

The worst items they can complain about are the Springs and Vehicle Weight?

Geeeeeeez!

[Ediron]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

In case anyone is interested, e-bay 380099073744 who cares about an article .We know why we drive them

[5bird7]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

I think this link will work better, Ed

[justjon]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

Here's a new collector niche. Who can get the entire set of 10 worst cars of the year? I allready have my 2002 Thunderbird pin. catch me if you can ..

I also had a Mustang II Ghia, which I really thought was a good looking car and my first that used "unleaded' gas. I also have had a 1990 Cadillac Allante, so what do I know?Maybe there is a pattern here?

[BADOS]

Re: 2002 Motor Trend car of the year?

I disagree with a lot they had to say about the Bird. In my eyes, their comment was foolish and discredited Car and Drive Magazine. I'll never buy that magazine again as well.