Ford Freestyle

i think it looks like a slow, raised up station wagon. plus its a ford so i would never want one

if he is willing to spend $25k on a car (the base msrp of the freestyle) he should look in to more reliable alternatives such as a toyota highlander or subaru forester

lol ford doesnt know whether to classify that thing as an suv or car. its so weird looking, like a min windstar

thanks for the input.. yeah he's going for a lease, before you tell me about the leases.. Yeah I know but it's what he wants..

I know he's going to look at the new rav4 that's coming out, but he didn't like the ride of the last rav4, he said it was very bouncy..

Having owned Fords on three separate occasions, I've found that the fit and finish is not where it needs to be. On here, we get people complaining about rattles and minor things, but I much prefer that to what you get on a Ford. If I were to look at buying a domestic, I'd be sticking with GM.

^^^ Ask zoltiz about his brand-new rental Fusion. Nice enough car, but it threw a CEL with 15 miles on it for no apparent reason.

LMAO

Your friend should wait for the new Rav4s comming out. the v6s are going to have 269hp and similar tq numbers.

Will they suck like all previous Rav4s?

BTW, why did you trade your '05 tC for an '02 Celica?

There's a ford recall out for all 2005 models... including the freestar.

Originally posted by Special1_575@Nov 18 2005, 05:38 AM
Your friend should wait for the new Rav4s comming out. the v6s are going to have 269hp and similar tq numbers.

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UPDATE: Well after my friend was reading Consumer Reports and how they said the freestyle fish-tailed during their emergency manuevers.. And the ford escape/mazda tribute tipped up one wheel also during the same moves.. He has given up on the Fords..

He is waiting for the new RAV4 to hit the dealerships and then he can see if it's a good fit.. He's looking for fuel economy so he'll probably go with the 4 cyl.. It's the same engine as the tC just a little more tweaked, should be pretty decent.

So yeah you're right he is waiting!

Ford already has stated that they will kill production after 2006, so that should tell you how good it is, to be killed in 2 years. It's just another crossover vehicle based on a fwd car.

Originally posted by buiboy88@Nov 15 2005, 11:56 AM
i think it looks like a slow, raised up station wagon. plus its a ford so i would never want one

if he is willing to spend $25k on a car (the base msrp of the freestyle) he should look in to more reliable alternatives such as a toyota highlander or subaru forester

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Bingo. It's a Ford. i wouldn't be caught dead in an American Car.