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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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Cologne plant begins pumping out 2009 Ford Fiesta

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/14/c...ut-new-fiesta/

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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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Awesome!


Ford really has a world beater here! Now don't F#$% it up by not doing contiunous improvments each year to stay ahead of the competition.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 12:40 PM
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Sexy lil thangs, ain't they? Can't wait to see them hit our lots next year.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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This is exciting. The company needs this so badly, it's a shame they can't get here in April as a '09 1/2.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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I think I just had an orgasm.

Wait, lemmie look.

I did, I did just have an orgasm! And not just any "gasm," but a "Eurogasm".
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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External industry organisations regard the Fiesta plant in Cologne as the most efficient vehicle assembly plant in Europe. A total of 410,900 Fiestas and Fusions was manufactured in Cologne in 2007. Approximately 85 per cent of the vehicles produced in Cologne last year were exported to more than fifty countries. The Cologne assembly plant employs directly some 4,000 people.

Fusions? Huh?
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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Yep, Euro Ford Fusion. Fancy version of Ford Fiesta, I think its even available with 4x4. I saw few of them during my trip to Serbia and Croatia few weeks ago.

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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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Yep, Euro Ford Fusion. Fancy version of Ford Fiesta, I think its even available with 4x4. I saw few of them during my trip to Serbia and Croatia few weeks ago.

Wow, that is a beautiful car.

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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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I just don't get why we don't get cars like that. Are we not special enough.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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^ I really like that car.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:39 PM
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I like it too, but I don't think I would ever own something like that.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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No. But I could see the wife in it.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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I just don't get why we don't get cars like that. Are we not special enough.
Dude, I was SO being facetious. That thing is horrid looking.

Or were you talking about the new Fiesta...which we are getting?
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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I actually like both. But the Euro Ford Fusion is better looking than RAV4 or CR-V if they still make those. I'm just thinking of future especially for wife or even mother when the land yacht that is the Expedetion EL will cost more than a dollar a mile to drive.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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Actually Kuga is competing with RAV4 and CR-V.

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Ah. Even better.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Kind of looks like a mini Mercedes GL.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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It seems to me that all Euro Ford have the same front end.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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Euro Ford front end > North American Ford front ends

With exception of Mustang of course.
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