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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Cars / September 2006Interseting sighting
Today, while going to work, I saw what I believe was a euro Ford Galaxy Minivan. What gives, is Ford going to sell them here after they discontinue the freestar? It looked just like this: http://www.autorevue.cz/Obrazky/2006/02unor/galaxy/2.jpg Kinda Honda-esque. I don't know if Ford has any plans to sell them in N America. Where do you live that you saw this? > Today, while going to work, I saw what I believe was a euro Ford Galaxy > Minivan. What gives, is Ford going to sell them here after they > discontinue the freestar? It looked just like this: > http://www.autorevue.cz/Obrazky/2006/02unor/galaxy/2.jpg > Kinda Honda-esque. I don't know if Ford has any plans to sell them in N > America. Where do you live that you saw this? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > discontinue the freestar? It looked just like this: > > http://www.autorevue.cz/Obrazky/2006/02unor/galaxy/2.jpg I live in MASS. It comes with these engines 2,0 l Duratec, 107kW (145 PS), 1,8 l Duratorq-TDCi Turbodiesel, 74kW (100 PS), 2,0 l Duratorq-TDCi Turbodiesel, 96kW (130 PS), 6-Gang Schaltgetriebe, Dieselpartikelfilter 2,0 l Duratorq-TDCi Turbodiesel, 103kW (140 PS), 6-Gang Schaltgetriebe, Dieselpartikelfilter So no, not likely they will sell them here Everybody is complaining about fuel prices but nobody will buy a 2.0L in a mini van > Today, while going to work, I saw what I believe was a euro Ford Galaxy > Minivan. What gives, is Ford going to sell them here after they > discontinue the freestar? It looked just like this: > http://www.autorevue.cz/Obrazky/2006/02unor/galaxy/2.jpg > It comes with these engines > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Everybody is complaining about fuel prices but nobody will buy a 2.0L in a > mini van A minivan needs *at least* a V6 engine if it's gonna be somewhat durable. One of my friends said Ford were crazy putting a V8 in my Grand Marquis, said they sould've put in a V6. Yeah right, a V6 in a 4,000 pound car. That's gonna last long :) It might've cut it, but in ten years, I'd like to compare that V6 to my 4.6 :) >> It comes with these engines >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Yeah right, a V6 in a 4,000 pound car. That's gonna last long :) They put a Duratec V6 in the Lincoln LS. Apparently, it ran ok. And they put a 4-cyl in a 3000+ lb Ford Contour. I bet you will find some V6s in durable cars that weigh over 4000 lbs. Of course, it also depends on how you drive the car. Jeff > It might've cut it, but in ten years, I'd like to compare that V6 to my > 4.6 :) >> It comes with these engines >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > It might've cut it, but in ten years, I'd like to compare that V6 to my > 4.6 :) Build an engine right, and it can be a lot smaller and offer the same performance. And if you used a manual transmission instead of the fuel-guzzling automatics, you can go even smaller still. Don't forget, you need about 25% more torque to run an automatic than you do a manual. And since gasoline in Europe has higher octane (and typically the engines have higher compression than their American built siblings), you can get more power out of a smaller engine. In Europe, no sane person would ever buy a 4,000 lbs car unless it was a diesel. I'd buy a minivan with a turbo diesel > It comes with these engines > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> discontinue the freestar? It looked just like this: >> http://www.autorevue.cz/Obrazky/2006/02unor/galaxy/2.jpg > I'd buy a minivan with a turbo diesel Who makes one for sale in the US? I think Chrysler might come out with one. And I think VW may have made some in the past. THey don't have any minivans for sale now. Jeff >> I'd buy a minivan with a turbo diesel > > Who makes one for sale in the US? > > I think Chrysler might come out with one. And I think VW may have made some > in the past. THey don't have any minivans for sale now. Don't the Econoline still come as diesel ? Although I suppose it doesn't really qualify as a minivan. >>> I'd buy a minivan with a turbo diesel >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Don't the Econoline still come as diesel ? Although I suppose it doesn't > really qualify as a minivan. The Econoline is a full-sized van, not a minivan. Jeff > Today, while going to work, I saw what I believe was a euro Ford Galaxy > Minivan. What gives, is Ford going to sell them here after they Most likely a private import. I live in New York City, in an area where there are many diplomats. One of them owns a Fiat Multipla, which is the weirdest minivan you ever saw. It still has the car dealership sticker from Rome on the rear window. (Diplomatic license plates are technically only valid within a certain radius of the U.N. building, I think it is 100 miles. So you see most of those plates around NYC). >> Today, while going to work, I saw what I believe was a euro Ford Galaxy >> Minivan. What gives, is Ford going to sell them here after they [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > radius of the U.N. building, I think it is 100 miles. So you see most > of those plates around NYC). One I first started working in NYC, I noticed that a lot of people in midtown owned Lincoln Town Cars. Too many people, really. Then I noticed that their license plates had T&LC plates (Taxi & Limosine Commisssion). Althoug I have been in midtown a lot, I never notice a lot of foriegn cars. But I rarely go East of 6th St. in Midtown, except when walking from the PATH station at 33rd St. to the 6 train around Park Ave. freestyle? was that a typo? http://www.lvbo.org/car-12-ford-freestyle-fx.jpg > Today, while going to work, I saw what I believe was a euro Ford Galaxy > Minivan. What gives, is Ford going to sell them here after they > discontinue the freestar? It looked just like this: > http://www.autorevue.cz/Obrazky/2006/02unor/galaxy/2.jpg |
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