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11-21-2007, 02:37 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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Ostentatious
As a consumer of big trucks, how many out there would consider a Navigator Super Duty - or 1-ton Cadillac Escalade. Maybe even a Chrysler 2500 series pickup.
I'm not sure if I would jump at one or not, but kind of wish I could if I wanted to - especially everytime I see one of those black Lincoln Navigator F150s going down the road.
I know not everybody out there is driving the chromeless/carpetless work truck. There are some pretty fancy rigs. Remember the "Centurion"?
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11-21-2007, 03:13 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Grand Junction
Posts: 246
M.O.C. #4854
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Brad,
That's way too fancy for me, it's still a truck. Consider what the price would be as well.
Happy Thanks Giving,
Jerry
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11-21-2007, 03:39 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Olahoma City
Posts: 1,219
M.O.C. #6054
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It would still be an overpriced pickup with Lincoln/Cadillac stickers on the vehicle. I drove a cadillac for 2 years and I still couldn't tell why it cost so much more than other vehicles. In the 1980's & 1990's Cadillacs and Lincolns had more gadgets and whistles than the average vehicle. I no longer think they are different. All vehicles have some little niche gadget and are made of tin/plastic.
C.B.F. Cheaper. Better. Faster. The new all american way!
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11-21-2007, 04:45 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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Kinda hard to fancy up much more than a King Ranch. Saddle leather seats, power towing mirrors, dual A/C, power rear window, programed seat settings, heated seats and outside mirrors, adjustible peddles, satellite radio, Ipod connection, CD/DVD changer, step tailgate, power sun roof, four 12-volt power sockets, and more. All Lincoln has to offer is a paint job and an emblem?
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11-21-2007, 05:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Choctaw
Posts: 530
M.O.C. #6364
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Stiles is right. Our Silverado has the LT3 trim package with every bell offered and we still have rubber mats instead of the carpet because after all, we're campers!!!
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11-21-2007, 06:52 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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Aren't these all the same words we muttered when GM introduced the Escalade? I know I did....I wondered who in thier right mind would pay $10-20K more for a Blazer with a Caddy hood ornament and a wood grain steering wheel? Yet... they are HUGE on the market. So popular that they expanded into the Avalanche and Suburban.
I know I eyeball the King Ranch whenever I see one. Wonder how I would react if they raised the bar to a Navigator Super Duty with... oh maybe.....ride height and stiffness selectable from the steering wheel, voice command navigation - radio - environmental controls, wireless rear view camera interface, etc, etc.
Would there be a market? Would I take the bite? hmmmm - speaking of bite, almost time to put in the Turkey and pour a bloody mary . Happy Thanksgiving
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11-21-2007, 10:35 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clearwater
Posts: 10,917
M.O.C. #420
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Park manager has a Black Lincoln and he calls it his Dressed Up F150. If it was up to him it would be a Ford F150 but sometimes you just get overruled. His feeling is it's just to darn many extra $$$$ for an overdressed F150.
My sentiments as well. Kinda like a Big Sky VS a Montana but let's not rehash that again.
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11-22-2007, 01:03 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location:
Posts: 2,156
M.O.C. #6920
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We have a living room already! Don't need one with wheels and shiny paint and wheels.
A Chevrolet, Ford or Dodge will do just fine for me.
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11-22-2007, 02:07 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lee
Posts: 103
M.O.C. #7537
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People take a beating on the initial depreciation, but on the other end (sometimes) you get a better trade when it is time. I wonder what kind of loss (%) you take when you drive one of the escalades off the lot, and whether they are worse on the other end.
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11-22-2007, 02:30 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location:
Posts: 992
M.O.C. #7128
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There are folks out there that are going to be what ever that word "ostentatious" means because they can--what ever nonsense it may represent. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
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11-22-2007, 01:05 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: St Johns
Posts: 434
M.O.C. #7691
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If you are talking TV to drool for I vote for an MDT custom rig.
Happy Thanksgiving to the best neighbors any country ever had.
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