Obviously, my preemptive snark was lost on you, mr troll. My experience with the LR community has been that most of you are cool, but I've run into a few pretentious turds along the way.
Yes, you are soooo clever, Mrs. Soccer Mom. I would be willing to wager that the vast majority of people that belong to these forums are here because of what LR used to represent and stand for, not what it is now. So if I am the voice of the pretentious turds, then so be it. At least I'm preaching the truth. The mere fact that you recognize your new kid hauler and grocery getter is nothing but a souped up Explorer only proves my point.
Yeah, and I miss the 80's and Windows XP. Times change. Products evolve. I'm sorry you don't like what JLR is doing with the line. They obviously have a different vision than you. Maybe you should write them a letter and share your feelings. ******** to me isn't going to do much.
Terrible, meaningless analogy. It's too bad you lack the intelligence to understand that, so let me explain it for you. In order for your point to hold water, I would have to be on here ******** that LRs made today should contain the same technological and mechanical abilities of those from the 80's or during the era of Windows XP. That would be idiotic, much like everything you wrote. To say that the technology found in your new Explorer could not fit inside of something that actually looks like a LR - say an LR4 or Defender, makes no sense, because it easily could have been accomplished. Instead, LR decided to make a carbon copy of every other homogenized, soulless **** they're currently churning out. I own an LR4 (after waiting to see what your new station wagon would look like) and a Series 2A. The Series drives like a tractor. The LR4 drives like a $60k SUV. Guess what Soccer Mom? They're both LRs! That's what you don't understand. They both hold a certain style, aesthetic, soul, whatever you want to call it, that allows people to recognize them as symbols of a proud heritage. When they see you pulling into the Target parking lot, people will say "wow, Ford sure is making a good looking car these days."
I am a soccer mom! I also chose the Disco because of its heritage and my love for hiking, paddling, biking, hunting, and off-roading. I am certain it will serve me well. So, I suppose Gerry had an effective marketing idea (and you, unfortunately, are wrong about the rest of what you said).
Congrats on proving everything I ever thought, but was afraid to ask, about the people that buys these new Fords. Gerry did have an effective marketing idea: gut any remaining vestige from what this brand used to mean/stand for, and design an awful, urbane, unoriginal grocery and kid mobile that appeals to people who will consume whatever product the magazines tell them to without any second thoughts. You said it yourself Soccer Mom - Gerry is a marketer. Nothing more. His goal is to appeal to the masses - like yourself. Strip away the rugged utilitarianism of the cars and remove all of its history and lore at the same time. But as long as Redbook, or Marie Claire, or whatever it is you read while you’re getting your hair done, says this is THE new vehicle for you to demonstrate your status whilst in the drop off lane, then go for it.
Appreciation of heritage is admirable. Being stuck in the past, unable to accept the reality of change is sad. Please don't be a relic.
Don't come on a LR message board, where people who actually do care about the heritage and purpose of these vehicles, and get all butthurt after someone obliges your request to show you all the ways in which you are wrong. I have accepted the reality of the change at LR - hence my ownership of my LR4. And I am proud to be a relic - hence the ownership of my Series. Please don't be a mindless, unoriginal consumer of whatever is shoved down the throats of the masses. Oh wait, too late.