Lincoln to end production on Blackwoods due to poor sales
http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/news...blackwood.html

There is a Ford Credit office next to my office and they have three of them sitting there that some execs drive around, but I have yet to see any others on the road. The article says that they have only sold 242 Blackwoods so far! Cadillac has sold 1,690 Escalade EXT's. Cadillac will sell a bunch because the Escalade is the "in" vehicle to buy for sports guys and rappers. Just watch MTV's "Cribs" once and you will see almost every rap star and NBA, NFL athlete has an Escalade. The Orlando Magic practice within a mile of my office and one of the players has a brand new Escalade EXT in black with 22" rims and black windows. I am still trying to figure out who it is, but he is always leaving the Magic practice facility when I see him.

It's a shame that Ford did not think this one through a little more because they could have made the Blackwood a little more useful, instead of making it to cater to rich horse show owners.

 

I have seen it on the road a few times and its nothing special. I dont like how the bed looks and for the money I would be driving an Excursion, a used Hummer, or a used Viper. Thats a lot of money for a pickup truck considering that the Navigator is cheaper and much better. I knew it was a bad idea from the start. Kind of like putting plastic everywhere on the vehicle which Ford is beginning to do. I hate the escape, the sport trac, and the exploder because of it.

 

Personally I am getting really sick and tired of this SUV, SUV/Truck phase going on. Every car company has one for each size. The only purpose it's serving is to put some incredibly ugly vehicles on the road: Aztec, Avalanche, full 4 door small trucks like the s-10, that new buick SUV. Really do people need a luxury version of S-crew Cab F150????? Or do they just want it b/c they can have it?

Okay rant off, but does anyone else feel this way??

 

I think Pontiac should die.

WTF??!! What the hell is an Aztec and the Vibe? I don't know who they're trying to appeal to with those. Maybe midgets.

 

Dan B. i think there goin for the few hippies that are left.

 

I heard a rumor that the VW van is coming back, so that would target the leftover hippies more.

 

Ford really blew it with the Blackwood. The basic idea was good, but the execution was really bad. First off, for the price they're asking, it should have been available with 4x4. The bed should have been a bit deeper and it should have had a removeable tonneau. If they had done those two little things, they would have sold a lot of them.

My dealer has one on the floor and another coming in. I can't wait to see who buys them. Nobody can figure out who would buy them.