Farewell , enjoy the Edge , nice looking motor .



Mark 2009 FL2 TD4 SE (Sadly gone)
2007 FL2 TD4 GS (The wifes , gone after 8 great years)
2012 FL2 SD4 SPORT LE(Gone and missing it)
2015 DISCOVERY SPORT 2.2SD4 HSE (Now gone)
2014 Ford Bmax 1.0 ecoboost ( Gone but what next )
2014 Ford Focus 2.0tdci Zetec S (Gone,but what a car)
2020 Ford Fiesta ActiveX 1.0 Ecoboost
2024 Skoda Kodiaq 1.5 Tsi SEL

Wasnt Vignale Ford's attempt at premium levels of luxury and exceptional dealer service on upgraded ordinary models?
Like Ghia and Vanden Plas used to be (Only better!). I remember reading that Vignale owners had dedicated customer care available 24/7 and that some Ford branches had dedicated Vignale sales and service areas to create the upmarket feel of the brand. Ive only ever seen a couple of them, a Mondeo and a CMax on the road wearing different badges with individual colour schemes and interior options. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Indeed it is, I actually saw a Focus Vignale the other day.......now that's pushing it a bit  Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

You can get a Fiesta Vignalle too, if you really must. Jules

Boxbrownie wrote:

Indeed it is, I actually saw a Focus Vignale the other day.......now that's pushing it a bit

No its not an Allegro sir, it's a Vanden Plas 1500  Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Bobupndown wrote:

Wasnt Vignale Ford's attempt at premium levels of luxury and exceptional dealer service on upgraded ordinary models?
Like Ghia and Vanden Plas used to be (Only better!). I remember reading that Vignale owners had dedicated customer care available 24/7 and that some Ford branches had dedicated Vignale sales and service areas to create the upmarket feel of the brand. Ive only ever seen a couple of them, a Mondeo and a CMax on the road wearing different badges with individual colour schemes and interior options.

It is indeed. The car looks good and I can see the appeal, but the idea of Ford attempting to do “premium service” is laughable I’ll bet that the virtually unused Vignale service desk will soon be used for storing junk and the owners will be queuing up to be abused alongside those having their 7 year old Transits fixed. I’ve been there!

A bit like me being asked to do gymnastics - Ford and premium service is never going to work out well

jules wrote:

You can get a Fiesta Vignalle too, if you really must.

Really? I hadn’t even looked well I suppose you could as there were Fiesta Ghias of course, but I’d imagined they would keep the “Vignale” badge for larger/expensive vehicles.......I should have known better  Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Tigger wrote:

Bobupndown wrote:

Wasnt Vignale Ford's attempt at premium levels of luxury and exceptional dealer service on upgraded ordinary models?
Like Ghia and Vanden Plas used to be (Only better!). I remember reading that Vignale owners had dedicated customer care available 24/7 and that some Ford branches had dedicated Vignale sales and service areas to create the upmarket feel of the brand. Ive only ever seen a couple of them, a Mondeo and a CMax on the road wearing different badges with individual colour schemes and interior options.

It is indeed. The car looks good and I can see the appeal, but the idea of Ford attempting to do “premium service” is laughable I’ll bet that the virtually unused Vignale service desk will soon be used for storing junk and the owners will be queuing up to be abused alongside those having their 7 year old Transits fixed. I’ve been there!

A bit like me being asked to do gymnastics - Ford and premium service is never going to work out well

Exactly, which is why we bought the “Premier Automotive Group” manufacturers out, but although a good idea originally it went to ......oddly the most reliable XJ and LRs (Freelander 2) were when Ford first got involved, we used to hit them with big sticks if they didn’t adhere to Ford’s fix first line manufacturing.

It was literally weeks after the first buy out that the exec car parks starting filling with Jags instead of Scorpios  Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......