Ford GT recall
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Originally posted by chet
this doesn't come as a surprise.
while i've never owned a ford vehicle, i drive them daily and i can't believe anyone buys them. almost every vehicle with over 50k miles on it rattles, has a shake...or something wrong with the driveline.
last week i drove a stock ford thunderbird with 75k miles on it and the tie-rods were worn out...the suspension was shot and the bushings had tons of play.
try driving a toyota camry from 93 or 94 with 200k miles and its going to feel infinitely better than any ford vehicle.
i think though...that it fits well into their overall marketing scheme. build cars that last 3-4 years and people stupid enough to buy a ford vehicle will get a new one...etc...etc..
i'm not saying dodge or chevy are any better...but ford vehicles definitely feel the worst of the domestics.
this doesn't come as a surprise.
while i've never owned a ford vehicle, i drive them daily and i can't believe anyone buys them. almost every vehicle with over 50k miles on it rattles, has a shake...or something wrong with the driveline.
last week i drove a stock ford thunderbird with 75k miles on it and the tie-rods were worn out...the suspension was shot and the bushings had tons of play.
try driving a toyota camry from 93 or 94 with 200k miles and its going to feel infinitely better than any ford vehicle.
i think though...that it fits well into their overall marketing scheme. build cars that last 3-4 years and people stupid enough to buy a ford vehicle will get a new one...etc...etc..
i'm not saying dodge or chevy are any better...but ford vehicles definitely feel the worst of the domestics.
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Originally posted by Road Rage
my crown vic has almost 200k miles, been abused its whole life, all original and will start every time, the suspension is tight, no creaking or rattling, and will still get 19+ mpg with ice cold ac or heat cranking without a problem. Yet every time i see an import come into my garage they are struggling to reach a 100k, and all have that annoying 4cyl shake. Its not the brand or country the car was made in that will tell how long it will last, its how it was maintained.........
my crown vic has almost 200k miles, been abused its whole life, all original and will start every time, the suspension is tight, no creaking or rattling, and will still get 19+ mpg with ice cold ac or heat cranking without a problem. Yet every time i see an import come into my garage they are struggling to reach a 100k, and all have that annoying 4cyl shake. Its not the brand or country the car was made in that will tell how long it will last, its how it was maintained.........
This does suck for Ford's image. Lets just hope they got everything right on the new Mustangs.
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Originally posted by 99TL
hopefully they aren't out there breaking suspension pieces and ending up in walls...
can you say turn 1 @ Sebring... ouch
hopefully they aren't out there breaking suspension pieces and ending up in walls...
can you say turn 1 @ Sebring... ouch
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Originally posted by Bill
Bleh. With such a limited production run, and a flagship model to boot, I would have assumed quality to be far higher than on the daily built Ford assembly line. It's pretty damned sad.
Bleh. With such a limited production run, and a flagship model to boot, I would have assumed quality to be far higher than on the daily built Ford assembly line. It's pretty damned sad.
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Originally posted by flsurfkarma
haha and people wonder why everyone is buying imports.
haha and people wonder why everyone is buying imports.
Looks to me like most people are buying a Ford truck. Maybe I read that wrong but it seems like 7 out of the 10 best selling vehicles are from domestic manufactures
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Originally posted by Road Rage
really, thats cool, how's it running?
really, thats cool, how's it running?
Anyway, I would sport a Ford GT even if the thing had a mind of it's own and started randomly throwing knives at it's owner when parked. A few stab wounds would be worth it to me.
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Originally posted by Road Rage
my crown vic has almost 200k miles, been abused its whole life, all original and will start every time, the suspension is tight, no creaking or rattling, and will still get 19+ mpg with ice cold ac or heat cranking without a problem. Yet every time i see an import come into my garage they are struggling to reach a 100k, and all have that annoying 4cyl shake. Its not the brand or country the car was made in that will tell how long it will last, its how it was maintained.........
my crown vic has almost 200k miles, been abused its whole life, all original and will start every time, the suspension is tight, no creaking or rattling, and will still get 19+ mpg with ice cold ac or heat cranking without a problem. Yet every time i see an import come into my garage they are struggling to reach a 100k, and all have that annoying 4cyl shake. Its not the brand or country the car was made in that will tell how long it will last, its how it was maintained.........
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