I think it might have something to do with the fact that the people at ford know that your average mustang owner is going to beat on the car on more of a regular basis as compared to a chevy. Just a thought though. I could be way off though.

 

not really, unless you want a beater car. the diesels and SRT's dont get that luxury. which is bullshit.

who the fuck puts a 100k mile warranty on a god damned diesel...itll get to that mark in 3 years with me driving it, god knows how quick someone would do 100k if they really used it.

 

I see lots of both on the road still. Whats your point?

Bottom line is, Ford isn't going to offer the 100K mile warranty on all their products anytime soon. It's simple economics. Ford sells lots of cars. As does GM, but if Ford offers 100K powertrain warranties on its products it will be facing some big expenses down the road. With sagging sales and big employee pensions, FOMOCO can't afford to throw out big warranty sales incentives. However GM on the otherhand thinks its a worthwhile gamble.

Basically it worked for the Korean manufactures. Nobody looked twice at a Kia or Hyundai until they offered a limted 100K powertrain warranty (emphasis on limited.) This enticed buyers to give them a try. It worked, they sold lots of cars, (and repaired lots of cars) but they did manage to get foot-hold on the consumers. They could afford to take the big hit for the long term pay-off. They didn't have big retiree pensions or a big model line-up. It was a gamble for them, they either needed to try something drastic or face going out of business in the states. And the gamble worked, now, thanks to increased profits from selling crappy Sephias and Elantras (with big warranties), they can now focus their cash on making some decent cars.

Basically its all covered here:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0..._warranty.html

 

I was making a point that jus b/c someone has a better warrenty doesnt mean there shit isent as good if not better than the other company

 

it also has an inferior frame to ford AND chevy and has poor holdup agaisnt side impact collisions, so yeah, dodge trucks = the worst out of the three. and your hemi isnt really a hemi.

 

yeah it is kinda stupid that the crate hemi and the hemi that comes in the newer models are different

 

Completly stupid, but it was solely a marketing campaign, in all actuality most, not all, but most engines have the same head design as dodges new "hemi", its actually a pentroof and looks like /\ with the valves in the sides, and is more efficient then the original hemis, because they couldnt figure out how to get more than a 2v in the dome, i just dont think they were thinking...but yeah, in a sense the new mustangs are hemis, hell the 03s are, camaros are...etc...