Originally Posted by
BlackShadowGT
I could care less about family sedans, but to me GM > Ford. Im looking foward to the G8. It will be the cool to see how people react to an RWD V8 Family car.
What about the charger/magnum/300c ? They seem to be doing well, and the G8, however cool it may be will be no pioneer! The SRT-8 cars are downright cool, and come equipped with brakes, wheels, and seats to match the cars increased power. I hope the G8 fares better than the dwindling GTO, i rarely see these cars sell, let alone the abundance of them on lots as well as LOW prices on auto sales publications everywhere! I understand the GTO may have been less plentiful than the rental equipped charger
however, it would have been nice to see more people find value in a 400hp, 4 seat coupe that looks mild, and can seemingly suit all tastes.
I dont think the issue at hand here is strictly build quality, and ill be the first to admit i was and wont be happy with ford for a long period. Based on my experiences, im not sure i could purchase another in warranty ford and feel comfortable dealing with dealerships, and the god awful customer support i had to deal with during the somewhat miserable time I owned a ford vehicle. I do understand any full production vehicle will have faults, and if they are dealt with accordingly, i would have found no problems there.
Out of all the service departments ive dealt with, and of all the manufacturers i have also dealt with, the multiple ford dealers AND customer hotline were TERRIBLE! I just hope they can suit up these departments to match the supposed upcoming and maintenance of the "quality" products they produce. I havent owned any GM product as of late, so no comments there, but the few ford service depts. and customer support representatives were NEVER helpful, damaged my truck more, or returned it to me without the requested repair. This wasnt one place either.
It would be nice to bring more business into the big 3, however, i would also like to see more moderately priced cars that actually attract some attention. It shouldnt have to cost 50+k to be in that segment, and a few as of late have done that, i just hope the trend continues!
Sorry for the long winded response!
Take care
Mark