I was thinking about getting a new car. Anyone here drive a Ford?

8/1/2006 1:31:37 PM

move to chit chat

8/1/2006 1:32:03 PM

lol


n00b

8/1/2006 1:32:59 PM

I used to have a Mustang.
Then I got an Eclipse GT.
Then I got a BMW.

The mustang was pretty shitty compared to the other two, and I had driven a buick before it. My dad has a '78 F150 that has over a quarter of a million miles on it, but Fords havent been built decently in a long ass time. Good to know that if a Civic ever rear ends it, their engine would be in the trunk (if it didn't drop, of course).

8/1/2006 1:51:40 PM

Why would you make this thread in the lounge and not the garage?

8/1/2006 1:53:24 PM

lets be more specific to what year mustang.....

I hate it when people come on here and are like mustang sucks so a mint condition 1964 mustang sucks... ok bad example as most no one has access to that kind, have you driven the new ones 05 or 06, they are leaps and bounds better then previous generations and are quite nice if you ask me

sorry to pick on you but general comments dont help anyone out

8/1/2006 1:56:03 PM

mruniverse - your first problem was thinking this was a serious thread - move along

8/1/2006 1:57:20 PM

Sorry, I didn't really explore, I just have been looking lately cuz the new mustang looks really nice and a couple of my friends got one

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" Civic ever rear ends it, their engine would be in the trunk (if it didn't drop, of course)."

lol

[Edited on August 1, 2006 at 2:01 PM. Reason : Just wanted expertise, I'll browse garage]

8/1/2006 1:59:34 PM

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"mruniverse - your first problem was thinking this was a serious thread - move along"

point taken

8/1/2006 2:02:19 PM

I've boycotted Ford because they spammed the airwaves with the "Beep, Beep" commercial and are now spamming the airwaves with Taylor Hicks twice-per-commercial-break in the worst "race to the remote to hit mute or change the channel and cross your fingers in hopes that the next channel up isn't playing the exact same commercial" advertising blitz I've ever suffered under. [/longest sentence I've ever typed]

Who am I kidding. I'd never buy a Ford anyway.

[Edited on August 2, 2006 at 8:16 AM. Reason : http://youtube.com/watch?v=xSFRWoZVyc8&search=ford%20taylor%20hicks]

8/2/2006 8:12:27 AM

In my experience, car performance/reliability is a function of how you maintain them. Fords are nice indigenous cheap cars. I, personally, have a 1995 Mustang (girly V6), and it has been more reliable than some civics and BMWs I know.

All cars break some time or the other, but with domestic cars, you have the luxury of getting parts and labor for cheap.

8/2/2006 8:46:53 AM

Ford sucks. Get a Honda.

8/2/2006 8:54:25 AM

I have an '03 Mustang and have enjoyed it.... but am ready for something new. Wanna buy it?

8/2/2006 10:10:08 AM

^ sell your 2003 v6 automatic mustang and get a 2003 6 speed Cobra

8/2/2006 11:24:08 AM

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"My dad has a '78 F150 that has over a quarter of a million miles on it"

eh.. i had a 94 ranger with around 275k when i sold it..

i would never buy a ford (or GM) car, but it'd probably be my first pick when choosing a truck.

8/2/2006 11:28:18 AM

get a saturn

8/2/2006 11:39:50 AM

^^I'm currently driving a 95 Ranger with 205k miles on it and have just had minor issues.

8/2/2006 11:42:43 AM

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"i would never buy a ford (or GM) car, but it'd probably be my first pick when choosing a truck. "

Agreed...Although some of the Toyota trucks are pretty nice too. I've just known way to many people with ford cars that have had trouble. I have to say though, they all had v4s, so maybe the v6s are different. My cousin had a mustang a few years ago and never had any trouble.

8/4/2006 10:21:22 AM

It's all about maintenance

8/4/2006 10:23:58 AM

Well if all the people that have had trouble with Fords but haven't had trouble with other vehicles I guess it is safe to assume that Fords have a high maintenance factor.

8/4/2006 10:57:47 AM

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"I, personally, have a 1995 Mustang (girly V6), and it has been more reliable than some civics and BMWs I know"

You've had that care for like, 3 months.

8/4/2006 11:11:11 AM

I drove a '98 mustang V-6 from the time I was in high school until just a few months ago...it had 55K miles when I got it and I put about 80K more on it during that time and I never had it in the shop a single time except for routine maintenance. I don't think you can ask for any better then that.

8/4/2006 11:22:56 AM

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" You've had that care for like, 3 months."

I dunno about care


but I have had it for about a year.

8/4/2006 11:24:51 AM

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"My dad has a '78 F150 that has over a quarter of a million miles on it"

took a long time to rack up that many miles between breakdowns

i have an 01 silverado with just shy of a quarter million miles on it

8/4/2006 2:31:53 PM

His truck never broke down, it just drove cross country about 12 times hauling, among other things, a Buick and a shitload of furniture. He was in the Army and drove it everywhere. We still have it, and it still has just about the original everything in it that doesn't need regular replacing (like fanbelts, and such). It does need a new radio though - that's fucked up and the speakers are dry rotted so you can't listend to any music. And it's chamois colored too.

8/4/2006 2:43:45 PM

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"It's all about maintenance"

wait, gargs, arent you on here every other day bitching about shit that breaks on there?

8/4/2006 2:56:58 PM

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"Agreed...Although some of the Toyota trucks are pretty nice too."

yeah.. but if i was looking for a truck, it would probably be used mostly to haul/tow shit... and i would definitely prefer a diesel over a gasser

8/4/2006 3:35:33 PM

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"wait, gargs, arent you on here every other day bitching about shit that breaks on there?"

Nah...just getting opinions. Haven't taken it to a mechanic ever since I got the spark plugs and the wires changed 4 months ago

It was running on factory originals before that.

[Edited on August 4, 2006 at 4:04 PM. Reason : HAW]

8/4/2006 4:04:08 PM

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"point taken"

dang dude...

8/4/2006 4:07:13 PM

^^
squeaky suspension
messed up a/c
wouldnt start
rusty brakes

sounds like quite the reliable whip...

8/4/2006 4:10:15 PM

1. Squeaky suspension - Happens to every car. Problem gone.
2. Messed up A/C - Problem went away on its own. I am thinking it was because I didn't run it for a long time.
3. Wouldn't start - Never had that issue.
4. Rusty brakes - standard.

8/4/2006 4:29:04 PM

http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=344640

and my suspension doesnt squeak and i drive a 91 with 171k miles on it.. but its not uncommon on fords...

8/4/2006 4:37:57 PM

ive got a friend with an early 90's ranger that has upper 200k miles on it.. he told me today he's never changed the spark plugs.. i was like dang man..

8/4/2006 7:56:03 PM

yeah...I changed the spark plugs on my Mustang for the first time after 156k miles.

^^ That was a parody I believe.

Besides, the suspension ain't squeaky anymore, and it has nothing to do with Ford.

[Edited on August 4, 2006 at 9:18 PM. Reason : .]

8/4/2006 9:16:31 PM

with Ford (or American cars in general), there are alot of incosistency in their production. I know people who have American cars that run forever, but I also know people that their cars' transmission went out 2 months after the warranty expired. Japanese car companies tend to be more consistent with their product qualities, so you know what you're getting, instead of hit or miss with American car companies.

8/4/2006 9:42:06 PM

last october I rented a ford 500 GREAT car, i was literaly shocked at the quality, comfort and drivability.

8/5/2006 8:31:39 AM

we had an 85 ford and made it all the way to 600k before pulled it from the fleet we also have a 92 with 320k but pulled it due to an accident where an employee tried to pass on the right (as in shoulder) at 55mph still runs around the nursery just not on the open highway

8/5/2006 8:34:07 AM

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"Ford sucks. Get a Honda."

8/5/2006 7:56:53 PM

I have a cobra and an F-150 and I've never had a problem out of either. I'd rather support american car companies though.

8/5/2006 8:16:50 PM

^ if only most domestic cars werent built in mexico, that'd be a great philosophy.

honda and toyota both have production facilities in america.

8/5/2006 9:04:43 PM

I think he wasn't talking about supporting American manufacturing.

8/5/2006 9:07:19 PM

^^still american company though. My truck was built in virginia, and my car in michigan.

8/5/2006 9:33:15 PM

Its like any other car manufacturer, some cars are complete shit and break all the time, others will never give you trouble. Ive got a 1994 Mustang Gt and I think the only thing that I had to get fixed that wasnt routine maintence or something as a result of a poor decision on my part was getting the harmonic balancer changed out after 85k. My friend used to have a 92 tempo, and it was the biggest POS Ive ever encountered, the front bumper literaly fell off the car one day. Another friend of mine has an 05 Mustang GT, and that thing kicks ass, its nice, reliable, and its a hell of a ride. Really it just depends on what kind of ford you are looking at

8/15/2006 9:52:34 PM

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"Ford sucks. Get a Honda."

just to add, my wife is driving a civic hybrid from work right now (she's an inspector for the great state of NC) and it is a piece. Interior is crapy and very cheap looking/feeling, also the fuel miliage is not what I expected only avg 38mpg when her non-hybrid mini (which I somtime drive the hell out of) is avgeraging 36!?!?!? Not worth it to me.

8/17/2006 8:21:28 PM

i drive a pretty decent diesel. it just happens to be packaged in a ford.

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"I've boycotted Ford because they spammed the airwaves with the "Beep, Beep" commercial and are now spamming the airwaves with Taylor Hicks twice-per-commercial-break in the worst "race to the remote to hit mute or change the channel and cross your fingers in hopes that the next channel up isn't playing the exact same commercial" advertising blitz I've ever suffered under."

no kidding. when that beep beep band came to downtown live, i was tempted to go down there and murder all of them. except the girl is pretty hot, which complicates my feelings. that guy who does the fred anderson commercials ranks right up there too. on the other hand, i think DC has about the best auto commercials going now.

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"I'd rather support american car companies though."

uh, absolutely no such thing any more in any way, shape, form.

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"My truck was built in virginia, and my car in michigan."

uh, and where do you think the parts it was assembled with all came from? hell, if you think that makes a car american then hondas are american.

8/17/2006 8:57:28 PM

i dont care who makes what car anymore. finally the focus is on the design and the final product, as it should be.

8/17/2006 9:25:23 PM