What Ever Happened To Bleeding Ford Blue?????

[silver bullet1968]

It sounds to me like some people need to learn how to work on their own vehicles. The only time I've ever had a problem with any Ford I have ever owned it started with my 40 pound right foot

[808foxtang]

I feel badly about the first post in this thread. You have really been put through the ringer by your local Ford Dealership. I have to admit, I have owned quite a few Ford vehicles since I was 16 years old. All of them did what was expected in fine fashion, which is to get me from point A to point B. They were never the fastest, nor the most elegant, but for a normal guy like me, it's all good. Since I've been living in this new area I have met some really nice people at my local Ford Dealership. The service manager was even willing to inspect my 91 LX Hatchback on his day off, before I bought it. Gary and his boys are all Ford mechanics, they all drive Ford Mustangs and Mercury Capris and race on the weekends. I think maybe you better switch Ford Dealers, since I can attest to the Ford Dealer in my community. However, I must confess, I did buy a car outside of the Ford box. I bought my wife a Volvo S60. I do believe Volvo is connect somehow to Ford, I just don't know how. My feeling was that if I could buy a safe car for my wife and kids, why not. My 2 cents.

[Red Five O]

Bleeding Blue...I Am. my dad owned a late 60's fastback drove the Sh!t out of it. the only reason he doesnt have it is cause some old lady totaled it. after that he owned a Bronco. that thing worked hard, sold it to get by when i was a baby. from then on nothing but ford in our driveway.(except those queer ricers who want him to 'install a turbo for me' he makes so much $$$ off those fools) when i was 16 was given the 87' whith a down payment behind the keys wich i was glad to pay. four years and all thats gone out is the alternator!....Im tired of hearing ppl say "i wont buy a ford cause i dont want to brake down on the side of the highway". BullFukcingSh!t!! my friends tranny failed on his mazda 6 (wich was only 2 weeks old) another coworker CRV has it panels coming loose. and i say to them my alternator is pocket change. how much is your foreign crap?
sorry to vent. this is only my 2nd post, but stuff like this really gets to me

[Unit 5302]

Originally Posted by Red Five O

Bleeding Blue...I Am. my dad owned a late 60's fastback drove the Sh!t out of it. the only reason he doesnt have it is cause some old lady totaled it. after that he owned a Bronco. that thing worked hard, sold it to get by when i was a baby. from then on nothing but ford in our driveway.(except those queer ricers who want him to 'install a turbo for me' he makes so much $$$ off those fools) when i was 16 was given the 87' whith a down payment behind the keys wich i was glad to pay. four years and all thats gone out is the alternator!....Im tired of hearing ppl say "i wont buy a ford cause i dont want to brake down on the side of the highway". BullFukcingSh!t!! my friends tranny failed on his mazda 6 (wich was only 2 weeks old) another coworker CRV has it panels coming loose. and i say to them my alternator is pocket change. how much is your foreign crap?
sorry to vent. this is only my 2nd post, but stuff like this really gets to me

I've owned 6 Mustangs, 1 Thunderbird, 1 Explorer, and an Escort.

The following items failed (quickly off the top of my head):

5 transmissions
1 engine
6 alternators
3 heater cores
1 EEC
1 timing belt

5 of those 8 vehicles left me stranded at least once due to a major component failure, and I managed to limp one more home despite a broken cluster gear in a T-5. Reliability is relative. One person may think that an alternator failing at 100 or 120k is reasonable and normal. Another person who has driven their last 3 cars to 200k with absolutely 0 failures might not think so. The votes are in, and for the past 20 years Fords are absolutely NOT as reliable as many foreign owned manufacturers.

[1989GT]

I've owned(own)
2 rangers
1 focus
1 escape(still own)
2 mustangs(still own)
The only one that has left me stranded is my 89 both times it was the clutch, once limping home from the track and once the following day after the track driving to work. But that was my fault should've just put up the money for a good clutch the first time. Live and learn I guess. The 97 ranger that I used to own currently has 23x,xxx miles on it and my brother in-law drives it everyday with no issues. All cars can/will have problems that's just a fact of life, doesn't matter who builds it, although some may be better quality builds than others. But if the $30,000,000 helicopter that I work on has it's problems you can bet you $30,000 car is going to. Just my $.02