What's your least favorite ford vehicle ever built?
 

In light of the favorite non-mustang discussion, i was just wondering what your LEAST favorite fords of all time were....or at least a ford that you would NEVER drive for any reason.

I'm sure some people may have strong feelings about this! :D

I'll go with:
#1 Ford Probes
#2 Mid 90's windstars and 3.8L taurus
#3 Early 80's Ford EXP and Escort
#4 Ford Fiesta

.....Tempo.....'nuff said.

i think the new tbirds rank up towards the top....

My mechanic has a mid 80's tempo with a 4 cyl diesel from the factory that gets 50 MPG and runs like a top after 300+ thousand miles.. I dont think a battery and one brake job in its life makes it a bad car now do you??

Bradley

Tempo or Pinto

#1 mid 80s escorts.....borrowed one once... didn't run it hard.....thing never ran agian.....

#2 tempo........the deasel ones might be allright ,but i've had to fix enough of the regular ones to know i wouldn't own one

#3 the focas....there just goofy looking

#4 any kia ever made(there made by ford)

when i was like 6, i thought exp's were sweet.....

my least favorite i guess would be a toss-up between the fiesta and the festiva

58 Edsel

I love all fords... you people make me sick. :p
The fiesta's are one my favorite.. I've seen so many cool Fiesta's. I seen one pull like 182db's once at a sound competition and I seen a Fiesta with twin engine. Front engine and one in the trunk. PRETTY SWEET! I will own one, one day. :D hehehe

§am.

that little espire, or whatever it it was. :confused: :rolleyes: :D, aspire? pos.

Our 95 Windstar isnt the best ford weve ever owned. It blew a head gasket and warped the block so we had to get a new engine. it wasd barely under warranty but that meant i didnt get to drive to school for like 3 weeks :( (pre-stang days, driving the oldsmobile)

Whoa! That's awesome! I've never heard of a car holding up that well and being that efficient! But I bet that's not too common, even with the diesels....I know of a few Tempos around here (regular gasoline models) that are complete pieces and are falling apart. I'm sure it has a great deal to do with the owner/driver also, but still....:p

one word...
 

Hope this does not offend anyone...
FOCUS. :)
TNT :D

58 Edsel
its a classic now but still ugly as a mud fence.

a few years ago i was driving and saw an old man in an edsel. the thing was where the back should have been the damn thing was towing a mobile home! it was like he took the van chassis out and replaced it with the edsel. i fumbed for a camera, but it was gone. =( sorry.

f-350 truck.

here in CS texas ppl think that because they live 5 miles outside of town that warrants a f-350 jacked up 50 feet with flow and k&n stickers all over it. what makes that annoying is that they have a tendency to play run over the 87 GT in the next lane. one good snarl generally makes them aware of my presence.

I hate to say it, but I have a soft spot in my heart for Pinto's. They have potential. Really. Okay, you can stop laughing now.

The Festiva, all 63 horsepower of it, was a Kia, so that doesn't count.

The Escort's sucked eggs all the way around, with the exception of the 1.8L from '91 on. But, since the 1.8L was a Mazda engine, I'd say the Escort was the worst. The "ALL-Ford" Escort.

However, I once was stuck with a mid-eighties 2.3L Tempo as a rental, and it was the most uncomfortable, driver unfriendly, slow-as-sin, gasoline powered vehicle I've ever driven, so it has to have at least a (dis)honorable mention.

So, I'd say:

1) Any Escort with a Ford engine

2) The 2.3L Tempo I rented in Newark, N.J., in 1985.

FWIW: Oddly enough, the best Tempo engine (2.0L diesel, IMHO) and the best Escort engine (1.8L gas, IMHO) were both Mazda engines. Go figure.

Take care,
~Chris

I would say the fiesta and the festiva. There's on running around town with racing stripes.....stupid.

Ahhhh, the Pinto. I had a friend in high school that had a Pinto. Easter egg green and in excellent shape. I got to drive it for a day. My need for speed and love for Ford started with that car. What a cute little guy.;)

RANCHERO :p

Assfire. Worst Ford ever made.

I have to agree with Chris on the pintos. Ive seen a few at the track that were straight up insane! Not saying I would buy the next one I come accross, but I cant say I hate them. As far as my most hated ford, Id go with that new focus wagon thing, it just doesnt do it for me. IM not to keen on the new t-bird either. - John

for starters(dont hate me for this) i NEVER liked the mustang II!

and lets not forget the the early-mid 80's merc zeyphr and fairmount either

I'm partial to pinto's myself ;) :D

i gree duece that thing is hardly more than a metro, or a cheap go cart. lol ;) :D :D :D :rolleyes:

What's wrong with fairmonts/zephyrs? They're almost the exact same as the mustangs in the early 80's except for lengths. They were also the first fox bodies, although very boxy. I think they're cool myself :p , although that term is used very loosely :D

Are you nuts? The Futura RULED!!! my best buddy had a '79 Futura that came with a straight 6, but he put in a very mild 306, and pulled 12's all day long. That thing was 800 pounds lighter than a Mustang. Those are true low-budget sleepers.

Take care,
~Chris

I never liked the Mustang II's at all. That's the worst Mustang they ever made.

The Pintos are neat in my opinion. Put a turbo 2.3 in them and they will really fly.

I also like the 1981 Ford Fairmonts. Preferabally the 2 door sedans. I also like the Granada's from that period. Their's this lady that drives a 4 door Granada wagon. I'd love to get my hands on it and drop a 460 in it. Think about it, the ultimate cruising machine!

Daniel.

THE TOE
 

My first Car was a POS Pinto....that thing had more bugs and quirks wrong w/ it then you could ever imagine. Standard too. First day i got it it SNOWED here! :eek: I'm kicking myself in the as$ for not getting any pics of it....it was ugly as hell. Electric Blue or something...hard to describe. BUT, I still have a soft spot for them! :)

Okay, first things first, what the hell does "uglier than a mud fence" mean???? :confused:

Anyway, i can't believe some of you guys don't like the new birds, geesh.

Okay, i really think my least fave Ford is the Stang II. Some of them are cool, but they just don't appeal to me at all on a personal level.

Oh, and the dealership I used to work at had and Assfire with a 5 spd and 185k miles. it ran like a top and was hilarious to drive. I took that thing on errands on purpose just so i could powershift the crap out of it! It was a blast, lol.

I know it's not a ford but.....

http://members.mustangworks.com/95mu...ages/aztek.jpg

73 pinto. Biggest piece of shite Ford ever built. My parents owned one in 73 , if you were at a stop sign, we had to wait until traffic was 2 miles away in either direction just to sure it was safe to pull out. I not saying it was slow,but I saw a turtle pass us and we were going down hill,with a stiff breeze behind us and the throttle was pressed to the floor. LOL