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Now he's got to 'convince' the world to buy Fords.
unclemick2 said:Nope
Deming's red and white beads - the Japanese listened and the Americans didn't in the sixties.
heh heh heh heh heh heh
FWIW, at the press conference Bill Ford announced that Mulally's Lexus was being "keyed" even as they spoke.Cut-Throat said:Now he's got to 'convince' the world to buy Fords.
lets-retire said:Zathras--Since he owns most of the company, I'd say he stays in his Ford products.
lets-retire said:I drive two Fords now, and haven't had a problem with either. I have driven the imports, but I was not impressed with the style, or interior quality. They lasted a long time though. The only company I've had bad experiences with was GM.
Doctordec said:I've driven Fords daily for the last 10 years and liked every one of them. Been very reliable and good in snow.
I'd rather walk with crutches than drive a Japanese car.
Doctordec said:I'd rather walk with crutches than drive a Japanese car.
lets-retire said:Texas--I wouldn't buy another Ford if I had those problems either. That's why I don't drive GM cars I spent as much time fixing them as driving them. 3 or 4 batteries and 2 alternators in 12 years. Yikes.
My oldest Ford is 10 years old and I've replaced the battery once and a bushing. My youngest Ford is five years old and I've replaced the battery once. Of course I have done the maintenance. I think my last GM had longer maintenance intervals than my Fords, but the Pontiac was in for warranty work every three months, so it didn't really matter. I got tired of always seeing it in the garage so I traded it for one of my Fords.
lets-retire said:Texas--I understood you, but after rereading my post I confused myself. I can understand that after your trials with the Mercury you'd think the GM was good, I would have to disagree. You replaced the alternator two times on a twelve year old car, that's and average of one every four years. That is a lot. I've owned three new cars and many, many old ones with the oldest being twenty years old. I've replaced one alternator. All but one of my cars have been purchased from people who provided very detailed repair records or family. The one alternator I replaced was on a GM that was 12 years old.
I just replaced the brakes on both of my cars. The brakes on the new one lasted five years and 90000 miles and on the old one 10 years and 90000 miles. With the amount of driving I do, if my brakes only lasted 30000 I'd have to get rid of the car. Them brakes are expensive, now that I don't know anybody who actually owns the shop.
My MIL had a Cougar back in the late '80's. She had a lot of problems with that car also.
Texas Proud said:Since you had good luck with Fords.. buy them.. I am sure they are built a lot better today then when I owned... but I do not trust the company.. and I am just following my words... when I bought the car they tried to sell me an extended warranty.. I said.. if it is so bad that I need an extended warrant I will not buy another car from them... well.. guess what?