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Raccoon wants to play but the deer doesn't seem very interested
That's exactly how we feel about them at the dealership level. I can't get the word "Mustang" to come out of my mouth when referring to one. And they have been huge maintenace nightmares for us as well, and Ford tech assist just shrugs when you call for help.
What are the maintenance issues? There shouldn't be much to maintain..
Richard150MPH
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Let me guess, did they farm the low voltage design out to third world engineers to cut cost?
Critical relays, switches, and controls made in China, by the lowest bidder?
Critical relays, switches, and controls made in China, by the lowest bidder?
Chevelle_Nut
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Yes, do tell!
A man took his wife to the rodeo and one of the first exhibits they stopped at was the breeding bulls.
They went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached that said, “This bull mated 50 times last year.” The wife playfully nudged her husband in the ribs and said, “He mated 50 times last year.”
They walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said, “This bull mated 120 times last year. ” The wife gave her husband a healthy jab and said, “That’s more than twice
a week! You could learn a lot from him.”
They walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that said, in capital letters, “This bull mated 365 times last year.” The wife, so excited that her elbow nearly broke her husband’s rib, said,
“That’s once a day. You could REALLY learn something from this one.”
The husband looked at her and said, “Go over and ask him if it was with the same cow.”
They went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached that said, “This bull mated 50 times last year.” The wife playfully nudged her husband in the ribs and said, “He mated 50 times last year.”
They walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said, “This bull mated 120 times last year. ” The wife gave her husband a healthy jab and said, “That’s more than twice
a week! You could learn a lot from him.”
They walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that said, in capital letters, “This bull mated 365 times last year.” The wife, so excited that her elbow nearly broke her husband’s rib, said,
“That’s once a day. You could REALLY learn something from this one.”
The husband looked at her and said, “Go over and ask him if it was with the same cow.”
Chevelle_Nut
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And with that the husband now sleeps on the couch.
Chevelle_Nut
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Richard150MPH
Veteran Member
An Arizona cop was suspended for posting these on his FB page.
He is fighting it as a free speech issue.
The socialist want him burned at the stake.
He is fighting it as a free speech issue.
The socialist want him burned at the stake.
^^^^ Nice collection of truths.
Chevelle_Nut
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It's probably a great car. It doesn't deserve to carry the Mustang name. Just like when GM put SS badges on the Malibu Maxx.
What's next, Mustang Minivan?
Chevelle_Nut
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My neighbor has that same cobra, sans the blower......tough looking little car, but still slow and cheaply built if memory serves.
Chevelle_Nut
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Mid 70's, stuff was cheap, 80's was worse.
Chevelle_Nut
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Everything that goes wrong with a Mach E, and there are planty of issues, requires a reflash to address. There is one for the automatic BlueCruise that takes 8 HOURS to download, IF you can get it to download. I've got one we've tried it on so many times that we have to replace the APIM, and of course they are backordered with no expected ship date. I've got another one that won't come out of park, and no one at Ford seems to know why. Any reflash we do requires a laptop and an interface module. Laptops we can get all day with no problem, we ordered six more interfaces and Ford has said there is a ONE YEAR wait to get them due to "supply chain issues"
In the last 40 years that I've spent in the car business, 25 at Cadillac, 11 at Lexus, 1 years a Land Rover/Jaguar, and 3 years at Ford, Ford is hands down the shittiest manufacturer that I've ever worked for. Their dealer support is zero, and help for customers is not much better. In 2019, Ford's warranty expense was 3X that of GM and Dodge or whatever the hell they are called now. Product quality is a joke, we say Ford Quality Is Job None. It pays well and is close to home, and I am in the twilight of my career, so I'm staying, but its an embarrassment sometimes. And I have 3 Fords in my driveway right now, but all are older.
In the last 40 years that I've spent in the car business, 25 at Cadillac, 11 at Lexus, 1 years a Land Rover/Jaguar, and 3 years at Ford, Ford is hands down the shittiest manufacturer that I've ever worked for. Their dealer support is zero, and help for customers is not much better. In 2019, Ford's warranty expense was 3X that of GM and Dodge or whatever the hell they are called now. Product quality is a joke, we say Ford Quality Is Job None. It pays well and is close to home, and I am in the twilight of my career, so I'm staying, but its an embarrassment sometimes. And I have 3 Fords in my driveway right now, but all are older.
Chevelle_Nut
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I worked for Ford for 10 years, got out of it in 2000. Prior I was with Olds, Nissan, GMC, Jaguar and Saab.
Mid 80's Olds and Nissan was good to me but being I got the job out of high school driving new cars, it was fun. Ford had its issues with EEC and then OBD2, lots of recalls. I have 4 Fords, won't go back to GM and the one Dodge I have is now 22 years old but it had issues when it was younger.