Ford and Navistar settle up
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I want to join in on the GM bashing...
I was the head mechanic and equipment manager at my previous employer, a large pipeline construction company. I'm a Ford guy, owner of the company is a Ford guy, even though he was the owner (Ken) I actually had final say in what equipment we bought or sold. Ken had a habit of impulse buying and selling, I was more the enforcer to make sure Ken didn't do anything brash as he had done before I was employed there.
Long story short, another company bought a minority share in the company, who also happened to be a majority owner of a large GMC dealer nearby. Needless to say we were due for 2 new Supervisor and field trucks. As it so happened our Ford dealer ended up being taken over by another local company (Garnsey-Wheeler Ford was bought out by Spradley-Barr Ford)
According to them, even though we had bought over 40 Ford vehicles in 6 years we didn't mean much to the new owners and new sales manager.
In stepped Weld County Garage GMC and offered a substantial price for 4 trade-ins and a deep discount on 2 3/4 ton gas trucks.
Dammit, done deal, all behind my back really, but I know the sale and purchase helped.
That is until 1 truck blew the engine with only 10,000 miles and the other lunched the tranny at 12,000 and then the first truck blew the transfer case at 20,000 miles.
Our next purchase was Ford, actually 2 brand-new 2008 F350 6.4 diesels. I left the company in May 2009 and the company was sold in June 2009.
Oh well. I looked after 25+ 6.0 diesel trucks and loved every one of them. Even the 2004 red-headed step child that got the crap beat out of it by a certain supervisor after he got ahold of it.
Josh
I was the head mechanic and equipment manager at my previous employer, a large pipeline construction company. I'm a Ford guy, owner of the company is a Ford guy, even though he was the owner (Ken) I actually had final say in what equipment we bought or sold. Ken had a habit of impulse buying and selling, I was more the enforcer to make sure Ken didn't do anything brash as he had done before I was employed there.
Long story short, another company bought a minority share in the company, who also happened to be a majority owner of a large GMC dealer nearby. Needless to say we were due for 2 new Supervisor and field trucks. As it so happened our Ford dealer ended up being taken over by another local company (Garnsey-Wheeler Ford was bought out by Spradley-Barr Ford)
According to them, even though we had bought over 40 Ford vehicles in 6 years we didn't mean much to the new owners and new sales manager.
In stepped Weld County Garage GMC and offered a substantial price for 4 trade-ins and a deep discount on 2 3/4 ton gas trucks.
Dammit, done deal, all behind my back really, but I know the sale and purchase helped.
That is until 1 truck blew the engine with only 10,000 miles and the other lunched the tranny at 12,000 and then the first truck blew the transfer case at 20,000 miles.
Our next purchase was Ford, actually 2 brand-new 2008 F350 6.4 diesels. I left the company in May 2009 and the company was sold in June 2009.
Oh well. I looked after 25+ 6.0 diesel trucks and loved every one of them. Even the 2004 red-headed step child that got the crap beat out of it by a certain supervisor after he got ahold of it.
Josh
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Not trying to bash gm, just giving first hand experience, which in hindsight i had come to consider normal..
I think the 6l negative mystic and my history encouraged me to get back into doing my own repairs again. I am not 20 any more, but being "more experienced" i enjoy doing it, when through fte's tech info, i know what is inside/behind that cover plate.
My neighbors are always stopping over to see what i am doing underneath the truck...
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I think the 6l negative mystic and my history encouraged me to get back into doing my own repairs again. I am not 20 any more, but being "more experienced" i enjoy doing it, when through fte's tech info, i know what is inside/behind that cover plate.
My neighbors are always stopping over to see what i am doing underneath the truck...
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I want to join in on the GM bashing...
I was the head mechanic and equipment manager at my previous employer, a large pipeline construction company. I'm a Ford guy, owner of the company is a Ford guy, even though he was the owner (Ken) I actually had final say in what equipment we bought or sold. Ken had a habit of impulse buying and selling, I was more the enforcer to make sure Ken didn't do anything brash as he had done before I was employed there.
Long story short, another company bought a minority share in the company, who also happened to be a majority owner of a large GMC dealer nearby. Needless to say we were due for 2 new Supervisor and field trucks. As it so happened our Ford dealer ended up being taken over by another local company (Garnsey-Wheeler Ford was bought out by Spradley-Barr Ford)
According to them, even though we had bought over 40 Ford vehicles in 6 years we didn't mean much to the new owners and new sales manager.
In stepped Weld County Garage GMC and offered a substantial price for 4 trade-ins and a deep discount on 2 3/4 ton gas trucks.
Dammit, done deal, all behind my back really, but I know the sale and purchase helped.
That is until 1 truck blew the engine with only 10,000 miles and the other lunched the tranny at 12,000 and then the first truck blew the transfer case at 20,000 miles.
Our next purchase was Ford, actually 2 brand-new 2008 F350 6.4 diesels. I left the company in May 2009 and the company was sold in June 2009.
Oh well. I looked after 25+ 6.0 diesel trucks and loved every one of them. Even the 2004 red-headed step child that got the crap beat out of it by a certain supervisor after he got ahold of it.
Josh
I was the head mechanic and equipment manager at my previous employer, a large pipeline construction company. I'm a Ford guy, owner of the company is a Ford guy, even though he was the owner (Ken) I actually had final say in what equipment we bought or sold. Ken had a habit of impulse buying and selling, I was more the enforcer to make sure Ken didn't do anything brash as he had done before I was employed there.
Long story short, another company bought a minority share in the company, who also happened to be a majority owner of a large GMC dealer nearby. Needless to say we were due for 2 new Supervisor and field trucks. As it so happened our Ford dealer ended up being taken over by another local company (Garnsey-Wheeler Ford was bought out by Spradley-Barr Ford)
According to them, even though we had bought over 40 Ford vehicles in 6 years we didn't mean much to the new owners and new sales manager.
In stepped Weld County Garage GMC and offered a substantial price for 4 trade-ins and a deep discount on 2 3/4 ton gas trucks.
Dammit, done deal, all behind my back really, but I know the sale and purchase helped.
That is until 1 truck blew the engine with only 10,000 miles and the other lunched the tranny at 12,000 and then the first truck blew the transfer case at 20,000 miles.
Our next purchase was Ford, actually 2 brand-new 2008 F350 6.4 diesels. I left the company in May 2009 and the company was sold in June 2009.
Oh well. I looked after 25+ 6.0 diesel trucks and loved every one of them. Even the 2004 red-headed step child that got the crap beat out of it by a certain supervisor after he got ahold of it.
Josh
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Well, I won't ever own a GM vehicle, but we bought 2 of some of the first 6.4 delivered trucks in Northern Colorado.
Which means before I knew better.
Along with GM, I doubt I would ever own a 6.4, not so much the engine, but I hate the grille.
Josh
Which means before I knew better.
Along with GM, I doubt I would ever own a 6.4, not so much the engine, but I hate the grille.
Josh
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and I would take a broken 6.4 and fix it before owning a running LLY durablast. Just reading through LLY forums (was a member for a long painful time) versus 6.4 forums would sell anyone on that argument...
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