No worries mate, slap a few blue ovals on it where the bow ties used to be and nobody will know the difference. LOL

Jim

 

Happy Taco Tuesday Gang.

No Blue Ovals for me anymore. I was a huge Ford truck fan for years. But between dealerships & the product itself I have lost that. I have bought 3-new Fords in my life. 2-Rangers & one Mustang GT. Two of them were OK the other Ranger was a piece of junk.
I have bought 3-new Chevy's, this being the 3rd. Both of the other ones gave me way better service than the Fords/cost. I have owned a bunch of used Fords & only two were great vehicles. A 92 Ranger I-4 4x4 & the 73 Ford I still own. The rest nickel-ed & dime-ed me to death. Living up to Fix Or Repair Daily slogan. I never have had a bad experience with a Chevy dealership. With my Mustang which I bought in Reno from Jones West Ford. It was a blessing I was friends with a Ford Dealer no longer in business that took care of warranty issues because Jones West wouldn't. The closet Ford dealer to me has a bad rep also. At our ages we don't need a bunch of crap to get something we buy fixed or serviced.

Its sad that Ford doesn't make their dealers live to a common practice. But it dates back to Henry Ford who was not a nice or good person. ( if you read about the early auto industry) He had an attitude that still follows many Ford dealers. If you don't like it, get out, go else where. The best Ford Dealership I was ever in was Galpin Ford in Prescott AZ. I couldn't believe I was in a FORD dealership. They treated me very well took care of a recall on my 95 F150 4x4 in 2013 with a smile. Not what I was use to with Ford.

 

Never been rich enough to buy a brand new car, but I grew up owning a bunch of Mopars. Switched to Fords after I returned from the Air Force. Usually don't deal with dealerships, unless, I need a dealer only part. I have owned Chevy vehicles, Ford vehicles, and a lot of Dodge, Plymouth and Chrysler vehicles. To date I have owned 40 cars in my lifetime, and to this day, the best car I ever owned was a 1990 Pontiac Firebird with the V6. I still kick myself for selling it.

Jim

 

Good afternoon all, happy "man, what a cruddy day" Tuesday! Craig, we'll let your blasphemous comments about mother Ford go........ for now.......LOL


Just kidding. Gotta go with what you're comfortable with.

 

Good Evening Jim & Pat.

Jim,
My 99 Dodge Truck which I have owned for 6 years has been an excellent truck. I like Mopar's also. I have had 3 Dodge trucks one new an 02 Dakota 4x4. I didn't have the best of luck with it, but the other two no problems. My brother has a 2016 Jeep GC he really likes it. He has almost 100K on it.

Pat,
I see a lot more blasphemous comments about Ford Dealers on this forum than anyplace else. LOL. That is the main reason I bought a Chevy was the dealership options.

 

Good morning Nevada, another Hump Day is upon us! Craig, no worries. My first car was a Chevy (and I wish I still had it, 69 Z/28)

 

Good Morning Pat.

Yea I bet, a 69 Z/28 is worth a small fortune these days.

Its always interesting as I watch many auctions how GMs almost always bring more money than most Ford's or most Mopar's.
If my 73 Galaxie was a 73 Chevy it would be easy to sell & would bring double or more the money. I can't get $2000 for my Galaxie.

 

I don't know, some of those Mopars bring ridiculous money. I'm good with the Fords being less, I might actually be able to afford one!

I was looking on Ebay yesterday for 69 Z's. Saw a few around 65K that I'd like to own.

 

Pat, You & Jim are doing older Ford Trucks.
That is much different than buying a new one for $30,000-$70,000. With the new ones you have to have a good dealer because unless your young you can't work on any of the new ones. I believe you have to remove 21 bolts just to get the pans out of the way to change the oil & filter on an Excape. On my Equinox you can barely see the serpentine belt. You have to have a vacuum pump if you ever have to add or change anti freeze. That's if you can find the rad hose etc.

 

My very first car was a 1963 Chevy II four door with the 194 sic, and a 2 speed Powerglide transmission. looked exactly like the Nova. Dad bought it from someone on his route (he was a mailman for 17 years.) for $75 back in 1975. Even though it was a four door, i bet it is worth a lot more now assuming it did not end up in a junkyard.

Jim

 

Good morning Nevada, welcome to Thirsty Thursday! Craig, I have an 06 F-250. You are right about the dealer, though. The one we take my wife's 2013 Explorer to has issues also. The one we bought it from is much better, but, it's also 28 miles away. I don't take the truck to the dealer anymore, I found a great local diesel shop that does all my work now.

 

Good Morning Jim & Pat.

In my case I have to go 72 miles just to get any service work done. It the closest place I know where there are good mechanics in independent shops. Now I can take all my vehicles into the dealership where I bought our new car for service & it is only 55 miles away. I live in a town where it is impossible to get anything done & done right. I'm 67 years old & my days of doing my own service work is over. Its easier to pay to have it done. My wife is a SPED teacher & I'm retired so we are fortunate enough to be able to have this luxury.

 

Happy thirsty Thursday to all!

I have a local shop mechanic do most my work now. About the only thing I can do to a car is add oil, and maybe change the spark plugs. I say maybe because one side is easy to get to the other looks impossible. However, I could have saved money the last time the car broke down by replacing the MAF and electric fan myself, but it was over 100 degrees, and the car was already at the shop being diagnosed. So I just let him do the work.

Jim

 

I worked 20 years as a mechanic. I worked both dealerships & independent shops. I was a Factory Trained Ford Tech along with ASE certs & carried a Class A California Smog license. Also I have an EPA Type I & II HAVC license. I spent 3 years working for one of the largest core drilling companies in the world in their western region as a mechanic. I left the business in the mid 80s.
I'm not willing to do anymore mechanical work. But as I said we are blessed to be able to afford to pay to have it done.

 

Hey everyone.

I am still doing all my own mechanical work. I feel to old but the budget says "Suck it up buttercup"
I have never owned a brand new car. I don't think I would know what to do with one.