Chevy vs. Ford ??? or....
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Originally Posted by weemurvin
all i gotta say is the prie of the dodge company the viper well thats aint nothing because eveyr one is calling the new gt40 the viper killer
Look I agree that the Hemi is not that impressive, but the Viper is one fine peice of machinary. I wouldn't mind having one. You cant really compare the gt40 to the viper anyway, the gt40 is more than twice its price.
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Chevy and Dodge dont even compare. Ford sells more trucks than both of them combined. Dodge has to get its engines from another maker becasue they are too stupid to make it themselves. I had a dodge and hated every minute of it. New tranny, AC and electrical preblem all within the 36000 mile warranty. I will never buy another dodge again, so long as i can inhale.
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Originally Posted by SuperDutyHaulin
Look I agree that the Hemi is not that impressive, but the Viper is one fine peice of machinary. I wouldn't mind having one. You cant really compare the gt40 to the viper anyway, the gt40 is more than twice its price.
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Originally Posted by thomadm
Chevy and Dodge dont even compare. Ford sells more trucks than both of them combined.
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Originally Posted by SuperDutyHaulin
Look I agree that the Hemi is not that impressive, but the Viper is one fine peice of machinary. I wouldn't mind having one. You cant really compare the gt40 to the viper anyway, the gt40 is more than twice its price.
I agree to a point...the Viper is good, competitively the only issue is it pushes real bad on entry, it does have enough HP to drive it through...only problem you cannot finesse the car through a corner...it must be manhandled through any decreasing radius turn. It has too much wait on the front end.
Now the GT is not in the Vipers category, not just because of price but also because of the roll couple of the car itself. Better balancing and much more effective suspension geometry….it is in a Ferrari class, some of them not all.
Mind having one..not at all
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[QUOTE=thomadm] Dodge has to get its engines from another maker becasue they are too stupid to make it themselves. [QUOTE]
Ford gets some of its engines from another maker also. A lil know company called Navistar International
Ford gets some of its engines from another maker also. A lil know company called Navistar International
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Originally Posted by johnsdiesel
Why, because it didn't give you the results you wanted? Sorry, he proved a good point.
Last edited by Hammy17; Jul 13, 2004 at 10:24 PM.
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[QUOTE=DMAX-HD][QUOTE=thomadm] Dodge has to get its engines from another maker becasue they are too stupid to make it themselves.
I was wondering when someone would point that out. 
Ford gets some of its engines from another maker also. A lil know company called Navistar International
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Originally Posted by Hammy17
Hmmm. Maybe because I wanted a variety of comparisons and not just one to bank on. I also think he proved a good point I just wanted more results. Why, dont you want him to? are you afraid of the results?
This is baiting….. Unacceptable
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From: MN
Originally Posted by FordLariat
Only if you add GMC and Chevrolet together. Chevy itself is down by almost 73,000 trucks to Ford in the most recent sales figures that I have seen. I bet if Mercury or Mazda made a fullsize truck, Ford would REALLY own the full size market even more than they do now.
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Originally Posted by FordLariat
I disagree, Chevrolet and GMC aren't market competitors, and they don't tear away from each other's sales.
Mazda truck and not the Ford?