Why Ford?Because its cheap?
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Why Ford?Because its cheap?
Hi guys!Is it true,that so many people buy a Ford (SUV,Trucks) because it is cheap than Chevy,Dodge or Toyota for example?Or some choose expensive vehicle because its best and better and long lasting?Thanks.
i ain't rite
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
people who buy work trucks buy fords most of the time, because they are the strongest out there.
people who buy a truck to drive like a car, buy a fully loaded chevy, and the cheap ones buy a gmc.
then you have the dodge owners, who have to have a hemi.
people who buy a truck to drive like a car, buy a fully loaded chevy, and the cheap ones buy a gmc.
then you have the dodge owners, who have to have a hemi.
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From: East Tennessee
I honestly think when it comes to work fleets, it comes to the companies needing reliability, also.
Notice how many Ford work trucks you see on the road. Around here, it's the only thing you ever see.
Is it because it's cheaper? I don't know. I know they must be tough or they would get something else instead of spend for repairs daily.
Notice how many Ford work trucks you see on the road. Around here, it's the only thing you ever see.
Is it because it's cheaper? I don't know. I know they must be tough or they would get something else instead of spend for repairs daily.
Cargo Master
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From: Cook Forest and Irwin PA
Huh? RL Polk associates publish data based on longevity via registration - the theory being if its registered it might be on the road. Chevy and ford shared the 98.something% spot for over a decade, include chevys bigger trucks (like C50/C60 etc sizes) and ford was on top, measure by 3500/350 and smaller and GM was on top. But we are talking at most a tenth of a percentage point.
Then 1997 happened and with the introduction of the triton/modular engine lines Ford is no longer in the 90's (chevy still sits at 95% IIRC). The 97s and now 98s have just now hit the 10 year mark and the data is streaming in.
You CANNOT tell me your 200x Ford whatever is long lasting, when it has in fact, not yet lasted long. Thats just idiotic. Hell, if you beleive data on financing terms, most of the 200x stuff aint even paid for yet.... The last data I saw Ford F series were in the top 20, respectable, but a shadow of their former selves.
AS the economy continues as it has we may see a temporary climb as people are forced to keep the older stuff on the line longer - out of economic neccessity.
Dodge for the record, never in its miserable life scored so high.
Then 1997 happened and with the introduction of the triton/modular engine lines Ford is no longer in the 90's (chevy still sits at 95% IIRC). The 97s and now 98s have just now hit the 10 year mark and the data is streaming in.
You CANNOT tell me your 200x Ford whatever is long lasting, when it has in fact, not yet lasted long. Thats just idiotic. Hell, if you beleive data on financing terms, most of the 200x stuff aint even paid for yet.... The last data I saw Ford F series were in the top 20, respectable, but a shadow of their former selves.
AS the economy continues as it has we may see a temporary climb as people are forced to keep the older stuff on the line longer - out of economic neccessity.
Dodge for the record, never in its miserable life scored so high.
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400k with one heater hose, a power steering hose and nothing else is long-lasting enough for me, and I now have more than that on my 97 4.6. Going for a million miles on this motor before I put it out to pasture. I have many trucks atm, but this one gets ridden hard and put up wet on a daily basis. 
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400k miles is a good bit of miles.
I know Modulars were first introduced in the early 90s but not shure the exact date. A family member had a 93' Crown Vic with the 4.6l in it so I know they have been around since then. A 16+ YO engine family...I'd say they have been around for a while to build up some miles.
I know Modulars were first introduced in the early 90s but not shure the exact date. A family member had a 93' Crown Vic with the 4.6l in it so I know they have been around since then. A 16+ YO engine family...I'd say they have been around for a while to build up some miles.
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I've always looked at it like this:
You want a work truck? Buy a Ford
You want a fast truck? Buy a Chevy.
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400k miles is a good bit of miles.
I know Modulars were first introduced in the early 90s but not shure the exact date. A family member had a 93' Crown Vic with the 4.6l in it so I know they have been around since then. A 16+ YO engine family...I'd say they have been around for a while to build up some miles.
I know Modulars were first introduced in the early 90s but not shure the exact date. A family member had a 93' Crown Vic with the 4.6l in it so I know they have been around since then. A 16+ YO engine family...I'd say they have been around for a while to build up some miles.
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I have worked for fleets for over 20 years. I always get a kick out of guys that say "our fleet only buys Fords (or whatever make) because they are the toughest!" In every fleet I ever worked for, purchase price was the most important factor in deciding what vehicle was purchased.
Cargo Master
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From: Duluth, Mn.
I've noticed that the State Of Mn. (which prolly buys pools of vehicles based on price alone) has switched back to Ford. They've had Dodges for years. Now, I see the DOT Guys driving shiny new F150's.