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On Oct 16, 11:43 pm, Robatoy wrote:

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I drove a Ford 500 recently and thought it was just fine. I quite liked
it.

You know, I don't think I have ever read anything really bad about
this car, and for the most part it seem to be seeing positive reports
on most aspects of this model.


Yeah, ths only thing I have heard negative about the 500 was the new
shiftless transmission. Apparently it is lack luster and sluggish.


But I just don't think that American comsumers care anymore about Ford
and their lousy products. After putting out crap for so many years,
they are simply irrelevant. All that bad capital they have built over
the years will truly be almost impossible to overcome.

American cars in genereal. I worked for GM dealerships and can assure you
that the lack of quality, the lack of "caring" is what has gotten them in
the spot they are in today. I clearly recall single part numbers that would
go bad year after year with no design improvements. I clearly recall the GM
rep grabbing a hand full of warranty parts and rejecting the warranty claims
simply because our dealer hip was replacing more than the zone average.
Might I add that we were awarded a Service Excelence award by GM for having
the fewest customer complaints amoung other things.





I wonder if any tool makers are following along on the home version of
this story...

Robert