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Manchot said:You know what Ford stands for, right? Fix it again, Tony.
F(ix) I(t) A(gain) T(ony) does not make ford any way you look at it...
Manchot said:You know what Ford stands for, right? Fix it again, Tony.
DaveC426913 said:That's a Fiat.
Ford is Fix Or Repair Daily.
(Manchot is embarrassed about now.)
cyrusabdollahi said:Ok, FINE. Ill sell that trash at top dollar to some poor sucker and buy some real cars with the cash!
cyrusabdollahi said:Ok, FINE. Ill sell that trash at top dollar to some poor sucker and buy some real cars with the cash!
I have a question, would YOU pay a lot of money for those cars?
That's the one I remember.scorpa said:May as well add another one to the list
Ford = Found On Road Dead
Like it or disdain it, it is fact that this is a booming industry.cyrusabdollahi said:Ok, FINE. Ill sell that trash at top dollar to some poor sucker and buy some real cars with the cash!
Astronuc said:The only thing worse is a Ford on Firestones. I had a friend throw a tread on a Firestone 721 steel-belted radial one time - at speed - on the front wheel. Talk about some excitement.
IIRC, Ford historically used Firestone - until recently - when Firestone failures were implicated in some Ford SUV rollovers. Actually, its more the lack of maintenance and care by the drivers in many cases.
I caught part of a 'classic car' auction on some channel while I was out of town. I couldn't believe the prices people were paying for cars I used to see all the time in the 60's and 70's. However the cars were in mint condition.DaveC426913 said:The classic car market may not be comparable to "big auto industry", but that doesn't make them any less "real" cars in the sense that they're worth LOTS of money.
I am surprised that Ford stayed with Firestone so long. For some reason, Firestone had problems with their steel-belted radials - much more than other tire manufacturers. I knew of what seem to high a rate of warped treads and torn belts.Moonbear said:My parents always bought Fords, but also immediately replaced the tires with something other than Firestone...they knew all the way back in 1960 how bad Firestone tires were when they wound up stranded on their honeymoon trip because one tire blew, they replaced that with the spare, then a second blew a little further down the road...no spare left. They never used Firestone again.
What choice do you have when your dad's a Ford and your mother's a Firestone?Astronuc said:I am surprised that Ford stayed with Firestone so long.
Astronuc said:I caught part of a 'classic car' auction on some channel while I was out of town. I couldn't believe the prices people were paying for cars I used to see all the time in the 60's and 70's. However the cars were in mint condition.
edward said:The Barett-Jackson auctions in Phoenix are televised on the Speed Channel.
It is incredible what some of the old iron will bring. With the link below you can find out what your grandfathers Oldsmobile just sold for.
http://www2.barrett-jackson.com/auctionresults/default.asp
January 30 2007 Barret-Jackson auction results.
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/auctionresults/2007-bjcca.pdf
turbo-1 said:Thanks, Edward! I just found out that my '66 Mustang Coupe (the one that got destroyed by a careless Grade-All operator in 1976) checks in at about $16K. I traded a Corvair and $150 for that car.
Beautiful Mess said:a car is a car. As long as it works properly and makes me feel safe i'll like it... actually that's not quite true, but I am not fussy as long as it isn't a diesel or a 4x4
Don't lump all 4x4s together. There are some off-road trucks, SUV's etc that have high centers of gravity and can be unstable in corners, but there are some very nice AWD cars that handle like a dream. My wife's Subaru Legacy sedan is a sweet-handling little car and it handles far better in slippery conditions than my Nissan 4x4 pickup.Beautiful Mess said:i don't like them. 4x4 scare me, and diesels smell (or if its anything like my sister's car... they die on hills regularly lol). Though not as bad as catalystic converters...