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Re: My new 2006 ZXW SES [lenwick]
by lenwick
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May 17, 2006 (6:27 pm)
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Replying to: lenwick (May 08, 2006 1:49 pm)
1500ks on it now evey time i drive it i like it more
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Re: warrany [lenwick]
by lenwick
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May 18, 2006 (1:45 pm)
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Replying to: lenwick (May 13, 2006 5:58 pm)
I got this letter from Ford
Dear Mr. Wickens,
Thank you for contacting the Ford of Canada Customer Relationship
Centre. We received your message sent on 5/12/2006 regarding the warranty
on Ford vehicles.
It is always a pleasure to assist our customers. We thank you for your
recent inquiry. In an effort to assist you, we have researched this
matter on your behalf.
According to our resources, the warranty begins on the original retail
delivery date, or on the date of first use, whichever occurs first
("original warranty start date"), regardless of the km on the vehicle at
the time of purchase.
Mr. Wickens, if you have any other inquiries or concerns, please feel
free to contact us and we will be happy to address them.
Thank you for contacting Ford of Canada.
Sincerely,
Yves
Ford of Canada Customer Relationship Centre
[THREAD ID:1-2WD67N]
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Re: warrany [lenwick]
by bdyment
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May 19, 2006 (4:57 am)
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Replying to: lenwick (May 18, 2006 1:45 pm)
Well, Ford's warranty does not appear to be as fair as the GM warranty you had noted.
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Re: warrany [bdyment]
by lenwick
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May 19, 2006 (10:21 am)
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Replying to: bdyment (May 19, 2006 4:57 am)
I have never had a car that i like a much as my Focue wagon.We probably wont drive 60,000 in 3 yrs
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Re: Brakes- [remowus]
by rapidrick
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May 19, 2006 (9:16 pm)
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Replying to: remowus (Apr 24, 2006 8:05 am)
I also have a 03 ZTW and noisy brakes are just the way it is. They stop fine and still have plenty of pad (24,900 miles). Granted, the rotors are small and probably won't last as long as bigger ones, but so far, so good.
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Re: Brakes- [rapidrick]
by bdyment
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May 21, 2006 (6:33 am)
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Replying to: rapidrick (May 19, 2006 9:16 pm)
What type of noises are your brakes making? Squealing, grinding, creaking etc. My new ZXW rear brakes have started making a squealing sound the last few feet of a stop. They are drum brakes on the rear of 2006 wagons.
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Re: Brakes- [bdyment]
by rapidrick
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May 25, 2006 (7:06 pm)
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Replying to: bdyment (May 21, 2006 6:33 am)
What kind of noise? When they get wet and dry, the noise sounds like "grinding off the rust." Otherwise, when moving slowly and the radio's down, just a normal dissimilar material rubbing type sound, which is normal in my book. Don't hear it when moving fast and then braking. Oh, my ZTW has rear disks and I'm pretty sure they are biased toward the rears, as I get more brake dust there than on the fronts.
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Re: My new 2006 ZXW SES [lenwick]
by lenwick
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May 27, 2006 (5:26 pm)
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Replying to: lenwick (May 17, 2006 6:27 pm)
Over 2500ks on it still getting better on hwy 401 i passed a truck started at 100ks by the time i was passed him i looked down and wow 145ks she is fast
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Re: Focus Wagon and Hydroplaining [hayesnem]
by curbie
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Jun 01, 2006 (2:33 pm)
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Replying to: hayesnem (Dec 04, 2005 5:57 am)
I, too, have a 2004 ZTW. Mine has the 205/50-R16 tires. My Focus driving experience, along with reading as much as possible in other forums about tires, is that the factory tires (Pirelli P6000 All Season) are sub-par compared to other tires available, many of which are lower priced, when it comes time for a new set. Maybe how long a set of tires will last is as much related to one's driving habits as it is to the properties of the tires, but I got 42,000 miles out of the original tires. At about 35,000 miles I had to replace one original that had gotten a very uneven section on the tread. I had expected both better performance and longer life out of the original tires. The tires on it now are Hankook Radial K106 ($66 each on discounttiredirect.com) and are they ever a huge improvement over the originals, at least for warmer-weather driving. By winter I will be getting a full set of snow tires on old steel wheels; winter driving habits have to adapt to Minnesota conditions. And the original Pirelli P6000 All Season tires were horrible performers on ice, or in snow, especially more than 2 inches deep. A friend said the snow depth performance may well be more related to the lower profile of the tire than to the composition or tread. But those original tires were dogs in every other manner, I'd not expect them to be much more than that especially under harsher conditions.
My free advice: get a set of tires you can actually enjoy, as soon as possible. Life's too short for putting up with ratty tires. And having ratty tires can potentially make your or someone else's life too short besides.
And yes, the rear brakes on my ZTW have the classic squeal too. Unexplainable. But it does not seem to persist past about the first or second brake application of each driving day.
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Re: Focus Wagon and Hydroplaining [curbie]
by remowus
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Jun 02, 2006 (7:07 am)
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Replying to: curbie (Jun 01, 2006 2:33 pm)
It seems to be a big problem for ford to have all these brakes that squeal. The squealing does seem to go away though. But it still shouldnt happen. Maybe different brake media would help.
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