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Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan: Warranty/Extended Warranty

65 messages, Last post on Sep 05, 2006 at 11:35 PM

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What is this discussion about? Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Car Warranties, Sedan

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#36 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [akirby] by snakeweasel Jul 19, 2006 (4:52 am)
Replying to: akirby (Jul 19, 2006 4:30 am) I'm not bashing Hyundai - they're a solid player with solid products. But they're not better than Ford - yet. I have owned Fords and I have owned Hyundais, with the possible exception of the Mustang I will stick with Hyundai.
#37 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [akirby] by backy Jul 19, 2006 (4:55 am)
Replying to: akirby (Jul 19, 2006 4:38 am) I disagree that the IQS is "meaningless". In my experience with many new cars, most problems surfaced in the first 90 days. Thus I find the IQS useful, if not the complete picture. I like to know about things like dealer issues, design issues (captured by the IQS), and assembly issues. BTW, the VDS covers three years, as noted in the report's press release: The study, which measures problems experienced by original owners of 3-year-old (2002 model-year) vehicles, provides useful information to both consumers and the automotive industry on long-term vehicle quality. http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/news/releases/pressrelease.asp?ID=2005089 It will be interesting to see what the IQS score of the Fusion/Milan is. I doubt the 2006 study included them, or many of them. Also, a new VDS should be out any day now; the last one was released in June 2005. But that one may not include any Fulans yet; it will probably cover 2003-05 vehicles. Replies to this message: akirby (Jul 19, 2006 5:17 am)
#38 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [backy] by snakeweasel Jul 19, 2006 (4:59 am)
Replying to: backy (Jul 18, 2006 7:41 pm) I also have issues with CR don't trust it one bit for reasons I won't get into now. But another question on IQS is how much more likely is someone going to report a minor problem if they own a $85k Land Rover over a $17K Ford? Replies to this message: backy (Jul 19, 2006 5:04 am) snakeweasel (Jul 19, 2006 5:34 am) backy (Jul 19, 2006 5:57 am) and 7 more...
#39 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [snakeweasel] by backy Jul 19, 2006 (5:04 am)
Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 19, 2006 4:59 am) I don't know. They don't seem to have any trouble reporting issues with $15k Kias and $20k Minis! Replies to this message: snakeweasel (Jul 19, 2006 5:34 am) backy (Jul 19, 2006 5:57 am) akirby (Jul 19, 2006 6:05 am) and 6 more...
#40 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [backy] by akirby Jul 19, 2006 (5:17 am)
Replying to: backy (Jul 19, 2006 4:55 am) Sorry - that study was 3 yrs so it was looking at 2002 model year vehicles. They used to do a 5 yr study. Based on the lack of problems being reported on the Mustang, 500/Montego/Freestyle and Fusion/Milan/Zephyr I think Ford will be moving up the charts over the next several years. Let's face it - unless you're at the very top or the very bottom there's not a huge difference. The worst cars today are better than the best cars 20 yrs ago.
#41 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [backy] by snakeweasel Jul 19, 2006 (5:34 am)
Replying to: backy (Jul 19, 2006 5:04 am) No they don't but when you buy a $85K car you tend to notice and/or complain about more mundane things. There might be something that an owner of a 15K kia might not notice that a owner of a $85K Rover would complain about. You spend $85K for a car you expect it to be perfect. Replies to this message: backy (Jul 19, 2006 5:57 am) akirby (Jul 19, 2006 6:05 am) snakeweasel (Jul 19, 2006 6:16 am) backy (Jul 19, 2006 7:12 am) and 2 more... baggs32 (Jul 19, 2006 9:31 am) and 1 more...
#42 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [snakeweasel] by backy Jul 19, 2006 (5:57 am)
Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 19, 2006 5:34 am) Lexus owners don't seem to have that problem. Let's face it, based on the JD Power survey some luxury makes like Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz seem to have some problems. But now back to our regularly-scheduled topic... Replies to this message: akirby (Jul 19, 2006 6:05 am) snakeweasel (Jul 19, 2006 6:16 am) backy (Jul 19, 2006 7:12 am) akirby (Jul 19, 2006 7:18 am) and 1 more... baggs32 (Jul 19, 2006 9:31 am) akirby (Jul 19, 2006 9:59 am)
#43 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [backy] by akirby Jul 19, 2006 (6:05 am)
Replying to: backy (Jul 19, 2006 5:57 am) The biggest problem with MB has been the electronics. They simply got too complicated in a quest for electronic gadgetry supremacy. And a lot of Hummer buyers are reporting poor fuel mileage as a problem which might also be the case for LR. I guess they don't read the EPA numbers on the sticker. Replies to this message: snakeweasel (Jul 19, 2006 6:16 am) backy (Jul 19, 2006 7:12 am) akirby (Jul 19, 2006 7:18 am) exalteddragon1 (Jul 19, 2006 9:52 am) baggs32 (Jul 19, 2006 9:31 am) akirby (Jul 19, 2006 9:59 am)
#44 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [akirby] by snakeweasel Jul 19, 2006 (6:16 am)
Replying to: akirby (Jul 19, 2006 6:05 am) And a lot of Hummer buyers are reporting poor fuel mileage as a problem What? A 4.3 ton Army truck getting bad gas mileage????? Alert the news media!!!!
#45 of 65 Re: Ford's warranty. [akirby] by backy Jul 19, 2006 (7:12 am)
Replying to: akirby (Jul 19, 2006 6:05 am) I'll bet your average Lexus has a lot of electronics too. There are lots of excuses for poor quality. Replies to this message: akirby (Jul 19, 2006 7:18 am) exalteddragon1 (Jul 19, 2006 9:52 am)

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