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#254 of 333 Re: Ford F- Series Rusted Broken Bolts on Manifold [gdtaliq] by bugchucker Oct 03, 2007 (7:32 am)
Replying to: gdtaliq (Oct 03, 2007 7:03 am) Friends don't let friends buy Ford! Might want to move up to a real truck, like the new Tundra. Replies to this message: gdtaliq (Oct 03, 2007 7:53 am) bristol2 (Oct 03, 2007 8:31 am)
#255 of 333 Re: Uh......... [drfill] by kdhspyder Oct 03, 2007 (7:40 am)
Replying to: drfill (Oct 03, 2007 4:29 am) Actually yes they did plan to lose market share, Doc. One of the statements made last year when they took their $13 Billion reorganization hit was that maintaining market share at the expense of profitability was dumb. They closed what was one of their best assembly plants for the F150 ( Norfolk ) which took over a hundred thousand vehicles out of production. The remaining plants were expected to increase production somewhat and thereby become more efficient. It's probably worked just like they planned. But the F150 is old and outside of the interiors it's at the bottom of the pack in most categaries. For the time being though the F-Series is still the top brand.
#256 of 333 Re: Ford F- Series Rusted Broken Bolts on Manifold [bugchucker] by gdtaliq Oct 03, 2007 (7:53 am)
Replying to: bugchucker (Oct 03, 2007 7:32 am) Replies to this message: bristol2 (Oct 03, 2007 8:31 am)
#257 of 333 Re: Ford F- Series Rusted Broken Bolts on Manifold [gdtaliq] by bristol2 Oct 03, 2007 (8:31 am)
Replying to: gdtaliq (Oct 03, 2007 7:53 am) When you get laid off, hope you can afford gas for your tundra I don't have a dog in this hunt, however the Tundra has brought more than 3000 jobs to San Antonio, boosted rail freight, added schools etc etc. It's not as straight forward as 'buy Japanese v. buy American' which I'm guessing was your point.
#258 of 333 Watch the personal comments, please... by kcram HOST Oct 03, 2007 (8:37 am)
Debate the trucks, not the people commenting on them. kcram - Pickups Host Replies to this message: gdtaliq (Oct 03, 2007 8:50 am) 12ozcurls (Oct 03, 2007 10:46 am) kcram (Oct 03, 2007 11:22 am)
#259 of 333 Re: Watch the personal comments, please... [kcram] by gdtaliq Oct 03, 2007 (8:50 am)
Replying to: kcram (Oct 03, 2007 8:37 am) I deleted my reply. Sorry bout that
#260 of 333 I hope they don't let the F150 go the by obyone Oct 03, 2007 (9:22 am)
way of the ranger. From class leading to the bottom of the heap with the last major redesign in 1998. Sometimes you just can't figure out what they are thinking. Replies to this message: bristol2 (Oct 03, 2007 9:56 am) drfill (Oct 03, 2007 9:57 am) kdhspyder (Oct 03, 2007 11:08 am)
#261 of 333 Re: I hope they don't let the F150 go the [obyone] by bristol2 Oct 03, 2007 (9:56 am)
Replying to: obyone (Oct 03, 2007 9:22 am) Ford is kind of a wild card right now. I will say that it looks like they did okay with the 'Taurus/ 500' switch so hopefully they will get it right with the F-150. With so much riding on the F-150 (Expy is dependant also)they better get it right or the N.America market is going to be lost.
#262 of 333 Re: I hope they don't let the F150 go the [obyone] by drfill Oct 03, 2007 (9:57 am)
Replying to: obyone (Oct 03, 2007 9:22 am) And their 5.4 won't be replaced for another 3 years. Toyota turns up the heat for 2008: http://www.thetorquereport.com/2007/10/toyota_releases_13_new_lowend.html You can get a 4WD DC with the 5.7 for less than $28k! DrFill
#263 of 333 Re: Watch the personal comments, please... [kcram] by 12ozcurls Oct 03, 2007 (10:46 am)
Replying to: kcram (Oct 03, 2007 8:37 am) hey kcram, any word on when the next gen ford ranger is coming out? I've heard rumors that their Australian division has already re-engineered their version of the ranger that could make its way here. why is it taking so long to redesign this truck. its like a 20 year old chassis. Replies to this message: kcram (Oct 03, 2007 11:22 am)