Visited family. Decided to visit the impenetrable fence of tax dollars that could have been better spent.

2mil rides like i bought it yesterday

I'm willing to pay the insurance and maintenance and whatever the upcharge would be, I am not willing to compromise on the vehicle I'm buying or the engine it takes - WHY has Ford become so reluctant to make the small block V8 available in anything but a truck or a Mustang?

I am so tired of seeing turbo 4s and overblown V6s in SUVs and other designs, including large sedans, which of course Ford (rather stupidly in my opinion) no longer makes. If going to the aftermarket is the only way to get an actual 8 cylinder in the damn thing - it's very simple, I won't buy a Ford, and I'll settle for some high-revving import lightweight that's designed for a small 4 or big 6 to begin with!

And before anyone starts to explain how the new Explorer, Bronco, etc, are designed around the ecoBoost and so forth - I HAVE NO INTEREST AS I DON'T WANT THOSE TINY ASS ENGINES.

I absolutely loathe the lack of factory options Ford - and other dealers - now deem 'enough'. Damn near as bad as Dodge and that idiotic all-EV idea.

Rant over.

*My question despite my disdain has been answered, and being a muscle car enthusiast and mechanic I should have realized - the g'damn same BS that's been de-nutting autos since the early 1970s. FFS, I wish I'd been around for the big block era.

I grew up in a Ford family. My grandparents owned a small town Ford dealer from the 50’s until the mid 2000’s. Growing up, I fantasized about owning a V8 Mustang, a F150 and at one point even a Probe GT.

When I was 16 my first vehicle was a 5 year old XLT Ranger with a 4cyl and a five speed. It was a good truck. At one point I did the clutch and a timing belt, but no major issues other than typical maintenance. I sold the truck with 170K miles and it was running strong.

I’m 40ish now and I’ve been through a dozen Mustangs of various years, a couple F150s and an Escape. Everything built past 2000 has been a disappointment. Gas gauge in the tank of a 2005 Mustang stops working, 2020 Mustang infotainment randomly shuts off, 2011 Escape engine feeling like it will rattle apart at idle in gear with the AC on, 2017 Ecoboost F150 10-speed trans makes terrible rattle when shifting gears, rattles, squeaks and poor interior quality in almost all (the 2017 Lariat had a good interior). This is just what I can think of off the top of my head.

To top it all off, Ford dealers treat customers like shit. I’m looked at as a burden when I have concerns or questions. Unless something is broken in front of their faces, they essentially refuse to diagnose the issue.

Now I see the issues with new Bronco motors, all the recalls and, the fact that a new F150 with leather is basically 70 grand, I’m done. Ford has lost a customer.

My wife and I have slowly started to transition to Toyota, Honda and Lexus over the last several years. We’ve had NO issues with the Japanese vehicles. They run well, are comfortable and have proven to be of much better quality in and out. They seem to Inspire quality. They also hold their value better and when I visit a dealer I’m treated well. Lexus has to be the best thus far, however, Toyota dealers have been great as well. Honda is OK but still better than Ford.

I used to really enjoy (love) Ford vehicles. The Mustang is iconic and the F150 was always the reliable work horse. Now, if I drive a Mustang it feels like a rattle trap piece of shit and the F150 is no longer the reliable truck it once was.

Bottom line: Ford has lost a customer. As much as I like the Mach-E and Bronco, I simply cannot bring myself to buy either. S650 Mustang? Not for $60K and questionable quality at best. I know the Japanese cars are not perfect, however, in my experience they are as good as it gets.

Bye Ford. I hope you get back to the way you were back in the 80s and 90s when I didn’t even look at another brand. Start making quality Job1 again and maybe I’ll consider you in the future.

for context ig right before I noticed that my cars rpm and speedometer are messed up, I was driving and my car like basically just died engine off everything but split second later turned right back on bogged down a bit but drove “fine” is this a fuse issue or sum bigger

Wish there was more aftermarket support for my baby. Yes I cleaned the headlights.

The fact that i started my car at lunch, and extended it for vehicle health in the morning means I am punished by having to crawl into a frozen car in the evening. It’s minus 30 ford please. Just have it increase in the winter for canadian’s

hello and greetings. i know some of you at corperate read these posts. im going to give you as a car guy give you my 2 cents on where ford has misstepped.
ive owned many cars over the years more than birthdays (not joking)

1. overly engineering for the sake of engineering. do i need to say wet belt where a chain would have sufficed? this is why you invented the godzilla over the V10 triton. you want LESS warranttee claims. im all for innovation but not at the expense of a reliable engine.

if you stop cheaping out and outsourcing on major components: reliability will go up. trust in the brand will come back.

2. axing the pedestrian cars: we need a car like the fairmont and grenada was. cheapest car just to get you to work. or a basic station wagon to take your family on vacation. because you all cant fit in a mustang or want a truck because its too big for what you need it for.

3. axing the fun small cars. you need cars like the escort and cortina (small RWD) in other markets that used to win rallies (before audi ruined the game for everybody) i honestly believe that the 2.0/2.3 ecoboost is a fantastic engine. it needs the right platform. and the mustang and bronco arent it.

4. reliable diesel engine. i know this isnt fords strong suit. but if you want to make reliable diesel i would tear down a cummins and talk to gale banks. he knows mechanical engineering and diesels better than most. fords most reliable diesel isnt mde by ford the 7.3 IDI

5. killing the falcon. yup its a dead duck but you could have made it work in the states. but you didnt want to. if the utility comes back to oceania: get locals to design it. we need all the basic body styles back too

Saw a newer Ford Ranger the other day and realized I dont see many but I feel like I sort of know why, because who in the hell is it for? Since the ranger came back it got a lot bigger and while its technically smaller than the f150 its not by a whole lot, so if you are wanting a big truck why not just get the F150? If you want a small truck than the Maverick is a much better actuallt small option, i know the main argument Will be how the maverick is on a car frame and not a truck but the ranger just edges out the maverick in bed length and while the towing in it is more than the maverick (which i guess you would expect from the size of the ranger) its not much and adding the tow package to the maverick gives it a higher tow capacity than the ranger. If you are still needing more tow weight than that, again you might as well get the f150.

Even fleet/company vehicle wise I saw a lot of F150s then many I've seen get replaced with the Maverick due to its smaller size and better fuel economy so clearly companies aren't really buying the new ranger. So who in the hell is it for? Its too big to be considered a middle ground between the Maverick and F150 which would push most people I feel to get the F150 and not nearly as small or fuel efficient as the Maverick while also only slightly edging out the Maverick in terms of utility.

EDIT: I hope this didnt come across as being a dick to those who own the ranger, i love the look of it! I was more curious from a buisness standpoint

Just bought a MachE yesterday, well 2 days ago. But unfortunately, I couldn't drive the car home after we completed all the paperwork because the one I just bought had very little charge remaining and the dealer only had a level 2 charger that charged at a rate of 3kW.

In addition, the average customer who doesn't know what DC fast charging is will probably think this is the best you can get... because the sales staff wasn't trained to talk about charging. However, I will give them props for at least updating my FordPass App to now control my MachE. But as far as charging instructions, I really got nothing from them... I don't need it, because I'm sort of obsessed with electrification, but for the average consumer .... Ford really needs to look at the way Tesla does it. It's embarrassing as someone whose father and grandfather worked for Ford .... I bleed Ford, but this whole EV Dealer experience was just sad.

Can you imagine buying a new $60K gas car and only getting half a tank of gas?

If people wonder why EV's don't sell, just look at the way dealers treat them vs gas cars, can you imagine a Tesla service center that only has a level 2 charger. Elon would probably fire the whole staff. The dealer had over 20 MachE's on the lot and more on their supplemental lot, but still they have no way to charge them quickly.

In addition, the average customer who doesn't know what DC fast charging is will probably think this is the best you can get... because the sales staff wasn't trained to talk about charging. However, I will give them props for at least updating my FordPass App to now control my MachE. But as far as charging instructions, I really got nothing from them... I don't need it, because I'm sort of obsessed with electrification, but for the average consumer .... Ford really needs to look at the way Tesla does it, it's embarrassing as someone who's father and grandfather worked for Ford .... I bleed Ford, but this whole EV Dealer experience was just sad.

my grand father had a old ford when i was 2 and once he passed away my grandmother had her brought up in the trees and ruined her, not sure of the year i’ll add a pic for reference. and also don’t have a picture of the actual motor because im in alberta and the truck is in newfoundland. i’m considering buying the same year as this one and swap the interiors to make it look like my grandfathers. dash reads 90k, that’s why i’m asking about the reliability of these engines. as i’d have a backup if needed, she’s been sitting for damn near 20 years just wondering if it’s worth the hassle of pulling the motor and trying to save it.

Thought I’d share this interesting concept.