Cars you have owned:

[Greg]

'76 Datsun pickup
'78 Pontiac Sunbird
'79 VW Rabbit
'86 Mazda 626
'88 Ford Ranger
'92 Toyota pickup
'00 Dodge Stratus
'00 Jeep Cherokee
'04 Jeep Grand Cherokee

 

[wa-loaf]

FORD...Fix Or Repair Daily

Found On Road Dead. :lol:

 

[Dr Skimeister]

Found On Road Dead. :lol:

I must say that the Explorer that I had was a great vehicle for the first 15-20,000 miles of it's existence. Then it went from good to bad verrrrrry quickly.

 

[Grassi21]

Found On Road Dead. :lol:

F'ers Only Run Down-hill...

 

[deadheadskier]

FORD...Fix Or Repair Daily

Also used to be known as Found On Road Dead

Surprisingly, my Ford Explorer was far and away the cheapest vehicle I've ever owned in terms of maintenance and I BEAT the living hell out of it off roading. I bought it at 82,000 miles drove it to 198,000. The only work I needed to do on it was about $500 in suspension work over the years and standard stuff like tune ups and break pads. Easily the most durable and reliable car I've ever had.

It's doubtful that I'd ever buy an American car, but if I could ever afford the gas and felt the need to have a truck or SUV again, it will definitely be a Ford.

 

[andyzee]

I must say that the Explorer that I had was a great vehicle for the first 15-20,000 miles of it's existence. Then it went from good to bad verrrrrry quickly.

I was thinking of buying an Explorer when I got my 4Runner. The dealer I went to sold both and I took both for a test ride. The Explorer drove and handled more like a boat, the 4Runner was more like a small compact car. My wife sat in the back seat in both cases and when we took the 4Runner for a spin we did quick left to right to left turns and slammed on the brakes to see how it stops, there was no doubt in her mind as to which one she wanted.

 

[2knees]

I miss my VWs.

Really? While i found the drove awesome, the repairs were non-stop. Talk about electrical nightmares and so many other stupid things. Although, i believe my '94 was built in Mexico. I've heard many of the vehicles made down there had quality control issues.

 

[Dr Skimeister]

The German-built Passat I drive now is best I've ever had. And......far and away best sound system

 

[Paul]

'82 Ford Escort
'74 Chevy Camaro
'83 Subaru Wagon 4WD
'86 Saab 900
'95 Saturn SC2
'98 Dodge Ram 1500
'99 Chevy Blazer (Wife)
'00 Nissan Xterra (Wife Current)
'99 Ford Mustang GT convertible 40th Anniversary edition (Current)
'04 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad-Cab (Current)

Wife is now in process of buying '08 Mini Cooper S convertible. Trying to sell Dodge p/u, and maybe Mustang as well.

 

[Moe Ghoul]

I loved the VW's I had, the 2 bugs morphed into 1 because I wrecked the first one driving to my girlfriend's house to drop off gifts and have some nog. I spent xmas day at the UConn Med center, I lost it on ice going into a curve and kissed a tree. Bought the second one with a blown engine and switched out engines. Rebuilt the blown engine and sold it for ~$600 bux. Now I open a hood and the only thing I recognize is washer fluid, oil stick and maybe the battery. The BMW engine is a big black cube. It frightens and confuses me.

 

[Dr Skimeister]

I loved the VW's I had, the 2 bugs morphed into 1 because I wrecked the first one driving to my girlfriend's house to drop off gifts and have some nog. I spent xmas day at the UConn Med center, I lost it on ice going into a curve and kissed a tree. Bought the second one with a blown engine and switched out engines. Rebuilt the blown engine and sold it for ~$600 bux. Now I open a hood and the only thing I recognize is washer fluid, oil stick and maybe the battery. The BMW engine is a big black cube. It frightens and confuses me.

Bug-owner's tool kit needed spark-plug wrench, 10mm wrench and phillips-head screw-driver.

 

[wa-loaf]

'82 Ford Escort
'74 Chevy Camaro
'83 Subaru Wagon 4WD
'86 Saab 900
'95 Saturn SC2
'98 Dodge Ram 1500
'99 Chevy Blazer (Wife)
'00 Nissan Xterra (Wife Current)
'99 Ford Mustang GT convertible 40th Anniversary edition (Current)
'04 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad-Cab (Current)

Wife is now in process of buying '08 Mini Cooper S convertible. Trying to sell Dodge p/u, and maybe Mustang as well.

Unloading the gas guzzlers?

 

[severine]

Really? While i found the drove awesome, the repairs were non-stop. Talk about electrical nightmares and so many other stupid things. Although, i believe my '94 was built in Mexico. I've heard many of the vehicles made down there had quality control issues.

My VWs needed very little work on them when I had them. Of course, it helped that I had someone on hand who knew how to work on them if needed. The only shop repair I ever paid for was $500 for fuel injector issues (not apparent that it was such) on the 86 Jetta. That thing cost me $1500 to buy and I didn't put any money other than the $500 repair into it. I drove it for 2.5 years until it started stalling randomly. Think I put about 40K miles on it in that time frame. And I sold it to someone else (can't remember for how much). I can't complain.

The Cabrio needed an O2 sensor and the clutch was starting to go when I traded it in. I bought it for just under $11K, traded it in for $4400 4 years later. Minimal repairs to that (including the exhaust replacement). Sometimes I start thinking it would be great to have another one now that the kids are about the age that both are forward-facing in carseats. But I really need the cargo area for all the activities and the kids. There should be like a wagon-sized car that is a convertible. BTW, I'm pretty sure mine was made in Mexico, too.

 

[Paul]

Unloading the gas guzzlers?

Actually, the Mustang isn't as bad on gas as many would think. I average about 25 mpg. Of course, most driving I've done is highway.

The truck, yeah, not so much...

 

[noski]

76 AMC Gremlin
79 Mercury Bobcat
82 Toyota Starlet
84 Mercury Lynx
89 Ford Tempo
96 Ford Explorer
90 Ford Taurus
02 Ford Taurus
06 Ford Escape

 

[playoutside]

Had 95 Explorer, swore it would be last American car for me. In hindsight it wasn't really all that bad, mainly it just annoyed me. Had it 8 years for about 90K, maint was relatively inexpensive (big items like suspension was covered on recalls), never stranded me anywhere and started every time I needed it. What made me crazy was the crappy attention to detail when they built it...interior trim pieces falling off after a year, stick shift knob coming off in my hand all the time, low resale when I decided I needed another car, busted tie rods from city streets, etc.
With my 4 yr old pilot, the only issue to me so far is the crappy paint that Honda uses. It seems soft to me...anything that touches it leaves a mark. Never realized how much I loved the clearcoat finish on the Ford.

 

[2knees]

so nobody had a Yugo????

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

so nobody had a Yugo????

Hahaha..and no Prius owners...

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Had 95 Explorer, swore it would be last American car for me. In hindsight it wasn't really all that bad, mainly it just annoyed me. Had it 8 years for about 90K, maint was relatively inexpensive (big items like suspension was covered on recalls), never stranded me anywhere and started every time I needed it. What made me crazy was the crappy attention to detail when they built it...interior trim pieces falling off after a year, stick shift knob coming off in my hand all the time, low resale when I decided I needed another car, busted tie rods from city streets, etc.
With my 4 yr old pilot, the only issue to me so far is the crappy paint that Honda uses. It seems soft to me...anything that touches it leaves a mark. Never realized how much I loved the clearcoat finish on the Ford.

Agreed about the Honda paint. Mine's held up pretty well, but I might take it to my body shop guy to touch it up. I plan to keep the Pilot for a while. At least until they get a better selection of SUV hybrids.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Agreed about the Honda paint. Mine's held up pretty well, but I might take it to my body shop guy to touch it up. I plan to keep the Pilot for a while. At least until they get a better selection of SUV hybrids.

Wow Moe..oil is up to $128 per barrel...My tank is empty..do I fill it up at $3.75..or just put in 20 bucks and hope gas prices drop in a few days????:-o