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Are you strictly a Ford person?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Cannoball888
  • Start date Start date Sep 14, 2006

With whom is your loyalty?

  • I'm a Ford-only person

    Votes: 25 53.2%
  • I have no brand loyalties

    Votes: 22 46.8%

  • Total voters
    47
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mustangman70

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Dec 30, 2001
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Sep 15, 2006
#21
  • Sep 15, 2006
  • #21
I would buy a ford before i bought any other car
 

65fastback2+2

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Aug 4, 2003
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Louisville, KY
Sep 15, 2006
#22
  • Sep 15, 2006
  • #22
im not too into many other classic cars...i like looking at em, but i wouldnt own any classic/hotrod except a mustang...theres just no reason...if imma buy a classic hot rod im not wasting money..im getting a mustang

i will own imports...but if its american, its either a mustang or a powerstroke diesel truck
 

StangDreamin'

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2nd Ocotillo bush east of the Colorado River; Sout
Sep 16, 2006
#23
  • Sep 16, 2006
  • #23
Look at my sig down there. Since the XR7 is a gussied-up Mustang, I guess I'm "2/3 Ford guy".
Owned 3 GM vehicles in the past; the Rice-Eating Generic Chevy Truck (my last one) was the all-time longevity queen for having my name on the title (from brand-new in '91 to just before this last Christmas); also the lowest-cost to maintain, because hardly anything ever broke until it all gave up after 15 years of hard (ab)use. I still miss the old girl The other two GM's ('76 C3500 and the wife's '94 Pontiac which she bought new) were rolling pieces of cr@p that left us stranded and/or broke more times than I want to think about

As for the Ram1500; it seems to be a pretty good truck, but I'm pretty sure we bought some OPEC Prince a new Mercedes just from the few times we took Tink and her horse cross-country on the Rodeo circuit! And slapping a Flex-a-Lite e-fan on the A/C condensor (replacing the burnt-out Bosch unit) was the smartest auto-repair decision I ever made 1/3 the cost, and it flows more air which makes the A/C cool better than it did new!
 

Max Power

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Jul 31, 2003
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St Paul
Sep 17, 2006
#24
  • Sep 17, 2006
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I own only Fords right now, but I have owned a lot of other types and would again. Amazingly, of all the types I have owned, I have never owned a Chevy.
 

68keyblr

20+ Year Stangneter
Mar 17, 2003
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Arizona
Sep 17, 2006
#25
  • Sep 17, 2006
  • #25
I used to be a "Ford Man" until they started harrassing our beloved suppliers with their lawsuits. Now I have no allegiance to Ford whatsoever.
 

Cobra5.0Jeep

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Nov 4, 2005
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Grass Valley, CA
Sep 18, 2006
#26
  • Sep 18, 2006
  • #26
Fords Forever!
 
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65shlbycln

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Aug 24, 2002
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Atlanta
Sep 22, 2006
#27
  • Sep 22, 2006
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My M3 has been the best car I've ever owned. It's the most reliable thing I've ever driven, and is good at everything.

That being said, I'm really a Lotus person.
 

bgs45504

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#28
  • Sep 23, 2006
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65Stang200 said:


I am Ford for life.
Click to expand...

Agreed.

2005 Explorer Sport Trac
2005 Focus ST
1999 F350
1965 Mustang Fastback....

I did not even know someone other than Ford made cars....
 

65fastback2+2

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Sep 23, 2006
#29
  • Sep 23, 2006
  • #29
There are other car makes sadly...(family is chevrolet and vw nuts!)...but except for his little 4-door vw, ive otherwise converted my dad to ford...he now has a 1997 F350 powerstroke ...i wouldnt own all ford stuff, but a mustang, lightning/harley or any heavy duty would be choice over anything else
 

jikelly

20+ Year Stangneter
Jul 9, 2003
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Lubbock Tx
Sep 23, 2006
#30
  • Sep 23, 2006
  • #30
I used to be a Ford man too, but then my dad got me an Olds Cutless. A big 4 door family car to drive to school, and I loved it. I could "smoke" RS Cameros all day in that thing.

I really liked my roomates GN. Nice car with lots of room and the capability to haul more ass than I could handle. He sold it and bought an 05 GT. A mistake, but he didn't ask me what I thought.

If I were forced to buy a new car today it'd be the Pontiac Solstice. A V6 Camry hybrid would be next after that.
 

jes72mustang

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Mar 31, 2005
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Sep 25, 2006
#31
  • Sep 25, 2006
  • #31
We currently only have Ford and if I have my way that's how it will remain. Current stable is:

72 Mustang Grande
2000 E-150 Chateau
02 Mustang GT

All other makes of vehicles that we have owned were money pits for one reason or another. Two Ford vehicles I have owned I bought new and put over 100,000 miles on them before trading or selling for other ford products. GM, and chrysler or import products have only lasted a year or two in my ownership before i got tired of paying for repairs all the time.
 

Stanger007

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Sep 26, 2001
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Baton Rouge, LA
Sep 25, 2006
#32
  • Sep 25, 2006
  • #32
I don't have any brand loyalties - I like Fords because they are what I know but you can't deny the awesome power of the LS series motors that GM has been putting out.

To each his own - it's all about enjoying what you have and having what you enjoy.

Wes
 
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GNN60GT500

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Jun 18, 2002
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5 car lengths in front of you!
Sep 26, 2006
#33
  • Sep 26, 2006
  • #33
Well I used to be Ford only-

Then I drove my current daily driver- the Lexus IS350-

I needed something with 4 doors- and wanted some power and heard they were quick-

Well I put down close to 266rwhp stock-
It comes from the factory with 4.12 gears and a 6 speed- it is also rear wheel drive

Then I read that guys have been running consistent 13.6s at the track with them stock and with a few mods running 13.10s and 13.20s- (intake and exhaust)

all of that while getting 25-26MPG- and having 4 doors-

How could I not buy it?

If Ford would put the 4.6 3v in a Fusion and change it to rear wheel drive, I would trade in my Lexus in a heartbeat on that-

I would rather own a Ford, but until they step up to the plate and build some performance oriented 4 door cars-
I wont buy one-
 

BDT 1967

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Sep 26, 2006
#34
  • Sep 26, 2006
  • #34
I love ford, but I'm not goin to lie, if i find a good deal on a 67 Chevelle ss396 or a 67 GTO i'm goin to buy it. I love all muscle cars, but as far as new cars go i will only buy an American Made car, none of that honda crap for this all american man
 

1320stang

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Edmond, Oklahoma
Sep 26, 2006
#35
  • Sep 26, 2006
  • #35
My current inventory consists of:

2000 Windstar (wife's van) 76k, 16 mpg in town

1990 Isuzu Amigo (my DD, bought off my college roommate for $300 who bought it new so I know the history) 196k, 21mpg in town

1990 Dodge Shadow (my backup DD, will be my step daughter's 1st car, her mom was driving it when she was born, I inherited it via marriage) 186k, 19mpg in town

1976 F-250 Supercab longbed (bought to fix an resale...10 years ago, needs the 390 rebuilt and installed, I'll likely end up keeping it) ???k single digit mpg everywhere

1965 Mustang A-code coupe, factory disc brakes, A/C, bench seat car (I've had this car since '87, currently awaiting a rotisserie restoration) ???k 18mpg in town with the 3-speed and 3.00 peg leg when it ran last

1963 Fairlane 2-dr post drag car (building this car as a Nostalgia Super Stock car, will look like a 60's SS car but will have more modern drivetrain and suspension, although it will have a FE in it.) likely 4 gpm when finished - haha

Probably will be getting a ZX3 Focus in the next year or so, a used one, not new. Need something that gets better mileage for the 22 miles one way to work, it'll end up being my middle daughter's car.
 

Pakrat

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Sep 30, 2006
#36
  • Sep 30, 2006
  • #36
Your poll is a tad limited, it's either black or white. I'm not just a Ford guy but I am loyal to the american market regardless of if it is made better or not.

First car was a 1978 Chevy Nova nicknamed the cliff jumper. Yes, a chebby, I'm so ashamed. But not as ashamed as of my second car. A 1985 Nissan Pulsar, my only stray to imports. Since that I was loyal to Jeep as my Daily Driver and have owned several models including my current 04' Grand Cherokee Limited. My wife is on her second Dodge Dakota, first was a 94' and now an 00'. I'm sure she'll want a newer one soon enough and may upgrade to the Ram. If and when the time comes I wouldn't mind holding onto the 00' as a work truck instead of selling or trading it as the hood has a nose sculpt simillar to my 69' Vert and I always thought it would be cool to paint it up the same way.
 

doug68hoss

Founding Member
Jan 21, 2001
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australia..along ways from my stangs
Sep 30, 2006
#37
  • Sep 30, 2006
  • #37
have had..chevy.pontiac, olds.gmc, toyota.also... never had a problem with want anyone drives..
 

wicked93gs

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Sep 30, 2006
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Nashville TN
Sep 30, 2006
#38
  • Sep 30, 2006
  • #38
I am not a ford only guy(though I love Mustangs) but I am a strictly american only guy...I currently own
'97 Dodge Neon(2.4 swapped and turbocharged)
'84 Pontiac Fiero(Turbo & engine swap in progress)
'66 Ford Mustang(Restomod project, to someday be swapped and turbocharged)
 
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