Ford is Junk!

[travajante]

Moody's downgrades Ford to 'junk' status on weak outlook

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[Luiscachero]

Old joke nga ng erpats ko: FORD starts for Fix Or Repair Daily hahaha.


Kidding aside, Sabi nila yung American Ford daw yung junk, pero British Ford daw yung reliable. Is this true? This statement came from my dad since he previously owned 2 Ford Escorts back in the 70s-80s. The first one is the "Brenda" and the 2nd one he owns is the Rally-prepped RS.

[travajante]

Old joke nga ng erpats ko: FORD starts for Fix Or Repair Daily hahaha.


Kidding aside, Sabi nila yung American Ford daw yung junk, pero British Ford daw yung reliable. Is this true? This statement came from my dad since he previously owned 2 Ford Escorts back in the 70s-80s. The first one is the "Brenda" and the 2nd one he owns is the Rally-prepped RS.

Ahhh...RS2000 still w/ him? Had the 2door Mk II while an uncle had a Mexico Mk I. Fun simple lil cars. I still kick myself today for giving that 1 up. Was young, dumb, & broke...now not much of the 1st 2, but still broke.[emoji852]

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[hardwang]

Old joke nga ng erpats ko: FORD starts for Fix Or Repair Daily hahaha.


Kidding aside, Sabi nila yung American Ford daw yung junk, pero British Ford daw yung reliable. Is this true? This statement came from my dad since he previously owned 2 Ford Escorts back in the 70s-80s. The first one is the "Brenda" and the 2nd one he owns is the Rally-prepped RS.

Don’t know how to comment on that one since the ecoboost engine in our Focus blew a piston but a certain Japanese manufacturer can also do that if ran too hard... Other than that, the car seems pretty solid.

We also have a 2013 Ranger and its pretty reliable. May speed boost pa na nilagay after the warranty expired... and it has none of those turbo issues. I think the ranger is designed by Ford Australia?

For the American Ford, we had a 2004 Escape 2.3 before. That thing was also solid as hell and we had no problems with it during ownership. It got into an accident, went off road during high speed. Nahulog sa farm. The only part that was damaged was the front bumper. We sold it in 5 years though and replaced it with a Fortuner so I can’t comment on a very long term reliability.

But the way their business strategy is going now, depriving other markets of small cars and concentrating on SUVs, is a pretty crappy move honestly. May market pa rin naman for it.

[Dr.Kamiya]

Escape 2.3 is a Mazda rebadged as a Ford

[makelovenotwar]

Old joke nga ng erpats ko: FORD starts for Fix Or Repair Daily hahaha.


Kidding aside, Sabi nila yung American Ford daw yung junk, pero British Ford daw yung reliable. Is this true? This statement came from my dad since he previously owned 2 Ford Escorts back in the 70s-80s. The first one is the "Brenda" and the 2nd one he owns is the Rally-prepped RS.

Found On the Road, Dead.

[dr. d]

there's an ancient joke,,,
a newly-deceased soul finds himself in heaven, and sees... "why is that guy here in heaven? he was my neighbor, and he was a scoundrel!"
and St Peter says, because "he drove a ford".
...substitute any other car brand for "ford", depending on the target population of the joke.

[frank_gt4]

Found On the Road, Dead.

gasgas na yan..

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[2lits17]

speaking of Ford. madami pa din bumibili ng ranger, at gwapong gwapo talaga sila.
i watch vloggers and other people posting sa youtube about it. mga 20s to 30s mga bumibili.

[Egan101]

Despite all the crap that people say against Ford, it still holds a big chunk on the global auto sales market. The Philippine market is not as important to auto makers compared to the bigger markets like North America and Europe.

[StockEngine]

Moody's downgrades Ford to 'junk' status on weak outlook

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yahoo? is junk 😂😂😂

[monty_GTV]

let's see how their new managing director will transform their service to customer-centric

https://www.************/2019/09/for...-away.html?m=1

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[StockEngine]

let's see how their new managing director will transform their service to customer-centric

https://www.************/2019/09/for...-away.html?m=1

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newer models are following 12mo or 1yr (w/ever) comes first) maintenance intervals. its the most affordable in the industry. 5yr extended warranty is also optional and sometimes comes free. i think these things make the ownership less worry free.

one of the biggest ford clubs is now partnering with laus group. they already have fair pricing with autohub group.

I think theyre in the right direction.

[hardwang]

newer models are following 12mo or 1yr (w/ever) comes first) maintenance intervals. its the most affordable in the industry. 5yr extended warranty is also optional and sometimes comes free. i think these things make the ownership less worry free.

one of the biggest ford clubs is now partnering with laus group. they already have fair pricing with autohub group.

I think theyre in the right direction.

I think the conditions in the Philippines is too harsh for a 1 year oil change... looking at their website for reference, nakita ko 1 year na daw ang change oil ng Ranger.

Kakapachange oil lang namin sa Ranger, mura naman kung hindi lang napalitan ng belt. 5k lang total price sa oil nila. 8 liters ata yun

[StockEngine]

I think the conditions in the Philippines is too harsh for a 1 year oil change... looking at their website for reference, nakita ko 1 year na daw ang change oil ng Ranger.

Kakapachange oil lang namin sa Ranger, mura naman kung hindi lang napalitan ng belt. 5k lang total price sa oil nila. 8 liters ata yun

I think its fine coz of the 8L. newer trucks have nore oil for longer intervals. though there is some oil consumption on the newer ranger engine

[ice15]

Moody's downgrades Ford to 'junk' status on weak outlook

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Back to the topic of this thread...

If I remember correctly, Ford did not take money from TARP... (although some news are saying they took Gov't aid from another type of fund/loan)

So depending on how you look at it, Ford is trying to strengthen its balance sheet while trying to look good in the eyes of investors...

[17Sphynx17]

Back to the topic of this thread...

If I remember correctly, Ford did not take money from TARP... (although some news are saying they took Gov't aid from another type of fund/loan)

So depending on how you look at it, Ford is trying to strengthen its balance sheet while trying to look good in the eyes of investors...

I recall that being in the news too regarding the bailouts of "yore" (2008/2009). Hehe! Not sure about other aids though as that wasn't reported as much or given the same limelight.

I think Ford cutting its sedan lineup might be a way to go (though not sure how that will work for the EU market), with the exception of their Mustang to keep the pedigree. But they are releasing the Mustang-E (or was it E-Mustang), so they might be considering axing cars completely if the electric car proves to sell (especially since EU is become strict with emissions).

Their trucks don't use their DCT anyway, and their remaining sedans have axed it so that's working at least.

I think they are still here to stay, but they should focus their lineup or partner up with another manufacturer for platform sharing to spread R&D costs for future developments for some models if they plan to continue them, especially with sedans.

[travajante]

Back to the topic of this thread...

If I remember correctly, Ford did not take money from TARP... (although some news are saying they took Gov't aid from another type of fund/loan)

So depending on how you look at it, Ford is trying to strengthen its balance sheet while trying to look good in the eyes of investors...

Let us pray.[emoji120]

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