Ford beats the USGov in Reliability. - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

FocusDude · 10-27-2009, 06:34 PM

Consumer Reports has just praised Ford for all around reliability, pretty much destroying GM and Dodge. The Fusion is more reliable then the Accord...

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/m...ability-ov.htm

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n5425543.shtml

Hate all you want.

To bad the UAW is fighting for pink slips again!

Oakes · 10-27-2009, 06:44 PM

Yeah Fusion!

Suck it!

PnS · 10-28-2009, 04:21 PM

I've been saying for a couple years now that Ford is putting some of the best cars on the road today.

Elliott18t · 10-28-2009, 04:30 PM

ford is definately my favorite domestic car company.

captainhook · 10-28-2009, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oakes

Yeah Fusion!
Suck it!

Hahaha . . . it's more reliable that my Subaru for sure.

Oakes · 10-28-2009, 05:38 PM

In the 15 months I've owned the car, it's cost me...$700-750 including the full synthetic oil changes, filters, brakes, and alignment. Nothing other. That's an extremely low cost of ownership if you ask me, especially considering that I've put 30k on it in those 15 months.

GHost240SX · 10-28-2009, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oakes

In the 15 months I've owned the car, it's cost me...$700-750 including the full synthetic oil changes, filters, brakes, and alignment. Nothing other. That's an extremely low cost of ownership if you ask me, especially considering that I've put 30k on it in those 15 months.

and the cool factor is still 0

Ciotti · 10-28-2009, 05:57 PM

My old stang had 180,000 on it when it was sold and it still ran great, my parents big ass Ford conversion van has 240,000 on it and it still gets them down to Florida and back every year, and my Cobra has 170,000 on it, gets autocrossed twice per month every month, pounded on daily, hits 30 mpg on the highway, runs low 13's, and just keeps asking for more 7,000 RPM abuse each and every day

I got the Cobra with 111,000 miles on it and I've had it for 3 1/2 years now, I broke the trans twice by powershifting it at 7,000 RPM over and over again (which I was told ahead of time would break it) but other than that the thermostat housing needed to be replaced and the motor mounts but that's been it, everything else I replaced by choice to make it faster

Oakes · 10-28-2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GHost240SX

and the cool factor is still 0

Is your car running ?

I know it has no cool factor, but my wallet loves me.

phate1229 · 10-28-2009, 06:10 PM

yeah but oakes your suspension in the front is all ****ed up, or did they fix that?

Oakes · 10-28-2009, 06:14 PM

that was fixed, and that was because of an abnormal impact. Not the build quality.

EMC 3000GT · 10-28-2009, 06:55 PM

The fusion sport is pretty kick ass to drive. Just the stupid location of the armrest bothers me.

Oakes · 10-28-2009, 07:01 PM

The 2010 or 2009?

My 09 is a Sport, I don't mind the arm rest location

bmatyeah · 10-28-2009, 07:05 PM

all the mustang mags said when the fusion came out that its the ford they would drive if they were not driving their mustang.

Oakes · 10-28-2009, 07:14 PM

It is a fun car for what it is, it's a great chassis and you can all ask the Endurance run guys from last year that I participated in, she held her own on the twisties.

den9 · 10-28-2009, 07:28 PM

if they make a diesel car ill buy it. i just think the interior is garbage in affordable american cars.

FocusDude · 10-28-2009, 08:00 PM

^^ My lil bro just bought a new Focus, and it's light years beyond what they were. I'd agree tho american interiors are lack luster, but what do you want? Options to raise the price?

russiankid · 10-28-2009, 08:00 PM

My parents had Ford trucks and we never had an issues. I know my dads F150 saw a trip from New Orleans to Houston and back to New Orleans every weekend for a few months without any problems.

And Honda has went down in quality but they are still up there. My old Honda still keeps on ticking and all I do is change the oil. Previous stuff was just do to age.

FocusDude · 10-28-2009, 10:11 PM

I've been braging on my Focus for a while. I've been real happy with it (minus the bs firehawks they OEM'd it with). It has 105k abused miles on it, the brakes last forever, the thermo housing blew ($250), I then replaced the clutch (about 65k), the typical 100k maintenance, and it seems to run better then ever. Hell it spent a few season teetering around the auto-X course in stock trim. It just seems I can;t break it, and I've tried(to a point).

The interior is lacking I suppose, I don't really want much. I find the seats really comfy and the interior volume is incredible, although I do have my complaints. Paint on dash flakes with chick's nails. Both seat levers that allow the seat back to flip fully forward broke (they slide forward quite a bit so it really does not bother me, maybe I've grown used to it). My fat ass forced a broken spring in the drivers seat over time, it finally tore through the fabric (I snipped it and let it be).

Everything is happy, I'd like to buy another in 2011 (10years after the first). But with no signs of a wagon it may not be meant to be.

captainhook · 10-29-2009, 01:47 AM

The day Ford puts the Tauras SHO Ecoboost motor in an AWD Fusion is the day my LGT is history, lol.

10-27-2009, 06:34 PM	#1
FocusDude Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lower Lower Bucks Member #6269 My Ride: 01 Focus ZX3 iTrader: (0)	Ford beats the USGov in Reliability. Consumer Reports has just praised Ford for all around reliability, pretty much destroying GM and Dodge. The Fusion is more reliable then the Accord... http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/m...ability-ov.htm http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n5425543.shtml Hate all you want. To bad the UAW is fighting for pink slips again! __________________ 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-27-2009, 06:44 PM	#2
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	Yeah Fusion! Suck it! __________________ Team Oakes: I dont give a ****!

10-28-2009, 04:21 PM	#3
PnS Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2008 Location: Doylestown, PA Member #7850 My Ride: 2013 Focus ST iTrader: (0)	I've been saying for a couple years now that Ford is putting some of the best cars on the road today. __________________ 2013 Focus ST - Tangerine Scream \|Castrol\|COBB\|H&R\|Milltek\|Stratified\|

10-28-2009, 04:30 PM	#4
Elliott18t Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Blue bell/Ambler ,PA Member #9456 My Ride: 03 GTI w/ F4h-T 250-260hp goal iTrader: (0)	ford is definately my favorite domestic car company. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. TST's Dub Cult

10-28-2009, 05:38 PM	#6
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	In the 15 months I've owned the car, it's cost me...$700-750 including the full synthetic oil changes, filters, brakes, and alignment. Nothing other. That's an extremely low cost of ownership if you ask me, especially considering that I've put 30k on it in those 15 months. __________________ Team Oakes: I dont give a ****!

10-28-2009, 05:57 PM	#8
Ciotti Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: is everything (Cherry Hill) Member #8225 My Ride: 96' Cobra Vert iTrader: (0)	My old stang had 180,000 on it when it was sold and it still ran great, my parents big ass Ford conversion van has 240,000 on it and it still gets them down to Florida and back every year, and my Cobra has 170,000 on it, gets autocrossed twice per month every month, pounded on daily, hits 30 mpg on the highway, runs low 13's, and just keeps asking for more 7,000 RPM abuse each and every day I got the Cobra with 111,000 miles on it and I've had it for 3 1/2 years now, I broke the trans twice by powershifting it at 7,000 RPM over and over again (which I was told ahead of time would break it) but other than that the thermostat housing needed to be replaced and the motor mounts but that's been it, everything else I replaced by choice to make it faster __________________ Ciotti Industries: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 8 reps for your driver mod muscles To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. When something has foibles and won't handle perfectly, that gives it a particularly human quality as it makes mistakes. That's how we can build a relationship with a car that other people just won't get - Jeremy Clarkson Last edited by Ciotti; 10-28-2009 at 06:03 PM.

10-28-2009, 06:14 PM	#11
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	that was fixed, and that was because of an abnormal impact. Not the build quality. __________________ Team Oakes: I dont give a ****!

10-28-2009, 06:55 PM	#12
EMC 3000GT Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: CNJ Member #8297 My Ride: '92 3000GT TT & '04 RSX Type S iTrader: (0)	The fusion sport is pretty kick ass to drive. Just the stupid location of the armrest bothers me. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-28-2009, 07:01 PM	#13
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	The 2010 or 2009? My 09 is a Sport, I don't mind the arm rest location __________________ Team Oakes: I dont give a ****!

10-28-2009, 07:05 PM	#14
bmatyeah Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester PA Member #4478 My Ride: 1997 Ford Mustang iTrader: (2)	all the mustang mags said when the fusion came out that its the ford they would drive if they were not driving their mustang.

10-28-2009, 07:14 PM	#15
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	It is a fun car for what it is, it's a great chassis and you can all ask the Endurance run guys from last year that I participated in, she held her own on the twisties. __________________ Team Oakes: I dont give a ****!

10-28-2009, 07:28 PM	#16
den9 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: doylestown Member #1198 My Ride: turbo diesel iTrader: (0)	if they make a diesel car ill buy it. i just think the interior is garbage in affordable american cars.

10-28-2009, 08:00 PM	#17
FocusDude Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lower Lower Bucks Member #6269 My Ride: 01 Focus ZX3 iTrader: (0)	^^ My lil bro just bought a new Focus, and it's light years beyond what they were. I'd agree tho american interiors are lack luster, but what do you want? Options to raise the price? __________________ 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-28-2009, 08:00 PM	#18
russiankid Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lincoln University PA Member #7769 My Ride: 2012 Scion tC iTrader: (0)	My parents had Ford trucks and we never had an issues. I know my dads F150 saw a trip from New Orleans to Houston and back to New Orleans every weekend for a few months without any problems. And Honda has went down in quality but they are still up there. My old Honda still keeps on ticking and all I do is change the oil. Previous stuff was just do to age. __________________ 2012' Scion tC 6-speed M/T. Last edited by russiankid; 10-28-2009 at 08:03 PM.

10-28-2009, 10:11 PM	#19
FocusDude Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lower Lower Bucks Member #6269 My Ride: 01 Focus ZX3 iTrader: (0)	I've been braging on my Focus for a while. I've been real happy with it (minus the bs firehawks they OEM'd it with). It has 105k abused miles on it, the brakes last forever, the thermo housing blew ($250), I then replaced the clutch (about 65k), the typical 100k maintenance, and it seems to run better then ever. Hell it spent a few season teetering around the auto-X course in stock trim. It just seems I can;t break it, and I've tried(to a point). The interior is lacking I suppose, I don't really want much. I find the seats really comfy and the interior volume is incredible, although I do have my complaints. Paint on dash flakes with chick's nails. Both seat levers that allow the seat back to flip fully forward broke (they slide forward quite a bit so it really does not bother me, maybe I've grown used to it). My fat ass forced a broken spring in the drivers seat over time, it finally tore through the fabric (I snipped it and let it be). Everything is happy, I'd like to buy another in 2011 (10years after the first). But with no signs of a wagon it may not be meant to be. __________________ 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-29-2009, 01:47 AM	#20
captainhook Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Member #9586 iTrader: (0)	The day Ford puts the Tauras SHO Ecoboost motor in an AWD Fusion is the day my LGT is history, lol.

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