I didn't want to get into this either, but I'm sick of the bashing.
Maybe it's time that someone spoke up for Detroit.  (But not the CEO
a-holes).

I have a '97 Ford F150 with 228,000 miles on it.

I taught my 17 year old son to drive in it in 1999.  One day after I let
him take it out for a spin, I heard the weirdest moan coming from the
rear axle.  The mechanic said it looked like the truck had been driven
through deep water.  When I asked my son about it, the look on his face
was priceless.

The truck has had the rear end replaced.  One serpentine belt.  2 sets
of plugs and plug wires, a starter and an alternator.  

It ain't all bad.

http://www.automotivedigest.com/view_art.asp?articlesID=22493

And I drive this Detroit iron:

http://tinyurl.com/69-buick

Bob Wilson

-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ted Edwards
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 7:13 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] A Modern Parable - car topic

I do not normally resond to something like this but everybody has a 
different view point, my Toyota is just 2 years old,  has 51,000 miles
on it 
and has only needed tires and front brakes.

My last Chevy had three A/C low pressure valves, the wires fall off the
A/C 
controls, the seat belt light stick on, the water pump replaced,  and
the 
clutch for the fan freeze solid (after a trip to the dealer where the 
Service manager took time form his busy schedule repairing cars to give
me a 
letter from Chevy saying that the cycling I was observing was normal, 20

miles later it froze solid and I limped back to the dealer) by this
mileage. 
I get 26-29 miles to the gallon versus 16-18 before with Chevy, and that
gas 
mileage is on a engine with 269 HP in a Toyota and it is fun to drive .

My previous car a Ford had a ignition module issue that was not
admittted. 
The engine would die and could not be started, replacing the module
always 
solved the issue. I  had sent Ford a letter asking the mean time between

failure so I could plan ahead and replace the next module and got back a

letter that told me my car was out of warranty.  Only years later did
they 
disclose that they knew that they had a problem!

Guess what sorry Detriot, I do not plan to go back to Detriot iron!!!!!!

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