i think ford is gonna get pwnt

[binö]

and i feel for the company.
pretty noble not taking taxpayer money when it could
easily get in on the gorging.
but sales are teetering, down almost 25% from last may.
a limited reserve of liquid cash.
i have a feeling when it comes time to either get bailed out
or go bankrupt the general pop. is gonna be so disgusted by
auto-handouts that helping ford out won't be politically platable for obama and co. and ford will be left twisting in the wind.
sad
discuss

 

[miplank]

sucks, they've actually been making some decent cars/trucks now too.

 

[chewyxrage]

I don't think so. And I hope not.

Check out this poll though, bodes well for Ford:

"Fifty-one percent (51%) of all Americans say they are more likely to buy a car from Ford because it did not take bailout funding from the government."


Rasmussen Reports™: The Most Comprehensive Public Opinion Data Anywhere

 

[binö]

sucks, they've actually been making some decent cars/trucks now too.

fuel pump needs replacing at 60k and the company is garbage!!
i had to replace the tie-rods at 100k, never buying a ford again!
^
mentaility of the typical d3 basher imo, mechanical naivity

 

[miplank]

fuel pump needs replacing at 60k and the company is garbage!!
i had to replace the tie-rods at 100k, never buying a ford again!
^
mentaility of the typical d3 basher imo, mechanical naivity

my wifes had a few fords, they always seemed to be mechanically sound. The interior was a little "blah" for my tastes, but they're much better now.

Chrysler IMO is shit though as far as reliability is concerned. The lx platform has a lot of problems w/front suspension (tie rods, tension struts, steering rack" etc..

 

[binö]

I don't think so. And I hope not.

Check out this poll though, bodes well for Ford:

"Fifty-one percent (51%) of all Americans say they are more likely to buy a car from Ford because it did not take bailout funding from the government."


Rasmussen Reports™: The Most Comprehensive Public Opinion Data Anywhere

i'm not an economist but i know ford has a limited cash reserve.
coupled with slow ass sales (you think they'll get better?) and a supossive flood of discounted chryslers/gms hitting the market, from my view it doesn't look like ford can survive the storm.
why do you think otherwise? imo the americans you post of represent a small percent of the pop.

 

[Mr.Blonde]

Fix It Again, Tony.

 

[redsamurai]

I think you see this all wrong bino, Ford is going to come out golden on this. In 5 years they're going to be the only american car manufacturer. Yeah, Government motors might still be around......but that ship is gonna list to port for decades. I mean they're selling Hummer to the chinese.......they're done. It will take at least 10 years to get financially right and then another 5-10 to successfully rebrand. They are so far behind the R&D curve it's ridiculous. If Ford just keeps it's head down, when this recession is over they're tits.

 

[puddlemonkey]

fuel pump needs replacing at 60k and the company is garbage!!
i had to replace the tie-rods at 100k, never buying a ford again!
^
mentaility of the typical d3 basher imo, mechanical naivity

How about a new transmission at 68,000? Big difference between the cost of a new fuel pump and a new transmission. kthxdie

 

[the_alcatraz]

I think it is inevitable.