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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 102787" data-attributes="member: 540940">Why are you all being so elementary about this?&nbsp; Can you not recognize that every company builds a lemon now and then?I used to hate fords.&nbsp; Then I drove one -- I started to learn about it, strenghts and weakensses.&nbsp; I did some pretty extensive mods to it and now it has almost 200k on it and is running better than it ever has and is putting out more power than it ever has by far.I used to like chevy and most imports,&nbsp; and I still do.&nbsp; But the simple fact is every company builds winners and every company builds losers.&nbsp; It&#039;s just the way mass production goes.With technology coming as far as it has and dimensional metrology being so easily monitored these days I think a car should outlast its owner whether it be a GM, ford, dodge, saturn, or hyundai (sp?)&nbsp; However, when you consider human error in the manufacturing process and owners who don&#039;t service thier car responsibly there are naturally going to be problems.&nbsp; Regardless of the make of the car.As far as ford being a &quot;poor man&#039;s car&quot;.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how you can say that.&nbsp; In the mainstream each company builds a car for a specific market.&nbsp; The price HAS to be competitive or it simply won&#039;t sell.&nbsp; New car prices in a given class are within what -- 5-10% of each other?And in the performance market.&nbsp; You can build a 500hp chevy 350 for say $1500.&nbsp; The same power from a ford 351 would probably cost you twice that.&nbsp; Ford racing parts are more expensive than chevy, that&#039;s a known fact.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 102787, member: 540940"] Why are you all being so elementary about this? Can you not recognize that every company builds a lemon now and then? I used to hate fords. Then I drove one -- I started to learn about it, strenghts and weakensses. I did some pretty extensive mods to it and now it has almost 200k on it and is running better than it ever has and is putting out more power than it ever has by far. I used to like chevy and most imports, and I still do. But the simple fact is every company builds winners and every company builds losers. It's just the way mass production goes. With technology coming as far as it has and dimensional metrology being so easily monitored these days I think a car should outlast its owner whether it be a GM, ford, dodge, saturn, or hyundai (sp?) However, when you consider human error in the manufacturing process and owners who don't service thier car responsibly there are naturally going to be problems. Regardless of the make of the car. As far as ford being a "poor man's car". I don't know how you can say that. In the mainstream each company builds a car for a specific market. The price HAS to be competitive or it simply won't sell. New car prices in a given class are within what -- 5-10% of each other? And in the performance market. You can build a 500hp chevy 350 for say $1500. The same power from a ford 351 would probably cost you twice that. Ford racing parts are more expensive than chevy, that's a known fact. [/QUOTE]

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