Found On Road Dead…I could care less how much supposed value is in Fords stock…The company,the business model and the cars are still pieces of sh*t in my opinion…Buying American cars is still the single worst investment one can make…Total garbage…
That’s a shame.
It would have cost your dealer about $200 to repaint the roof and maybe the hood on that truck. (their cost)
As far as the oil line leaking, I think that’s a fairly minor issue and it did get fixed.
ABS light on in a vehicle 3 to 4 years old is very common. (ABS sensors are about $100 and about 10 minutes to install)
The trailer brake controller is usually just a small electric ABS unit that modulates your trailers brakes.
I’ve got to say…They fixed the transmission for you, they fixed the oil leak for you, the ABS light is really no different than needing brakes. The sensors get cruddy up with everything that your truck druives through.
The reason Ford and GM offer shorter warranties on COMMERCIAL trucks is they take a beating. They’re purchased for heavy use.
The paint issue is completely unacceptable. If i were you I’d call your local TV consumer reporter. Go down there in your military uniform and explain that you were away serving your country and just tell them your story. My guess is some local Ford dealer is going to step up to fix your problems just for the free press.
Thanks for that valuable insight!!!
Buying a car ISN’T an INVESTMENT…It’s called a PURCHASE.
You know what they say about opinions…
Here’s some FACTS
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2009/02/warranty-costs-show-signs-of-fords-improved-quality.html
I agree that Ford service SUCKS!!! I recently had a coolant leak that was coming from the general area of the water pump. I don’t have the equipment to pressure test the cooling system, so I took it to my Ford dealer. It turned out that the leak was coming from a v-shaped pipe just above the water pump. It took them a couple of days to get the part in, so I took took the truck and drove it for the next couple of days, so that I could continue to work on my rentals. Those few days were very warm for January here in Ohio, so I added water to the radiator as it leaked off.
When the part arrived, I took the truck back to the dealership to have it installed. I told them that the radiator had WATER in it and they needed to be sure to fill it with antifreeze. They assured me that they would. A few hours later, I got the truck back and everything seemed fine. Being a very cynical landlord and not trusting anyone, when I arrived home for the day, I thought I better check the coolant to be sure that they correctly filled the radiator with antifreeze. THEY HAD NOT! The idiots only put in enough coolant to bring the coolant protection to + 15 degrees. If I had been a typical consumer and not double checked the idiot’s work, I would have had a broken block within a week, when the temperature got down to zero!!!
I called and talked to the service manager about the issue (thinking that he might want to know that his mechanics were incompetent). His response was that I didn’t pay $125 for a coolant “flush and fill”. I told him that I didn’t want a flush and fill, I just expected that the mechanics would properly service the radiator after a $400 replacement of a part that should have cost $10!!! At any rate, I was very disappointed in their service. If I would not have checked the coolant myself, I would now have an engine that would have been ruined by the idiots at Ford!
Mike
Taking you car to a DEALER for service is a JOKE. Does anyone NOT know this???
If it’s under warranty you have to, but if it’s a non warranty repair…YOU NEVER take you car to a new car dealer for service.
There’s no excuse for that Mike…That definitley could have smoked your motor. Now you know…
NO DEALER SERVICE UNLESS UNDER FULL WARRANTY!!!
A kid right out of trade school could have replaced that y-pipe for you for HALF what the dealer charged.
Here’s another tip…Go down to your local Ford dealer and any after market parts store an open a COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT…All you need is a business name and federal tax number. That’s the best reason to name your business something ambiguous like “Allied Enterprises” You could be in ANY line of work with that name. Need plumbing supplies??? Allied Enterprises…Need parts for your boat??? Allied Enterprises…Business rates for hotels…Allied Enterprises… You’ll get your car parts at wholesale, then you can have the trade shop kid install it for dirt…Sounds like he couldn’t do any worse.
Man, you guys have some terrible Ford dealers in your area. Of course bad dealers are not brand specific, they are out there in all flavors. I’ve owned a few Fords, neither were under warranty at all when I bought them used. But because of the EXCELLENT service at my local Ford dealer I opted to take my Explorers there. They never beat me on cost and they were FAST. Plus open 6 days a week 7am-9pm was nice. One of my trucks had the rear main seal leaking and it was dumping tranny fluid everywhere. I was foolish and kept topping off the fluid and driving it for a week or so and toasted the torque converter too. Is that what its called on automatics or is that on standards? Auto shop was many years ago. Anyway, long story short I dropped it off at 8:45pm one night and was called to say it was done at 10am the next day. How’s that for service? Had another issue with an aftermarket keyless entry system that was installed in my other one, they figured it out for me and gave me a free workaround to the problem to save me money and only charged me 1/2 hr labor for the time they spent figuring it out. Another time my a/c compressor locked up and caught fire (I put it out with a few bottles of water I luckily had in the car with me). Brought it there and asked if they could bypass the a/c unit with a shorter belt to save me the $400 of replacing the a/c unit and they did it for me to save me some money. I’ve always been happy with them and almost regret buying a GM product as I can’t use them for service anymore. Of course my 2003 Grand Am has only needed work once so I can’t complain. Bought the car in 2004 with 29k miles on it, around 100k miles the fuel pump went. Total cost to repair was about $500 for the part, $200 worth of labor plus taxes for a total of about $750. It’s at 157k and beyond normal maintenance that’s the only work I’ve ever had to do on it. Girlfriend needed a car back in Nov, dealership where we went had a 2004 Grand Am with 42k miles, you better believe I made her buy it. I know I’ll probably never have to worry about repairs on it.
Yeah, you’re right Rich - it’s a torque converter on the automatics. You’ve got a clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearings, etc. on standards. I think you’re lucky to have any dealer service location do a work-around fix for you. Most of the time they only fix things by the book. I generally use smaller shops for things I can’t do myself. The only reason I bought an extended warranty for my truck is because I know from selling auto parts in the past just how expensive diesel parts are. Just a water pump can run $750 for the part only.
I had a '96 Grand Am GT w/ the 3.1L V-6. It was a good engine, but the rest of the car seemed to fall apart around it. I left the keys in it for 6 months when I was in flight school in Corpus Christi, TX just hoping someone would take it… I ended up selling it at a really good price to a girl who really needed a car - so I guess it all worked out.
It’s a hard to find a good mechanic that you can trust. I was lucky enough to find an “old timer” that ran super clean shop and he treated you well at a good price. He retired and luckily he sold his business to a young guy with the same values and competency as him. My honda never needed any repairs but he’s the only one who has ever touched my vehicles. My experience with dealers has ALWAYS been horrible. I can sum it up in 2 words EXPENSIVE INCOMPETENCE.
My honda never needed any repairs
Like I said earlier,buying the right car is an INVESTMENT…It saves you money buying right…Fords have been junk for decades and nothing has changed…Look at the stock price…
What I wonder is how many clueless people followed this thread and lost tons of $$$ on Ford stock…This pos stock is down %80 since this thread started and all I read is praise for this pos company…
Buy garbage and you get garbage…Better odds playing the horses than investing in this dead wood company…And for those who did invest through the BS hype this thread has created I feel sorry for you and your losses…
April 15,2008
You all know that I own a considerable amount of Ford stock. I know…Laugh all you want!!! I’m gonna laugh too…all the way to the bank in 2010!!!
Stock price at this point was $7.50 a share…Closed down %6 today at $1.88…POS totally…Ford would have to pull a %300 gain to just get even at $7.50 a share again…I wouldn’t count on 2010…
Almost as good as YOU telling us how EASY investing in Real Estate was for you.
Anyone remember Rookies EASY MONEY posts from a year ago on his long distance residential properties…How things have changed…
Now all we hear is you CRYING about your water bill, taxes, tenants, property managers, ect. A little TOUGHER than you thought, huh???
Hey, look at the bright side…You bought these POS properties in 2007 & 2008…They be a nice TAX DEDUCTION for you by the time you bailout and take your loses.
Guess the “Pro trader” should have stuck with his REAL JOB…
Hey, tell me one thing…
How does a “pro trader” COMPLETELY MISS the BIGGEST DOWN TURN IN STOCK MARKET HISTORY???
Nice to see your still LONG…good luck with that.
Nice to see your still LONG…good luck with that.
Who ever said Im still long?..I like the way you put words in my mouth…I also like the way you fail to post anymore imaginary trades since Propertymanager request REAL TIME executions…Do what you do best and BS your way out of your losses…
And yes I hate the RE business…I havent lost a dime and actually make money with my investment properties but yes I hate the business…I’d much rather do what I’ve been doing…HM loans against highly collateralized properties at a low LTV…
And a pro trader made over %11 in 2008 on a 7 figure account…Would you like to compare REAL TRADE DATA?..I didnt think so…Make up some more dream trades to correct the nut bashing you recieved the few times you told the truth…
Still have those Q’s buddy…and still have till JUNE…We’ll see who’s laughing in a few months…
Meanwhile you keep WHINNING about real estate on a real estate forum…BRILLANT!!
No trades to report…
I also don’t need a roll of toilet paper to list my “baskets of sh*t”
7 figures??? Yea…just like all the money your making on the crap properties you bought thinking it was a gravy train. A little tougher than you thought huh???
Personally I think it KILLS you that people here pay more attention to a FIREFIGHTERS investment ideas than YOURS!!!
Funny I have NEVER read anyone asking WHERE IS ROOKIE when YOU don’t post for a while…
Maybe I’m not the only one SICK of listening to your WHINNING.
7 figures??? Yea…just like all the money your making on the crap properties you bought thinking it was a gravy train. A little tougher than you thought huh??
I trust Mike propertymanager to be a nuetral person on this…I will gladly mail him my latest statement and I guarantee on this forum that my account is easily in that range…I would also wager 10k that you arent even worth half that in your account…LIQUID …You are so full of sh*t its comical…And when these pikers listen to you spew that BS I have to laugh…You are as clueless as they come…
Now for the second time incase you couldnt read my first post…I hate the RE invest property business but I make money…And yes its a pig business…
And those imaginary QQQQ puts again…LOL…Send me the trade data so I can verify the trade…This was/is another imaginary trade…Dream on…Thtas also why you havent posted a real time trade…You cant make them up as you go anymore…Post the way I do or dont post about what you did in the past…I post REAL TRADE DATA…
Its whining,but then again you are just a firefighter…
I will send a copy of them to Property manager.
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Re-read my previous posts…I entered into a short postion in the QQQQ at two separate dates. The entire REASONING for that investment is all laid out there. Along with the reason for buying the JUNE Q’s. (I believe I mentioned June giving me “time to be wrong”)
NOTHING about that assessment has changed…The market is FALLING…I’m still behind the 8 ball on the trade but I have almost 4 months for this market to simply continue to do what it’s been doing (falling) We could get a rally and I could lose…No doubt about that… You’ll see it HERE when I sell.
That’s it…I have bought Ford stock in addition to the ioptions I have. But that was done prior. Ford isn’t something I plan on selling for YEARS… Everyone here knows when I got in on this…It’s definitely gone down…Again…Who doesn’t know this???
Believe it or not, I’ve actually been BUYING REAL ESTATE…Did 3 deals since November. 1st was a burned out home I wholesaled, Next was a 4 acre parcel of land, last a condo that was wholesaled. Just haven’t had a lot of time. I am NOT a trader…I buy when I think things are out of whack. You’ll NEVER see me with a list of trades like some other guys here. I give those guys credit. Their out there DOING IT…It’s just not my game.
Oh…Allagash has been trying to get up my way for a while now…
I’ll be sure an show him how “BROKE BOY” lives. :biggrin :biggrin :biggrin
I’ll be sure an show him how “BROKE BOY” lives.
You do that…I could care less about how you live…Nor would you believe how I live…So is there a point to all this?
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OK, moderator Mike here asking you to please tone it down a little. I consider you both friends and I think you both have a LOT to contribute to the forum. Everyone on the forum enjoys both of your posts. I have NO DOUBT that you both are for real and I don’t need any statements to prove that. If you do send your statements to me, please provide the ID and password for your trading accounts, I might need the extra money for the DEPRESSION! LOL!
Now, for the trades, you both have posted your stock trades. RookieNYC is providing the actual trading records as he trades. FDJake posted the QQQQ puts and Ford positions he has taken. Obviously, both are upside down right now, so I’m pretty sure he isn’t lying about that.
I’ve been trading for over 10 years (including a 6 figure account) and have been in the real estate business. The real estate business is right for me, but if it’s not ok for RookieNYC, that’s fine. I think we’re all in our businesses to make money and one way is as good as another as far as I’m concerned. The same is true with FDJake’s speculative stock positions. If he ends up being right (and in the right amount of time), he will make a fantastic return and I admit that I don’t have the guts to put tens of thousands of dollars at risk on these trades. I posted my Ford trades in real time and almost got a double on it (about $900 profit), which although it wasn’t a fortune, was fun for me.
I could ramble on and on, but the point is that we’re all friends here, so PLEASE let’s try to act like it!
Thanks,
Mike