Manonthestreet
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There's a principle that is true in any relationship but especially between a company and its customers: Trust is your most valuable asset. Or, said another way, you have to tell the truth. This is exactly what automotive company Ford didn't do.
On July 11, The Detroit Free Press reported that Ford deliberately ignored warnings from engineers that the transmission on its low-cost Focus and Fiesta models was defective. Then, the company told dealers to tell customers that everything was fine, even though it knew that wasn't the case. Ford Just Did the 1 Thing a Company Should Absolutely Never Do
Pretty hard when they do crap like this meanwhile foreign car companies crank out cars that go forever with very little problems. I might buy a very used Ford that I dont have to take a loan on but never a newer one. Same with Dodge. Had a first gen Intrepid chargold loaded. Road nice had huge trunk got huge mileage for V6 on the road, just nice. Father in Law like it so much he bought one few yrs later, more sporty model Both turned into nitemares. OurTranny needed major work twice. They always lied to the wife to try to get out of it. AC needed fixing every yr needed brakes every yr tires only lasted 30 grand,,,high end Goodyrs.His had some funky fuel line prob. They had to rip it all out and replace it. Never again unless they really hit a home run with something.
On July 11, The Detroit Free Press reported that Ford deliberately ignored warnings from engineers that the transmission on its low-cost Focus and Fiesta models was defective. Then, the company told dealers to tell customers that everything was fine, even though it knew that wasn't the case. Ford Just Did the 1 Thing a Company Should Absolutely Never Do
Pretty hard when they do crap like this meanwhile foreign car companies crank out cars that go forever with very little problems. I might buy a very used Ford that I dont have to take a loan on but never a newer one. Same with Dodge. Had a first gen Intrepid chargold loaded. Road nice had huge trunk got huge mileage for V6 on the road, just nice. Father in Law like it so much he bought one few yrs later, more sporty model Both turned into nitemares. OurTranny needed major work twice. They always lied to the wife to try to get out of it. AC needed fixing every yr needed brakes every yr tires only lasted 30 grand,,,high end Goodyrs.His had some funky fuel line prob. They had to rip it all out and replace it. Never again unless they really hit a home run with something.