[200q20v] Re: [V8] Ford sans 4th gear

[Fundsalo Racing]

...makes one wonder why ford is discontinuing a number
of long-standing lines including the historically
signifigant Lincoln Continental line...

Qualiy IS Job 1 - Right?

--- dsaad at icehouse.net wrote:
> Apparently, my '93 explorer did better than average
> when the transmission
> lasted all the way to 100k miles. $2k later it is as
> good as new.
> While overall this has been a very reliable car, and
> this has been the only
> real expense, it still irritates me that it could
> have been a great rig if ford
> would have only made minor and cheap changes. eg:
> 
> - put on actual shocks that last more than one trip
> down the driveway
> - design and layout so that all normal maintenance
> items can be reached without
> removing the engine
> - use electrical connectors that do not break when
> you remove them
> - spend some time refining the engine control
> software
> 
> none of these items would have changed the cost of
> building the car, but it
> would make ownership much more satisfying.
> 
> Since I do almost all the repairs on my cars, I
> really appriceate how things
> are laid out on the V8. I can't say that about the
> explorer.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Quoting "Michael L. Riebs"
> <michael at 1stchoicegranite.com>:
> 
> > Wait....
> > You are already Audi owners, right???
> > Well, you should have known better than to buy
> American cheapo's then.
> > Or
> > Japanese rice boilers. There's such a thing as
> "planned obsoletion",
> > which
> > is what keeps Americans replacing their stuff
> every 2 - 5 years. If you
> > want
> > a quality, long-lasting product - buy German or
> Swedish (of course
> > that's
> > American too, now...)
> >
> > Michael Riebs
> > Grand Rapids, MI
> > '90 V8Q (#7)
> > '98 A6Q Avant (#6)
> > Only 6 & 7 remain.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Duane USG" <duane at hunch.zk3.dec.com>
> > To: "Buchholz, Steven"
> <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>
> > Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>; "Quattro List"
> <quattro at audifans.com>;
> > <200q20v at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 3:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: [V8] RE: Bose recall
> >
> >
> > > Hairy green toads from Mars made Buchholz,
> Steven say:
> > >
> > > > It seems like the government is already in the
> process of working
> > out a
> > > > recall with Audi.  I really wonder how many
> people here have shared
> > their
> > > > concerns with the NHTSA using the standard
> reporting method.  I
> > suspect
> > very
> > > > few folks here actually have ... and if that
> is the case, who else
> > cares
> > > > about fixing a problem on an old Audi?
> > >
> > > Well, don't hold your breath.
> > >
> > > Recently, we bought a car for our daughter, who
> is 16.5, and just
> > > getting her license. Actually, she made her
> first solo drive
> > > yesterday!
> > >
> > > Anyway, based on the fact that it got good
> safety ratings, and is
> > > about the most sold car in the world, we bought
> a recent Ford Taurus.
> > > They've sold 25 million of these, they have to
> be decent, right???
> > >
> > > Well, it turns out that since 1992, the
> automatic trannies Ford
> > > and Mercury has been putting into these cars and
> others like them
> > > have suffered a 20% mortality rate! There is a
> TSB about them
> > > losing 4th gear. Just disappears due to an
> internal fault that
> > > Ford has known about for 8 years!
> > >
> > > Recall? Hardly! Help with the repair? Must be
> dreaming!
> > >
> > > $2100 for a new tranny in a 5 year old car :-(
> > >
> > > So, we're pursuing the last remedy we have, a
> class action lawsuit.
> > >
> > > Sorry, it's in the shop today getting the new
> tranny, and I had to
> > vent.
> > > This is the first Ford we've ever bought. Count
> on it being the last.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane at zk3.dec.com
> > > Compaq Computer Corporation (603)-884-1294
> > > 110 Spit Brook Road
> > > M/S ZKO3-3/U14
> > > Nashua, NH    03062-2698
> > >
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-glen

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