if i had to buy an american car it would probably be a ford.
that said, i don’t have to buy an american car.
Fords aren’t perfect, but they got my respect for not taking a Government bailout.
I hate unionized anything but the EcoBoost has me very interested.
The Eco-Boost is bad ass. I’ve driven one. It’s crazy that a V6 can perform on par with a V8.
“To put it all into perspective, the 365-horsepower, 420-pound-foot EcoBoost-equipped F-150 offers 3,060 pounds of payload and 11,300 pounds worth of towing capability – both of which are best-in-class – and it gets better fuel mileage than any comparable engines offered by Ford’s competitors (see the graph after the break).”
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost-rated-at-16-city-22-highway/#continued
But just a word to the wise, any towing number from any mfg is BS.
And I’m a big fan of Ford after seeing the past 4-5 years of products. When I get a truck, it will be a F150.
My reply isn’t going to impress you.
I traded in my 2004 BMW M3 so the wife could get a 2010 Flex Limited. I honestly couldn’t stand to drive the M3 in the US after owning it for so many years in Germany, and the Flex is the perfect vehicle for my wife’s real-estate needs, so it turned out to be the right move for us. The build quality and engineering of the Ford are not at all typical for what I remember of US-built cars.
Granted, it’s no Audi, but the newer Ford does acquit itself extremely well at this particular price point, and I would buy another.
AC
I just got an '07 Jeep Commander with the 287 V-8 - my first Jeep, and first 4x4 in 20+ years.
When I thought “Jeep,” I still had images of Patton in one, bouncing across North Africa & Europe 70 years ago in mind; they are MUCH better appointed today!
Doing the 60k mile maintenance right now, and it’s still a blast to drive. A glorified station wagon with no storage room :rolleyes: , it’ll be fun for schlepping the boys to Camp in, and maybe a little light wheeling in the Alleghenies. I’ve already got my eyes on a 2" lift, bigger meats, and custom bumpers. Can’t wait to see if this hobby is more expensive than high-end AR’s. 
Every “American” car manufacturer sucks. I worked so many years part time in the car dealerships…
Got to drive everything other than Ferraris and the like. GM sucks, Dodge Sucks, and Ford Sucks.
You’ll almost NEVER see a Honda or Toyota come in on trade. And if you do, the managers are fighting over them for their kids or wives.
I have a 04 GMC 2500HD diesel and absolutely love it. I have never had a problem with it and the 6.6L Duramax engine has a great reputation. Since it’s inception the Duramax has only gone through emissions changes and a few power upgrades. The Ford diesel engines have had problems on one kind or another and have gone through many changes over the years. They have gone from a 7.3L to a 6.7L to a 6.4L to a 6.0L and are now making their own engine. So far the reports are pretty good on the Ford built diesel engine.
I love my Ford 2003 P71 Police interceptor it still has it problems due to the techs ripping wires out when it was retired But other than that it is running strong with over 120,000 on it 
Oh And No Not playing cop wanna be with it .I am GTG with the Sheriffs office on a corrections Officer Job I just applied for and I got a great deal on this at a auction LOL
I’ve owned vehicles made by each of the Big 3 and I have come to see the wisdom of this statement over the past few years… I’m still waiting for the introduction of the Toyota Hilux diesel in this country.
I’m a fan of FORD because i guess i’ve gotten lucky.
In 2006 i custom ordered the truck of my dreams from Ford
(last of the 06’s, push button 4x4, 351 winsor with auto OD tranny, even put a mustang V-chip in it)
It was perfect to load 2 dirtbikes in the shortbox then back up to a 23’ travel trailer and head to the Oregon mtns for fun,play and relaxation pretty much EVERY weekend.
Or that same set up when racing motorcross and spending from sun up to sun down at the motocross track all day.
Still have that Truck to this day with 90,000 miles and runs perfect!!!
Made the mistake of buying a new honda suv for the wife few years back and it was nothing but trouble
so we traded it on a new custom ordered Ford escape with “the works” even auto parking!!
But i’m confused by the O.P.??
You said your BROTHER bought a new ford in 09 and he got the recall… but YOU had to pay the bill and your tired of being screwed over.
Did you but it from him?
My now ex had “cooling issue” in her escape and they put in new radiator and Ford paid the bill also
replaced the seal on the back window as it would leak in car washes… no charge.
It took 2 days to crash???
M4Fundi- sorry to hear about that. My Grand Cherokee had the AC/heat flapper break deep in the dash. Sub-par plastic $1.50 part spec’d that breaks on all JGC eventually and it was like $1500 or something to fix it, it was a few years ago. They have to pull the whole dash out. PITA.
ill stick with my dodge, ive never had good experiences with ford
I love dodge too I have had many work vans with the slant 6 and i have a 92 Dakota with a extended bed with the 318 that runs like a mule good vehicle
The 3.8 ltrs in those years had a lot of problems, for that motor mount the tool of choice is a 18mm semi deep 3/8 Snap On universal socket with a 36 " extension. I replaced a shit load of those under warranty back in the day, they only paid .8 hr flat rate time.
As I remember there was something in the way, AC compressor mount or some such and I couldn’t figure out how to get it off.
You realize it’s just a turbocharger right?
Guess one could say it crashed somewhere in-between said two days.
Or that he started the crash at 11:59:53 PM & finished at 12:00:12 AM.
I have had my 2001 F150 for 10 yrs now. Still running great. However, changing the spark plugs was an enjoyable experience that I hope that I never have to repeat.
VW all the way for me