sorry FORD lovers..

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:53 pm

Heyyyyyyy. . . . . . . one of my cars is a FORD Taurus! It's really not a bad car, it gets pretty good MPG's (24/25) & rides pretty smooth, & has all the pwr options.

:wah:

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:55 pm

Ouch! I live in a Ford Only house. :-6

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:58 pm

I think that is hilarious...being a "Chevy/GM" woman myself!!

Found on Road Dead :wah:

I'm only kiddin'

My Mom loves Ford vehicles...and I've Ford Vehicles before, I really don't have a major preference...just so I look good behind the wheel....:wah:

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon May 21, 2007 1:07 pm

WonderWendy3;618336 wrote: I think that is hilarious...being a "Chevy/GM" woman myself!!

Found on Road Dead :wah:

I'm only kiddin'

My Mom loves Ford vehicles...and I've Ford Vehicles before, I really don't have a major preference...just so I look good behind the wheel....:wah:

It really goes: Fix Or Repair Daily :rolleyes:

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon May 21, 2007 1:12 pm

cars;618347 wrote: It really goes: Fix Or Repair Daily :rolleyes:

Yeah, I couldn't remember that one....thanks cars...how uncanny that you would know that??

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon May 21, 2007 1:31 pm

WonderWendy3;618350 wrote: Yeah, I couldn't remember that one....thanks cars...how uncanny that you would know that??

I used to be a car junkie, and I had so many different brands & or models that I never had a particular brand to be loyal to. I never kept a car for more than 6 months to a year! Some I only kept for 3 to 4 weeks. Time was so short that I really never had the chance to hate any of them!

I owned: Fords, Chevys, Buicks, Chryslers, Cadillacs, Vettes, Olds, Corvairs, Studerbakers, Plymouths, Mercurys, Pontiacs, Dodges, Lincolns, Jag-XKE, VW's Renaults,Volvos, Toyotas, Lexus

:rolleyes:

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon May 21, 2007 1:37 pm

cars;618377 wrote: I used to be a car junkie, and I had so many different brands & or models that I never had a particular brand to be loyal to. I never kept a car for more than 6 months to a year! Some I only kept for 3 to 4 weeks. Time was so short that I really never had the chance to hate any of them!

I owned: Fords, Chevys, Buicks, Chryslers, Cadillacs, Vettes, Olds, Corvairs, Studerbakers, Plymouths, Mercurys, Pontiacs, Dodges, Jag-XKE, VW's Renaults,Volvos, Toyotas, Lexus

:rolleyes:

Just to name a few huh??

I've had VW's, Chevy's, Fords, Chryslers, Olds, and Pontiacs & Mazda ...

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:48 pm

AngelEyes82;618286 wrote: this is hilarious!!

I don't like ford at all & this made me crack up laughing so hard.

LOL !

Henry Ford was a particularily nasty anti-Semite. He gleefully published "The Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion" in the newspaper that he owned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocols_ ... rs_of_zion

Henry Ford also would place his African-American employees in the dirtiest, most dangerous parts of his factories

In the late '70s, when Ford Pinto gas tanks were blowing up after rear end collisions and incinerating their occupants, Ford did some number crunching and figured that it was cheaper to pay out settlements to victims and their survivors, instead of doing a massive recall and fixing their gas tanks.

I hate Fords.

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:55 pm

A Ford joke :

(as if their cars weren't enough!)

It was a sweltering August day when the Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford, the carmaker. "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Cohen, the eldest of the three. "We have a remarkable invention that will revolutionize the automobile industry."

Ford looked skeptical, but their threat to offer it to the competition kept his interest piqued. "We would like to demonstrate it to you in person."

After a little cajoling, they brought Mr. Ford outside and asked him to enter a black automobile parked in front of the building. Hyman Cohen, the middle brother, opened the door of the car. "Please step inside, Mr. Ford."

"What!" shouted the tycoon, "Are you crazy? It must be two hundred degrees in that car!"

"It is," smiled the youngest brother, Max, "but sit down Mr. Ford, and push the white button."

Intrigued, Ford pushed the button. All of a sudden a whoosh of freezing air started blowing from vents all around the car, and within seconds the automobile was not only comfortable, it was quite cool.

"This is amazing!" exclaimed Ford. "How much do you want for the patent?"

Norman spoke up, "The price is one million dollars." Then he paused.

"And there is something else. The name 'Cohen Brothers Air-conditioning must be stamped right next to the Ford logo!"

"Money is no problem," retorted Ford, "but no way will I have a Jewish name next to my logo on my cars!"

They haggled back and forth for a while and finally they settled. Five million dollars, but the Cohens' lastname would be left off. However, the first names of the Cohen brothers would be forever emblazoned upon the console of every Ford air conditioning system.

And that is why, even today, whenever you enter a Ford vehicle, you will see those three names clearly printed on the air conditioning control panel: Norm, Hi and Max.

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:37 pm

It seems from comments here and people I know in RL thats Ford is really unpopular over here. In UK Ford is very popular (correct me if I'm wrong fellow Brits) - I'm just wondering why this is. I know nothing about cars - just scream very loud at Hubby if mine does not work. Is there a difference between US Ford and UK Ford?:-6 :-6

zinkyusa · Post by **zinkyusa** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:40 pm

Fix Or Repair Daily

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:58 pm

Which was the car named after his son? The Elmo? The Edsel?

Whatever - it bombed apparently

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:03 pm

Pinky;618576 wrote: I dunno, I wouldn't say no to a Ford GT.

I know they don't go around corners that well, but still...just look at it!

That's a muscle car if ever I saw one!

Mmmmm .... nice Stud Muffin puller

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:12 pm

Pinky;618579 wrote: Lol!!! Exactly!:wah:

I just love anything speedy with wheels if the truth be told, a total petrolhead! God knows why I've got a short based 4x4...it has the acceleration of a tired tortoise!:D

Hehe - my Jeep Liberty can turn some heads - usually in the opposite directions. Well thats my excuse for sticking my butt out the window - gets them looking in my direction at least:-5

Fibonacci · Post by **Fibonacci** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:37 pm

Richard Bell;618474 wrote: A Ford joke :

(as if their cars weren't enough!)

It was a sweltering August day when the Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford, the carmaker. "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Cohen, the eldest of the three. "We have a remarkable invention that will revolutionize the automobile industry."

Ford looked skeptical, but their threat to offer it to the competition kept his interest piqued. "We would like to demonstrate it to you in person."

After a little cajoling, they brought Mr. Ford outside and asked him to enter a black automobile parked in front of the building. Hyman Cohen, the middle brother, opened the door of the car. "Please step inside, Mr. Ford."

"What!" shouted the tycoon, "Are you crazy? It must be two hundred degrees in that car!"

"It is," smiled the youngest brother, Max, "but sit down Mr. Ford, and push the white button."

Intrigued, Ford pushed the button. All of a sudden a whoosh of freezing air started blowing from vents all around the car, and within seconds the automobile was not only comfortable, it was quite cool.

"This is amazing!" exclaimed Ford. "How much do you want for the patent?"

Norman spoke up, "The price is one million dollars." Then he paused.

"And there is something else. The name 'Cohen Brothers Air-conditioning must be stamped right next to the Ford logo!"

"Money is no problem," retorted Ford, "but no way will I have a Jewish name next to my logo on my cars!"

They haggled back and forth for a while and finally they settled. Five million dollars, but the Cohens' lastname would be left off. However, the first names of the Cohen brothers would be forever emblazoned upon the console of every Ford air conditioning system.

And that is why, even today, whenever you enter a Ford vehicle, you will see those three names clearly printed on the air conditioning control panel: Norm, Hi and Max.

:wah:

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:46 pm

ThePheasant;618555 wrote: It seems from comments here and people I know in RL thats Ford is really unpopular over here. In UK Ford is very popular (correct me if I'm wrong fellow Brits) - I'm just wondering why this is. I know nothing about cars - just scream very loud at Hubby if mine does not work. Is there a difference between US Ford and UK Ford?:-6 :-6

For starters, UK Fords have the steering wheel on the right side of the car. Here in US, the steering wheel is on the left side of the car. :wah:

Should not make any difference in reliability & or performance. Up untill just a few years ago FORD sales were touted as # 1 here in US. The past year, Ford held the # 2 spot, but has now been knocked out of the # 2 spot by Toyota, now making Ford # 3. GM is still #1.