who has a ford?

[shaun463]

[CSU1]

Henry.

[Jakg]

i have a small river. That count? Sometime called a ford

[CSU1]

Originally Posted by Jakg

i have a small river. That count?

lol is that not a fiord?

[shaun463]

i meant Ford Motor Company

[Jakg]

Fjord - Lake
Ford - Small river, stream if you will

EDIT - Oh, you meant the car company? I own all 6 of them.

[geeman1]

Drove a Ford once, it had 4 forward gears.

[Captain Slow]

you meant ford motor company. well i dont own a motor company, OR a ford car. i voted dont have one would hate one.

[CSU1]

Originally Posted by Jakg

i have a small river. That count? Sometime called a ford

Yep!

[Bladerunner]

Originally Posted by Jakg

Fjord - Lake
Ford - Small river, stream if you will

EDIT - Oh, you meant the car company? I own all 6 of them.

A FORD is NOT a small river...it is a shallow crossing place across a small river/stream

ford (fôrd, frd)n. A shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle.

tr.v. ford·ed, ford·ing, fords To cross (a body of water) at a ford.

[Middle English, from Old English; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ford

[P5YcHoM4N]

Originally Posted by Jakg

Fjord - Lake
Ford - Small river, stream if you will

EDIT - Oh, you meant the car company? I own all 6 of them.

It is an area in a river where one can cross. You see them in country roads a lot

I personally have never owned a Ford, but my parents have owned many (my mum only started dating my dad because he had a Transit because he was a Deejay LAWL!). And over they years the list is rather large. Then they got a FIAT, then a Minibus (hooge family and all. I forget who made it), then went back to Fords, now they have a Vauxhall, oh, and rented a Ford Focus for a few days as the Vauxhall was on a ramp (again, more unreliable then any other cars) and we needed a car. God damn are Forcus's shitty cars, it's like riding on rocks, only I'm sure rocks would make a smoother ride.

But I like Fords, other than the Focus, they have all been good drives, nice ride, plently of power, piss easy to get spares for (and cheap too).

[herki]

I once had a Fiesta. It was terrible in every way.

[96 GTS]

I don't personally have one but my parents do. It's not bad, I actually like it quite a bit

[Rtsbasic]

Did have an old Escort while I was learning, it was crap in just about every way - brakes that felt like they were made of jaffa cakes, the engine had loud tappets, even the seats were more uncomfortable than an old Micra. Only plus point was it was fun to mess around with offroad, because I didn't give a toss about it In its defence it was cheap to run and the engine was pretty nippy.

[nikimere]

i'm awaiting the Fordman's reply

nope i dont drive a ford. was tempted to buy an ST last month but they were jus too expensive €34,000!!

[Rappa Z]

I'd like to get the Mustang V8, or a GT(just to keep for 50 years and sell for 4 million dollars)

[wheel4hummer]

Only ford I want is a Kenne Bell Mustang cobra. How can you not like the sound of this?
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...5e001ff2e1.htm
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...16aff11b78.htm

[mrodgers]

Originally Posted by Rtsbasic

Did have an old Escort while I was learning, it was crap in just about every way - brakes that felt like they were made of jaffa cakes, the engine had loud tappets, even the seats were more uncomfortable than an old Micra. Only plus point was it was fun to mess around with offroad, because I didn't give a toss about it In its defence it was cheap to run and the engine was pretty nippy.

Same here. I had a hand-me-down 83 4 door automatic. We would have a blast in that thing. We'd skip school, head out on the back roads, nail the e-brake and drive around sideways for hours. Occasionally, we'd get bored, I'd let go of the e-brake for a second, swing the back around to the opposite side and we'd drive like that for a while looking out the other window.

Ford Escorts rocked, especially with 10 people in them. One in the center, 2 on the passenger seat, 4 in back and 2 crunched up in the hatch and me driving .

Of course, about the longevity and reliability of Ford Escorts.... I aquired mine when my parents bought a new car. Had 24000 miles or something. It didn't handle my driving style past 36000 miles, hehe . To compare, my style didn't really change after I bought my first Toyota 4x4. In fact, from 4wheeling it, my style probably gave a worse beating on the Toy. Got rid of it simply because I wanted something newer at 190,000 miles. Still ran like a top too.

If I had a Ford today, I sure wouldn't admit to it, hehe. They aren't as bad as GM products though. Can you say "no feeling!" with GM.

[Bob Smith]

Mondeo - cheap and nasty but get you from A to B
Focus - drive nice, look ok, made from plastic, tacky as hell
Fiesta - just plan horrible (old ones more so)
KA - feels like it cost even less than it did, unbearably slow, fugly, no boot

[bbman]

Where is the option: I have one and I don't care?

I own a 10-year old Fiesta and about the only good thing is that it's mine... I don't really care what I drive as long as it takes me from A to B, when I use it once in a while...

[the_angry_angel]

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

Focus - drive nice, look ok, made from plastic, tacky as hell

Pretty comfy drive if you ask me Better than a lot of cars

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

Fiesta - just plan horrible (old ones more so)

Agreed. Not suitable if you're over 5'11" either.

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

KA - feels like it cost even less than it did, unbearably slow, fugly, no boot

fugly, metal showing in the interior on the newer versions do NOT make them look sporty in the least, crap all round if you ask me.

I was considering a focus, until I get my peugeot. To be honest, Ford's arent really anything to shout about. At the end of the day they're transportation and Ford do that well. The one thing that gets me is the weird, high up, bolt upright driving position you appear to have by default on the newer models.

If I was looking for a new car again, I probably wouldn't consider Fords as much as I did. Then again, I wouldn't say no if someone gave me one for nothing...

[MAGGOT]

I have a Mercury Sable... Essentially a Ford Taurus, that count?

It's ugly as sin, and I hate it. Gotten us to Florida and back for 7 years now though...

[avellis]

I drive a Focus I (the first generation, that is).

And I used to drive an Escort MK II.

OK, now what is the point of this thread?

[blackfang]

Since I have a family and have to act like a family guy, I have a Ford Mondeo 95 2.0 L 136hp...
My hope is to have a Mazda 6 in the future...

The Ford in this image is blue but mine is red.. couldn't find any red ones atm....

[danowat]

Used to have a Ford, an '03 Zetec S Mondeo, was a top notch car IMO.

Dan,

[mrfell]

Used to have a MK2 Escort when I was a lad.
Best car I ever had, and I soooooo want another one.
Rear wheel drive heaven.
It had a nice twin choke webber carb and sounded great when you booted it as it had the tinniest stainless steel air filter.
The back axle was on its way out but I sounded like KITT from Knight Rider with that high pitched noise.

BTW Rally prepped preferably!!!

[Rtsbasic]

Thats a bit freaky how close your story resembles mine Mine was an old 80 something 4 door manual with the 1.3CVH engine. Just under 21K on the clock when I got it, didn't put a great deal of miles on it, sold for £300 in the paper before I broke something on it.

They are fun to get sideways and generally drive like an idiot for a while Wouldn't dare risk it with what I'm driving now (parents Citroen C4 mostly) but thats whats so good about a Ford, cheap as chips to buy & run.

10 people though, wow. Don't think mine would have pulled itself up a hill with 10 people in.

Originally Posted by mrodgers

Same here. I had a hand-me-down 83 4 door automatic. We would have a blast in that thing. We'd skip school, head out on the back roads, nail the e-brake and drive around sideways for hours. Occasionally, we'd get bored, I'd let go of the e-brake for a second, swing the back around to the opposite side and we'd drive like that for a while looking out the other window.

Ford Escorts rocked, especially with 10 people in them. One in the center, 2 on the passenger seat, 4 in back and 2 crunched up in the hatch and me driving .

Of course, about the longevity and reliability of Ford Escorts.... I aquired mine when my parents bought a new car. Had 24000 miles or something. It didn't handle my driving style past 36000 miles, hehe . To compare, my style didn't really change after I bought my first Toyota 4x4. In fact, from 4wheeling it, my style probably gave a worse beating on the Toy. Got rid of it simply because I wanted something newer at 190,000 miles. Still ran like a top too.

If I had a Ford today, I sure wouldn't admit to it, hehe. They aren't as bad as GM products though. Can you say "no feeling!" with GM.

[Becky Rose]

Ahhh Ford, which we all already know stands for Fix Or Repair Daily. Nothing rattles quite like a Ford, nothing feels so ... mass produced ... then the car that practically invented mass production (although technically this was done by Adam Smith - a man with a pin fascination...)

Or indeed a Jaguar XK, the Ford Modeo with a stylised body. To somebody who'd driven a Jaguar made by Jaguar the difference is stark, it feels like the Ford that it is.

There's something just, rattly or clunky about Fords, if you've tasted refinement and you take a sip of Ford it's like driving a car that was pieced together out of stock components, it just isn't quite 'in sync'.

So no, i'd hate to own a Ford. I have far better uses of my time, like moaning at the repair bill on my Saab.

[spankmeyer]

Is this another gay-thread?

[Xaid0n]

Originally Posted by thisnameistaken

I call cars by Ford's names, regardless of whether they're a Ford or not. It makes it easier because you don't have to remember a million crap car names.The Fiat Focus is the one I like the sound of best. BMW Mondeo sounds a bit weird.

Chevrolet Mondeo