and you call yourself a ford guy!

[fili450r]

however if a guy buys 2 or 3 fords, has lots of problems then buys a chev and it works great(not that it would ever happen) he'd be inclined to think chevs are better.

there is a problem here, because it has happened to me. my ranger has had nothing but problems, while my old jimmy sits rock solid.

by no means am i "brand loyal". but when i go "window shopping" (just for fun alot) i will normally go to a GM place first. i just like the looks and my father has always owned a chevy, so it just comes natural. then i will go to a ford place, i rarely go to a dodge place though.

as for chevy guys being "dicks" i find that its only the vette owners....

my father just bought a '94 mustang cobra, we have a '69 Cobra 427 replica in the barn, we have a honda powered dune buggy, two vw powered dune buggies, my ranger, my jimmy and a yukon. so we kinda have a variety of things.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

there is a problem here, because it has happened to me. my ranger has had nothing but problems, while my old jimmy sits rock solid.

by no means am i "brand loyal". but when i go "window shopping" (just for fun alot) i will normally go to a GM place first. i just like the looks and my father has always owned a chevy, so it just comes natural. then i will go to a ford place, i rarely go to a dodge place though.

as for chevy guys being "dicks" i find that its only the vette owners....

my father just bought a '94 mustang cobra, we have a '69 Cobra 427 replica in the barn, we have a honda powered dune buggy, two vw powered dune buggies, my ranger, my jimmy and a yukon. so we kinda have a variety of things.

interesting enough. i havent owned vehicles enough to decide what i really like but for now im stickin with ford.
i've met way too many ignorant dickheads who think chevy is the way to go to agree that corvette owners are the only dicks. most of the chev fans i know have s10's. and they are all shitheads.
they think that because their 4.3 200 horse v6's can just barely out accelerate my stock 2.9 140 horse v6 thats something to brag about.
pisses me off. they have over a liter displacement advantage and thats a fair race.
idiots.

also, im gonna have to look into tha ford bailout thing, cause im sure i've heard that before. im gonna have to check it.

 

[hoosier1104]

I have driven Chevy, Dodge, Honda and Ford. I bought the Chevy bc the price was right and that is it. I had a 87 CRX and loved it. I have had a LTD, 4.9 F-150 and now my Ranger. I loved my Durango as well but the 5.9 V8 was killing my wallet hince why I traded it in.

My dad has had several Ford truck and currently drives a 97 F-350 with a 7.2(I think)Navistar.

So I guess you could say I am brand loyal to Ford. Now I will buy nothing but Ford.

Save the RBV!

 

[jaymegriffiths]

I have driven Chevy, Dodge, Honda and Ford. I bought the Chevy bc the price was right and that is it. I had a 87 CRX and loved it. I have had a LTD, 4.9 F-150 and now my Ranger. I loved my Durango as well but the 5.9 V8 was killing my wallet hince why I traded it in.

My dad has had several Ford truck and currently drives a 97 F-350 with a 7.2(I think)Navistar.

So I guess you could say I am brand loyal to Ford. Now I will buy nothing but Ford.

Save the RBV!

that would be a 7.3
ok found a little about ford bailout in 06
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/10/ford-bailout-money-unnece_n_149824.html

 

[Bondo]

the only thing more beautiful than that is a jacked up 1977 f250 slinging mud. lol

I stand corrected.

 

[hoosier1104]

Ford received a bailout while G.W. Bush was in office. I am unsure of the year though.

I will still only buy Ford though.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

When did Ford get a bailout?

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEsCaJjMTOeQ&refer=home
and see previous link.
to the tune of over 23 billion, ford has recieved a bailout. however, it is very unknown.
it also has been beneficial to ford to not be recieving a bailout now as it raised stocks and confidence in the company persay.

 

[hoosier1104]

But Ford set up $23.5 billion worth of credit in 2006, and both Chief Executive Alan Mulally and Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. told The Associated Press on Tuesday they are confident that the borrowing, coupled with restructuring and new product plans, will get them through the recession without relying on the government.

I think they were right.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

I stand corrected.

lol yeeaaa!!!

Ford received a bailout while G.W. Bush was in office. I am unsure of the year though.

I will still only buy Ford though.

from what im readin sounds like 06

 

[hoosier1104]

I am also brand loyal on my motorcycle too. CBR FOR LIFE! Ride Red.

 

[fili450r]

I am also brand loyal on my motorcycle too. CBR FOR LIFE! Ride Red.

lol, i am brand loyal when it comes to bikes/quads....ride red or dont ride for me!

 

[jaymegriffiths]

I am also brand loyal on my motorcycle too. CBR FOR LIFE! Ride Red.

im gonna forget you mentioned that.
and relay you to this dommercial...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHXfV1p7KU8
i know it chevy but its funny

 

[hoosier1104]

lol, i am brand loyal when it comes to bikes/quads....ride red or dont ride for me!

CBR's are built not bought like the R6, R1, GSXR, Hayabusa and the Kawi crap.

 

[hoosier1104]

im gonna forget you mentioned that.
and relay you to this dommercial...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHXfV1p7KU8
i know it chevy but its funny

Yes it is funny but Chevy does not make motorcylces that I can recall. Honda is HUGE on the TT circuit. The Isle of Man TT the top 5 where all CBR's. Ride Red or Go Home.

On another forum I frequent, one of the members brought up this very important observation 'A Harley owner once said to me that I can stop in any motor parts store in any state and fix my bike.' His response 'At least my bike will make it to my destination without breaking down.' Eat it Harley owners.

 

[souldoubt88]

I dont think I would call that a bailout per se.....

It has been able to survive because Alan Mulally, the chief executive, secured $23 billion in commercial loans in 2006 in return for securitising all of Ford's assets, even including the blue logo that sits on the front of its vehicles.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article5611933.ece#
thats a commercial loan not a gov't bailout.
They also got some money (5 billion i think) from the DOE, but that was also a loan and Nissan got some too.