Your truck is a piece of ass regardless of it being American or not. How much horsepower do those cool white flames add?
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Your truck is a piece of ass regardless of it being American or not. How much horsepower do those cool white flames add?
I honestly don't care how people view my post. Really, I don't. I'm just being honest with my opinion. I dont like foreign vehicles, never have, never will. I have the same view on some of GM's products, Pontiac for example. Complete garbage, across the entire line. A slight exemption for the GTO, but the last decent Pontiac was built somewhere in the early/mid 70's.
Now, there is some foreign stuff that looks nice, I like the A5 & 330, they look good, drive fine, but for me to buy one it would never happen.
My next car will probably be a 2012 Roush Mustang, or some version of the Boss/Mach/CS whatever package thing they keep talking about adding. Who knows.
ohhh were soooo sowy did we hurt your wittle feewings? auhhh go take your truck with the kewl flame job for a joy ride.
thank you, I appreciate your honesty. no really I do.
the paint was there when I bought it, the 3.3L twin turbo's under them flames make good hp.
i have no feelings to hurt so not sure where your going with this.
Detroit has closed quite a few factories in case you haven't noticed
Ford has many overseas factories
The frame on the Tundra is great. Please let me know when your ranger hits 350k miles though!
That's a total load of s***. If any of that is even true, you must be blind for buying a truck with flames, and/or completely retarded for putting twin turbos in a POS truck.
it probably wont get to 350k as quickly as the tundra did but its at almost 80k, i dont drive it that much.
Is the GlassHouse still there in Detroit? (glasshouse is Ford world hq)
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LOL! This thread is cracking me up. Who cares what other people drive? Last I checked, this is a free ***** country. Drive what you want to drive and let others do the same. 
For the record, my F150 was built in Michigan and my Honda motorcycle was built in Ohio.
For the record, my F150 was built in Michigan and my Honda motorcycle was built in Ohio.
It's fair to have your own opinions, and so will other members when you post publicly on a community forum. Just because you think something is "junk" doesn't mean that's what others have to accept. You open yourself to criticism especially when you post something that is based solely on your personal opinion, than actual facts.
Getting back on topic, I'm very much a fan of the new generations of the Mustang especially since they brought back the 5.0. The "Eleanor" is definitely my favorite though.
I dunno, the way they do the 05-09 stangs to look like the 68 from the movie, some things fit it, somethings dont. im not a big fan of that. now the Bullitt is more my style.
(no one has to accept my opinion, but that opinion is based on actual experiences.)
What are "tough tootsies" anyway? Tootsie Rolls tend to melt, not harden. Unless of course they're in the freezer, but why would someone do that?!
anything from japan and china is JUNK, german stuff is junk that costs to much.
id rather push an american car or walk then drive or ride in anything else.
While i disagree with some of what you said i love your cars, i love american cars too and its nice to see someone that does also
P.S. im trying to get a SHO or a grand prix gtp
My Kia was build in georgia lol
A dragstrip is not "the track." A track is "the track." The dragstrip is just a tiny driveway where the crappy cars that can't turn have to go to make noise.
I really dont get involved in arguments on threads but i must here. I saw the cars you liked on your website and they are nice, do you own them or have owned them? But back on topic, I know people hate American Cars because they think they are crap and cant turn and while i admit that some are (5.0 mustang from 80's can't corner)
There are some that are awesome beautiful machines. For example, i was at a race track and a BMW M5, a very nice car and a Porsche cayman s got destroyed on the Oval track by two camaros.
I'm not saying that the porsche and BMW are bad but im saying that neither are the American cars. They are not only good for drag racing, and i dont like the stereotype that they are. Look at the the late 90's Taurus SHO, one of my favorite cars. Some, may think its a POS while others can truly appreciate the car.
Its by far not the fastest car ever and would get smoked by the Porsche and BMW in the Quarter mile too but what im trying to get across is that people should look past the badge. This car has an amazing V8 in it and its an incredible car in my opinion. After looking at the cars on your website i can see that you are one who appreciates a car for what it is also.
I wish the stereotyping of cars would stop.
I attached some pics, and not to just be partial to American cars, the M5 was beaten by an Rx-8
The second pic is just cool because the Green Camaro caught on fire, they put it out and it took second place
The finishing order was
1. Silver Camaro
2. Green Camaro
3. Porsche Cayman S
The Porsche was exceptionally smooth though
Edit: Nugget, the bulk of this response was not aimed at you, but everyone (and not in a malicious/hate way)
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Well I wrenched my first truck and it was a Ford. Had lots of issues with it over and over again.
Now I wrench my Jeep. So yea I do most of the maintenance on my Jeep and I guess I have a white collar job.
Personally though if I buy another car it's not going to be American. I'll probably by a Honda because they're reliable and they've got cheap parts. Not to mention that most of the American cars that are out now with the exception of the more high end muscle cars and sport cars they all look like ass. Ford has some okay looking cars but I'm done with that company.
All cars have stupid designs on them. I'd say foreign cars were generally more reliable and better engineered. However I'd say that American trucks were more reliable and better built than foreign trucks. I'd also say that offroad vehicles are definitely superior here. But cars....meh our cars suck for the most part.
When I say this, it goes in perspective: My father was not a redneck, he was a fairly well respected and well educated person - on the subject of Japan he even lived there a couple of years. However, he was a Ford guy, and because of that I've grown up with him driving his Fords.
I also grew up in the Bay Area of California, in a town where the most popular cars are Nissans, Toyotas, and Hondas.
That said, I don't understand the stigma about Japanese cars being these finely built automobiles with impeccable build quality and solid reliability. I see them on the side of the road about as often as I see cars built by European and "American" brands on the side of the road.The newest vehicle I've seen on the side of the road with the hood up (obviously not working) was a 2007+ Nissan Titan.
Granted, I've seen lots of beater Japanese cars with a couple of hundred thousand miles on them going around. I've also seen about as many ancient "American" cars going around with hundreds of thousands of miles as well. For example, the majority of taxis out here are retired cop cars with 500,000+ miles on them. XD
That, and a lot of the busses I've seen on the road with ridiculous mileage numbers are running "American" engines......
I don't really see the big deal, and I'm not going to make statements about reliability with second hand+ knowledge. However, I can say that my family (and some of my friends) have various "American" cars that run perfectly fine.
We just sold our 1995 Mercury, it had 130,000 miles and was running great! The current owner is pleased with it (and he got a hell of a deal, the interior was much nicer than any 95 Toyota or Honda I've seen and it was about half the price).
The 300C has been great, when I discuss it with strangers they always seem to think it's a brand new one when it's a bit over 4 years old. At the price I paid, I only could've gotten a slower, smaller car with fewer features. The Hemi + mercedes transmission combination is a rather well respected one out there and both parts are well known for their reliability, plus it's pretty easy to work on.
And then there's the handling - all I can say is it's extremely underrated in that department, particularly by stupid people that go rent the base 2.7 and think that a 300C or SRT8 handles exactly the same. *sigh* If stock isn't enough, there is a suspension kit that the car can pull 0.99 gs with (and maybe better).
I also grew up in the Bay Area of California, in a town where the most popular cars are Nissans, Toyotas, and Hondas.
That said, I don't understand the stigma about Japanese cars being these finely built automobiles with impeccable build quality and solid reliability. I see them on the side of the road about as often as I see cars built by European and "American" brands on the side of the road.The newest vehicle I've seen on the side of the road with the hood up (obviously not working) was a 2007+ Nissan Titan.
Granted, I've seen lots of beater Japanese cars with a couple of hundred thousand miles on them going around. I've also seen about as many ancient "American" cars going around with hundreds of thousands of miles as well. For example, the majority of taxis out here are retired cop cars with 500,000+ miles on them. XD
That, and a lot of the busses I've seen on the road with ridiculous mileage numbers are running "American" engines......
I don't really see the big deal, and I'm not going to make statements about reliability with second hand+ knowledge. However, I can say that my family (and some of my friends) have various "American" cars that run perfectly fine.
We just sold our 1995 Mercury, it had 130,000 miles and was running great! The current owner is pleased with it (and he got a hell of a deal, the interior was much nicer than any 95 Toyota or Honda I've seen and it was about half the price).
The 300C has been great, when I discuss it with strangers they always seem to think it's a brand new one when it's a bit over 4 years old. At the price I paid, I only could've gotten a slower, smaller car with fewer features. The Hemi + mercedes transmission combination is a rather well respected one out there and both parts are well known for their reliability, plus it's pretty easy to work on.
And then there's the handling - all I can say is it's extremely underrated in that department, particularly by stupid people that go rent the base 2.7 and think that a 300C or SRT8 handles exactly the same. *sigh* If stock isn't enough, there is a suspension kit that the car can pull 0.99 gs with (and maybe better).
just picked up the new family car because wife said it was time to........
Is that a Honda Accord saloon? It looks like the European one, so I'll probably be wrong.
Now you girls stop that right now. You're all pretty!
How about some NSX pics from The Dragon? I gotta get back up there soon!
How about some NSX pics from The Dragon? I gotta get back up there soon!
The GTO? You mean like this GTO, that was built in Australia...
Yeah, that's a Holden. Super fine car, the more I look at it, the more I like it. Too bad you can't get them here anymore.
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