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http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...316/1149/AUTO01

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...1/71120016/1014

If the US government can't run health care how can they run the armed forces, highways, schools, postal systems or any other programs such as police and judical and prison systems? Seems health care is at least as important as roads. 4d4evr :happy feet:

Do you have a link?

Took my 2000 Ranger in for the recall on the master cylinder today and my wife and I walked the lot. ""Dale Jarrett Ford in Charlotte, NC."" My wife really like the new lite sage on the new Taurus. I think color can make a difference on the lot and on the road!!! :hyper:

I think the year over year declines are the result of closing Atlanta last October. Sure, that is not all of it but I think I remember someone saying 17% of total monthly Ford sales. If that is correct then we are not that far off. Another way to look at is month to month sales, does anyone have that data.

The local L/M dealer is out of stock. I live in Charlotte, NC which is a pretty large market and there are less than 15 new cars and trucks. That includes Lincoln and Mercury. Don't know what is up but they just moved to new location in the last year and the inventory has dropped in the last mo.

How many people refuse to buy Taurus because of bucket seats. My brother has had Taurus, Sable or Grand Marquis since '88. He is now looking at Buick Lucerne to get bench seat. How many others? 4d4evr

Found some ideas on a gas tax and consequences. http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/10/pig...-manifesto.html Maybe worth the read.

Very well stated. Lets see if what we are doing is working or if there maybe a better tact. definition of an idiot, someone who keeps doing the same thing expecting different results. A. E.

I started this thread with very little knowledge about the manufacturing process. While I know this info is limited I want to thank all who provided their time. 4D4EVR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111 :hyper:

http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_displa...D2870790F1B3A16 Is this in the works for Ford? When?

Bought my first shares in '93 @ about $24. Continued to add thru '03. My adviser finally convinced me to sell all May '06 @ 7.90. Have done well with other investments since then, but feel it might have been a mistake. I believe, unless there is other info unknown that Ford has turned the corner. The quality improvements, better designs, different types of vehicles, Ford should see a steady increase. Remember the numbers -8% can all be explained by the old Taurus being dropped.

I think it is Ford's fault for putting that heavy I beam used as a sign post so close to the highway and should be sued for negligence. Actually, if the Hyundai had had a frame (BOF) the damage might not have been fatal.

Didn't they replace some older models with newer ones. Ford did this but seems to have had better launches. :happy feet:

I'm not certain about LeMans but I know they were @ Indy in the late '60's or early 70's and showed them how it was done.

I wonder if those (12,000) actually went to dealers or are sitting on a lot somewhere like all of the other cars and trucks not ordered by dealers? :shades:

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http://wardsauto.com/commentary/ford_jettisoning_jaguar/

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...41/TOC01ARCHIVE

The problem with flat month or slight dip in sales is that the sales numbers are compared to last year meaning that the 14% year over year amounts to a 1.2 percent gain month over month so they would really have to drop significanly to be flat.

LOYALTY STILL MATTERS TO ME 7/13/2006 COMMENTARY "Money talks. Loyalty walks.â€â€”Marty Smith, nascar.com, May 9, 2006 Dearborn, Mich. — I read the line above a few weeks back, as speculation about Dale Jarrett’s future was swirling in the media. It made me wince. It made me wish for a simpler day in the world of sports, when guys like Al Kaline or Joe DiMaggio played their entire careers for one baseball team. They became the living, breathing symbols of what was right with the game of baseball. When the sport was played more on the field, and less in arbitration. And it made me wonder: Does loyalty matter in racing anymore? Does anyone care? Well, I do. And I’m not going to mince words. Dale Jarrett leaving Robert Yates Racing bothers me. A guy like Dale, who we went to bat for in 1995 with Robert Yates to form the Quality Care/Ford Credit 88 team, and who we celebrated a 1999 Winston Cup title with, and who we helped open a successful Ford dealership, and who we trusted to test our new Taurus and new Fusion, and who we looked to as the living, breathing symbol of what was right with the Ford Racing program … is gone at the end of this year. I know many of you are as unhappy as I am about this. We’ve seen your e-mails and your notes on Internet message boards. But what’s done is done. As Marty Smith wrote, it appears money talked and loyalty walked. That said, I’d prefer to focus the rest of this column on those people who have been loyal … as kind of a tribute to them. Let’s look around today’s Ford Racing program and appreciate some of them: First off, say thanks to Jack Roush, who this year is celebrating his 40th anniversary of racing Fords. Jack started as a Ford engineer and in 1966 joined an employee group called the Fastbacks, who raced their Ford cars on the weekends. Forty years later, he and his teams have won championships for Ford in drag racing, sports car racing and all three classes of NASCAR. By the time you read this, we’ll have awarded Jack a Spirit of Ford Award for his achievements and … yes, his loyalty. What can we say about the Wood Brothers? More than 50 years of racing nothing but Ford Motor Company products. Their 97 NASCAR wins is still No. 1 on our list, and their class on and off the track is legendary. I feel like their family is truly part of our family. Robert Yates started his racing career at Holman-Moody in 1968, and when it came time to have his own team in 1988, he went with Ford and remains with us to this day. Robert’s son, Doug, parlayed his father’s knowledge of engines to head up the Roush-Yates Ford engine shop, which is the envy of NASCAR teams today. Rick Crawford and his Circle Bar truck racing team had an attractive offer to leave Ford when Toyota entered the Craftsman Truck Series a couple years back. Rick and his owner both felt that Ford had treated them right throughout the years, and decided not just to stay, but to also repaint their truck transporter as a rolling billboard for the Ford F-150. We will never forget that. John Force Racing remains fiercely loyal after coming to Ford in 1997. John, his drivers and his family are not just championship-quality people, but great ambassadors for us in drag racing. Mark Martin was going to reduce his schedule this year by running the Craftsman Truck Series, but his team needed him for one more year in Cup. Mark showed great loyalty to Jack Roush and Ford by not only staying on, but also proving he is still one of the sport’s best. He’s a Ford dealer, and a class act. Bob East had a chance to move with Lewis Racing into the Toyota USAC camp at the end of last year. But after posing this question to the media—“What kind of message would that send to my son?â€â€”he stayed with Ford and continues to oversee Ford’s driver development program while son Bobby competes in his rookie year in the Craftsman Truck Series. Those are just a few of the Ford people and teams right now who come to mind when I think about our current programs. If you think back through history, you’ll find even more people including Junie Donlavey and Bud Moore, Bill Stroppe, Bob Glidden, Jackie Stewart and even Mose Nowland, who is now working on 51 years of helping Ford racers win. I also know there’s a lot of you weekend and grassroots racers who are just as loyal. People who wouldn’t wear a bow tie, or switch to a Hemi, or drive a Toyota if it was free. Maybe we don’t thank people for their loyalty enough. So, as you send letters and write to message boards about those you feel have been disloyal, maybe it’s also time to send a note to those who have been loyal to Ford and the program. Thank them. Tell them how much you appreciate that loyalty. And let them know what it means to you. I appreciate your loyalty, and I thank you for it. Edsel B. Ford II is the Chairman of Team Ford Racing and Member No. 001

I had a '98 Taurus SE 3.0 Duratec that I traded a year ago with 130,000 miles and had the brake pads replaced one time with rotors turned. Changed oil only after 5,000 miles and never tuned up. Changed the trans fluid @ 120,000 miles. Put two sets of tires on and nothing else except the brake pedal sensor needed adjusting or replacing when traded. I drove the car hard, regularly seeing over 6500 rpms. Don't tell me they won't last..............

I have an '06 V6 and use mid grade with no spark knocking. I was told by the dealer that the chip can allow for a lower grade with the electronics. I will not have full power but will run fine.