rstang1999

Thanks guys. It seems like not too many people are having vibration problems so I'm going to go forward and buy one.

I'm looking into buying a new f150 screw, but I'm a little worried about the road vibration problem that some owners are reporting. After the run around I got from Ford with the 1999 Cobra I'm being a bit cautious. So a few questions if you own an 04 - 06 screw. 1. Do you have a road vibration problem? If you do - A. What bed length? B. 4WD or 2WD? C. What brand of tires are on the truck? D. Did balancing or changing the tires fix the problem? Thanks-

You know the funny thing is when I lived in North Dakota I had a 65 Step Side with a positraction rear end (Detroit Locker) and I never had problems in the snow or ice. That truck went any where any time!

I'm wondering the same thing. I had a 97 with limited slip which did "ok" in snow and 98 4WD (still have) which does great in snow. I am tired of the fuel economy of the 4WD. It is a fuel sucking pig. The two wheel drive actually got fairly acceptable fuel mileage. What I'm wondering is how well the traction control works on the new trucks? I can safely say the 4WD drive was not worth the extra money or fuel I have spent over the last eight years. My .02.

Yea I'm torn. How are the new trucks doing on gas mileage? I need the towing capacity. I may just drop the 4WD and go with traction control to pick up a couple of miles to the gallon.

That was funny. Even funnier is I still want to buy a Ford. I'm just waiting in the wings for Quality to become job one again. They had it right or almost right in the early nineties. I must admit I have not bought a new Ford since 2000. Bought two BMWs, but they have their own problems. Great cars until they are five to six years old then they seem to implode. :rolleyes:

This is an interesting set of comments because Ford did not help me with three lemons in a row. Sure they flew engineers out to look at the problems, but I was stuck with the cars. After a six month fight they lemoned one only to give me a worse car. It became a BMW.

You're a little outdated on the BMW HP, but that's ok I generally agree with you. By the way BMW way under rates their horse power. ;-0

Aw yes I remember why I left this list a few years ago...Too many little kids. BTW: Mister 100k GT 500 doesn't care about value, he/she wants the car and can afford it. 100k is not going to dent his wallet one way or the other. Well a little on the volume thing - The purpose of the GT - 500 / GT - 350 is to create demand for the primary product line. The mustang - same logic applies that made the car a performance enthusiast hit 40 years ago. Remember that it was initially launched as an economy car for secretaries in 64 ½. The GT performance cars are marketing tools. Limiting production ensures the cars maintain value and become collector’s items and help to maintain the mystique of the mustang. Don't expect Ford to change this practice any time soon. Unfortunately I bought the 99 Cobra with this idea in mind and got a lemon instead of a collector car. They didn't get that one right.

Sounds like you got a good one. My 98 gets 13 highway and around 8 towing a heavy load. A good tail wind and keeping it down to 65 I can squeek 17 - 18 mpg out of it. If I go over 70 the gas mileage drops considerably. I average about 13.5 mpg cty/hgwy.

Ford engineering and management: I want you to note the progression over time and the deteriation in quality of your vehicles. Starting in about the mid-nineties is when I noticed a real fall off in quality to the point of losing me as a customer. I have not bought a vehicle from you since 2000. I have bought a few BMWs. Give me a reason to come back. I want to buy American cars, but I don't have the time to deal with problem vehicles and really don't like wasting money. Ron

I just wanted to add my two cents to this thread. Serious quality problems got me out of Fords. Here is a list of the new fords I have bought and the problems: 1. 1987 Escort - Computers Computers - heater core problems. 2. 1992 Escort - This was a good car - window regulator constantly went bad. 3. 1993 Escort - Ok car no real problems. 4. 1995 Thunderbird - Great car, soft paint. It scratched if you went within five foot of the car. 5. 1997 Taurus, Couldn't keep a front set of brakes on it without the rotors warping. Rattled like crazy going down the road. 6. 1998 F150 - Sliding window frame cracked, can't keep a set of rotors on it, rust, rust, rust at two years old. Tranfer case went south at 40k miles. 6. 1999 Cobra - Don't get me started- six month fight to lemon - the replacement car was worse. Bought a BMW and took a ten thousand dollar hit trading the second lemon in. Car of my dreams for twenty years was a steaming pile of crap. Want to give me a ten thousand dollar credit towards a new car? 7. Bought my daughter a 2000 focus. What was not wrong with this car? What a giant peace of junk. Headliner, carpet, engine, transmission. What wasn't wrong with this car? Three years old and 30k miles the dealership gave her 2k for the car on trade in and sent it to auction. This was a bigger lemon than my Cobras. So now I sit here ready to buy a new truck and I'm wondering if I'm going to get another vehicle that's a lemon or has Ford focused on quality? Should I just buy a Honda or Toyota pickup? Ron Thompson Formerly a loyal, but screwed customer. oops forgot another lemon, 97 f150 - bad transmission. rebuilt twice decided to trade it in on the 98 f150. And no they never fixed the transmission problem. Ron Thompson Formerly a loyal, but screwed customer.