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I agree about the Escape (for her in this particular case) but at this point I think you need to simply present the options and let her choose, right or wrong. It will still be your fault if she ends up not liking it down the road but at least this way you can say "I let you pick it!". I gave up trying to reason with my wife a long time ago. They just don't think like that. What makes sense today may not make sense tomorrow. Whay they like today they may hate tomorrow. And no matter what they choose - it's your fault.

Always always always check to make sure they're using the right oil and filter no matter who does it. It will be on the receipt.

Agreed. Of course then they'll just complain that it isn't offered standard from the factory like the MKZ sport tires.

That just means it can get a DOT rating - 3, 4 or 5 and as long as it's DOT 3, 4 or 5 then it's legal. DOT doesn't place any restrictions on which type of fluid can be used - they leave it up to the vehicle mfr.

Guess they used that NAPA know-how to find a more trustworthy team to sponsor.

That's why I said "most" not "all". The big ones tend to get fixed with new parts. Some of the smaller ones (switches, trim pieces, regulators, etc.) do not get fixed. Would you get rid of your F150 just because of the window switches?

Not sure I'd call it a giant leap forward......

Race-spec fluid actually exceeds DOT regs but the one thing you cannot do is mix fluid types. I could also see the factory accidentally putting in regular fluid instead of race-spec fluid or more likely an unknowing consumer who doesn't bother to read the OM doing it. If the owner wants to take it to the track, they can easily swap the fluid themselves.

So - problems with an Explorer (tranny), Magnum (fuel economy), Taurus (tranny) and now an Escape (fuel economy). Those things only have 2 things in common - the driver and the maintenance provider. While it's certainly possible these were all coincidental and unrelated, it's certainly suspicious that the same problems are occuring on totally different vehicles (Explorer/Taurus - tranny, Magnum/Escape - fuel economy).

Exactly. It's based on the vehicle design and where it's most convenient.

Most of the issues should not reoccur once they're fixed (gas tank, software, trim problems, etc.). Just curious what types of problems you're expecting down the road?

Welcome! Does your company produce concrete or do you sell products or services made with concrete?

That sounds really painful!

Which is why it needs to move to CD4

It's a place designed for safekeeping of valuables since NOBODY ever looks at it any more.

We really need that sarcasm font.......

It's easy to generate short term optimism, especially if you manipulate sales and invent your own accounting practice. Has nothing to do with the long term viability of the business. MCI survived for quite awhile based on lies and deceipt before it caught up with them. And almost took some of their competitors with them trying to keep up with their falsified financial performance.

You and your silly logic...........

Fix your sarcasm detector........

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

Exactly. Not sure if you really need two.

Nah - I'm done. I'm going to go out and hit my head against a brick wall - it will hurt less and be more productive.

Chrysler 300 is a halo car? Solstice and Sky? How did that work out? I rest my case.

You're hilarious........and delusional. I'm done.

That says that because Audi is selling the higher volume lower priced vehicles so well at such good profit that it can afford to now work on lower volume niche vehicles. Or, you know, exactly what we've been saying that Lincoln should do.