MustangGT66

Merger would be the final for American car companies. Pay attention to your customers and your dealerships. Service is KING. I am speaking for someone who is an avid FORD fan. However, FORD has disappointed our family for the past several years. Door handles that come off on a 2005 Escape with less than 1000 miles, speaker systems that rattle, stereos with constant static, poor alignment causing premature tire wear, cars that require engine overhaul at less than 20, 000 miles? Cars that have engine lights coming on with less than 15,000 miles? Recall after recall after recall - forget it! These are all things that happened to a avid FORD family? Continously having to take time from work, spending Saturdays' at the dealer getting this or that fixed. When we go to buy our next Ford, we are told no chance to get one because you're on a waiting list that really doesn't exist. Come on FORD, what reason would I continue to be a FORD fan and even more so if you merge with one of your long time competitive forces? No thanks. It's 2006 and time for us to buy another new car. Care to guess where we will not be going? 2005 Ford Escape (door handle, stereo problems, alignment, new tires, speaker rattles at 28,000 miles) 2002 Mercury Sable (Red) (had 28,000 miles when engine required overhaul) 2002 Mercury Sable (Silver) (contstanly engine light on - no dealer could locate problem. Ended up giving this car back to Ford/Mercury) 2000 Mercury Mountaineer (stereo required replacement, engine RPM sensor, engine oil sensor, engine temp sensor) Has 57,000 miles on it today. 1996 Ford F150 4x4 (has 8,250 miles on it - recently recalled) BTW - also have '66 Mustang GT and '77 Cobra II - 68k and 33k respectively - No problems!!! And we have a 2003 Acura TLS, 1991 Honda Accord - The Accord has 232,000 miles !! Of course, you could say it was the owner and maintenance - yeah, uh huh. FORD get your quality act together and we'll take another look. P.S. I want a Shelby, have the money - but could not get any dealers to even consider putting us on the waiting list. I am not going to beg to buy a car.....sorry. Good luck FORD - You've got some car models, especially the Mustang - however I have been reluctant to buy a car until the bugs are worked out.....sorry, but after several bad experiences, just not gonna' do it. So, rather than merge LOOK to your customers for the answer to bring FORD back to profitability.