Captainp4

I don't really care for the name either, but it won't effect sales with a product that good.

Ok. So everyone has stock vehicles with and you never see anyone without a plate? I don't know what you're problem is, but it was a legitimate question considering it looks like a complete hack job someone would do in their driveway. And maybe I missed it, but how exactly am I supposed to know what street that is?

People don't mod their trucks in Michigan?

how do we know its not some guy that decided to mod his current f150 to have the big fender flares? the guys out on the west coast do it all the time...

I agree with everyone saying its a good truck. It was a fun truck, did decently on mileage. With a few tweaks and updates it could be a great seller again. and if it doesn't grow much there is still room for an f100 between it and the f150.

just picked up another bronco haven't decided if i'm going to try to fix it or take the parts I need for my other one and part the rest out.

Looks great. Maybe the twinf..er.. ecoboost will make the next gen of the sport model.

shouldn't they wait until the new one is out to bash this one?

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My parents had one of those, it was a pretty nice car. At the time I thought it was cool looking. Now when I look at them i think "what were they thinking?". Had the sable version of the latest generation Taurus too (before the 500 Taurus), was decently reliable, very comfy and pretty quick.

I can sit in the engine bay on my '78 and work on it theres so much space. My dad has a '95 pickup and its still pretty roomy in there. The '00 f150 was terrible to work on, superduties are pretty bad too, though I haven't been under the hood much on them at all. I wonder if theres anyway to direct airflow so that it passes over the engine/radiators and then flows under the truck (kind like a formula 1 car) without it costing a fortune. Skid/splash plates underneath can help too. There's a lot of different things that can be done to get the fuel economy up, but none of them by their selves make too much difference I don't think.

It could work. I think if you make them the green brand they would have to be offered only with hybrids. Ford could still have the hybrid option, but if you want a mercury its going to be a hybrid. If it fails, so what? Try something else with the brand or kill it off, its not like its holding Ford together.

4x4 thing doesn't make much sense to me. If he's going to be that close to the limit of the vehicle that 4x4/4x2 would put it out of its towing capability then its probably time to step up to a larger vehicle. Could aways pick up a used psd excursion

The mythbusters thing was about the idiots driving around with their tailgates down, I believe. Most people that go with the full caps report an increase in mileage from what I've seen on FTE.

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so does the hybrid get the 2.5 as well?

I think I read that the second generation hybrid system is supposed to be very flexible, so I'd guess we would see it start to spread out across all the platforms, but I'm sure someone else knows better than me. Hydraulic hybrid systems sound very cool, but I read on here Ford is having trouble keeping cost/weight down on the system? Seems like a much better system than electric.

Alright, cool. I was confused :huh: lol I think there are some after market products to make punching the lock out harder to do (since the sd handles are plastic and all). I don't know if there's anything for the ignition though. They can still break the windows to get in.

Not sure if you're rolling your eyes at me or why.. I personally like the new superduty's. I hated them when I first saw them, but they've grown on me. I still think the '05-'07 were some of the best looking trucks Ford ever put out though. My point was people that need these trucks (that'd be me and my family and all the other people that make a living or tow heavy loads with these things.. look at my sig incase you don't believe me) aren't going to care if it "looks bug-eyed" or not.

I also found it strange when I found out the SD didn't have the PATsystem. My buddy's '01 focus has it. My '00 f150, '06 mazda3 and I think even my '99 ranger had it. Only downside to the system is expensive keys. and you need to get a tow to the dealer if you loose the keys. and sales are up for the SD from what I've heard. Yeah, it doesn't look as good as the '05-'07 but no one that needs one of these trucks cares what it looks like.

My mom owns a cr-v and I've driven it a few times. I don't know how it sells at all. Its uncomfortable, slow, handles like poo, I personally think its hideous (subjective, I know.. ). I've no direct experience with the escape, but based on that alone the I think I'd rather have the escape.

rofl a liberal that wants to spend less money.. right hey nick, have you heard of Ron Paul? He sounds like a guy you could get in to. Everyone should check him out and listen to what he has to say, sounds strange when you first hear it, but keep listening and you'll realize all he's doing is telling the truth, something other politicians don't do a whole lot of.

I've had 5 fords total here is my first one.. '99 ranger having a little fun offroad. great truck until the vulcan threw a rod after that I got the '00 f150.. not quite as fun offroad. just too big for that stuff, but a reliable truck it was. Then the '06 mazda3 for gas mileage, loved the back roads in this car. still needed to get my wheelin' in, so I picked up a '78 bronco.. Then I realized I was either going to kill myself or get a really big ticket having so much fun on those back roads in the mazda and that I needed something to tow the wheeling rig to the trails, so I traded it in for an '03 superduty. more than you asked for, but I like to show my vehicles, lol :shades: ps any way to make the images full size?

someone say brake stand? Its all about the transmission, they have terrible gearing behind them. Oh and the v10 is better than the 460 any way you slice it, especially the 3v. More power, better fuel economy. Someone was asking about the tq curve on the v10.. I think its 95% of peak by 2k rpm.. its pretty damn flat. I should've never sold that truck

hm, is there really room for another small fwd car with the verve?