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In this thread are some pictures of Euro mini-van's... not sure if you'd like them http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/40969-transit-connect-2011-updates/page__pid__644263&do=findComment&comment=644263

Database back up? Shortly after you posted this RMC, I started a google search.. thing to remember is VIN's.. A japanese car will have a different code.. But how to access on a national basis and for free? It's an idea. but I don't know how to go about a comprehensive list that would be factual.

but Bud's articles were

I would just read it for the gratuitous sexual articles of the hot damn and the drunken orgy's.. Once GM did the bankruptcy it was like Pete committed Harri-Kari. and I never went back. . Maybe he's down at Moe's sulking with Barney...

Economy WILL get better and I am gonna bet that GM just might enter that second Chapter11 and guess what.. NO one will care this next time. The industry can then withstand GM's departure. So it's ALL GOOD! naww Damn chinese will be the new local GM salespeople.

Kudo's to parkave231 had to share this here; I have a friend named Torque. He's a good friend of mine, and in the past we always shared plenty of laughs. Today, though, he's...changed. Back when he was young, Torque was voted "Most Dependable" at Woodward Avenue High. When new people came, he was always there at the low end providing all the help he could to make sure everything went without a hitch. But of course, like all of the "nerdy" kids in high school, Torque was always outshone by the football team's quarterback, Horsepower. HP, as most everyone called him, was much more showy. Sure, he wasn't as smart, and really didn't care to help you until the very top end of your range, but all the girls flocked to him since he had the looks. So as my friend Torque grew up, he started to recede further and further from the limelight. Part of this is attributable to the fact that normal people didn't quite know what to make of him. When someone hears "Horsepower," they can instantly picture a horse pulling something heavy, and think of the sheer power involved. But when someone hears "Torque," they usually think of a skin disease or those funny-shaped screws. Once Torque matured and entered the working world, he decided to go into the accounting department. HP, of course, ended up in "marketing." While HP always garnered the attention and adoration of the general public, Torque was down in the depths of the Power Company's organization. Occasionally he'd get one of those spot awards, earning him a gift certificate to Chili's. And every five years he'd get a $100 bonus for his tenure with the company. Torque still performed his job extremely well, and was always there to help out at the low end of every project. Torque always generated stellar performance numbers, but just like in high school, the cute girls flocked to HP. At the Power Company, Torque worked closely with Pushrod, who was in the Power Delivery department. Pushrod worked just as hard as Torque, and the two formed a very close bond. Torque relied on Pushrod to make things happen, and Pushrod provided a stable system to deliver power to the customers. One day, though, Pushrod came to Torque with some devastating news. "Well, my friend," he said, "I've just found out I'm being let go." "That's horrible!" said Torque. "What happened? It can't be your performance." "No," said Pushrod, "it's those greedy corporate marketing bastards. They've decided to outsource my job to the Overhead Cam Company in Hyderabad, India." Torque knew what this meant for him, but tried to make the best of it. He remembered what had happened to other long-tenured employees such as Carburetor, Distributor, 8-Track, and the mail boy, Points. HP by this time was CEO of the company, his stature increasing every year as his numbers grew. HP said that nothing would change -- the customers would still get their power from the same Power Company, there would be no reduction in service, and the quality would still be the same. It was rough at first. The OHC folks said they spoke English, but the accents were extremely heavy. Certain euphemisms and acronyms meant nothing to them. Torque found himself redoing, several times, the work he gave to the OHC people, since they would constantly lose it. Additionally, the customers weren't getting the same results from the lower-end output as they used to. But HP didn't care -- OHC was cheaper. His numbers were the biggest now, and the OHC folks would work into the very highest ranges without complaint. Torque's numbers continued to remain strong, but he found himself working harder and harder, higher and higher in the power band, to keep up with HP. He began to lose more of his hair, and his stress level increased such that he is now on prescription medication for high blood pressure. But Torque continues to show up at the office every day, and works his butt off making sure that the India people don't screw things up too badly. Torque ran into Pushrod the other day. He hadn't been able to find any work; nobody seemed interested in picking up someone so close to retirement. Kids on the street would say, "Hey, mister, aren't you Pushrod? You used to be a big star!" And he'd often reply, "I AM big. It's the engines that got small." Pushrod was fading away fast, remembered by a select few, the ones who you knew really cared about power delivery systems. And Torque? Well, Torque has managed to hang on long enough to begin a renaissance. He always wondered whether he should have accepted an overseas assignment with the Diesel Power Company, but had too many family commitments to make that happen. Even though HP really didn't care about Torque, one day Torque was selected for a new unit in the Power Company -- the Forced-air Induction Department. When I saw Torque last week, he looked a lot better than he had. He actually had a small grin on his face, and said his career had been given a boost he needed. Because his department was still relatively new, some of the long-time, heavy-duty power users were unsure of the viability of the department. But so long as there are people like me willing to give the Forced-air Induction Department a chance, I have a feeling my friend Torque will do just fine in the coming years.

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Then that is the whole purpose of this, Incentives and promotions, depending upon where you live. Blanket statements do no one any good, because me saying I just got >30MPG in my F-series without qualifications tends to hurt the topic. anyways it was while on a round trip to work and I was going downhill both ways

X-Plan 2011 Milan Hybrid 300A I4 FWD incentive $1500 X-Plan 2011 Milan Hybrid 301A I4 FWD incentive $1500 X-Plan 2010 Milan Hybrid 300A I4 FWD incentive $3000 A-Z plan the same X-Plan 2011 Mariner Hybrid 4x2 500A incentive $1500 X-Plan 2011 Mariner Hybrid 4WD 500A incentive $1500 X-Plan 2011 Mariner Hybrid 4x2 501A incentive $1500 X-Paln 2011 Mariner Hybrid 4WD 501A incentive $1500 X-Paln 2010 Mariner Hybrid N2K 500A incentive $1500 X-Plan 2010 Mariner Hybrid N3K 500A incentive $1500 X-Plan 2010 Mariner Hybrid N2K 501A incentive $1500 X-Paln 2010 Mariner Hybrid N3K 501A incentive $1500 A-Z plan the same 2 Purchase incentives do not include Ford Credit Bonus Cash. Ford Credit Bonus cash requires Ford Credit financing or lease contract. Not all buyers will qualify. See dealer for residency restrictions, qualifications and complete details. To view details on incentives for a specific trim, click on the appropriate trim level.

OR the case I'm following, Canine officer receives a call that he has to serve a warrant on someone, so he jumps in his Crown Vic and barrels off to just serve a warrant about 12 noon on a Saturday, He was called into work for this. FOUR motorcyclists are sitting IN traffic in the left lane, unable to move, an EMPTY left turn lane to their left is open, no one in it.. The officer plows into them at 70 MPH; killing 1 sending 2 others to the hospital. Over Twenty other police ended up at that scene, 3 of which are very high top dogs, TWO hours later they give the officer a blood test at a facility and he registers .19 Blood alcohol. Then they went after the person who was just parked in front of the motorcyclists to see if they could prove he might have been drinking and had something to do with it. Two days later the prosecutor throws out the drunken driving charge on the officer, because not one policeman took him to an APPROVED facility for the test. This just happened in Aug.

They do care. They will be repainting your roof. They already know it wasn't good enough for you the first time and are going to redo it. I'm pretty sure, you get even a mediocre paint/prep guy he will be cautious to do a good job.. Just baby the paint for at least 80 days before you wax it. And go to the stores owner and tell him about that wheel. Good luck to you.

GM has decided to take a page right out of the Toyoda play book from here on out... I've already seen it, so watch for a lot more in the future. Was a time I was on the bandwagon to see them survive, but not like this now.

Ahhh.. Such a common face seen a lot but I honestly could NOT recall the name.

Best get yer Ranger now, but don't bury it like a '59 Plymouth in a vault. I think that Ranger will have a long long life after they are gone.. It breaks my heart.. Well one thing is sure, I doubt any people were actually conceived in one.. RangerClassicClub woohoo.. damn you Ford, you kilt an icon.

Here is how Freep.com is reporting the Ranger Demise Although by some comments, looks like some posters here are also posting there, with the 90% figures.