Most of the Ford dealers where I live have changed hands in the past 5 years and they've all been downgrades. These dealer groups have the worst customer service. Also, it seems like the professional car salesman is going extinct. Last time I went to the dealer to look around the only "salesman" in the showroom was this overweight woman covered in tattoos and piercings who didn't seem to care at all about making a sale. They just hire anyone now. 

My dad bought nothing but Fords, and the closest we ever came to really bonding was over talking about Fords and looking at Fords and watching Fords in NASCAR.

I've loved Fords since the 70s mustangs and F100s.  I just prefer Ford styling and features like the door keypad, racing heritage and race cars, Raptors and Mustang performance vehicles.   I've owned 2 rangers, 2 fusions, 1 f150, 2 explorers, expedition, aviator, lincoln ls, edge, escape, mkx and nautilus.  Plus 3 Focuses for the kids.      My favorite Fords are the 70 mustang boss 302 in grabber blue with black stripes, 77 F100 Ranger XLT SWB red/black and any Ford GT.

So much for the entry level cars breed loyalty crowd.  Great vehicles breed not only loyalty but also conquests at all price points.

Ford tops the loyalty rankings:   https://fordauthority.com/2026/03/ford-loyalty-topped-all-other-mainstream-automakers-in-2025/?utm_source=fordauthority.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=ford-authority-daily-digest-for-march-2-2026&_bhlid=a4f216e9ec902c6379289507c456631be9719e3a   While there is plenty of ragging on Ford here in the Blue Oval Forums, most of us are Ford enthusiasts and bleed blue. Might be interesting if we tell some stories of why we are Ford loyalists.   For me, it is primarily two things. First, I greatly admired the company for not taking a government bailout during the great recession.  Second, I love the long Ford history and the enduring Ford family connection with the company that exists to this day.   My first car was a 1975 orange Pinto station wagon. It was my college car and wish I still had it. Lots of memories. After several more Fords,  I then foolishly strayed and tried some GM/Chrysler products but ultimately came back and have remained in the Ford camp. No plans to leave at this point and I'll still love the company even if they don't build a hybrid Ranger for me.

That’s about 12 hours/day charging on average with the level 2 charger he mainly uses. 

I can't tell what make most SUV's are, especially the foreign brands. I can tell most GM and Ford SUV's apart.

I love how it's just us guessing different religions because they're all unhinged lol. 

I and my father have gotten gotten 190K to 480K miles on all our 7 or 8 Fords (some owned simultaneously), ranging from a 1953 Custom to a 2005 Taurus. They lasted/have lasted 12 to 21 years. Will the Mustang last that long?

Nope, it’s the Hasidic Jewish community