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A Ford is considered “reliable” now? I suppose the Ford psyops are working. Buddy in the independent repair shop business cites Fords as his most profitable ve
by xyst 2y ago
A Ford is considered “reliable” now? I suppose the Ford psyops are working.
Buddy in the independent repair shop business cites Fords as his most profitable vehicle manufacture. He knows when a Ford rolls into his shop, it’s usually going to be a ton of work to keep his boys busy. Or the customer ends up declining all repairs.
Expect to replace Ford vehicles on a regular interval (4-5 years?) or pay up on costly repair items.
For alternatives, if you are entering a trade honestly consider a work van or “sprinter”. Much better at storing and transporting your equipment. If this is a vehicle that will just be hauling groceries around, honestly reconsider why you are buying a truck in the first place.
- keepamovin 2y agoThis is good to know, thank you! But not very useful advice hahaha! :)
- relaxing 2y agoWhat’s not useful? You didn’t say what kind of utility you’re looking to get out your vehicle. Do you need to haul a bunch of equipment, or loads of mulch, or go off-road in the weekends?
- keepamovin 2y agoI guess that’s fair enough, I didn’t say that. I suppose I was looking more for something like: I bought this, I like it because that, but it is bad because of some other thing. I haven’t really specced it out, I just like the aesthetic. But I suppose: off road, some equipment (bikes, etc), can sleep in it. Btw cool username !!! Haha :)
- 2024throwaway 2y ago> I haven’t really specced it out, I just like the aesthetic. I think you are the exact target market for an F150. Go nuts. We have backup planets, right? Just buy the biggest, coolest looking thing you can find!
- keepamovin 2y agoHahaha :) Thanks for the encouragement hehe! :)
- 2024throwaway 2y agoCool, let me know where these backup planets are.
- relaxing 2y agoHahaha hehehehe
- keepamovin 2y agoHahahahahahahaha! :) We don’t have any backups. Hahaha! :) But I don't think you should be worried about cars. Human-mediated temperature excursions are not the problem. In fact, we should embrace it to prepare for the larger temperature excursions that result from the planet's natural cycles. Good practice. Hahaha! :)
- jabroni_salad 2y agoKeep in mind there is a lot of sampling bias here. You would absolutely expect a mechanic to get a lot of specimens from one of the most popular manufacturers. VW is rated way worse for reliability, but it can be tricky to find a mechanic that is savvy with them since there are just fewer units running around.
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