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Funfact: There is a German saying: "Ford kaufen, Ford fahren, Ford schmeißen" which translates to "Buy a Ford, drive a Ford (or "drive away"), throw away [a

Funfact: There is a German saying: "Ford kaufen, Ford fahren, Ford schmeißen" which translates to "Buy a Ford, drive a Ford (or "drive away"), throw away [a Ford]." As Ford sounds the same as "fort" and "fortfahren" -> "drive away", "fortschmeißen" -> "throw away"

chatmasta 2y ago
The American version of this is “FORD - Fix or Repair Daily.”
- yial 2y ago
  Also: Found On Road, Dead (I actually like Ford. I have owned a few Mustangs and an F150 which have all been excellent vehicles. (Mechanically, reliability. ) Though I have bought only Infiniti's since 2015 ish.
- magic_smoke_ee 2y ago
  There are many more: F'd-Over, Rebuilt Dodge Fix Or Replace Daily Faulty Overheating Rattlebox of Detroit Fails On Rough Driveways F'ing Old Rusty Dump
- SoftTalker 2y ago
  I had an early '00s era Focus that refused to die. It just ran and ran and ran. Very basic car but very reliable. Finally scrapped it due to rust a few years ago. Engine still ran great.
- pleb_nz 2y ago
  F*ked on race day