Ford buy-back/replacement

[Zitrosounds]

Thats not what I m saying. Its not okay for the cracked block to be there.

What I am saying is, buying a car like this at this price point people should accept the reality that this may happen and when it does the process might be very painful. Ford isnt BMW or Porsche. They are not going just pull the red carpet for you when something like this happens. They dont care. They dont make money from this car (in a way that impacts their bottom line). They know they are not a prestigious brand and that 90% of their income comes from cars like F150 and explorer. The market for those cars are very different. In contrast, BMW and Porsche have a lot to lose because prestige is part of their brand. Thats one of the reasons people buy them.

Whats happening in this forum a lot with people complaining about blown engines or bad user manual for not explaining oil levels or bad gap alignments is like you or I going and buying from walmart instead of apple and expect apple store treatment in customer returns in walmart. Or when you need to buy something, call it X, you have two choices in amazon. One is some unknown chinese storefront whose rep cannot speak proper english but cost is $50 vs a made in usa known brand that costs 3x as much. You have two choices here, I might buy the $50 but I very well know if something goes wrong the entire experience of returning will be a nightmare dealing with these people.

The problem is twofold here:

- Some people here are just stretching their budget to afford this car. For them its $60,000 and they saved years for this. So they expect the world to be delivered. Oh wow its a brand new car. Reality is its ford.

- And then the complete opposite spectrum of people who are porsche and bmw owners but they got this car for its engine and sound and expect porsche treatment here.

Both are equally wrong.

Accept it for what it is and that includes from the quality of the engine to the build process to service and buyback, its a ford. Its probably the lowest of all the brands as far as these things I listed above go. Yes its not cool, yes it shouldnt happen but we all knew this from the beginning.

Let's be clear. You obviously have not been following my particular situation because if you had you would know that I understand that the car is a 60-70k car with 100k performance and it has many issues. You would also know that I am one of the few that expected no more than a mustang with a HP suspension and drivetrain. I shared my story for any that find themselves in a similar position. If you car has legitimate problems and you meet the lemon law criteria, claim it! lol that is all. There are consumer protection in place for a reason. But I am guessing that you think 3 engines in year old car with 8k miles is acceptable?

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[Zitrosounds]

That whole post and the only time you refer to performance is when addressing me?

Ford offering a buy back to avoid arbitration is not an admission of guilt. It was a buisness dicision, not a warranty decision.

It was first a warranty decision as they know the car needs a 3rd engine because a cracked block is a reliability concern especially under performance driving conditions. The kind that would trigger "limp mode" 2nd it was a business decision because Ford knows that the decision would have been in my favor in arbitration and that would have been a waste. But ultimately if you think that my little ole 350 makes a dent in Ford's pocket, that is called naivete.

 

[Zitrosounds]

Was it the R over in ocala?

West Palm Beach. It is chassis a 2016 GT350R, GR033 in AG with black roof and many extras for a steal of a price...so good I could not pass and took less on my 350 when selling to secure the deal.

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