cactus_kid
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Nope. Not duck. Definitely not duck.Sure wish you'd post during daylight hours ........................ At first read, I thought your log in was Seattle Duck. 'Scuse me. I gotta go clean mah glasses.
I couldn't agree more. The driveline and chassis engineering in the GT350 is a good example of what a talented team can do when they're given the mandate to do it. Ford done good on this one.... I find the notion that GM’s engineers are smarter than Ford’s, or that Ford’s engineers don’t know what they’re doing, highly lacking in merit....
I’m a little over twenty years into my illustrious engineering career. An old wise engineer told me when I was fresh out of college, “Nothing we ever design works exactly like we thought it would and we never design the exact same thing twice.” Couple that with the myriad of supplier quality assurance (SQA) issues you might have, and you end up with an assortment of root causes that have to be sorted out after the RTM (release to manufacturing) phase. I used to do R&D and design for Philips and General Electric, so I’m well aware of the back and forth that goes on between the manufacturing engineers and the design engineers.Other than that, it's been a pretty reliable engine. Ford's engineers did a good job designing it and Ford's customer service did a good job supporting the customers.
I am dismayed by the input regarding dealership service departments. I am fortunate to have a very good dealership here in Wisconsin that has been top notch every time i've taken my 350 in. Wish they could replicate those standards everywhere...I'm not in the least bit put off by the paltry few engine failures. The actual Ford engineer I spoke with loved the product and felt 150,000 miles was not out of the realm of possibility for this engine. I have 4,100 miles on mine and am going to drive it 5-7K miles during the driving season until it gives up or gets traded.
If you had bad luck, sorry it happens on high performance cars occasionally. Ford spent more than $50,000 on new engines and tried to make you happy, that is not a bad thing. I'm honestly impressed since on my side of an entire state, Ford dealers suck on steroids. Getting service at a Ford dealer on a car THEY did not sell is not a positive experience in my opinion. "Did you buy that here?" is always the first or second question when you call or walk in.
As an owner, I'd like to see a change in Ford. Moving Ford dealer service from cheap oil changes on grocery getters to an actual service department with at least one highly skilled mechanic and a service rep who does more than ratfuck every dollar from customers would be nice. Every Ford dealer in my area sucks. They have sucked for at least the last 30 years. That is just the class of dealer and way they treat people. Walking in with a $65-70K car is meaningless if you didn't buy it there and no one really cares if you are displeased.
Ford fixed your car twice and while you had some problems, two failed engines is almost unheard of in the modern automotive world. I'm willing to take my chances and keep my car.
drive it lots and hope you blow it up?What's a guy with a 17 to do?
Don't say trade it for a 19 or 20 lol it's out of the question.
what within the 5 year power train warranty period? LOLdrive it lots and hope you blow it up?
You are lucky, congrats.I am dismayed by the input regarding dealership service departments. I am fortunate to have a very good dealership here in Wisconsin that has been top notch every time i've taken my 350 in. Wish they could replicate those standards everywhere...