Gregs24
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- Lotus Evora S, Mustang V8 GT
But sales don't mean profit either !there is no profit without sales.
But sales don't mean profit either !there is no profit without sales.
This is true to a degree but the decision to manufacture a product is determined on cost vs sell. That's where manufacturing, marketing, & merchandising merge.there is no profit without sales.
true but then the Factory has to rebate the dealer more and more as cars don't sell because the Factory is doing a shitty-ass job be it paint, assembly or just flat-out original design. A Ford dealer can't tell Ford to shove off and stop shipping me crap-ass cars that noone will touch. Short of changing brands. The feedback mechanism is laggy and imperfect for sure. Attention to detail doesn't really cost more but it has a marked impact on customer perception and repeat business. If you as Ford reject what your suppliers are sending you as unfit product the supplier has to eat their sloppy who-gives-a-sh*t-it's-parts-for-Ford attitude.Ford doesn't care what the dealer sells it for as they have already made their money.
From a base ecoboost to a GT500 the build quality is really a hit or miss at Flatrock. I am happy for you it everything was build great on your car. But overall there are parts that you just should not look closely at, like the whole rear. The transition from bumper to fender next to rearlights never really matches, the trunk itself is barely aligned correctly and i even know a 2020 GT500 where it was misaligned enough the scratch the paint on the bumper. Or the gap between hood and headlights-bumper on the front which way too many Mustangs have.If Ford can build a car as good as my Ecoboost , I say they are making great strides in quality control.
My trunklid had at one point touched the fender both parts had to be spot painted.From a base ecoboost to a GT500 the build quality is really a hit or miss at Flatrock. I am happy for you it everything was build great on your car. But overall there are parts that you just should not look closely at, like the whole rear. The transition from bumper to fender next to rearlights never really matches, the trunk itself is barely aligned correctly and i even know a 2020 GT500 where it was misaligned enough the scratch the paint on the bumper. Or the gap between hood and headlights-bumper on the front which way too many Mustangs have.
In my experience other Ford models don't have these problems. I really don't get what they are doing in Flatrock. We had a Mustang here delivered in Germany with ordered Recaros which had the Recaro on the driver side installed, but the passenger side had the base seats - How can this car pass any quality control from factory to the dealer?
You must be one of the lucky few, because my GT built in July 2020 came with the clutch switch just dangling in the footwell, hanging from its cable. I had to mount it myself (which wasn't as easy at is sounds). And the driver's door is not correctly assembled, because something rattles inside, and the window makes an unnatural screeching noise when going up or down - I still haven't got around to removing the door panel to check what's happening.Ford must have listened to the ones who received Mustangs that were not built well , because my 2020 Ecoboost built in August 2020 is perfect in every way. It is almost hard to believe a Mustang could come down a high production assembly line and have stunning paint that is perfect and the fit and assembly is flawless. I don't think Ford deserves to be accused of having lower QC standards than other car manufacturers . If Ford can build a car as good as my Ecoboost , I say they are making great strides in quality control.
I can totally see that some of these things really add up. On my 15 EU GT I added the tribars from Diode Dynamics and switchback turnsignals. There is usally no problem with that, but my car had a huge problem with the power management that every time the engine was on some lights began flickering. Afaik the reason is that some cars over producing too much power so it reduces the power in pulses which you can see on LEDs but not on the regular Bulbs Ford uses. It drove me crazy. Tested all cables and connections, redid the wiring multiple times, but in the end my car just was not able to handle it.My trunklid had at one point touched the fender both parts had to be spot painted.
Also the paint on trunklid had transferred over to the weather seal... So only the primer was left on some parts of the lid and the weather seal was blue..... (this was mentioned as it would be difficult to get approved as a warranty claim). Ultimately this was the trigger to get rid of the car as I had enough of the issues
while we are on the subject on parts nudging each other the passenger door had at some point come in contact with the fender so those parts where also spot painted.....
enough of that it's almost forgotten lol
Yes those things were in back of my mind when considering the Mach 1.I can totally see that some of these things really add up. On my 15 EU GT I added the tribars from Diode Dynamics and switchback turnsignals. There is usally no problem with that, but my car had a huge problem with the power management that every time the engine was on some lights began flickering. Afaik the reason is that some cars over producing too much power so it reduces the power in pulses which you can see on LEDs but not on the regular Bulbs Ford uses. It drove me crazy. Tested all cables and connections, redid the wiring multiple times, but in the end my car just was not able to handle it.
Here's another example of their quality control. This is brand new 2020 model that just arrived at the dealer. Why on earth are parts already that rusty in the interior? Customer of course is not accepting the car this way.
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It really is a bummer when thinking about ordering a $60k+ Mach 1 if you have to be lucky to actually get quality worth that money.
Let alone a $75K+ GT500....It really is a bummer when thinking about ordering a $60k+ Mach 1 if you have to be lucky to actually get quality worth that money.
I didn’t have a problem with the as delivered quality of the paint, it’s the apparent ease with which it leaves the car. I refer to it as my chip magnet. It had more chips after a year than my outgoing 2010 Sonata had at trade in.Ford must have listened to the ones who received Mustangs that were not built well , because my 2020 Ecoboost built in August 2020 is perfect in every way. It is almost hard to believe a Mustang could come down a high production assembly line and have stunning paint that is perfect and the fit and assembly is flawless. I don't think Ford deserves to be accused of having lower QC standards than other car manufacturers . If Ford can build a car as good as my Ecoboost , I say they are making great strides in quality control.
Wankers like me read that as "WoT" or "weigh anchor"Will it come with a new trunk badge as well ?
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