What kind of car do you own? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

The T wrote:

oliverstoned wrote:

I don't drive, but if i would, i'd like to drive a DS, a 70's legendary Citroen

. I would've expected you to drive a high-end car

You have to see that car, compared to modern car, like a great turntable with a great vinyl collection compared to an iPod with digital file albums. Wink

The T wrote:

manofmystery wrote:

I drive a VW Jetta

I will never buy from any of the American car companies.

Becuase of the bailout and they Having been helped by government? Or because they suck?

Anyway, Ford doesn't suck. The Fiesta is very efficient, handles really well and smooth, and has the feel of a car in an upper class. Great job Ford! And they didn't even take bailout money

Fiesta is an European Ford.

What?

The T wrote:

manofmystery wrote:

I drive a VW Jetta

I will never buy from any of the American car companies.

Becuase of the bailout and they Having been helped by government? Or because they suck?

Anyway, Ford doesn't suck. The Fiesta is very efficient, handles really well and smooth, and has the feel of a car in an upper class. Great job Ford! And they didn't even take bailout money

I had an english-built Ford Escort GT (not the XR3-i) bought in 1990 (Ferrari-red colour >> I looked like a million $ in it

), but around 165.000km, the car stopped counting the kms

and didn't indicate speed anymore

(that second issue was less a problem... I knew what speed I was doing by the RPM counter and the gear I was in...)

It was two red plastic gears at the end of the transmission ... completely worn-out in contact with a metal gearbox

....No way to repair without dismounting the transmission and emptying it >> and reconstructing it >> you can imagine ££$$€€€€€€€€

.... Obviously a flaw in design

... Such a stupid thing to do

..... I asked for them to have repair it under the warranty (despite owning the car for six or seven years, but it was a defectuous design), which they told me to f**k off.

... I f**ked

them back since...

Within two weeks, the car was sold to some African (he was aware of the flaw >> how could he not be?

).... And I will NEVER buy Ford again.... And have probably (hopefully) discouraged hundreds of people from buying Ford over the years!!!

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

rushfan4 wrote:

I've owned Fords all of my life and I have never had any major problems with them.

The 5.0 Mustang from 86 was perfect, I must say!! (but I only kept it three years, before moving across the pond)

I used to drive Toronto-Montreal (500km) in 2.5 hours on friday nights and return on sunday nights (going too quick for radars and I luckily never got chased)

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword