We have all heard this before. FORD == Fix or repair daily or Foundon road dead.I recently posed a question about a coolant leak in my 98 GrandMarquis. Granted this is not a new car, but when I add up all of thecash that I have put into this car, I am a ut disusted with it all,.$700 for ball joints and tie rods$200 for Pitnam Arm$90 each fo CAP COILS; 8 coils = $720$300 for Shocks.$300 for wheel bearings.and who knows how much for the coolant leak. If it i the plasticintake manifold then that repair has got to be 3 figures. These repairs were all made in the past year. This car is costing mea fortune.My brother is a mechanic and he owns his own business. He doesn't likethe idea of buying imports over American, however, he admitts that hehardly ever has to do these types of repairs on Toyotas.I have about had it wih American cars. They better get their acttogether. I still don't understand why they haven't learned how tomake reliale cars.

On my Ford Contour with 131,000 mi on it, I have had to replace the brakes a few times (and the rotors once), both front wheel bearings, one front axle, and some bulbs. The total, besides normal maintained, was about 0.5 cents per mile. I can live with that.A lot less than gas, even when gas was less than a buck per gallon.Jeff

Why are American cars still so unreliable.

Jul 09, 2006 82 Replies

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rantonrave 20 years ago

You LOL way too often for no good reason.

About 40 years ago, Toyota paid for Motor Trend's circulation for the entire year, in exchange for the Corolla or Corona being named "Import Car of the Year."

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Picasso 20 years ago

bet they dont have to pay for it now.

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Mike Hunter 20 years ago

I'll bet you believe the destruction of the WTC was a planned by President Bush, as well. ;)

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