Posted on 08/26/2006 12:32:33 AM PDT by carlo3b
NewsTrack - Business
Ford Motor offers interest-free loansDEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. of Dearborn, Mich., is offering no-interest loans for up to six years to clear out 2006 model year vehicles.
The No. 2 U.S. automaker will offer the zero-percent financing for up to six years on almost every 2006 car and truck carrying the Ford, Lincoln or Mercury badge, the Detroit News reported Friday.
"It's Ford being aggressive and trying to take control of the market and have a really successful sell-down," said Ford spokesman Jim Cain.
For every good car they made...they made one bad one. From the engineering crew to the manufacturing crowd...Ford drew out its demise years ago. None of these characters ever cared about their efforts. So here we stand....with only about 10 people in 100....who might be interested in buying a Ford...and its mostly a F150 crowd or young dreamers of the Mustang. You can't run a car company with only two solid performers.
Ford Motor Company to offer reliable vehicles that don't rust, don't have paint peeling off the body and won't leave you stranded on the interstate.
An acquaintance's recent-year Taurus overheats the transmission fluid, has leaky weather stripping around the doors, moves like a slug, sucks gasoline and has various design flaws I'd expect from a car made in the late 70's.
I still have my first car, a 1983 Thunderbird. It's not my main vehicle, but it still runs well. I have been exceptionally happy with Ford cars. I currently have an '02 Mustang with 150K, and it's doing great.
Ask any tow truck operator what car brand they most have to tow to the dealer and you will have them say Ford....
Because Ford almost-everything is still called a Ford by the company. This isn't true for Chrysler and GM.
I agree, but hardly any car company can suck worse than Ford.
Shall we get out our Calvins?
Which engine, the 2.3?
TBird or Mustang? Both are 3.8.
Hm. That probably explains it. The 2.3 wasn't a bad engine, but it was usually overworked. The 5.0 tends to burn out relatively fast, and the 4.6 has issues.
Hmmm, with mu A/Z plan pricing (Father-in-law is a Ford retiree) , I'll look in to it!
That Mustang ragtop is now looking better!
Correction: mu=my
My 1992 Honda Accord has over 317,000 miles on it. Original engine never overhauled. Replaced trans in 2003. I currently drive a 2004 Toyota Corolla. I have had NO problems mechanically with the car.
WOW they must be desperate. Its a good time to go buy a Ford.
The reason they're desperate is because they've got something like 90 days worth of unsold inventory right now, all '06 models, and they need it all to go away.
I've got an 06 Mustang GT ragtop. It's a really fun car.
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