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"RPhillips47" > wrote in message ... > "Bill 2" wrote: > > >I drive Chryslers too, I know what a T&C is. > > What a surprise. You come into a Chrysler group to brag about Fords and bash > Chrysler so the assumtion is.............. (yes, I know I shouldn't ASSuME but > in this case I am the "ME"!). I'm not bragging about Fords, I'm just saying Chrysler isn't vastly (if at all) superior. |
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"RPhillips47" > wrote in message ... > "Bill 2" wrote: > > >I drive Chryslers too, I know what a T&C is. > > What a surprise. You come into a Chrysler group to brag about Fords and bash > Chrysler so the assumtion is.............. (yes, I know I shouldn't ASSuME but > in this case I am the "ME"!). I'm not bragging about Fords, I'm just saying Chrysler isn't vastly (if at all) superior. |
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Bill 2 wrote:
> > Yep, you can rely on the modular V8 engines to eat intake manifolds and > > cylinder heads, in addition to the rotating-electrics problems most all > > Fords have. > Sorry that just doesn't quite line up with reality. The engines might > start to smoke after 350 000km, but other than the car is very reliable. Your reality is not the reality of the fleet managers -- several of them, over the years -- I've spoken with. What's your sample size, there, Bill? One? Two? |
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Bill 2 wrote:
> > Yep, you can rely on the modular V8 engines to eat intake manifolds and > > cylinder heads, in addition to the rotating-electrics problems most all > > Fords have. > Sorry that just doesn't quite line up with reality. The engines might > start to smoke after 350 000km, but other than the car is very reliable. Your reality is not the reality of the fleet managers -- several of them, over the years -- I've spoken with. What's your sample size, there, Bill? One? Two? |
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Ritz wrote:
> > Yep, you can rely on the modular V8 engines to eat intake manifolds and > > cylinder heads, in addition to the rotating-electrics problems most all > > Fords have. > If you're talking about the various incarnations of the 4.6 (single and > dual overhead cam), that hasn't been my experience at all. That's entirely probable. How many of them have you owned, and for how long? |
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Ritz wrote:
> > Yep, you can rely on the modular V8 engines to eat intake manifolds and > > cylinder heads, in addition to the rotating-electrics problems most all > > Fords have. > If you're talking about the various incarnations of the 4.6 (single and > dual overhead cam), that hasn't been my experience at all. That's entirely probable. How many of them have you owned, and for how long? |
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"Bill 2" wrote:
>I'm not bragging about Fords, I'm just saying Chrysler isn't vastly (if at >all) superior. Funny, it sounded like bragging - and many people here will disagree on your statement that Chrysler isn't superior. |
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"Bill 2" wrote:
>I'm not bragging about Fords, I'm just saying Chrysler isn't vastly (if at >all) superior. Funny, it sounded like bragging - and many people here will disagree on your statement that Chrysler isn't superior. |
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Daniel J. Stern wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Ritz wrote: > > >>>Yep, you can rely on the modular V8 engines to eat intake manifolds and >>>cylinder heads, in addition to the rotating-electrics problems most all >>>Fords have. > > >>If you're talking about the various incarnations of the 4.6 (single and >>dual overhead cam), that hasn't been my experience at all. > > > That's entirely probable. How many of them have you owned, and for how > long? > I haven't owned a single one, but I have customers (maybe 20-30) that own those engines in various cars. The last Ford V8 I owned was a fox body Mustang 5.0L, which was a completely different engine. Cheers, |
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Daniel J. Stern wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Ritz wrote: > > >>>Yep, you can rely on the modular V8 engines to eat intake manifolds and >>>cylinder heads, in addition to the rotating-electrics problems most all >>>Fords have. > > >>If you're talking about the various incarnations of the 4.6 (single and >>dual overhead cam), that hasn't been my experience at all. > > > That's entirely probable. How many of them have you owned, and for how > long? > I haven't owned a single one, but I have customers (maybe 20-30) that own those engines in various cars. The last Ford V8 I owned was a fox body Mustang 5.0L, which was a completely different engine. Cheers, |
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