Newest CR ratings out. CR says: “Ford?s sustained production of vehicles that are as dependable?or better than?some of the industry?s best dispels the notion that only Japanese manufacturers make reliable cars. Other than the Toyota Prius, the reliability of the four-cylinder Fusion and Milan…

My inlaws have nothing but good luck with used Ford’s(F150, Windstar, Aerostar) bought for <$4000 driven 100k miles in their ownership with few repairs and only acute maintenance.

I have found CR generally is biased against US cars. These are mostly self reports and not really scientific surveys. That said, US car makers did poorly in pushing up their image for many years. They often failed at directing dealers to pay for or make corrective repairs when problems were found. M…

CR is just like J.D. Power, and other consumer organization; limited in scope, subjective surveys and opinions, and personal biases. Ford has been building good cars for decades and I say that as someone who not only owns them but who accrues a lot of miles while doing so. Very few mechanical faul…

I don’t want to start this again but I’ve bought Olds and Buicks most of my life and have had good luck with all. After watching those jokers in the congressional hearings though, and seeing that they could care less about US jobs, I don’t feel guilty one bit about buying a new Acura. Not a bit of…

About 10 years ago I was doing some traveling for work and the rental car I got was the Focus. I was going to DC every other week for almost 5 months. MOST of the time I got the same Focus…It was a GREAT little car. Of the 10k miles on it I probably put on 8k of them myself… My brother bought a Foc…

The Focus is basically a British design and quite suitable for Europe where they drive much less, don’t use salt, and get rid of their cars before they accummlate a lot of miles. Being a car in North America is challenging; heavy use, indifferent maintenance, and an expectaion of long life with an …

Both Ford and Toyota have invested the money necessary to put a high-quality finish on their vehicles. GM & Chrysler destroyed themselves by allowing their paint shops to become antiquated and producing vehicles that started to dissolve before they were paid for… Compare an eight year old Ford or T…

The point I was making about the Focus is that you can’t tell how good a car will be years from now by how well it drives NOW. If you could then I would highly recommend anyone to buy one because my limited driving experience was EXCELLENT.

Mike; I understand your point, cars with good genes age well. My retired neighbor has a 2005 Focus which has has 4 oil changes so far, since he drives very little. He loves the car and it has been quite reliable; for the 16,000 miles so far! He will give this car to his daughter in 2 years and buy …

Unlike the Fox Network, CR does not have any built-in biases. The strictly go by the survey results of 25,000 or so reporting members who own a wide variety of cars, and tally the results. Since assembly quality of US cars in the past left a lot to be desired, US cars tended to have a higher frequen…

Ford = Toyota

Maintenance/Repairs

MikeInNH October 29, 2009, 12:37pm 25

MAYBE…for that LIMITED example…But there are MANY MANY OTHERS…I’ve yet to pick up a CR and within 10 minutes I’m able to find discrepancies…In either case you have to be skeptical of their data.

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Ford = Toyota

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