Guest Big Mick Guests Posted 22/04/04 03:05 AM Share Posted 22/04/04 03:05 AM I got no problem with them not covering any failures directly related to mods done, as long as they pull there finger out and fix the other issuse which are related to manufacturing defects such as brakes , rattles and 5th gear cruch problems. As he said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/04/04 03:06 AM Share Posted 22/04/04 03:06 AM You need common sense, and a good relationship with your service dept. Mine are great, never had any warranty issues with my T and they new about all of the mods. I was told then that fmc encourage dealers to report any mods at service time. Amazing what a smile, a joke, and a couple of cartons of amber liquid can do. Re my attitude to my dealership, I'm with KTford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyturbo Member 500 Member For: 20y 10m 18d Gender: Male Posted 22/04/04 06:34 AM Share Posted 22/04/04 06:34 AM "Performance cars that arent allowed to perform" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 21y 11m 8d Location: Toowoomba Posted 22/04/04 03:06 PM Share Posted 22/04/04 03:06 PM Is anyone on the forum a ford dealer, or work in a ford dealer ship?Can someone clarify whether its the dealer that pays for warranty work and claims money backs from ford motor company for parts used, or does the dealer pay the lot including labour. And is it upto the dealer to black list your car. So if you have a good dealer who likes to see modded xr's he might not worry about listing your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAPHOON Donating Members 1,776 Member For: 21y 7m 6d Posted 22/04/04 10:40 PM Share Posted 22/04/04 10:40 PM "In cases where Ford has evidence of vehicles being operated in ,manner contrary to our recommendations (e.g. excessive Wheel spinning, participating incempetid giving etc), the vehicle will be placed on Warranty Alert."I take it that this means the dealers can flag your unmodified vehicle purely on a value judgement of the way you drive. What "evidence" do they need?I had 2 Ford service personnel in my car a couple of weeks ago at well over the posted motorway speed limit. This was purely to demonstrate the crunching 5th gear issue. Taking the SML at face value, however, it could mean that the car is flagged. If Ford make a ruling like this, then they will need to provide some fairly clear guidelines on the vehicle use contrary to recommendations. Leaving it as a value judgement will lead to inconsistency and ultimately may mean some owners are unfairly penalised.My 2c's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Forum Superhero Donating Members 3,109 Member For: 21y 2m 6d Location: Eastern Suburbs of Mexico Posted 27/04/04 05:58 AM Share Posted 27/04/04 05:58 AM Is anyone on the forum a ford dealer, or work in a ford dealer ship?Can someone clarify whether its the dealer that pays for warranty work and claims money backs from ford motor company for parts used, or does the dealer pay the lot including labour. And is it upto the dealer to black list your car. So if you have a good dealer who likes to see modded xr's he might not worry about listing your car. Camerooch is I think, no doubt he will respond.That's the main reason I have not gone ahead with my mods, purley due to the outstanding issues with my car, diff probs and so on. This company is unbelievable, If only they would place their focus on keeping customers happy, and rectifying poor build quality and parts problems rather than continuing to show the arrogance and contempt that they do for their customers. Maybe they are trying to protect themselves as they know their product is crap and cannot withstand any form of pushing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktford FORD FORD FORD Donating Members 9,390 Member For: 21y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Point In Brissy's eastern side Posted 27/04/04 06:00 AM Share Posted 27/04/04 06:00 AM Maybe they are trying to protect themselves as they know their product is crap and cannot withstand any form of pushing it! Go & wash your mouth out. Scotty CCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Forum Superhero Donating Members 3,109 Member For: 21y 2m 6d Location: Eastern Suburbs of Mexico Posted 27/04/04 06:11 AM Share Posted 27/04/04 06:11 AM Maybe they are trying to protect themselves as they know their product is crap and cannot withstand any form of pushing it!Go & wash your mouth out. Scotty CCC Sorry Scotty, but as you can see I am fed up with my T, as much as I love it, the Diff probs now the Gearbox whine, driveline shunt, surging, no handbrake, shuddering, steering shudder and so on is taking it's toll. It is a fantastic car with poor quality construction and components.Goes in tommorrow for 15k service, wrote a letter to Ford, dealer is holding onto the car until it's all fixed except for the diff, at this stage ford have officially indicated they have no fix for it, or the sterring shudder.Sorry to say this weekend I am beggining to look for something new around the car dealerships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 21y 11m 8d Location: Toowoomba Posted 28/04/04 02:55 AM Share Posted 28/04/04 02:55 AM Maybe they are trying to protect themselves as they know their product is crap and cannot withstand any form of pushing it!Go & wash your mouth out. Scotty CCC Sorry to say this weekend I am beggining to look for something new around the car dealerships I test drove a VY SS ute yesterday with my wife as she is a Expensive Daewoo nut, and its a pretty nice peice of car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahilson Member 42 Member For: 20y 10m 10d Location: Perth WA Posted 28/04/04 03:06 AM Share Posted 28/04/04 03:06 AM I test drove a VYSS the same day as the XR6T and was very disappointed with the Holden. Although I did not feel uncomfortable at all in the SS, the handling was not as sharp as the XR6T.The accelaration in the SS 0-60 was compared to the turbo. It is only when you get above 60 (more like 80) when you feel the V8 start to roar. By this time the Turbo has already said goodbye. The gear changes were also alot smoother in the XR6T where the SS tended to lurch at every change.The only other point is the distinct sound of the V8. Not uch can compare to it however I would rather buy a car for the overall performance rather than the sound of the engine. When you crank the stereo up you can't hear the engine anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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