Comments on: Ford, Honda pick up IIHS safety awards

By: wbent

wbent — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:46:22 +0000

Elvio, unfortunately you suffer from the same syndrome that the politicians and media all suffer from concerning competitiveness and “moral intent”. I would challenge you at any time on product knowledge. I sell all three domestics and have far more knowledge on the products offered then you could ever have simply because of my daily interaction with the product. Any fool that believes in the Toyota myth is just that, a fool. The Tundra and Camry are prime examples of smoke and mirror tactics employed by Toyota. Whether it is fuel economy, safety or quality I will stack Ford and to a lesser extent Gm against any manufacturer. Facts are facts and when research is done…..I mean real research you may be surprised at what you find. What makes the competitive inbalance is the manipulation of currencies, unfair tax incentives without labor conditions and the obvious labor contract excesses. In Toyota dealer twenty groups the concern is Ford……not the Koreans, Germans or PSA.

By: JohnnyBlazE

JohnnyBlazE — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:05:15 +0000

Where are those GMheads now?! poopmonkey

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:10:46 +0000

Elvio, I don’t know about you, but when I go buy a car, I check it out like crazy, and I do a ton of my own research and testing. I don’t care what the make is. Anyone that doesn’t thoroughly check out a $25,000 (or whatever you paid for your last car) purchase deserves to be taken to the back room, bent over the padded bench, and… well… for lack of a better word… “screwed”.

By: elviososa

elviososa — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:52:31 +0000

“our boys” still cannot….because this is just crash rating….and a lot of small details of the car are still behind. There are a lot of examples……n I don’t want to point every of them out.

It’s really funny that when you go to Toyota, Honda, and Nissan dealers to check out a car, the main concern is the price. But, when you go to GM, Ford and Chrysler, you have to see the car thoroughly before heading to the deal table. Don’t even to mention the knowledge of their sales. I am very confident that most people commenting here have better knowledge about the car than those sales people.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:25:26 +0000

All right! Let’s give credit where credit is due…well done, Ford! Our boys certainly can compete against imports.

By: tyler_is_aero_tt

tyler_is_aero_tt — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:04:01 +0000

Yeah go Ford!

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:21:02 +0000

Thanks Ford, Volvo could not have done it without you…

By: yarddog82abn

yarddog82abn — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:50:35 +0000

Thanks Volvo, Ford could not have done it with out you…

By: nshvlcat

nshvlcat — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:48:06 +0000

Way to go Ford!

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:20:36 +0000

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By: atoms

atoms — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:09:48 +0000

but what about the worst, i want to see which chinese brand it is now

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:28:43 +0000

“Chrysler was the only major manufacturer to not receive a single award”. That’s sad.

By: elviososa

elviososa — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:09:40 +0000

wow…LEXUS is not there….

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:43:02 +0000

That’s quite a list. Here’s your box of Cracker Jack, now run away and play.