CEO Farley can't be that dumb...

[JeffKeryk]

I like Jim Farley, but yes, EVs need a dependable charging network...

 

[Astro14]

buy?

 

[bullwinkle]

It's Ford.... Have you driven, er, taken one to a dealership for warranty repair, lately??

 

[JeffKeryk]

buy?

I have been known to fat-finger the keys...

 

[JeffKeryk]

It's Ford.... Have you driven, er, taken one to a dealership for warranty repair, lately??

Ford is a great American company; they put America (and the world) on wheels.
Bu to answer your question, no. I rented a Focus (I think) a few years ago and found it easy to drive, a nice car.

 

[Trav]

These people need a reality check. Fords latest brainstorm, is crazy, in many areas of the US the grid and the roads are in worse condition than sub Saharan Africa yet they want this. Where is the money and electricity coming from for these hair brained schemes?

https://autos.yahoo.com/ford-road-charging-patent-application-142300741.html

 

[Vercingetorix]

Reallly? The only quote the article has is this:
“Charging has been pretty challenging," Farley said in a video posted on X. "It was a really good reality check of the challenges our customers go through and the importance of fast charging."
Video posted on X ? Ignore, not news.

 

[Blueshound]

Say what you will about Farley, he is putting himself out there and making an effort to connect with the public. I can personally only name one other auto CEO and that one's a complete tool.

 

[tmorris1]

It is the same thing many have already said, but then you get accused of being stupid and not knowing anything or being an EV basher. Get out of the big cities and it is a different world. The thought bubble in my head is David Spade riding along with him like Tommy Boy.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Say what you will about Farley, he is putting himself out there and making an effort to connect with the public. I can personally only name one other auto CEO and that one's a complete tool.

CEO Farley has been transparent about Ford's EV business; it would seem that the other companies have something to hide.
Again, I like Jim Farley.

 

[Owen Lucas]

“Fixing quality is my No. 1 priority,” “It is the most important initiative in the whole company. And it’s going to take several years. We didn’t lose it in just one or two years. Until we fix quality, nothing else matters.”

- Jim Farley

edit: This is a good thing, quality is a problem in almost all aspects of consumer products, at least he came out and admitted it. I hope he achieves his goal.

 

[Hermann]

It's Ford.... Have you driven, er, taken one to a dealership for warranty repair, lately??

I have, no problems.

 

[JeffKeryk]

“Fixing quality is my No. 1 priority,” “It is the most important initiative in the whole company. And it’s going to take several years. We didn’t lose it in just one or two years. Until we fix quality, nothing else matters.”

- Jim Farley

edit: This is a good thing, quality is a problem in almost all aspects of consumer products, at least he came out and admitted it. I hope he achieves his goal.

He inherited a mess.

 

[The_Sheriff]

I have, no problems.

..
Me too. I had one recall, a TSB, and a CSP performed. I dropped it off in the a.m., they gave me a loaner and the work was finished the next afternoon. All good.

 

[Torrid]

It's Ford.... Have you driven, er, taken one to a dealership for warranty repair, lately??

Yes and it's why I no longer own Ford products. I've had two. Five if you include two Jaguars and a Lincoln. To be fair Jaguar was a great dealer experience though the service was expensive. Lincoln service was on the better side compared to the Ford, but a lot of discontinued parts for a relatively young car with no aftermarket options. Ford other than the buying experience which was normal was a complete disaster for service. I wouldn't recommend their warranty coverage to my worst enemy.

 

[Torrid]

He inherited a mess.

I feel like I've heard this on a 4 year repeat cycle from somewhere...

 

[Torrid]

I have, no problems

..
Me too. I had one recall, a TSB, and a CSP performed. I dropped it off in the a.m., they gave me a loaner and the work was finished the next afternoon. All good.

Are your '22 Mavericks your first Ford products? I'm genuinely curious. I hope you've had a long history with them that was better than mine. My F150 was fine for the most part, pretty reliable despite a number of stupid recalls. The Edge we owned was a horrible product Ford refused to stand behind. It wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't intermittent brake failure that was almost impossible to show them until the brakes completely failed permanently and they refused to warranty it.

 

[bullwinkle]

Ford is a great American company; they put America (and the world) on wheels.
Bu to answer your question, no. I rented a Focus (I think) a few years ago and found it easy to drive, a nice car.

I’ve had company cargo/work vans for over 25 years, now, only one wasn’t a Ford-they’ve progressively gotten worse, especially dealer service, over that time period. I have ONE Ford dealer I trust enough to work on them-Wetzel Ford, 50 miles away in Richmond, IN-I’ve been to ALL the other ones, including the purged ones of ~15 years ago. Can’t recommend ANY of them…

 

[97prizm]

“Fixing quality is my No. 1 priority,” “It is the most important initiative in the whole company. And it’s going to take several years. We didn’t lose it in just one or two years. Until we fix quality, nothing else matters.”

- Jim Farley

edit: This is a good thing, quality is a problem in almost all aspects of consumer products, at least he came out and admitted it. I hope he achieves his goal.

Too bad musk didn't say this as well.

 

[PimTac]

Too bad musk didn't say this as well.

He is too busy trying to book the Coliseum in Rome.