ls1mike
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Correct.
Free 2007 Ford Five Hundred
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Ok. My company used Fords and they bought a lot of the Freestyles one year. Every one of them had transmission failure leaving reps stranded all over the country. Ford wouldn't cooperate at all. So the Co moved to Chrysler because of the 100k warranties. Well my Dodge Journey V6 crapped out at about 20+k. Chrysler wouldn't cover it and a long battle occurred. I didn't care because I was in nice rentals. The rockers were all on one assembly that bolted to the head. The metal just disintegrated allowing the rockers to move front to rear. There was no metal in the "metal". Chrysler told the company that Journeys did not have 100k warranties when all the literature said they did.
The 500 and Montego never had the cyclone engine in them, by the time they put the cyclone in them they Rebranded the Five Hundred to be the Taurus and the Montego as the Sable
I wonder if commercial usage was not covered.
nice cars. had many of the good qualities from the Volvo S80 but with a better powertrain
ls1mike
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Well technically I am, just not to anyone here.I thought on the subject title, you were giving the 500 away for free,
ls1mike
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I also noticed brakes are pretty reasonable for this platform as well. I paid 224 dollars for front rotors, rear rotors and pads. Like middle of the road Centrics.
That's a decent car for the price 
Nevermind, I though I was replying to a different thread.
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Wife had one. Drove it for about 120,000 before she decided it was new car time. Never did anything to it but tires and oil changes. Not an exciting ride, but very dependable.
ls1mike
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Where I live there is no rust. Car will die before it rots away.
Solid car. Coworkers wife drove her AWD version to well over 350k before it was totaled in after she was t-boned on her way to work. The AWD models used a Haldex AWD system taken from Volvo, as the Five Hundred was loosely based on the Volvo S80/XC90 platform.
As such, the Five Hundred/Montego drive much more like a European sedan than anything Ford had at the time.
As such, the Five Hundred/Montego drive much more like a European sedan than anything Ford had at the time.
This.
And the high H Point seating position gives an almost SUV style view out to the road
They touted it in the commercials
FORScan will be your friend in diagnosis and repair
I was going to mention: the best part of Ford using a Volvo platform was the fact that you got all the Volvo engineering while getting Ford electronics. Not that that's a HUGE improvement, but personally I would sleep much better knowing should I have to diagnose an electrical issue it will likely be both easier and less expensive than it's European counterpart.
ls1mike
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All finished with it. Ended up doing the water pump as a preventative measure. Also had to replace both rear calipers, but it was cheap.
So new fuel pump, front rotors and pads, rear calipers and pads, fuel filter, and plugs. Runs very nice, stops well. Cleaned up nice!
Hard for me to put that much love into a Ford. . If she can get 250,000 to 275,000 out of it I will be pleased. Goes to its new home Wednesday.
So new fuel pump, front rotors and pads, rear calipers and pads, fuel filter, and plugs. Runs very nice, stops well. Cleaned up nice!
Hard for me to put that much love into a Ford.
. If she can get 250,000 to 275,000 out of it I will be pleased. Goes to its new home Wednesday.they were pretty much a copy and paste with different interior/powertrain until the 2011 taurus and explorer showed up.
also inherited the world’s worst turning circle
They really weren't. Pop over to RockAuto and compare any given chassis part between a like-year S80 and Five Hundred. Not a single similarity. Yes, they shared platforms. However they were FAR from being "siblings".
If you're looking for similarity, the C1 platform is a much better example. Take a look at the Ford Focus/Mazda3/Volvo S40. THAT'S platform sharing.
A solid 7/10All finished with it. Ended up doing the water pump as a preventative measure. Also had to replace both rear calipers, but it was cheap.
So new fuel pump, front rotors and pads, rear calipers and pads, fuel filter, and plugs. Runs very nice, stops well. Cleaned up nice!
Hard for me to put that much love into a Ford.
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I'd kill for that condition paint on my DD
It'd be a 10/10 if the salvage yard nets you the alloy center caps, and a 30 second buff of the headlights
Sounds like some finishing touches the daughter could kick into her car, really make it hers
You did get the keypad code for the doors right?
