Comments on: Attention Ford Fans: Sales Figures Don’t Matter

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:49:54 +0000

I have owned every brand of truck except Nissan . The tundra is unreliable under heavy work loads. The ford always come out on top for me. 1997 f250 436,000 miles ,
2004 f140 209,000 miles with no problems, 2002 f350 diesel 740,000 miles replaced 4 injectors and glow plugs.
look around when you drive through any town and all the old vehicles still on road is a ford. The Rangers and bronco II still on road is amazing. And I do not buy from Japanese companies anymore. My grandpa told me world war 2 stories and I will never forget them. Time doesnt heal all wouds

By: raif

raif — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:49:01 +0000

My one and only Toyota was a 1980′s Tercel hatchback. Horrible vehicle; nothing but problems. Turned me off to Toyotas. I have a Ford Focus for city, and Chevy Tahoe for pulling my boat and my trailer. Both vehicles are older, have been very reliable; give me no problems at all. Great vehicles.

By: Jason (Admin)

Jason (Admin) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:46:59 +0000

mk – It’s really amazing to me that so many people refuse to consider a particular brand. I can’t think of many consumer products where people absolutely won’t buy BRAND X for no good reason…but maybe I’m not thinking hard enough.

All I know is, the world would be better off if we were all rationale, thoughtful consumers. Oh well.

By: mk

mk — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:30:55 +0000

agree on old school GM and Chrysler, besides a few GM vehicles in the 80′s worth buying, most were junk. I owned one of those lemons in the 80′s, my mistake. I guess that is the problem of growing up GM 100% of the time. Brainwashing takes decades to overcome. I’m glad I opened up my mind in 2007 and considered my first non-GM vehicle, the 2007 tundra. Kia is not bad, but Hyundai owns like 40-48% of Kia and without Hyundai, Kia would be dead. When comparing Kia to Hyundai similar models, the Hyundai shined especially interior of the Kia’s were outdated and lacking new, modern styling. My .02 cents. I’ve met dozens of GM and Ford truck fans in my hometown and they will never change their mind even if they know the tundra is a better truck than theirs.

By: Jason (Admin)

Jason (Admin) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:18:46 +0000

mk – Toyota and Honda both need to watch out for Hyundai/Kia. Both manufacturers have lost sales to Hyundai/Kia for all the reasons you mentioned. However, it will take a while for Honda and Toyota to be overtaken. Even if Hyundai/Kia builds a significantly better vehicle, it takes years to overcome all that momentum that Toyota and Honda have.

If it didn’t take a long time, GM and Chrysler would have gone out of business in the 80′s!

By: mk

mk — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:18:49 +0000

Thanks Jason for giving me a thumbs up on buying a Hyundai Santa Fe. I compared appled to apples vs. the comparable equipped RAV4 V6 of which I use to own in 2007 and came out ahead with Hyundai with same hp/torque in V6, much cheaper price, nicer interior, bigger/roomier exterior and interior, and better warranty. So far, so good, let’s hope it stays that way. Agree with your comment to Anthong G. about Toyota cutting incentives, namely rebates. Tundra now has 1K in rebates with nothing even on the Corolla. 2 years ago I got 1250 rebate on my 09′ corolla and 3K rebate on my 2010 tundra. Timing is everything. I wouldn’t buy a Toyota new right now since no rebates to speak of and in short supply thus hard to find dealer willing to sell for dealer invoice like I did on my tundra and corolla and currently 250 bucks below dealer invoice on my 2011 Santa Fe. If marketing had anything to do with sales, Hyundai would be #1 right now since all I ever see on commercials right now is the Hyundai Sonata mid-sized sedan. Very sharp styling both inside and out and very economical and peppy 4 cylinder 200hp getting 35 mpg hwy driving just like my corolla did but much bigger interior and all for 20K out the door price. If Toyota doesn’t step it up a notch and redesign their vehicles both inside and out, Hyundai will lead over Toyota in sales for sure in 2-3 years. Hyundai had bad raps 3-4 years ago and terrible reviews 10 years ago, but the last 1-2 years, they are worth checking out in terms of quality and reliability and styling and mpg. Even the Tucson, despite the choppy ride, is very sporty looking and well equipped and roomy interior. We were going to buy a tucson but the ride was very bumpy (short wheelbase) and the santa fe is much bigger and same price believe it or not in the 4 cylinder model when you factor in the santa fe has a 2,000 rebate right now. Both can be had for 22K out the door price which is not bad considering the 4 cylinder RAV4 would be pushing 23K+ comparably equipped with no rebates.

By: Jason (Admin)

Jason (Admin) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:52:04 +0000

Josh – Thanks! Always hoping for that response.

Cater – True.

Anthony G – Did you happen to hear about that earthquake and tsunami in Japan that cut Tundra production in half? Toyota cut incentives…which might explain the sales swing.

mk – Congrats on the Santa Fe. Hyundai is on fire right now, partially because of their great pricing, partially because of their styling, and partially because they keep getting really good reviews for quality. I’m sure you’ll love it.

Jeffrey – No – marketing has little or nothing to do with Ford’s lead. I say Ford sales figures – or Toyota sales or Honda sales or [BRAND NAME HERE] sales – don’t matter for all of the reasons listed…did you read the whole article before commenting?

By: mk

mk — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:01:49 +0000

Jeffy, you must be living in lala land. I get the same 17-18 avg. mpg as my former 5.3L chevy V8′s with much more hp/torque. Plus, my frame doesn’t sag as much pulling my trailers/boats as did a little my silverado’s. No experience with Fords though, just Chevys.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:06:12 +0000

Jefferey do you always talk from the rear? You have no clue in mpg what a 5.7 with a 6 speed tranny can get. I avg 20-21mpg. My sticker shows 20mpg on the hwy. It definitely gets more than your 2010 and earlier models. If the tranny isn’t a big deal why did Ford finally got to it for their trucks? Had to use the Excursion as the fall vehicle to test your new 6 speed tranny. As far as frames I see no difference than your gas tanks falling down on the road. I have an 07 CM with 110,987 miles on mine. No rust at all. Willing to sport the pics if you need them. Also I’m still on my original brake pads with 30-35% on the rear and 40% on the front. Still on original shocks also. Can you say that? Didn’t think so. Now you state reliabilty. Can you answer what manufacturer’s truck has the best resale? There’s your reliability. Until you can do that you’re stuck with the usual blah blah Big three. Jeffery can you tell us how much in % your truck is AMERICAN made? Dang subparts built in Mexico! I guess the peso stops there. Don’t drop the Chulupa baby!

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:36:46 +0000

Even the Ranger, which hasn’t had a significant change in almost 7 years, outsold the Tundra this month.