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โOct-19-2020 07:51 AM
Groover wrote:
A lot of people still don't understand the importance of customer service or why Tesla developed a near fanatical following. My son had an issue with his Tesla and scheduled an appointment online to have it looked at. Thirty minutes later he got a notification that it has been fixed and there was no need to bring the car in. I have a software issue with my 2016 Ford and it seems that neither my dealer or Ford care. Either that or they just don't have any power to do anything about it. It used to be that you could appeal to a factory rep for help with problems but my dealer tells me that those are long gone.
Ford makes a good product most of the time but just making it isn't enough and never has been. They need to ensure that the customer enjoys the ownership experience too.
โOct-19-2020 07:40 AM
โOct-19-2020 06:26 AM
StirCrazy wrote:ShinerBock wrote:
My brother-in-law has a tuned 2005 6.0L, but his is bulletproofed putting out about 400hp at the wheels.
he must have done a lot more work than just tuning then, 400 hp at the engine was the point where they would stat blowing head gaskets because of the week head studs. I have a few of my friends who have hopped up 6L but they have done a lot of work to make sure they dont have issues.
Steve
โOct-19-2020 06:00 AM
โOct-19-2020 04:03 AM
โOct-18-2020 11:19 PM
blofgren wrote:
The reality is that there is no "bulletproofing" a 6.0L diesel. They had some major inherent design flaws with the worst one being not enough head bolts per cylinder. Even with studs, they are known for blowing head gaskets.
Spin it as you will, but the 6.0L was and still is a POS that I'm sure Ford regrets ever selling. As many have stated, my biggest issue was not that the engine was a POS, but how Ford refused to make things right and continued to sell it for several years in many cases to loyal unsuspecting customers. Strangely enough in 2013/2014 when I was shopping for a new truck I considered the Ford 6.7L until I looked under the hood of a couple at my work and the HPFP issues were starting to rise about then. That was enough for this die hard Ford guy (3 Fords over the course of 15 years) and I moved on to another brand.
โOct-18-2020 09:23 PM
โOct-18-2020 10:15 AM
StirCrazy wrote:ShinerBock wrote:
My brother-in-law has a tuned 2005 6.0L, but his is bulletproofed putting out about 400hp at the wheels.
he must have done a lot more work than just tuning then, 400 hp at the engine was the point where they would stat blowing head gaskets because of the week head studs. I have a few of my friends who have hopped up 6L but they have done a lot of work to make sure they dont have issues.
Steve
โOct-18-2020 10:12 AM
ShinerBock wrote:
My brother-in-law has a tuned 2005 6.0L, but his is bulletproofed putting out about 400hp at the wheels.
โOct-18-2020 09:58 AM
โOct-18-2020 09:07 AM
Edd505 wrote:Grit dog wrote:
^ Ya Shiner, but โyourโ story isnโt near as dramatic and flashy.....
I love just listening to people talk who donโt know a muffler bearing from blinker fluid!
Just last night at sons hockey practice, one of the dads is braggin up his new 38โ TT that he bought last week.
Basically he got one upped by another dad who bought a peenis enlarging 5ver and towed it to the last tourney and โsaved moneyโ by not staying in the hotel (for one night, 700 mile round trip...lol). But I digress...
Dad with the new TT, he and the other dude are โcampingโ this weekends tournament in Boise, cause a $48 RV spot is cheaper than the hotel.... He11 I ran the numbers and it was break even driving the TC over there compared to 3 nights hotel and taking the SRT. Plus with the car I can get to Boise in about 2 hours quicker.
Asked him how it tows (his tow rig is a tundra with about a 8โ lift and brodozer wheels, biguns like 37 15.50s or something). He said โgreat, towed like a dream, still got 15 mpg too.โ
Iโd love to follow him up Vantage hill and see what he considers a dream!
Heโs a dumb arse btw. Nice guy but...wears bedazzled Western jeans and heโs a city slicker.
And cross the river with the wind ................
โOct-18-2020 05:37 AM
dodge guy wrote:
When I bought my X in 06 I really wanted the 6.0. But I came across A very clean low mile V-10. Glad I did. This was before all the problems of the 6.0 were evident. The V-10 never left me stranded and made it up the mountains just as easily as the diesel did. Iโll take a few less mpg over being stuck in the middle of no where!
โOct-17-2020 11:26 PM
Lantley wrote:dodge guy wrote:Lantley wrote:blofgren wrote:dodge guy wrote:
When I bought my X in 06 I really wanted the 6.0. But I came across A very clean low mile V-10. Glad I did. This was before all the problems of the 6.0 were evident. The V-10 never left me stranded and made it up the mountains just as easily as the diesel did. Iโll take a few less mpg over being stuck in the middle of no where!
Yep, the V10 is a bulletproof workhorse! ๐
The V10 is a great motor and a workhorse.
Unfortunately it's not a diesel.
Iโll correct that for you. Fortunately, it not a diesel!
That's Funny I never thought of it that way!