I now hate Ford with a passion.

[ozwinner]

I now hate Ford, this, after being a staunch Ford fan for over 30 years.

I bought a new F250 from Ford 5 years ago, the payments have been deducted from my bank account every month as would be expected.

I had a balloon payment of $20,000ish due at the end of last month.

Ford sent me a pay out figure or $18360 one month in advance.
No problem, I will pay it off over the month.

I paid the pay out figure with 5 days to spare.

Now they are hassling me for $1000 that didnt show up on their system, plus interest, I have the Bpay print out that proves that I paid it.

Al

[dazzler]

What did you think of the F250 and which engine

[ozwinner]

and which engine

I got the engine that blows up at 25,000kms.
Do a search on google for 5.4 litre

Dont buy one....look here.

Al

[Rossluck]

I got the engine that blows up at 25,000kms.
Do a search on google for 5.4 litre

Dont buy one....look here.

Al

That's fascinating, Al. Isn't it pathetic that an engine would blow spark plugs out if it's head in this day and age.

My sister and her Hubby have just been through a war of words with Toyota. Their 55,000K but two weeks out of warranty Camry's engine died because of oil sludge. It's a big problem in the US with Camrys. Run a search: "camry oil sludge".

[Iain]

Not to mention the Nissan Patrol 3 litre turbo diesel, they seem to just manage to squeak through the warranty period before suffering massive hernias.
The 3 Litre Navara is OK though, different engine that gets oil to where it is needed.

[Zed]

makes me want to go out and buy a kia.

[womble]

makes me want to go out and buy a kia.

nah, rocsta is better

[Rossluck]

makes me want to go out and buy a kia.

I had a little Kia K2700 truck. It did 180,000 k's without missing a beat. I still miss it. I now have an Isuzu that think's it's a washing machine and that I'm a dirty shirt. It shakes hell out of me all day.

I was telling SWMBO about Al's post, and she told me that her Camry's just been recalled for the second time.

[markharrison]

Al,

As you say, you can show you have paid it. If you have a printed receipt already from the online bank transaction, fax it to them. If you don't have that, go to your online banking and see if you can retrospectively print one. Otherwise you will have to go to your bank.

I expect that they simply haven't reconciled their bank account.

[ozwinner]

I sent them off the print out from the bank along with the attached letter and I invoiced them for my time when the engine blew up, hire vehicle, days lost, printing etc, it comes to $3600.

Al

[dazzler]

That's fascinating, Al. Isn't it pathetic that an engine would blow spark plugs out if it's head in this day and age.

My sister and her Hubby have just been through a war of words with Toyota. Their 55,000K but two weeks out of warranty Camry's engine died because of oil sludge. It's a big problem in the US with Camrys. Run a search: "camry oil sludge".

Hey Russ

Did she have it serviced by toyota and if so did they do the engine oil flush each time. (drain oil, refill with flush oil, run then drain and refill with fresh stuff)

If they didnt do the oil flush she may have a case against them.

[Harry72]

Oz you cant really blame Ford Australia for this, as Ford Credit is a different company and thats probably the answer you'll get about the "out of pocket"... they'll say go to Ford Aust(the ol' WGFYA trick)
Yep your right Ford credit only love you as you purchase a car... then they own yer ass(so they think)DAMHIKT.

[Rossluck]

Hey Russ

Did she have it serviced by toyota and if so did they do the engine oil flush each time. (drain oil, refill with flush oil, run then drain and refill with fresh stuff)

If they didnt do the oil flush she may have a case against them.

Unfortunately, my brother in law is a mechanic and he did the services himself. Toyota agreed that he may be a good mechanic (he is), but that he isn't a registered service mechanic and if he had been he would have known about the flushing and so on. It's all over now. Toyota said "sorry, can't help you", and my BIL bought a second hand engine and put it in the car (and reconditioned the auto transmission while he was at it).

We have a Camry, and I for one didn't know about the oil flush thing. The big question is, why is it so essential? It's a little bit like Al's problem from what I can see. Why does a Ford motor in this day and age blow spark plugs out of it's head. Is the Ford company new to making engines? And why do Camry's potentially have an oil slush problem if they aren't flushed?

[woodbe]

I know a chauffeur driver in Melbourne who had a statesman with the big V8. It developed piston-slap, and Holden replaced the engine at 50k. He said it was a common problem...

I guess it's a risk with any mass produced item, but in the meantime:

Ford:
Fix Or Repair Daily
Found On Road, Dead.
Found On Rubbish Dump.

[Barry Hicks]

The old adage may be true -
If you can't afford a Dodge: Dodge a Ford.

Barry Hicks