Ford craps on it's customers

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I just wrote a summary of how I read it

[themadscientist]

I was about to type the same thing you did so I chuckled when I read it. Ford locked up the breaks and power shifted into reverse when they saw the roadblock.

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Yeah, they probably saw that TMS got involved and decided to back the sh** off

[themadscientist]

I haven't owned a Ford in over a decade and so far no Ford has ever lined up on my Nissan. I have schooled some GM products though A 5.0 would be a good musclecar for Japan, pretty compact and non-descript. I would rock one, ford as a company can lick my sack regardless.

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I actually like the new 08 Ford trucks but I would still prefer a Duramax over one. I will probably never buy a Ford again after this . My dad is a Honda guy. He drives a Honda Odyssey. As far as experience goes I have had the best experience with Honda.

The transmission on my dad's Odyssey went out at 80,000 miles and Honda replaced it for free with no warranty coverage whatsoever.

Thats what kind of customer service Ford will need to live very long.

Honda earned them a lifetime customer by doing that. I'll bet they have already made 10X the money that it costed them to replace that transmission just because they were decent and did it. I love how they stand by their product.

[themadscientist]

my 88 ranger was a tough lil sob, burned a few AOD 5.0 stangs in it, got plowed into by a full size chebby van and it just kept on going! My mom always had trouble with the T-birds she owned though.

[Jesda]

The transmission on my dad's Odyssey went out at 80,000 miles and Honda replaced it for free with no warranty coverage whatsoever.

Actually, American Honda extended warranty coverage on those transmissions to 108k. Before this, dealers were blaming owners and refusing to help. We have a 2001 CL with the same POS 5-speed automatic. Trying to get it traded for a Maxima or I30.

[White Comet]

I haven't owned a Ford in over a decade and so far no Ford has ever lined up on my Nissan. I have schooled some GM products though A 5.0 would be a good musclecar for Japan, pretty compact and non-descript. I would rock one, ford as a company can lick my sack regardless.

ehh im not a 5.0 fan, id much rather have a 3rd gen camaro, but i love how ford suddenly realized they were ****ing themselves and we're like " oh ****, sorry guys we didnt mean it"

[DeXteR]

Apparently things have been resolved. Check out the BMC site again.

Calendars are back on sale, but not through Cafe Press. Apparently, they're all buddy-buddy with Ford again.

[Jesda]

Quote »*** THANK YOU FORD ***

Get rid of those CENSOR graphics ... the calendar issue (and rights to print images of our own vehicles) has been resolved. After hearing from a few members of the Ford marketing and communications team, I have Ford approval to proceed with printing our 2008 calendar as-is as well as use Danni (and our other vehicles) in BMC logos and all the club marketing materials we have been thus far.

The 2008 BMC Calendar featuring the Members of the Month from 2007 is now on sale! I will not be using Cafepress for printing our calendar or any other materials as (1) they have not yet released our calendar for printing as (2) they are not compliant with Ford, and I do not want to support them for that reason. If you wish to order the now-famous calendar, please ORDER HERE through our own online store, and the calendars will ship in approximately 10 days.

Also, just as you emailed Ford, posted on your local forums and spread the word about this issue when it first arose, PLEASE follow-up with a 'thank you' email to Ford, and PLEASE post a link to this new thread on ALL the forums who have been discussing this issue. I appreciate Ford, and want to be sure we get the positive word out now that this is resolved.

Special thank you to Whitney, who has joined our forums and sent the following message:

My name is Whitney Drake and I work in Ford Communications.We've been watching this discussion with interest and I'd like toclarify what is essentially a misunderstanding.

Yesterday we spoke to both Cafe Press and the Black Mustang Cluband explained the situation (about the Black Mustang Club’s calendar) to everyone's satisfaction. Ford has no problem with Mustang or other car owners taking pictures of their vehicles for use in club materials like calendars. What we do have an issue with are individuals using Ford’s logo and other trademarks for products they intend to sell. Understandably, we have to take the protection of our brands and licensing very seriously.

Ford did not send the Black Mustang Club a “cease and desist” letter telling them that they could not use images of their own cars in their calendar. The decision not to allow the calendars to be printed was made by Cafe Press, because we had gotten in touch with them in the past about trademark infringements on products they sold.

The Black Mustang Club, and any other Ford enthusiast club, are free to take pictures of their own vehicles for use in calendars or other materials as long as they don't use Ford trademarks in products that will be sold.

I think it is great that the Black Mustang Club, and any other enthusiast club, would take pictures of their own vehicles for use in calendars or other materials.

I'm looking forward to purchasing a copy to hang in the garage nextto my Mustang (even if mine isn't black).

Thanks for giving us the chance to have our say.

Please take a moment to send Whitney an e-gift here through the forums to thank her for working with us to get this resolved, and for wanting the calendar, too! She's been a great help and I'll continue to work with Whitney and the Ford team, so welcome her to the BMC family!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me directly. I'm enjoyed hearing from all of you who have written with words of encouragement and support. Thank you very much for greatly extending the BMC family this week!

Lisa | BMC [email protected][/quote]

[hsckris]

i love how ford suddenly realized they were ****ing themselves and we're like " oh ****, sorry guys we didnt mean it"

I think it is more realistic that the other side blew it out of proportion and Ford realized that they needed to clarify things and settle nicely.