Ford matches Toyota and Honda in initial quality survey

[VH_Supra26]

http://www.motorauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/Ford/Fusion/ford_fusion_main02.jpg

American automakers have shown a strong resurgence in quality levels in the recent past and the trend appears to be continuing. Last year Buick tied with Lexus in a J.D. Power dependability study and before that Ford topped a study on initial quality. The Blue Oval has once again come out on top in an initial quality survey, this time equaling usual favorites Toyota and Honda.

The new report was based on an annual survey of thousands of new car buyers and was conducted by independent research firm RDA Group on behalf of Ford. The latest study looked at 2008 model cars and trucks from all full-line manufacturers with respondents in the survey asked to list the number of problems they had encountered during the first 90 days of ownership of their new cars, reports The Detroit News.

RDA has been conducting the annual survey for Ford for close to a decade, with preceding years showing a narrowing gap between American and foreign makes. The research group also conducts a number of studies for rival automakers and its findings have traditionally matched those of rival research firm J.D. Power and Associates.

http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/ford/ford-equals-toyota-and-honda-in-initial-quality-survey/

[_Zac]

I said this would happen last year.. American cars are getting better, Japanese quality has fallen off in recent years.

[LabtopThief_jr.]

but design all around has fallen off too

[Rybo]

meh wake me when they make cars that are exciting

[TXBlackout03]

meh wake me when they make cars that are exciting

You mean like a Camry?

[ScionGuyizCool]

find a new american car that will last as long as my tacoma and ill buy it.

[TXBlackout03]

find a new american car that will last as long as my tacoma and ill buy it.

Got me there. Fucking tacomas are built by God and runs on oil made from the tears of Jesus.

[Vincent]

I drove the Fusion a few days ago. It's pretty nice. Needs a bit more power, but it handles better than my Accord.

[_Zac]

find a new american car that will last as long as my tacoma and ill buy it.

One of my buddies has a Chevy 1500 with 420,000 miles. Thing just purrs, to be honest I was shocked to hear it had that many miles.

[al]

Ford quality has improved dramatically. This survey is about initial quality, however, so time will tell. GM is a different story.

Toyota comes out with an awesome product and then cuts back in model revisions to reach a more advantageous quality versus cost ratio.

Mitsubishis will design a shitty product from the start in hopes that black people buy them.

[meangreen94z]

find a new american car that will last as long as my tacoma and ill buy it.


How many miles does your tacoma have?

There have been several silverado's(gas sbc's) that have hit a million miles on the original untouched engine.....


http://www.knfilters.com/news/news.aspx?ID=157

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/AUTO03/802120415/1148/rss25

http://www.pennzoil-quakerstate.com/indx_pqs/about/products/pr2002-02-07.htm


This guy hit 2 million miles on his, only on its second transmission, third engine.

http://chevy200k.com/gallery/detail.php?id=4aaeb328

[tha_W]

the new line of saturns are pretty sharp. i'd would buy one of those.

[Dorian]

Mitsubishis will design a shitty product from the start in hopes that black people buy them.

:lol:

[White94CX]

find a new american car that will last as long as my tacoma and ill buy it.

You realize that the Toyota your driving was put together by AMERICANS? Go buy urself a mid-90's model Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck, and see how long it lasts. I can personally attest that as long as you service them in regular intervals, they'll last FOR A LONG TIME.

Not to mention the parts to repair the Chevrolet (should something happen to it) will be a fraction of the cost of the same Toyota parts....

[VH_Supra26]

the new line of saturns are pretty sharp. i'd would buy one of those.

+ 1, the sky looks nice

[al]

You realize that the Toyota your driving was put together by AMERICANS? Go buy urself a mid-90's model Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck, and see how long it lasts. I can personally attest that as long as you service them in regular intervals, they'll last FOR A LONG TIME.

Not to mention the parts to repair the Chevrolet (should something happen to it) will be a fraction of the cost of the same Toyota parts....

You need to chill the fuck out because you're on HOUSTON-IMPORTS

[jomomma]

You need to chill the fuck out because you're on HOUSTON-IMPORTS

fan-boys :hsugh:

[al]

fan-boys :hsugh:

"enthusiasts"

[meangreen94z]

You need to chill the fuck out because you're on HOUSTON-IMPORTS

Uh I think you misinterpreted him.:hsugh: I dont think he was coming across as ugly. That and it is the automotive WORLD coverage section of the forums. If everyone loved only* imports then what fun would this section be?

[al]

sorry what I caught was "Japanese products engineered in Japan and built in America are just as unreliable"

Not to mention the parts to repair the Chevrolet (should something happen to it) will be a fraction of the cost of the same Toyota parts....

Try finding Chevy Malibu parts in Osaka. That's what I thought, no argument

[Em1_Kid]

ford sucks end of story

[zakats]

initial quality
adj. Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning

[MR.BallisticKrU]

Got me there. Fucking tacomas are built by God and runs on oil made from the tears of Jesus.

:rofl: :thumb:

[VH_Supra26]

ford sucks end of story

:D

[Replica]

This whole "Japanese car parts are more expensive" arguement is a load of crap. Whenever I've had to buy a reman'ed alternator, starter or whatever, they're just as much as domestic parts. Perhaps because they're rebuilt here.

No matter how nice domestics get, it's unlikely I'll ever own one again. Those late 80's to mid 90's full size chevy trucks are bulletproof though!

[super cirrus]

Ford has a commercial stating this. Kinda sad.

[mtran]

Got me there. Fucking tacomas are built by God and runs on oil made from the tears of Jesus.

damn no wonder oil prices are so damn high.

[_Zac]

You need to chill the fuck out because you're on HOUSTON-IMPORTS

Al you know better.. Half your mods are driving mustangs..:idea:

[i-vtec195]

Al you know better.. Half your mods are driving mustangs..:idea:

who else does aside from you and wally?

[al]

Al you know better.. Half your mods are driving mustangs..:idea:

haha

the ones I know personally drive Japanese cars, but nevertheless ...

[firdady]

so wait.. ford is bragging that they are as reliable as Toyota and honda .. for the first 90 days of the cars life? whoopty friggin doo... how many cars break down in the first 3 months of its life.. i think dsm's can run for 3 months without a problem if they're new.. well then again perhaps not:Ohnoez:

[al]

i think dsm's can run for 3 months without a problem if they're new.. well then again perhaps not:Ohnoez:

snap! Mitsus lose resale value at the preproduction clay model, true story