Our BL was good overall. Biggest pet peeve was the hood vibration, it looked like it was going to separate itself from the vehicle eventually haha. This one is rock solid.
Recalls and quality concerns seem to on the rise across almost all industries. The RV horror stories are incredible too...
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Nice Maverick! My brother bought one, loves it.
Yes I had a 24 Santa Fe Ultimate Calligraphy. Ultimately it crapped out.
They came up with a solution that included us signing an NDA. Not sure if I'm breaching it by telling you this much.🤣 Glad to be back.
Made the 1600 km round trip to pick up our Bronco 2 (2nd one)
I am amazed at the overall condition. Yes, it's only got 22,600 kms, but if you've ever been in oil patch country in northern Alberta, you'll know the roads are atrocious. There's not a single rock chip, no road rash and interior is...
Long story short. As much as I loved the Mercedes convertible, it isn't exactly practical. Traded it on a nice, low mileage 22 Badlands, 22,000 kms. Wife likes geo caching and berry picking so the Sport works really well for her.
I also got rid of the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe. That's another...
It would be a perfect tow unit for most! They definitely need to make sure it can regen charge while towing. Golf carts, Yup, paid 23,000.00 for mine in Canada. Fancy for a cart but still a cart with 80 km range. Works fine for a resort unit.
That means your dealer ate the charges. I did the same several times. It's poor support from the manufacturer imo. One example, Edge backlight (taillight). Not covered under premium care warranty due to water intrusion. Cost of replacing it, 2000.00. Goodwill split? 33% each.
Problem is, that...
Many dealers will not escalate the issue by applying for "goodwill"
If approved, it typically involves a 3 way split between Ford, the customer and the dealer.
Both the dealer and the customer are on the hook for 2000.00 each. Ford actually gets away dirt cheap as the transmission is billed out...
Yes I did, extremely flimsy plastic line. Not surprised it started leaking. I cut it at the outlet and put a rubber stopper in it.
No issues since then.
I did sell it about 6 months ago.
Still backordered. Getting a new 2025 model this week, no cost to us. Upgrade a model year. Software issue fixed
Rattled a lot of cages and had some help from some friends in the industry.
Still some unfortunate people waiting.
Why does it seem like no manufacturers have parts?
Well, they...
Fun fact. Ford requires dealers to participate in "Goodwill" repairs. The split is often, 33% split among the 3 parties. Ford, dealer, customer. Make your case with the selling dealer. Other dealers will have zero interest in paying a portion for another dealers customer. It's a crap policy...
Yeah, did some research, they said mine was not on the recall list or affected build dates. They were wrong. Recall on mine popped up 2 weeks after it blew up. ETA on new transmission has changed twice. Might be dumping it for something else. Every manufacturer seems to be building their...
Not that it helps you but I traded my Bronco on a 24 Hyundai santa fe Ultimate calligraphy.
5000 kms, 5 weeks old, transmission is toast. 2 + months for a new one.
Absolutely crap service. Zero support from dealer or manufacturer. Going to court next.
I know in the past, current inventory was a big consideration, turn rate, more supply than demand. I can't see supply chain effecting it much with so few changes. "Quality control " was often a blanket statement that looks good and is rarely questioned. I'm not saying it's not a good thing...
I remember their Devinci mtb bike from years ago. Cool but double the price of brand name competition. Low end components but at least it was built in Canada. ?
Yes I have, as a franchised Ford dealer for over 20 years (retired). It's typically a long, drawn out frustrating process. I advocated on behalf of a few customers over the years. If I felt the criteria was met, I felt it was my duty to assist the customer in any way I could. Is your selling...