Hey guys,
I was watching tv a while ago when an advertisment came on for a new Ford F-150. I went into my usual "ignore the person talking when ever he says the word ford" mode, when the anouncer mentioned this matierial they are using in the firewall called quite steel. I was just wondering if anyone has heard of this and knows more about it or how it works.
they must have reduced the amount of carbon in the steel. carbon in steel makes it firm, rigid, and brittle. with some amount of carbon reduced, the steel has more flexibility and absorbs vibrations. and sound waves are vibrations....
Originally posted by pgmomni of saying Found On Road Dead.
you see, the steel is real quiet when the ford is lying dead on the side of the road!
pete
BULLSHIT
my dad's 97' f-250 gas has 150,000 miles on it and NEVER a problem. the tranny has never even been flushed, everything works great, it has never broken down, NO problems. kinda funny how people say they are shit but they last for a LONG time. speaking my aunts chevy has had every damn problem known to man.
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1995 Nightshadow Blue LE 4 banger, bad-->Auto <--bad
There are ways around it, remapping the microsoft servers, stopping the service, using a firewall. But what I personally do is close my curtains, wrap my computer in tin foil and yell "BRING IT ON" over and over again. -Drunken_panda
you are the only person on this forum who likes fords... I drove my grandfathers ranger, and its almost brand new... the transmission SUCKED the suspension sucked, and the engine was COMPLETELY underpowered... oh yeah brakes werent too great either.
Ouch...no ford love here...almost. I couldn't stand my last company taurus...complete waste of sheet steel. Nothing worked right after 4 years anymore, and it spent more time in the shop than on the road.
I have no complaints with my Explorer however...10 years, 325000. Only failings are the fuel pump starting to go, one 4wd locking hub seal failed and let water in, original shocks are finally letting go, and the fact that the wheel bearings must be replaced when rotors are removed (races disintegrate on removal...balls everywhere every time. Makes for a $1400 brake job in a hurry...not many other vehicles make it that far and still pass an emissions test...
stick to ford trucks as in pickup or like expedition or excursion, and yes i do like mustangs, thats pretty much it.
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1995 Nightshadow Blue LE 4 banger, bad-->Auto <--bad
There are ways around it, remapping the microsoft servers, stopping the service, using a firewall. But what I personally do is close my curtains, wrap my computer in tin foil and yell "BRING IT ON" over and over again. -Drunken_panda
I'm not a big Ford fan, but that'a mainly because my interests lie elsewhere -- here. In fairness though, we had my wife a 1990 Mercury Sable wagon (Taurus twin), for ten years and about 110,000 miles. This car never had a major problem. About the worst we faced with it was an AC leak that was easily and cheaply fixed. It was a good car but we traded it for the Sequoia we've have now for three years that's even better (except for gas mileage -- ugh on that). Frankly, it held up better than the Civic I had for about as long, and which left me on the roadside twice. . . Yes, anecdotal, but factual just the same.
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