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Ford F-250 makes Consumer Reports 10 worst clunker list.....

cuda said:
The only two times I took my Fords down for warranty work was to replace the leather on the front seat where I always slid in with jeans on.
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In the 2 years I had my POS Expedition, the driver's side leather was replaced 3 times, and the passenger side twice.
 
rainmn said:
In the 2 years I had my POS Expedition, the driver's side leather was replaced 3 times, and the passenger side twice.
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Ford must have replaced mine with heavier leather than the original. Both were still under warranty, one I put 122,000 miles on, and the other about 80,000 miles on, and they never wore out again. I was in and out of my truck a lot back then.
 
Been a Ford guy since my first 79 Bronco way back when...

Never needed Consumers Reports to do my shopping for me!
Don't like it or trust it. Seems like eggheads with piddley lil' gripes wreck entire reviews all the time there
 
rschap1 said:
Been a Ford guy since my first 79 Bronco way back when...

Never needed Consumers Reports to do my shopping for me!
Don't like it or trust it. Seems like eggheads with piddley lil' gripes wreck entire reviews all the time there
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Agreed on the cosumer reports. I have a 04 F350 with a 6.0 and I really like it.

Looking forward to the new 6.7 L. I would own another 6.0 or a 6.4 anyday. Doesn't hurt that I work for Ford:sifone:
 
My friends 06 with the saddle leather is a disaster. Ford wont help. The steering wheel leather bleeds dye any time it gets even slightly damp and the the seats look like crap, every one has turned different colors.

The owner is extremely particular about his truck and doesn't abuse it at all.

It has been way more reliable than his 04 that Ford had to take back.
 
Neither Ford or GM has great leather. that's splitting hairs on which one is better.

I'm surprised at the interior comment though. Between Ford and GM, GM wins hands down for an actual usable interior. Ford looks better until you get your stuff in it. Even outside of the big trucks the same goes... The absolute biggest complaint about my Lincoln Navigator is the usefulness of the interior. Sucks. Looks nice though.
 
cuda said:
Ford must have replaced mine with heavier leather than the original. Both were still under warranty, one I put 122,000 miles on, and the other about 80,000 miles on, and they never wore out again. I was in and out of my truck a lot back then.
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Not sure what they changed, but my Expedition was an '04. All the replacements were under warranty, however I always got the "Wow, we've never seen this before" story....even once when there was another person in for service at the same time as me, with the same truck & same problem.

When I got rid of that truck it only had about 30,000 miles on it.

The Excursion I had before it was great - never a complaint with it, which is why I got the Expedition.
 
Consumer Reports is very suspect in my mind. Their methodology is unknown and survey base certain to be biased against domestics, as the magazine has told them they should be.
 
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