Wow, if the above-mentioned posts are true, BD just got a huge smudge mark from me.
Originally Posted by
mooxster
Fail.
I grew up in a family who loved Fords. Thats all we owned. Never had any real issues with them. Had an old Escort, never had an issue.
I have a friend whose family owned Fords and vowed never to buy one again. Did nothing but give them problems. They had the same model Escort, was nothing but a headache for them.
Which one example is reasonably representitive of the model line? The answer is obviously the second because ALL ******* were POSes right?
You're arguement fails because there will always be mistakes that make it through without being caught. What makes a company good or bad is how they respond to the mistakes that make it through.
Actually, I give his report a B+.
Using your example, I don’t doubt you had good experiences with Ford. But using yourself and your friend doesn’t tell the whole story. Look at the bigger picture (like consumer reports, Edmunds, etc.). More samples you take, the more accurate you are (usually). Looking at that, Ford pales in comparison to other manufacturers. It’s not that you will have the same amount of problem with every car, but your CHANCES of having a problem is increased/decreased with a particular car maker. This is why I only have Toyota’s and Honda’s in my garage, and the Jeeps are gone. Same is true for bikes. Seems more people have problems with BD than other models. Doesn't mean every bike is a defect, but the chances of that are increased. It's your money. For me, I'd rather take a safer investment (err...expense, I guess
).
Then you couple that with some of that other shady stuff going on....