i let the family down....
August-1st-2002, 12:05 PM
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protege5.0
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i let the family down....
when i bought a mazda i broke a good 20 years of family tradition. my folks have been driving fords forever and rat bastard that i am i had to go buy a mazda.
i'm such a rat bastard. they were fully expecting me to buy a ford fugly (focus) i think. a little shocked when they saw the P5. mind you, they agreed that it was a nicer car once they took a good look at it and went for a ride.
can you be the black sheep of the family when you're an only child?
i'm such a rat bastard. they were fully expecting me to buy a ford fugly (focus) i think. a little shocked when they saw the P5. mind you, they agreed that it was a nicer car once they took a good look at it and went for a ride.
can you be the black sheep of the family when you're an only child?
August-1st-2002, 12:53 PM
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yeah, we were in a similar situation - my gf's dad is ALL Ford...
But,
1) the Foci are "hecha en Mexico" - how does this contribute to the American workforce?
2) Geez - how many known mechanical defects and recalls has the Focus had? 7 or so...
Besides, you don't seem like a sheep of any flavor (black, blue or otherwise), since you didn't "follow" trends/traditions but instead made your own decision. In that regard, you are at least, a sheep dog, running circles (Thanks to Protege) around the herd (of Aspiring Foci).
But,
1) the Foci are "hecha en Mexico" - how does this contribute to the American workforce?
2) Geez - how many known mechanical defects and recalls has the Focus had? 7 or so...
Besides, you don't seem like a sheep of any flavor (black, blue or otherwise), since you didn't "follow" trends/traditions but instead made your own decision. In that regard, you are at least, a sheep dog, running circles (Thanks to Protege) around the herd (of Aspiring Foci).
August-1st-2002, 01:40 PM
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My dad was pissed that I bought:
A. A new car: "You're wasting your money!" (he's never owned a new car in his life)
B. A foreign car: "You're taking away jobs from Americans!"
Funny, though--he's more than willing to have me drive him around in my awful, new, foreign car.
A. A new car: "You're wasting your money!" (he's never owned a new car in his life)
B. A foreign car: "You're taking away jobs from Americans!"
Funny, though--he's more than willing to have me drive him around in my awful, new, foreign car.
August-3rd-2002, 01:11 PM
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formerly chastan
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Originally posted by chiproes
My dad was pissed that I bought:
A. A new car: "You're wasting your money!" (he's never owned a new car in his life)
B. A foreign car: "You're taking away jobs from Americans!"
Funny, though--he's more than willing to have me drive him around in my awful, new, foreign car.
My dad was pissed that I bought:
A. A new car: "You're wasting your money!" (he's never owned a new car in his life)
B. A foreign car: "You're taking away jobs from Americans!"
Funny, though--he's more than willing to have me drive him around in my awful, new, foreign car.
B. My 1990 toyota camry was made in Indiana!!!
August-5th-2002, 12:02 AM
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Originally posted by Chastan
A: I'm afraid to get a new car, LOL, I want mine pre-scratched, that way I won't cry when it gets scratched the first time!!!
A: I'm afraid to get a new car, LOL, I want mine pre-scratched, that way I won't cry when it gets scratched the first time!!!
I really didn't care about that...this was going to be my first car, and so I wanted a new one. And yes, it has scratches on it now...but I've tried not to cry too much
August-5th-2002, 01:13 AM
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ford sucks!
and it doesn't matter if ford owns mazda because as long as they don't touch the cars they make - everything is good!...i know ford makes the trucks for mazda but they don't touch the cars so it's all good!!!
and it doesn't matter if ford owns mazda because as long as they don't touch the cars they make - everything is good!...i know ford makes the trucks for mazda but they don't touch the cars so it's all good!!!
August-5th-2002, 08:17 AM
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Originally posted by pasta323
ford sucks!
and it doesn't matter if ford owns mazda because as long as they don't touch the cars they make - everything is good!...i know ford makes the trucks for mazda but they don't touch the cars so it's all good!!!
ford sucks!
and it doesn't matter if ford owns mazda because as long as they don't touch the cars they make - everything is good!...i know ford makes the trucks for mazda but they don't touch the cars so it's all good!!!
August-5th-2002, 08:55 AM
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Thats been pising me off too. VW/Audi has a horrible repair record and a boat load of dip **** think they are the best cars on the road. At least with Honda guys they can relisticly say its a well built car but VW is simply garbage. BUt Ford does suck. They also have a terible repair record and they have some of the worst service departments.
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