I'd really have major concerns if I still had a child at school who was being subjected to his extreme and odd views.

I've actually gone and scanned the teacher's carparks at my kids school for Cruze's, just to be sure.. next up, white pearl D-max's..

If your kids come home from school one day and advise you to change the Cayenne and Evoque for a Cruze and D-Max, I guess you'll know why.

555

Thankfully, the only car suggestions I get are from my 7yo, who just about every week shows me the red 458 Italia Spider he's set as his ipad wallpaper and asks: "Why don't you buy one of these?"

Obviously you advise him you can't as it's not good value, and only stupid people buy nice cars.

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...don't feed the troll...

Better still, "ignore" the troll, saves on bandwidth

...don't feed the troll...

Better still, "ignore" the troll, saves on bandwidth

...I'm still waiting for your report on your truck....I think,that most of those new trucks will have this problem...it's nothing really to be concern for now,since the fix can be easy...but I like to fix things immediately(!),which is not the normal case here...

Paid a visit earlier this week to CM dealer. When we bought the truck they told us to bring it in for a 3000km checkup (not service). So we did, tho' had better things to do with my time. Got that blank confused look from the people there. No knowledge of this checkup. Mentioned the rust. "Not rust, just colour. Can be cleaned off" <deleted>.

Paid a visit earlier this week to CM dealer. When we bought the truck they told us to bring it in for a 3000km checkup (not service). So we did, tho' had better things to do with my time. Got that blank confused look from the people there. No knowledge of this checkup. Mentioned the rust. "Not rust, just colour. Can be cleaned off" <deleted>.

Some of bolts/nuts have been covered with something red in color...maybe it's a rust proofing thing...but there is a real rust on some others,that might been overseen/mist...

The main issue is with injectors under the top cover...did they look there for you?

Paid a visit earlier this week to CM dealer. When we bought the truck they told us to bring it in for a 3000km checkup (not service). So we did, tho' had better things to do with my time. Got that blank confused look from the people there. No knowledge of this checkup. Mentioned the rust. "Not rust, just colour. Can be cleaned off" <deleted>.

Some of bolts/nuts have been covered with something red in color...maybe it's a rust proofing thing...but there is a real rust on some others,that might been overseen/mist...

The main issue is with injectors under the top cover...did they look there for you?

They just weren't interested. Had to bite my lip.....

Paid a visit earlier this week to CM dealer. When we bought the truck they told us to bring it in for a 3000km checkup (not service). So we did, tho' had better things to do with my time. Got that blank confused look from the people there. No knowledge of this checkup. Mentioned the rust. "Not rust, just colour. Can be cleaned off" <deleted>.

Some of bolts/nuts have been covered with something red in color...maybe it's a rust proofing thing...but there is a real rust on some others,that might been overseen/mist...

The main issue is with injectors under the top cover...did they look there for you?

They just weren't interested. Had to bite my lip.....

The funny (or not) think is,that when I was there (at the Ford dealer) the other day asking about the rust issues,they told me to take it up with Ford(?!)...so I really had to ask them,who are they?

The funny (or not) think is,that when I was there (at the Ford dealer) the other day asking about the rust issues,they told me to take it up with Ford(?!)...so I really had to ask them,who are they?

Have you tried contacting Ford through their website. They do respond. Whether they'll be of assistance is another matter.

The funny (or not) think is,that when I was there (at the Ford dealer) the other day asking about the rust issues,they told me to take it up with Ford(?!)...so I really had to ask them,who are they?

Have you tried contacting Ford through their website. They do respond. Whether they'll be of assistance is another matter.

I've had my wife trying to call the numbers of the NewRangerClyb site...but mostly got recordings...need somebody,who actually knows where to send it to...IMHO

I've send my photos to the dealers service dpt manager...still waiting for the response...

Here are the contacts from the Club site:

1. http://www.facebook.com/FordThailand

2. Hotline 02-686-5899

3. จดหมาย "ศูนย์บริการดูแลลูกค้า"

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โทรสาร : 66 (0) 2661-8344

Your problem does look like very poor grade casting metal. I remember when fooling with small block chevy engines to avoid block castings from Mexico as the metal was crap.

Be interesting to see if anyone else shows the problem here or your just unlucky.

The funny (or not) think is,that when I was there (at the Ford dealer) the other day asking about the rust issues,they told me to take it up with Ford(?!)...so I really had to ask them,who are they?

Have you tried contacting Ford through their website. They do respond. Whether they'll be of assistance is another matter.

I've had my wife trying to call the numbers of the NewRangerClyb site...but mostly got recordings...need somebody,who actually knows where to send it to...IMHO

I've send my photos to the dealers service dpt manager...still waiting for the response...

Here are the contacts from the Club site:

1. http://www.facebook.com/FordThailand

2. Hotline 02-686-5899

3. จดหมาย "ศูนย์บริการดูแลลูกค้า"

บริษัท ฟอร์ด เซลส์ แอนด์ เซอร์วิส (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด

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โทร: 66 (0) 2264-0099

โทรสาร : 66 (0) 2661-8344

Other posters have reported success in emailing various Ford execs directly.. Here's some names/positions:

Matt Bradley - President Ford ASEAN

Yukontorn Wisadkosin - VP of Marketing, Sales and Service TH

Use some imagination and you should be able to guess their email addresses

Edited November 7, 201213 yr by IMHO

Looks like 2 less Christmas cards for IMHO this year.

...thanks...

wow, luckily I have no rust on mine at all and I drive through dirt roads and 20 cm water almost daily.

wow, luckily I have no rust on mine at all and I drive through dirt roads and 20 cm water almost daily.

I imagine it was a bad batch of parts that affected trucks built at that time. Yours was earlier? Be interesting to see if they start turning up in UK or elsewhere. Or "seconds" only get delivered locally? Surely not.

I got mine just before Songkran. Mine was one of the first batches.

Perhaps they ran out of parts and got them somewhere else until they could get the original bots again?

Nooooooooooooooo.

wow, luckily I have no rust on mine at all and I drive through dirt roads and 20 cm water almost daily.

Did you actually look at your injectors?To find them you need to take the top plastic cover of(pups of) and there is another sound proofing part that has to come of(the 4 plastic bolts/knobs) to actually see injectors....I had to to tell those guys in Ford to do it,they wouldn't know where to look...

The respond from Ford here...from my wife translation looks like that they don't see the problem being a major one,which could affect the safety ,or performance,so...TIT

...it is not over yet,as more people are effected by it and more action is needed...

For those who can read Thai...

The respond from Ford here...from my wife translation looks like that they don't see the problem being a major one,which could affect the safety ,or performance,so...TIT

...it is not over yet,as more people are effected by it and more action is needed...

For those who can read Thai...

Get some OSPHO

The respond from Ford here...from my wife translation looks like that they don't see the problem being a major one,which could affect the safety ,or performance,so...TIT

...it is not over yet,as more people are effected by it and more action is needed...

For those who can read Thai...

Get some OSPHO

It's not really about cleaning the rust of,but about preventing it from forming on injectors which is caused by the cover being to short...the cover needs to be redesign,or modified...IMO

It will stop it.

It will stop it.

I've used Ospho on the boat before and it is great to clean the rust...and it last some time,but it does not stop it...does it?

It will stop it.

I've used Ospho on the boat before and it is great to clean the rust...and it last some time,but it does not stop it...does it?

Not forever, but it lasts a couple years, it's cheap, heat resistant, easy to apply and looks good. (IMO) I would not recommend it as a rust preventative on a boat (particularly in salt water) but for this application I think it's perfect. Get a small brush and try a spot that doesn't show and see what you think.

Hey, maybe I’ll try it on my brake disks....

It will stop it.

I've used Ospho on the boat before and it is great to clean the rust...and it last some time,but it does not stop it...does it?

Not forever, but it lasts a couple years, it's cheap, heat resistant, easy to apply and looks good. (IMO) I would not recommend it as a rust preventative on a boat (particularly in salt water) but for this application I think it's perfect. Get a small brush and try a spot that doesn't show and see what you think.

Hey, maybe I’ll try it on my brake disks....

...so you know where to get it here?

Here is a new Toyota with some rust problems..that's NOT good !!

Here is a new Toyota with some rust problems..that's NOT good !!

Looks like sea salt.

Here is a new Toyota with some rust problems..that's NOT good !!

Looks like sea salt.

I think it says on the photo "after 6 weeks only"(not my translation)...

Here is a new Toyota with some rust problems..that's NOT good !!

Looks like sea salt.

I think it says on the photo "after 6 weeks only"(not my translation)...

actually .... 6 days

Edited November 15, 201213 yr by mr3cho