Hereinthailand Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 A thai built ford is no comparison to an american built ford. When my truck goes in for service or a problem back home they give me a printed report of any problem, service bulletins. recalls etc. Then I get a price to fix it or if its covered under warranty no problems. I dont have to take it back multiple times. And why are warranty periods in thailand so short compared to other countries ??? Tells me all I need to know. But to be fair it seems to be a problem with most cars assembled here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieAus Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Ace of Pop said: Why did they call it Sunny.?.reminds me of I got You Babe,Sunny and Cher song. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Interesting that this guy believes that it is only Fords that set on fire obviously has never visited Thailand there have been many media reports of cars setting on fire after accidents and I don't recall ever seeing a Ford Ranger Also the only Everest he could quote was a diesel would not have thought diesel was as flammable as gasoline not initially anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza73 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 4 hours ago, Ace of Pop said: Why did they call it Sunny.?.reminds me of I got You Babe,Sunny and Cher song. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app The two worst are the Datsun Fairlady ( for a sports car? ), and the Nissan Sylphy, a name which bears an unfortunate resemblance to a well-known venereal disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, bazza73 said: The two worst are the Datsun Fairlady ( for a sports car? ), and the Nissan Sylphy, a name which bears an unfortunate resemblance to a well-known venereal disease. Don't forget the Nissan Cedric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Honda Fits not to be said in Scandinavia .Pajero in Spanish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 20 hours ago, bazza73 said: When a vehicle can rack up 300,000 to 400,000 km, then it starts to be impressive. 160,000 km? A Daihatsu Charade can do that. IMHO the Nissan Sunny seems to be extremely durable, there are still examples in car yards with 400,000 on the odometer. On the contrary, 160,000km with no issues at all is very impressive. Sure modern motors can do 300, 400 even 500,000km but how many issues have the vehicles had on the way there ? New clutches, brakes, suspension, starter motors, etc etc etc... The way some people carry on, its like a Ford can't do 5000km without a major problem !! Fact is, I have a very reliable Ford Ranger..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said: On the contrary, 160,000km with no issues at all is very impressive. Sure modern motors can do 300, 400 even 500,000km but how many issues have the vehicles had on the way there ? New clutches, brakes, suspension, starter motors, etc etc etc... The way some people carry on, its like a Ford can't do 5000km without a major problem !! Fact is, I have a very reliable Ford Ranger..... Impressive? No. Expected? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, giddyup said: Impressive? No. Expected? Yes. Exactly... So not sure why so many Ford bashers on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 20 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said: Exactly... So not sure why so many Ford bashers on here I was talking about any make, not just Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, giddyup said: I was talking about any make, not just Ford. But in a Ford thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 54 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said: But in a Ford thread Sure modern motors can do 300, 400 even 500,000km but how many issues have the vehicles had on the way there ? You opened the gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereinthailand Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 How many other auto makers have class action lawsuits pending against them in thailand ??? And australia too I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseTheBass Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 The two worst are the Datsun Fairlady ( for a sports car? ), and the Nissan Sylphy, a name which bears an unfortunate resemblance to a well-known venereal disease.My mate's got an Isaan Syphilis. Nice motor, apart from it being s**t brown colour (sorry, it's 'bronze' apparently).Sent from my R2D2 droid using my C3P0 manservant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 11 hours ago, giddyup said: Sure modern motors can do 300, 400 even 500,000km but how many issues have the vehicles had on the way there ? You opened the gate. 13 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: On the contrary, 160,000km with no issues at all is very impressive. Sure modern motors can do 300, 400 even 500,000km but how many issues have the vehicles had on the way there ? New clutches, brakes, suspension, starter motors, etc etc etc... The way some people carry on, its like a Ford can't do 5000km without a major problem !! Fact is, I have a very reliable Ford Ranger..... In UK a mini-cab driver buddy of mine had a Ford Sierra which he bought S/H from a company very cheap, although a reps vehicle it had been looked after it had 130,000 miles ( 208,000 kilos) aprox. He had a Vauxhall Cavalier before that he use to make me laugh saying l change my cars every 300,000 miles. My boss at the time made me change my company car every 2 years with only about 30,000 miles on the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 14 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: On the contrary, 160,000km with no issues at all is very impressive. Sure modern motors can do 300, 400 even 500,000km but how many issues have the vehicles had on the way there ? Lady where I work has a Pilot car company. Bought a Chevrolet 4 door pickup, diesel, auto. Odometer turned 1 million km. Engine, transmission original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza73 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 14 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: On the contrary, 160,000km with no issues at all is very impressive. Sure modern motors can do 300, 400 even 500,000km but how many issues have the vehicles had on the way there ? New clutches, brakes, suspension, starter motors, etc etc etc... The way some people carry on, its like a Ford can't do 5000km without a major problem !! Fact is, I have a very reliable Ford Ranger..... One of Ford's more cheapskate design faults was the drain below the windscreen, which runs the width of a vehicle. Instead of having a drain hose on both sides, it had one. Result was water accumulated in the undrained side, which eventually rusted through, So the driver had water dripping on his feet from the top of the firewall every time it rained. Or let's not forget the Australian EA Falcon. Ford tried to cut costs by sourcing the cathodic E-coat filter bags from New Zealand instead of Europe. Result was massive cratering of the E-coat due to contamination by silicone. Ford didn't want to junk $1 million of E-coat, so it produced and sold thousands of vehicles with defective corrosion protection until that batch of E-coat was exhausted. More recently, I understand the Ford Explorer/Everest in Australia is currently in litigation due to rusting in the engine bay. The Ford XR model has had issues with warping of brake discs, because the discs are too thin to start with. When Australia had 5 auto manufacturers, I was quite heavily involved at their plants as a supplier technical consultant. I would see vehicles all the way from the incoming sheet steel to the final build. When I looked at Ford's body build coming into the phosphating stage, there would be cigarette butts, weld stubs, gloves and paper tissues in every second or third vehicle. In comparison, the body build at Nissan was so clean you could eat your dinner off it. If people bash Ford, it's for a reason. Good luck with your Ford Ranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 55 minutes ago, bazza73 said: One of Ford's more cheapskate design faults was the drain below the windscreen, which runs the width of a vehicle. Instead of having a drain hose on both sides, it had one. Result was water accumulated in the undrained side, which eventually rusted through, So the driver had water dripping on his feet from the top of the firewall every time it rained. Or let's not forget the Australian EA Falcon. Ford tried to cut costs by sourcing the cathodic E-coat filter bags from New Zealand instead of Europe. Result was massive cratering of the E-coat due to contamination by silicone. Ford didn't want to junk $1 million of E-coat, so it produced and sold thousands of vehicles with defective corrosion protection until that batch of E-coat was exhausted. More recently, I understand the Ford Explorer/Everest in Australia is currently in litigation due to rusting in the engine bay. The Ford XR model has had issues with warping of brake discs, because the discs are too thin to start with. When Australia had 5 auto manufacturers, I was quite heavily involved at their plants as a supplier technical consultant. I would see vehicles all the way from the incoming sheet steel to the final build. When I looked at Ford's body build coming into the phosphating stage, there would be cigarette butts, weld stubs, gloves and paper tissues in every second or third vehicle. In comparison, the body build at Nissan was so clean you could eat your dinner off it. If people bash Ford, it's for a reason. Good luck with your Ford Ranger. Very happy with my Ranger :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slain Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I remember my Mk 3 Cortina. Nothing meaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza73 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Slain said: I remember my Mk 3 Cortina. Nothing meaner I understand they are regarded as one of the classic cars now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Slain said: I remember my Mk 3 Cortina. Nothing meaner O come on ... what about the Lotus Cortina and even more so the Cortina Savage ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Slain said: I remember my Mk 3 Cortina. Nothing meaner Mk2 1600E was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Slain said: I remember my Mk 3 Cortina. Nothing meaner Think they were replaced by the Pinto in the US....Which Ford stopped production of due to fire fatalities... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereinthailand Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 The pinto was a turd like the chevy vega built during the oil embargo days. The pinto had a bolt protruding from the differential right in front of the gas tank, get rear ended and it was bad news. But a vega with a small block v8 stuffed in it was something to race against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 13 hours ago, Kwasaki said: Mk2 1600E was cool. I had a Mk2 1600, not the E, but l stuck a Weber on it, estate springs and E wheels, went OK. My chum had a Mk3 with a Rover V8 in it, that went OK too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 1 hour ago, transam said: I had a Mk2 1600, not the E, but l stuck a Weber on it, estate springs and E wheels, went OK. My chum had a Mk3 with a Rover V8 in it, that went OK too.. The Rover V8 engine was a nice light lump. The string of old Ford Consuls, Zephyr's, Zodiac's & Granada's served me well, had a Transit for a while, did it's job but changed it back for cars for long distance comfort the Rover 3500 V8 P6B l liked very much for work going many places the 3.4S type was quicker but use a lot more juice. Bought all s/h a couple of years or more old at good prices. My first brand new car was a company car a Ford Escort MkIII Estate, seen the saloon and also surprised at seeing a MkII Consul here in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 18 hours ago, bazza73 said: I understand they are regarded as one of the classic cars now. Yeah, even the ones where the driver needs to wear plastic bags on his feet to stop the dripping from the rusted valance drain buggering up his suede loafers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 38 minutes ago, NanLaew said: Yeah, even the ones where the driver needs to wear plastic bags on his feet to stop the dripping from the rusted valance drain buggering up his suede loafers. Most classics went that way.....But easy-sh fix if one really wants one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza73 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 1 minute ago, transam said: Most classics went that way.....But easy-sh fix if one really wants one.... Think the only one I know that didn't rust was the Bristol - but that had an aluminium body. Or if you insist, you can include Land Rovers if you like classics that look like boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, bazza73 said: Think the only one I know that didn't rust was the Bristol - but that had an aluminium body. Or if you insist, you can include Land Rovers if you like classics that look like boxes. A classic is in the eye of the beholder..Bit like a bird choice... PS. Don't think for one minute that alloy don't corrode... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 17 hours ago, pgrahmm said: Think they were replaced by the Pinto in the US....Which Ford stopped production of due to fire fatalities... ... The first car with rack & pinion steering so, impressive too, and if drivers of other cars keep the correct distance behind one it was OK. I bet many motor company's moved rear mounted petrol tanks because of the danger so it did some good too. Cars were always being modified over many years for safety reasons because of faults apart from many other things e.g. Seat belts, air-bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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