Chipster Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 An interesting and telling overview on how Ford blew the launch of the new Explorer. Let's hope they learned from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Young Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Nice video. Ford will be ok. If they can bounce back from the Firestone tire problem, they can bounce back from anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Sure. They got by the Edsel didn't they? Let's see now, what else? There was the Ford Pinto, the Mercury Bobcat, the Ford Explorer (the early early years where it had a tendicy to roll over problem and terrible tires that killed 300 and injured ?) and the 8-million car ignition recall in the early 2000's due to stupid design. A weaker manufacturer would have stumbled, maybe even failed. And they got through the great recession without asking for a bailout. Henry Ford failed five times before he succeeded. His favorite saying was “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 22 hours ago, enigma-2 said: Sure. They got by the Edsel didn't they? Let's see now, what else? There was the Ford Pinto, the Mercury Bobcat, the Ford Explorer (the early early years where it had a tendicy to roll over problem and terrible tires that killed 300 and injured ?) and the 8-million car ignition recall in the early 2000's due to stupid design. A weaker manufacturer would have stumbled, maybe even failed. And they got through the great recession without asking for a bailout. Henry Ford failed five times before he succeeded. His favorite saying was “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” The new Bronco launch will reveal whether a lesson was learned or not. "A weaker manufacturer would have stumbled, maybe even failed." Are you kidding me? The stock is trading in the $6.80 per share range. They are burning through cash like it's... They have taken a risky approach to their current market situation, all Mustang all the time, killing the sedan (Fusion) and possibly killing the North American made Edge. Very Risky product planning if you ask me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoking Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) If you are old enough you would be aware of the overhead oiling issues on the Ford Y blocks in the 50's. They came in 5 displacements and all had issues getting oil to the overhead valve heads. There were external kits to plumb oil to the rocker shafts. 1-239 2-256 3-272 4-292 5-312 Edited July 19, 2020 by Snoking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Chipster said: Are you kidding me? The stock is trading in the $6.80 per share range. They are burning through cash like it's... I hadn't been following Ford, under $7 is an eyeopener (I'm holding Amazon and Square). But, there's a lot of reasons for the price. (I wouldnt buy it even at $4!) If it scares you now, wait until after the election, lol. (Market is way over bought). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 12 hours ago, enigma-2 said: ...If it scares you now, wait until after the election, lol. (Market is way over bought). On this we agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hat No Cattle Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 Quote The new Bronco launch will reveal whether a lesson was learned or not. "A weaker manufacturer would have stumbled, maybe even failed." Are you kidding me? The stock is trading in the $6.80 per share range. They are burning through cash like it's... They have taken a risky approach to their current market situation, all Mustang all the time, killing the sedan (Fusion) and possibly killing the North American made Edge. Very Risky product planning if you ask me! Quote I hadn't been following Ford, under $7 is an eyeopener (I'm holding Amazon and Square). But, there's a lot of reasons for the price. (I wouldnt buy it even at $4!) Just two examples of why you should not take investment advice from a vehicle forum. ? And this is in the middle of a pandemic! https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2020/10/28/ford_s-strong-q3-higher-demand-operating-execution.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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