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06-20-2012, 03:02 PM
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Poor FoMoCo . . .
http://www.autonews.com/article/2012...306209805/1219
To be fair, Ford is building some killer cars, trucks and powertrains, but nobody is perfect. I'll bet some heads ROLLED in automatic transaxle and infotainment engineering departments! Gotta LOVE Mini, Fiat and Smart at the bottom o' the heap, LOL!
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06-20-2012, 03:09 PM
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One place above Land Rover....ouch!!!!
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06-20-2012, 03:45 PM
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The first and only Ford I have ever bought new was never in the shop for ANYTHING except oil change. I can not say that for any GM I have had yet I did buy another GM within the last month.
Never buy an Infinity!!!
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06-20-2012, 03:48 PM
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06-20-2012, 03:59 PM
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So a dashboard gadget drags down the entire rep of the company?Of course GM's ratings were up-thay had no other place to go except off the page.
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06-20-2012, 04:03 PM
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I think we've gone way too far with making cars more complicated than they need to be. I was in a new 7 series BMW yesterday because I needed to move it to get my truck out of the driveway & I couldn't figure out how to start the damn thing! Heaven help me if I needed to use the radio or heating system with that mouse wheel thing they've got!
There are laws against using a phone that I talk to and it dials the number while I hold it to my head, but there are no laws against all of these gadgets they're installing in cars now - talk about distracted driving! If somebody would just come out again with a car that uses a key and a radio with two posts for dial & volume I think they would have a HUGE market!
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06-20-2012, 04:08 PM
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Hopefully the Caddy "CUE" system will be better! CB, you obviuosly read WAY too much press fodder about General Motors. We'll simply have to agree to disagree about GM products. GM has had their trials and tribulations, just like ALL automakers have!
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06-20-2012, 04:10 PM
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Just wait 'til folks have to pay to repair some of this garbage, after their warranty runs out. OUCH!
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06-20-2012, 04:18 PM
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06-20-2012, 04:22 PM
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I will say that GM did hire the top engineer for the Ford NSync system and the Ford radio/phone/nav is far better than what GM now has. I suspect that will change in the next few years with this new guy on board. I did not have a chance to see the Ford system that your link was talking about so I can't speak for that. I'm not saying the GM system is bad but I'm having a time trying to figure it out.
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06-20-2012, 04:31 PM
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Am I right, or am I right? 
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06-20-2012, 04:49 PM
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06-20-2012, 04:50 PM
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Ok Chris, you can have presets and A/C.
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06-20-2012, 04:54 PM
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06-20-2012, 04:56 PM
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06-20-2012, 05:54 PM
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06-20-2012, 06:47 PM
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With several more years in development, I'm certain it will be better, MUCH better. That said, I'm NO fan of voice activated or touch screen controls for radio and HVAC control!
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06-20-2012, 08:44 PM
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06-20-2012, 08:54 PM
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06-20-2012, 09:57 PM
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