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I hate this car.
Mar. 18th, 2006 01:09 pmSo once again the Ford F*ck-Us is in the shop and we're having the same ridiculous problems. I am so tired of the runaround. At first I thought maybe it was just the dealership we've been going to, but after some depressing reading on Comsumer Reports, I can see that the 2000-2001 Foci already have 10+ recalls and the list of complaints keeps going and going. They say these are not problems in the newer models, but our 2003 has already had problems with: ignition switch (at least 3 times), transmission skipping second gear (one time), and stalling and sputtering (right now). All of these are chronic complaints on 2000-2001 cars.
I brought the car back today because immediately after its return to us, it started stalling out and the engine light came on. When I got to the dealer this morning, the engine light was off, but it was still stalling every time the car shifted from Drive to Park. Of course the dealership said they couldn't recreate the problem (are you nuts? EVERY time), but they agreed to wait an hour and try again. This gave me an extra hour of Fox News. Fox News and a Ford Focus are my own personal hell.
Well, dude came back and said they HAD found a problem - a long crank when you try to start the car (this is what we brought the car in for on WEDNESDAY) and stalling. Because I was such a PITA to the guy, I got the rental car supposedly free. (I always make it a point to be extra stubborn there because they are ridiculous. Once I got a repair done by only paying for parts because it was yet ANOTHER eff up job.) So yeah, now they say the soonest they will have our car is Monday. Which is thoroughly ridiculous - especially for a car that had "no problems" at 9am!
I effing hate this car with the spite of a thousand excessively spiteful gnomes. The Ford Focus is the worst car ever made and I can't believe we spent so much money buying it. I want to buy a new car so freaking bad but there is NO WAY we will get anything for it in trade and we /just/ sunk a bunch of life insurance money into paying off the car so we could have no car payments for a while. I also hate Ricart who sold us this crap car... and I wouldn't be surprised if they lied and said it was a 2003 when it is actually a 2001 or something. Stupid car.
Hate hate hate hate hate.
I brought the car back today because immediately after its return to us, it started stalling out and the engine light came on. When I got to the dealer this morning, the engine light was off, but it was still stalling every time the car shifted from Drive to Park. Of course the dealership said they couldn't recreate the problem (are you nuts? EVERY time), but they agreed to wait an hour and try again. This gave me an extra hour of Fox News. Fox News and a Ford Focus are my own personal hell.
Well, dude came back and said they HAD found a problem - a long crank when you try to start the car (this is what we brought the car in for on WEDNESDAY) and stalling. Because I was such a PITA to the guy, I got the rental car supposedly free. (I always make it a point to be extra stubborn there because they are ridiculous. Once I got a repair done by only paying for parts because it was yet ANOTHER eff up job.) So yeah, now they say the soonest they will have our car is Monday. Which is thoroughly ridiculous - especially for a car that had "no problems" at 9am!
I effing hate this car with the spite of a thousand excessively spiteful gnomes. The Ford Focus is the worst car ever made and I can't believe we spent so much money buying it. I want to buy a new car so freaking bad but there is NO WAY we will get anything for it in trade and we /just/ sunk a bunch of life insurance money into paying off the car so we could have no car payments for a while. I also hate Ricart who sold us this crap car... and I wouldn't be surprised if they lied and said it was a 2003 when it is actually a 2001 or something. Stupid car.
Hate hate hate hate hate.
