1991 Ford Thunderbird review from North America
"A serious waste of $ and space on earth"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Driver side door literally "fell off".
Rack and pinion went bad.
Both sway bars needed replacement.
Both the front struts had to be replaced.
Gas tank cap locked on even though it's a "non-lock cap".
A 1ft sq area of floor between driver's seat and the pedals fell out.
Rear defrost only defrost half of the back window.
The air conditioning hose busted when I bought it.
Both of the front upper ball joints.
Timing belt.
Idler module (expensive!)
General comments?
Overall this has to be the worst investment I've ever made.
Let it be known that the only reason I bought this car was because of the 5.0 engine which showed how little Ford knows about a little word called torque.
Immediately after starting it shakes and dies out every now and then.
This car only got me 50 miles to a tank, not gallon tank!
The steering on this car is a joke.
Any gas guzzling SUV would beat this car at gas mileage and overall weight of the car.
The only OK thing about this car is the massive amount of cabin room.
I've only had Pontiac's before that have had well over 200k miles on them and have had half the problems this car gave me.
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.0 V8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 1/10 |
| Reliability marks | 2/10 |
| Comfort marks | 6/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 150000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 151000 miles |
| Previous car | Pontiac Grand Prix |
| Date of Entry | 11th November, 2002 |