I've had the car for about a month. It is an ex-government fleet vehicle, fully serviced. The engine blew up (dropped a conrod that flew out the side of the sump) with < 26,000km. Still awaiting a response from Ford, as to whether they will honour the warranty.
The car in general is good - but the engine reliability...
Lucky the stupid conrod didn't go through the block. Then Ford would be giving you a new engine.
Hammer ford for that warranty. Just be stroppy and you will win. I think you will find in time that it is a good car. And you bought it the right way-making a huge saving by buying ex fleet..
I agree, hammer Ford for that warranty. I have a BA Mk1 that chewed its camshaft at about ten thousand k's. Ford did honour their warranty, and I was very disappointed with the car at the time, was going to sell it and buy a Holden, and all that stuff. But I kept it and it is now approaching one hundred thousand. It has been totally trouble free and that camshaft issue is now just a distant memory. I'd buy another one. I hope things work out for you and you have a good run out of the car as I have.
The reason we the cars buyer seek a warranty is because things do go wrong.
Even NASA has the occasional failure.
The only way the manufacture can escape a warranty claim is if the owner has not held up his side of the bargain.
Examples.
Was the car serviced correctly? Was the car being missed? Was the car modified? Was the claim a result of an accident? These are just a few. I imagine there are lots of things.
There is not a manufacturing business on the planet that does not experience a problem with their product from time to time.
I wonder how this original poster went with his claim???
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