Yeah that's a fair comparison. Hey, how much better is that $30k 2011 F-150 crew cab compared to your 6 or 7 yr old reg cab truck...
I bet if that Ford was the one in the accident, it would have been totaled.
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The body shop called today, should get mine back Feb. 4. After a week with the Ford, there are some things I like better about the Dodge, some I like better about the Ford.
The Ford is more comfortable and drives better, the interior layout of the Dodge is better in my opinion. The Dodge, being a regular cab short box, is more agile and parking lot friendly. The Ford is getting about 2 mpg's better fuel mileage. I would really like to drive an F150 with the 5.0 as well as an Ecoboost, trading would be tempting. A King Ranch would be nice.
Yeah it must be because of the Chrysler bankruptcy because a perfect company like Ford would never have a shortage of parts...
No attempt what soever. I have no problem with Chrysler, its GM I have a issue with. Chrysler got saved by Fiat, GM got our dollars.
Report: Parts Shortage Forces Production Pause at Ford F-150 Plant - PickupTrucks.com News
We can always count on your weak attempts at putting down GM and Chrysler.
I am currently on a break from the business, so I do not know how the current bankruptcy is affecting parts.
I know the Chrysler bankruptcy in the 70's caused lots of parts issues. The quality went down, and the prices went way up.
The OEM parts warehouses always close for about 10 days, the last week of the year, and the beginning of the new year. So right before Christmas, is always the worst time to get in a big wreck, if your in a hurry to get your car back.
As far as other times, who knows why they run out of certain parts. I am sure modern "just in time" inventories are a big factor.
When I order a new door for a Dodge truck like this, it is not uncommon for it to arrive damaged. They are big and heavy, and poorly packaged. A very bad combination. This almost always causes lost production time.
When Chrysler first made the LHS, I had a customer with one that was almost brand new. He got rear ended, and needed a new deck lid, (trunk).
Chrysler was selling them faster than they could build them, so they were putting all the parts into production, and few were available for crash parts.
After one month, a deck lid arrived,...and it was damaged. We reordered it,....3 weeks later it came,...damaged. We reordered it 3 weeks later it came,..it was also damaged. The boxes were not damaged, scuffed, or marked, but each one had a big dent right in the middle. It did not take a rocket scientist to see they were shipping us the rejects they could not use at the factory. Minor damage on new parts is not uncommon, but this was not minor damage. At this point, the disgusted customer approved repairing the damaged, brand new deck lid, being we were now 10 weeks into the job, and unable to even start the repairs.
A week later, it was done. And, all the guys neighbors and friends knew was, it took my shop 11 weeks to put a deck lid, and a bumper on the car.
The body shop is fairly large, about 70,000 square feet, employing about 150 technicians, and maintains about $2 million in parts inventory, per their web site.
They guarantee their work as long as I own the truck. :thumbsup:
Thanks.
Talk about taking too long, our C172 has been in for an annual going on 10 weeks now. And, it's not like they did a lot of work to it, they said today there is nothing wrong with it! :thumbsup:
I asked if he replaced the tires on the main's as per my request,...they forgot. But, he will order them now, after 10 weeks.
Sales for Chrysler overall were up 17% vs 2009, they have 16 all new or completely re-engineered vehicles, Jeep GC sales are up over 200% and the RAM trucks are up over 90%. They will also be releasing a slew of new small compacts based on Fiat cars that will lead the MPG wars come 2013. How is that not recovering...?
