I haven’t actually purchased a Ford product since 2003 (F-150 FX4 so that I could move most of our stuff to a new house and not pay movers to do so).
I sure as hell wouldn’t buy one now, because they’re a bunch of fucking cop snitches:
Ford is trying to patent a way for its cars to report speeding drivers to the police.
A patent application from the automaker titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jul. 18 2024, and was originally filed by Ford Jan. 12, 2023.
In the application, Ford discusses using cars to monitor each other’s speeds. If one car detects that a nearby vehicle is being driven above the posted limit, it could use onboard cameras to photograph that vehicle. A report containing both speed data and images of the targeted vehicle could then be sent directly to a police car or roadside monitoring units via an Internet connection, according to Ford.
And if that doesn’t set your ass on fire, try this:
Using vehicles for speed surveillance would make cops’ jobs easier, as they wouldn’t have to quickly identify speeding violations and take off in pursuit, Ford notes in the application. It also means some of that work could be delegated to self-driving cars, which could be equipped to detect speeding violations, the automaker adds.
So it’s all-so-conveeenient for everybody, you see.
But wait! There’s more!
Ford is now selling your driving data to a company called LexisNexis. This company is a New York-based global data broker with a “Risk Solutions” division that caters to the auto insurance industry and has traditionally kept tabs on car accidents and tickets.
However, it turns out that LexisNexis is using your driving habits (acceleration, hard braking, speed and how fast you take corners) and forwarding this information on to insurance companies that then increase your insurance rates.
And if there’s one thing that insurance companies are known for, it’s their reluctance to generate more income increase rates wherever they can.
If I were of an inclination to buy a car from Ford (and that’s a HUGE “if”), I’d go more for this kind of thing:
…or even better:
And for those of the truck persuasion:
Yeah, they’re old and (maybe) less reliable than the newest Fords… but at least they’re not continually spying on you while you drive them.
Bastards.
Kim – your statement “I haven’t actually purchased a Ford product since 2003 (F-150 FX4 so that I could move most of our stuff to a new house and not pay movers to do so).”
This is similar but slightly different to me. I last bought a ford, used in 2003. I really liked the vehicle, but it ended up being a huge piece of shit. The final straw was a plastic intake manifold that cracked and leaked coolant, requiring a 700 plus dollar repair. (A good private mechanic did the repair with genuine Ford parts, a Ford dealer wanted almost 1,200 for the repair). (before this vehicle, I had another ford that a dealer bought back due to issues).
Ford then had a recall on the vehicle model I owned and many others with those plastic manifolds. Repair was going to be free if you needed it, and reimbursed if you already did it, even if it was done at a private mechanic. You just had to submit a receipt at a Ford dealer.
I sent in a receipt, and the fucking useless piece of shit cock sucking mother fuckers that make GARBAGE at Ford said many excuses, one of them being the repair was done during a time when the repair would not be covered by Ford.
1 – The manifold cracking left me stranded
2 – The repair was insanely expensive for a cheap plastic part
3 – Ford was SCUM FUCKING BAGS and did not reimburse me.
I sent Ford several emails trying to get the money. It ended with a few emails and Ford reps saying “this is the last email we will send you on this” after repeadetly denying me a refund.
I replied back to Ford, I WILL NEVER BUY ONE OF YOUR PRODUCTS EVER AS LONG AS I LIVE.
Since then I have owned a Chevrolet, 3 Honda’s and 2 Toyota’s. WAY WAY WAY, (Did I mentioned WAY), Way better vehicles from other manufacturers.
So, FUCK FORD MOTOR COMPANY! FUCK THE HORSE FORD MOTOR COMPANY RODE IN ON!
SINCE 2003 I have NEVER bought a Ford, and I will as long as I live NEVER EVER BUY ONE OF FORD’s OVERPRICED HEAP’s OF FUCKING DOG SHIT! DId I mention FUCK FORD?
Yea, if you are reading this, FUCK YOU FORD! Your vehicles are lousy overpriced pieces of shit.
My Toyota’s and Honda’s required less repairs and maintenance and were and are WAY better vehicles.
In Closing, FUCK FORD. FORD SUCKS BIG FAT DONKEY BALLS.
Anyone intelligent will purchase a Toyota for less money, especially trucks.
PS – $ 100,000 dollars for some of Ford’s trucks?
Buy a Toyota, it will last.
Ford – FUCKED OVER REBUILT DODGE
Found on Road Dilapidated
Backwards – DRIVER RETURNS ON FOOT
Don’t even get me started on the bullshit electric junk they are building.
Ford lightning? What is that, a giant collection of dildo batteries under the hood of a sub standard truck, priced at an ass fuck price? Only a fucking liberal retard would waste money on a piece of shit like that.
Fuck you Ford! I hope you go out of business!
See children? THIS is how you rant.
By the way, my F-150 never gave me a moment’s trouble. The only reason I sold it was the gas bill — that plus the Suburban’s thirst for same was almost a house payment. So we got rid of both, for a Jetta and a small Kia SUV.
“Ford is trying to patent a way for its cars to report speeding drivers to the police.”
Fucking gestapo mother fuckers. As I mentioned in my comment above:
Fuck you Ford! I hope you go out of business!
How come no American companies find a way of telling the US government where all the ILLEGAL INVADERS from foreign countries are so they can be deported to whatever shit hole country they came from and go back and fix their own fucking country?
Ford Motor Company is a group of fucking assholes who manufacture overpriced fucking garbage.
Anyone smart will not purchase a ford. FUCK YOU FORD.
Fucking gestapo mother fuckers. As I mentioned in my comment above:
Fuck you Ford! I hope you go out of business!
How come no American companies find a way of telling the US government where all the ILLEGAL INVADERS from foreign countries are so they can be deported to whatever shit hole country they came from and go back and fix their own fucking country?
Ford Motor Company is a group of fucking assholes who manufacture overpriced fucking garbage.
Anyone smart will not purchase a ford. FUCK YOU FORD.
Hey Coffeeman, I was kinda thinking of buying a Ford. What’s your real opinion on the matter?
/s
You’re a regular comedian.
1 – go ahead buy what you want. I won’t buy a Ford. When you see the junk they build you’ll ask yourself was it worth it later?
What is the resale value of ford vs Honda , Toyota, Subaru etc?
2 – I guess you want to support surveillance on Americans. If ford is pushing this technology to help the gestapo catch speeders, then you as a customer will be paying to help support the chains that bind you.
Also speeding alone isn’t the most dangerous thing happening on the roads.
“….they’re old and (maybe) less reliable than the newest Fords…”
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Depends on your idea of what “reliable” means.
1. New ride, you turn the key and it doesn’t start, so you call the tow truck and $2000 later you’re back on the road.
2. Old ride, you turn the key and it doesn’t start, so you grab a 1/2″&9/16″ box wrench and a screwdriver and pop the hood and 15 minutes later you’re back on the road.
One of them is beyond your control and the other is completely within your control. I prefer the latter. Yeah, gimme that Mustang. I had a 1966 in my yoot.
I would even go so far as to say vehicles from 98 to 2018 were the best MODERN vehicles. They had technology however it was replaceable for the most part way easier than something 2022 or newer. Parts are expensive for any vehicle thanks to butt fuck Joe and the not really black hoe. However the 98 to 2018 you see some really nice vehicles. Like V6 mid size suv and v8 trucks not this new turbo small 4 and 6 cylinder bullshit.
Now you get into a vehicle with a small ass overworked engine with turbo chargers and a big screen tv in the middle of the console. Some buttons aren’t even tactile buttons they are touch screen in many new vehicles.
There are a million and one safety features and the drivers are worse than ever on the roads.
I also laugh at “start stop technology”. Ya know , your vehicle shuts the engine off at a stop light to save a few drops of gas. First off – new vehicles with small turbo engines and start stop are not getting that much better fuel economy than the old natural aspirated engines. And bigger question – when does most of the wear on an engine happen? Some wild say startup. Imagine it’s cold out and your engine starts and stops 20 times on the way somewhere. How long will that engine last?
My prediction is 2022 and newer vehicles with all this new technology shit won’t last very long
I watched a YouTube video of a guy who had a ford Maverick which is a small pickup truck. His tranny had issues at 90,000. Nice ford quality there. If you buy a vehicle designed by the slants in Japan 90,000 is Barely broken in.
A coworker of mine has a Maverick. Thing has been back to the dealer for more recalls than richard Simmons has sucked cocks.
New vehicles from many manufacturers suck. Ford is shitty as fucking hell with the absolute fucking garbage they make.
We either better get used to a 100% surveillance state that can’t figure out what to do with 100 million illegals but can damn sure remotely issue you a parking ticket that they’ll know you’ll pay, or else we need to start burning things down. We get the govt we deserve, and we get it good and hard.
Raw dog, no lube
Problem is there are so many stupid mother fuckers (also known as liberals) and many rinos who think hey the govt can and will keep me safe. Hey the govt will give me everything and anything I need.
Just look at what a great job Dumbass Joe and the not really black hoe did during the last 3 and a half years.
My two cents: the best (and last) Fords I owned were made in the 70s. On the rare occasions something went wrong, I could probably fix it (though I am mechanically inept,) or I had a friend who could. Both trucks I owned (1970 and 1978 F-150’s) had well over 300,000 miles.
Vehicles even 20 or 30 years ago were simpler and better than today’s junk.
Buy a Ford or any major domestic make today. See what you get? It’s like playing the lottery. You might win and get something good.
Even Honda and Toyota don’t build the exact same quality they used to but they are still better than the domestic trash by a mile.
Oh and if a vehicle is built in Canada or Mexico is it still an American vehicle?
Back in 1965, my college roommate was the son of a garage owner. He said that “Ford” stood for “found on road dead” or else “fix or repair daily”.
Apparently things haven’t improved.
Dodge – Drips Oil Drips Grease Everywhere
Jeep – Just Empty Every Pocket
80’s Ford Trucks with the 5.0 V8 were kinda cool along with Classic mustangs and Lincoln Towncars.
Today – hot garbage
It’s a Fourth Amendment violation. I know, I know, I KNOW! But it’s not true. The Bill of Rights is the Bill of RIGHTS. Since governments have no rights, the BoR cannot be applied to government except in limiting its power. If the people (We the People, remember?) have a right, it is the duty — the purpose, per Tom Jefferson — of the government to secure those rights against ALL comers.
If Ford wants to infringe on the Right of the People to be secure in their persons, papers, and effects (which surely include your driving), then they should be made to conform with the foundation of thecountry in which they operate. THe U.S. of A.
And when Ford gets the patent some congresshole(s) will think it’s a great idea and pass a law that all vehicles made for the US market will have to have the tech. Thus Ford will make a fuckton of money off the tech (another cost passed along to consumers). One can only hope that some white hat hackers out there figure out a way to fuck the tech. One that’s nearly undetectable.
As far as ford vehicles go… I’ve never owned one and don’t plan to. I’ve noticed that somewhere during a Ford vehicle’s lifetime the hood and top of the thing loses its paint – looking like it’s been sandblasted off. Ford doesn’t seem to be the least bit interested in solving that little kink. Back when I was married the wife had an Escort with a truly fucked “environmental system”. It was the only car I’d ever been in that got frost on the INSIDE of the windows in the winter – thanks to the “defroster”. And about that time I went to a managerial seminar and carpooled with 2 T-Bird owners, who got to talking about their beloved cars, and their defects. “Do you have this electrical problem?” “No.” “You will.” I asked them why they kept the cars if they were so bad. “Oh! It’a T-Bird!” was the answer. I’m not talking about old classics, but 90’s models. Sheesh.
This nanny state and delegating the snooping to private companies has gone on for too long and needs to be curbed immediately.
We need to convince the eco terrorists such as Earth Liberation Front etc that these data gathering companies are bad for the environment then let their arsonists correct the problem.
It’s not just Ford. They’re all doing it.
Your car is already narcing you out to your insurance company and others TODAY.
https://nypost.com/2024/03/12/business/your-car-is-spying-on-you-and-upping-your-insurance-rates-report/
A really long story short, a couple years back I made the “mistake” of actually reading the license terms on a mandatory software update of the phone app that connected me to my Explorer. The terms were wildly unacceptable. I then investigated what it took to reject them, and the end result, had I followed directions would have been that my car would STILL be sending out data, albeit “not associated” with my account and personal identity. (yeah, right.)
There is something call the “Ford Telematics Module” that is essentially your car’s cell phone to is uses to call home with. It connects to your car with 3 connectors, all of which are trivial to disconnect. Its location can be discovered in your car’s service manual, available online for about 30 minutes of effort. Another 30 minutes of effort will disconnect it entirely. If you wish, you can dismount it from the chassis and hang it from your rear view mirror as a warning to the others.
Your car will work perfectly fine without it. It has to; there is no guarantee of cell coverage. Just remember to that it remains disconnected after service, lest some tech “helpfully” reconnect it for you.
And FWIW:
I had a 1968 Mustang ragtop with the 289 Windsor “baby” V8, which generated IIRC about 280 BHP, and which slurped down gas to something like 8-12(!!!) MPG. I would literally start looking for gas stations when I hit half a tank.
I also had a 1996 Mustang ragtop with the Essex V6. That got something around 21 mpg, and generated around 150 hp. Frankly, the ’96 was much better at being a car than the ’68. While it had less power overall, it was much more effective at actually applying it, presenting much greater traction, cornering and overall handling response.
ALSO, the 1996 was 5 star crash rated. AFAIK, crash rating wasn’t a thing in 1968, so by default you could presume impalement, decapitation AND bodily crushing by engine block under anything greater than fender bender conditions.
Fast forward to 2020: The Explorer comes with a VERY versatile engine package. It’s a dual turbo inline 4 coupled with a 10 gear(!) transmission that averages 23 mpg. The MPG is variable: flip it to ECO-Fascist mode, and I get 30, flip it to flame snorting sports mode and I get 21…and 300 BHP, all wrapped up in a car that has top rated safety and massive cargo capacity.
We are in fact getting significant value for all the added complexity.