Rob Shackelford

A member of the Philip Greenspun's Homepage community since September 10, 2006

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September 10, 2006, on Ford Story:
Well it's been awhile (16 years) since I had a Ford as well. I have been seriously looking at the 1999 F250 Ford, 4x4, Automatic, Diesel. I want to tow a toy trailer and have a Crew Cab with room for four, but man I am terrified. Is there a full four-door diesel that will not fall apart every 60,000 miles? FYI, did you know that Toyota has been engineering diesel engines for quite awhile? Google "diesel Toyota" and you'll find their European minis. These little guys have diesel engines getting 40 MPG. It appears that Ford is like Mexican politics; entrenched family, greed, lies and deception to maintain the status quo. How many politicians HAVE to be buying into the lie that we 'must' keep the car companies alive? I love American more than you can know, but these few at the top live only for today (like most of us). They don't look out 10 years like Toyota does, Honda, Nissan. Frankly, I cannot WAIT for the day that Toyota puts out a full-size 4x4 Diesel. On that day, ...