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SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
Honda Ridgeline, MT TRUCK of the year
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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Schindler" data-source="post: 573883" data-attributes="member: 56140"><p>Actually, I do honestly think the media is biased towards the Japanese automakers.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Take, for example, interference engines. When Ford first built the Escort in 1981, if the timing belt snapped, you destroyed valves. There was such a media uproar about it, Ford from what I last heard, does not make an interference engine with a timing belt.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Honda, Toyota, and VW, to name a few, still build interference engines. Why doesn't the media say anything about that? Why is that acceptable for Honda, Toyota, and VW to build them, but Ford can't without someone reminding them about it?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I could see it now, Ford's 2007 Sport Trac, a true 1/2 ton truck.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The media would say "Ford calls the new Sport Trac a 1/2 ton truck, but it really isn't. Compare it to Dodge, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, and even Fords own F-150, and you will see it is not a 1/2 ton truck.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Next article. "Honda's 1/2 ton truck is amazing. So comfortable and can keep its own with Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Nissan, and Toyota."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Schindler, post: 573883, member: 56140"] Actually, I do honestly think the media is biased towards the Japanese automakers. Take, for example, interference engines. When Ford first built the Escort in 1981, if the timing belt snapped, you destroyed valves. There was such a media uproar about it, Ford from what I last heard, does not make an interference engine with a timing belt. Honda, Toyota, and VW, to name a few, still build interference engines. Why doesn't the media say anything about that? Why is that acceptable for Honda, Toyota, and VW to build them, but Ford can't without someone reminding them about it? I could see it now, Ford's 2007 Sport Trac, a true 1/2 ton truck. The media would say "Ford calls the new Sport Trac a 1/2 ton truck, but it really isn't. Compare it to Dodge, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, and even Fords own F-150, and you will see it is not a 1/2 ton truck. The Next article. "Honda's 1/2 ton truck is amazing. So comfortable and can keep its own with Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Nissan, and Toyota." Tom [/QUOTE]
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