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I am part of the "whiner" club with only 5k on the clock and the first replacement on order. Even if I wasn't experiencing any problems with my T, I would still be supportive of any actions that would benifit all ford drivers in general. It appears that is not the actual problem that is getting everyone agro, as we can accept that nothing is perfect, but just how ford deals with it that leaves the affected owners in a major state of frustration. The issue reaches much wider than whining and clunking diffs, it is the whole "that's normal" approach that really gives out the aingst. For example I had the dealer inspect a noisy ventalation fan at my last service - it sounds like there is a cricket in there - but the response was that it was within spec. Short of jumping up and down in the hope that the dealer will get sick of your constant whinging and harrassment and actualy fix the problem, there apears nothing else to do other than fix the issue out of your own pocket. Even though it is a fantastic car to own it still leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Unfortunately there are several car makers in the industry that have the same approach as Ford, and it seems that the only way around this culture is through public humiliation. It goes against my grain to participate in such actions as they are great cars, but I feel that enough is enough, and now maybe the time to make them sit up and listen to their customers for once. Trent.

Yeh, give it a shot. Maccas will do anything to prevent getting a bad image - its bad enough that they sell tasteless crap, so they wouldn't want to piss anyone off. Trent.

Wrong technique! You need to try toeing and toeing. Trent.

Chris, you're a star! Trent.

I know it's not appropriate for a grown man to cry, but did you? I guarantee I would. Could have been worse I suppose, my cousin's wife did the same thing in their car except that there was a RACQ truck behind her and the sedan ended up looking like a mini. The ironic part though was that the tow truck ended up carting their car away! Trent.

What an earth was that from, I'm guessing either a cow or a mother in law. Trent.

Here here, more noticeable on a widescreen laptop as I'm guessing your screen shots are from goose. Not a major issue, but it would be a good enhancement to an otherwise fantastic forum!

At least you can sleep well knowing that the wheels and tyres are of OK quality on the falcons, in almost every picture the tyres were still inflated! Trent.

A horse walks into a bar The barman says, "Hey, why the long face?" Trent.

Well that's all right then, I thought I was missing out on something! Trent.

Can you now get premium sound in the ute? Trent.

Freaky coincidence - just watching the news, kid attacked by a bull mastif on the Gold Coast I think it was. Who in their right minds would keep dogs like these anyway? Trent.

Aren't we there already? What sh*ts me, as mentioned before, I too have worked extremely hard to set myself up in life and it wasn't to long ago that I was earning well under minimum wage (I.e. 1st year apprentice) and living 600km from my parents. You see these so called minimum wage earners having a b**ch and moan on tv about not being able to afford to live, yeh it may be tough, but get of your buttocks and do something about it. I despise our income tax system, the harder you work and the more you earn the more you are funding some no-hoping, drug-smoking, wife-bashing, car-stealing piece of sh*t to do what they enjoy. I realise there are quite a few genuine people on welfare that can't get jobs for legit reasons, but these seem few and far between. Anyway, speaking of work - best get back to it! Trent.

They stuffed up last time and gave me insurance on an XR6 when they shouldn't have, and because I have been a good boy they let me swap over to a T - otherwise I would have been out of luck and with Just or Shannons etc. Trent.

AAMI - yes well. When I changed my policy over to the new T I realised that they had the wrong rego number and model of my previous vehicle, and then they forgot to include the endorsements on the new policy (very concerning as I am under 25). I will not even get into all the dramas with getting a certificate of currency! All is well though, and they are pretty good in sorting out claims with their valet service and all. Trent.

Never mind Scotty, you didn't miss out on much as the cruise was absolute rubbish....NOT! A word of warning though, prepare for the onslaught when all of todays participants get back to their PC's - your name is mud. Thanks again to all involved in organising the cruise today - was nothing short of fantastic! Trent. PS: did anyone see the xf in the ditch on the bruce highway near caboolture, he must have thought that the radiator would look much better in the passenger seat!

Things are looking up - the sun is out, the rain is clearing and the birds are chirping. Fingers crossed it should be a good drive tomorrow. Trent.

That's kind of like asking KFC what those 11 herbs and spices are isn't it - you don't make any money by giving away your secrets! Trent.

Look at it from a GF's point of view: " I like the turbo more because it is smiling, the GT always has a frown on its face!" Trent.

All we have to do is turn up then - the fact that it is being held in the mother state is more than enough to out do those mexicans south of the border! *retreats into hiding* Trent.

Quite a few actually - I saw a Budget one on my way to work this morning and a couple of others recently but can't really recall what was on them. Trent.

How can that be the case? Doesn't the ABS work on wheel revolutions (thus greatly depending on tyre diameter), rather than actual speed of motion? Trent.

Neither can most Queenslanders! He was the sort of person that called a spade a shovel - arguably achieved alot for Qld but not in a "friendly" manner. Trent.

Joh Bjelke-Peterson - then premier of the premier state! Obviously someone that Scotty holds close to his heart. We love you Joh. Trent.

Although I do agree with some of what you are saying, it still doesn't change the fact that he is an absolute :locked: wit! Trent.