So, I have always been a car guy. Since "seeing" (I barely remember) my first muscle car at the age of 5 in the local Dodge dealership (a Superbee) in 1969, I have always wanted to drive cool, sports cars. I have owned and restored my share of cars and have always wanted to make them do more, look cooler, and generally put my own twist on the various cars that I have owned, knowing that I always wanted more than what they delivered.
I know that we as a group tend to complain about the things that our cars don't quite do and that is the nature of our breed, especially those that are pushing the limits out on the race track. That desire to make the machine do just a little more I realized is just the nature of who we are.
Knowing that there MUST be Ford employees out there reading these forums, I just want to take a moment to say Thank You! Thank You for doing the job that you do day in and day out and Thank You for having such passion in designing, engineering and building some of the coolest cars on the road today.
Since making the switch to Ford cars many moons ago, it has sometimes been a challenge. Knowing that my beloved Mustang, F250, Escape, Freestyle didn't always do what I wanted to because of cost, upper management stodginess and just poor corporate decisions has been frustrating at times. Examples are paint jobs that were less than stellar, under rated brake systems, interior designs that were really not ergonomically correct, and the list goes on. However, my Fords have never let me down in general, lasting well over 100,000 miles.
I can say though, as I have looked my new Mustang up and down, the quality that I see in the paint, materials, and design is really just fantastic and this comes from a new breed of car making folks who really do care about what they do and I just wanted to say, Thank You!!!
John Neary
I know that we as a group tend to complain about the things that our cars don't quite do and that is the nature of our breed, especially those that are pushing the limits out on the race track. That desire to make the machine do just a little more I realized is just the nature of who we are.
Knowing that there MUST be Ford employees out there reading these forums, I just want to take a moment to say Thank You! Thank You for doing the job that you do day in and day out and Thank You for having such passion in designing, engineering and building some of the coolest cars on the road today.
Since making the switch to Ford cars many moons ago, it has sometimes been a challenge. Knowing that my beloved Mustang, F250, Escape, Freestyle didn't always do what I wanted to because of cost, upper management stodginess and just poor corporate decisions has been frustrating at times. Examples are paint jobs that were less than stellar, under rated brake systems, interior designs that were really not ergonomically correct, and the list goes on. However, my Fords have never let me down in general, lasting well over 100,000 miles.
I can say though, as I have looked my new Mustang up and down, the quality that I see in the paint, materials, and design is really just fantastic and this comes from a new breed of car making folks who really do care about what they do and I just wanted to say, Thank You!!!
John Neary