Just saying hi...
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Just saying hi...
Greetings all! I've been browsing this site for a month or so now and just joined the other day. I recently became the owner of an '05 FX4 SuperCab and I am very pleased with it so far (430 miles and counting).
This truck is what Ford gave me in exchange for an '04 SVT Cobra that was a lemon. I got the Cobra new in September '04 and over the next 3-4 months it was in the shop for over 57 days. It had various problems- ABS and TCS never worked (went out the day I got it), brake fluid leak, transmission had to be torn apart to fix a shifting problem, rear end made noises, alignment issues, engine started knocking around 1,000 miles (Ford replaced the right cylinder head more than once to try and fix this; never did fix it though), etc. I loved the car- awesome power and the color combo was 1 of 120, so it got noticed alot by other Mustang owners. I just decided enough was enough and told Ford they needed to make it right.
The lemon process took about a month and a half from beginning to end, and I picked out this truck as a replacement since the next Cobra is not due for another year or two. I think I made a good decision though; this truck is very nice and I am alot happier with it than I thought I would be!
BTW- It didn't cost me a penny to do the exchange. No mileage fees, usage fees, or anything. And everything that I had paid towards the Cobra got rolled over onto the truck. Even though it was a pain in the a$$, driving a new supercharged Cobra for a few months for free isn't such a bad deal after all!
Hope the truck is a good one
This truck is what Ford gave me in exchange for an '04 SVT Cobra that was a lemon. I got the Cobra new in September '04 and over the next 3-4 months it was in the shop for over 57 days. It had various problems- ABS and TCS never worked (went out the day I got it), brake fluid leak, transmission had to be torn apart to fix a shifting problem, rear end made noises, alignment issues, engine started knocking around 1,000 miles (Ford replaced the right cylinder head more than once to try and fix this; never did fix it though), etc. I loved the car- awesome power and the color combo was 1 of 120, so it got noticed alot by other Mustang owners. I just decided enough was enough and told Ford they needed to make it right.
The lemon process took about a month and a half from beginning to end, and I picked out this truck as a replacement since the next Cobra is not due for another year or two. I think I made a good decision though; this truck is very nice and I am alot happier with it than I thought I would be!
BTW- It didn't cost me a penny to do the exchange. No mileage fees, usage fees, or anything. And everything that I had paid towards the Cobra got rolled over onto the truck. Even though it was a pain in the a$$, driving a new supercharged Cobra for a few months for free isn't such a bad deal after all!
Hope the truck is a good one
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Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Your moms house
Let me be the first to welcome you to the BEST Ford truck forum on the web today:
W-E-L-C-O-M-E ! ! !
There is a lot of knowledge on here, and a lot of really great people. It's a blast, and it wont take long to make some friends.
-jamzwayne
W-E-L-C-O-M-E ! ! !
There is a lot of knowledge on here, and a lot of really great people. It's a blast, and it wont take long to make some friends.
-jamzwayne
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Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Somewhere near the back of beyond
Hi and welcome
As jamzwayne says, there are a lot of really great people here and they are usually willing to answer questions and offer opinions. It gets pretty crazy sometimes but it's always lots of fun!! Hope you enjoy your truck!!
As jamzwayne says, there are a lot of really great people here and they are usually willing to answer questions and offer opinions. It gets pretty crazy sometimes but it's always lots of fun!! Hope you enjoy your truck!!
