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I love my Ford 500. Even a bit under-powered, it's still a GREAT american sedan. THANKS FORD
Looks good in and out
A nice car to own ...
Bought my S-Max in January 2008, by August 08 it had been back to Ford 5 times and by that stage they had to send a technical engineer over from Ford UK to look at the car! The engine management system was messed up and simply would not start.
The Ford 5-liter V8 once found in the Mustang now has a home in the Mountaineer. With 211 horsepower and 274 lb-ft of torque, the Mountaineer has no problem accelerating through city and highway traffic or climbing hills.
It was sufficient to get a true impression of other aspects of the car though, such as the delightfully quick shift action of the Ford 5-speed gearbox with its modified gear lever and the fact that even though there's no servo it doesn't need much ...
Anyone know if that West coast aftermarket company (can't recall the name) is still building the Monster Miata with a Ford 5.0?
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But it doesn't feel robust, like it would break off in you hand after using it a hundred times or so. And it reminds me of another car I'm not fond of. The first time I saw this adjuster was in the new-at-the-time Ford 500. Not a fan.
The same principle holds true for the rest of the Sonata's sheet metal; it's a riff on the Ford 500's riff on the Audi A6.
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