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02-28-05, 11:07 AM
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| | 2 Tenths 
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Virginia GT40: None yet
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Rep Power: 9  | I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
I figure with this news, prices will plummet fast. Too bad Ford rushed a well engineered car to market too fast. I'm no mechanic, but from what I gather from the article, this is a 'cheap' fix.
Those greedy dealers should have got their 'extra profit' while they had the chance. http://autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101899 | 
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02-28-05, 12:57 PM
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| | toner 8 Tenths
Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sundance, UT GT40: ex-CAV owner (stolen)
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Rep Power: 15 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
Doesn't look like a big deal to me. All Fords leak. They're just keeping with tradition [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] | |
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02-28-05, 01:06 PM
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| | thorin Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dallas Texas
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Jon
Not a problem on the new ones. So, you can still get yours
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02-28-05, 01:19 PM
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| | 2 Tenths
Join Date: Jan 2003 GT40: South Texas
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I'll still pine for one, at least until the press release announcing that they're using JB Weld on them. | |
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02-28-05, 05:03 PM
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| | 2 Tenths
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Virginia GT40: None yet
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Rep Power: 9 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
Maybe my initial comments were hot-headed. I have really wanted a Ford GT very badly since it was at the Detroit Auto show in 02. With the dealers gouging and the recall, it has soured my view of the car somewhat. I likely will go the replica route instead and save some $ in the process. | |
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02-28-05, 05:14 PM
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| | A Tenth
Join Date: Dec 2004 GT40: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Rep Power: 6 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
Replicas look better anyway! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] | |
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02-28-05, 05:18 PM
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| | 2 Tenths
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Virginia GT40: None yet
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Rep Power: 9 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
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Replicas look better anyway! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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I agree with you on that. Especially with the gulf flares. | |
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02-28-05, 11:20 PM
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| | Mark Charlton Lifetime Premier Supporter 
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada GT40: GTD #9988
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Rep Power: 10 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
Jon, Nice though the new GT is, it IS'NT a GT40. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have one, but it would satisfy a totally different part of my brain. It's like the difference between a classic racing Ferrari and a new 612. Not the same attraction at all. Stick to the classic. More style, less crap from people who just KNOW you paid 100K over list. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] | |
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03-01-05, 02:30 AM
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| | jamierb Rookie 
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand GT40: Nothing, yet.
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Rep Power: 5 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
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Replicas look better anyway! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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I agree with you on that. Especially with the gulf flares.
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HELL YEA, nothing can beat an original or replica!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] | |
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03-01-05, 05:00 PM
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| | AluminumGT40 Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2004 GT40: AM GT 40/1 1966 Prototype Aluminum race car
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Rep Power: 5 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
The new Ford GT looks good overall. BUT, put it beside an original or replica; this new GT is almost too big. The GT is a lot easier to get into however. | |
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03-01-05, 07:25 PM
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| | Tommy Gayer Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: a kitogue on the Bayou at the Texas Border GT40: Scratch built 2x3,Ford 302 mostly NASCAR parts on motor.
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the article said they did the recall after 448 were produced. Am i wrong in thinking they were only going to produce 450 of these "Ford GT" this year? I would not know how to act if i did not have a Ford leaking oil from the rear main seal in the driveway. I would think there was something wrong with the motor. | |
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03-02-05, 10:52 PM
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| | 3 Tenths 
Join Date: Sep 2001 GT40: australia
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Rep Power: 11 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
That's why Ford bought Jaguar. They wanted to keep oil leaks in the family. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Regards | |
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03-04-05, 12:47 AM
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| | 10 tenths
Join Date: Jun 2002 GT40: San Francisco Bay Area California USA
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Now thats the best one in a while! | |
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03-04-05, 03:19 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004 GT40: Townsville, Australia
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Rep Power: 5 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
Actually we use speedi sleeve's or similar on all our engines (although they are medium size diesels about the 1200 to 1800 hp range) it saves the crank or any shaft from the seal wearing a groove in it.
No big issue. That said I would rather a replica over a new one' not that I can afford a new one [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] | |
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03-05-05, 09:09 PM
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| | Silver Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2001 GT40: annapolis md
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Rep Power: 16 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
Yes, well, oil leaks are a tradition with British vehicles- the party line on Triumph bikes was that when it stopped leaking oil, you didn't have any left in the engine. And we all know the GT40 started life as a British vehicle.. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img], actually, I have to say that my Brit bikes don't leak oil. However, the Norton isn't here yet [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] | |
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03-14-05, 02:49 PM
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| | MN12 A Tenth
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Alpharetta, GA GT40: saving for RCR
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Rep Power: 9 | Re: I definitely WON\'T be getting a Ford GT now
I always figured the oil leaks in my XKE were a neat feature the factory used to keep the undercarriage from rusting [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] | |
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03-17-05, 12:33 AM
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| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Brisbane, Austr GT40: GT40 Australia.
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I always thought the oil leaking from my Triumph T'Bird onto the rear wheel was a factory ploy to teach Triumph riders bike control. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] | |
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