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M_3
yeah fo real
Mazda is still a Ford!!!
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M_3
yeah men cause i dont like ford's for nothing but i dont think they took everything from for.
anyways if something japanesse people do a better job.
anyways if something japanesse people do a better job.
goldwing2000
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sajack said:
You haven't looked around and under your car much, have you? Just about every component I have been able to find has a little "FoMoCo" logo on it. Yes, it was assembled in Japan but the vast majority of parts are Ford parts.
See this thread:
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56563
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M_3
well i dont care my car its still in exellent conditions and that is all that matters
goldwing2000
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2024 CX-5 CE; 7,500 mi (so far)
To their credit, none of the Ford parts are North American Ford parts.
Everything is from mostly India and Hungary.
Everything is from mostly India and Hungary.
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M_3
well thats even better right??(uhm)
goldwing2000
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M_3 said:
Having worked in Ford/Visteon plants for the past seven years, I can honestly say that yes, it is a very good thing.
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M_3
uuuufffffffff.
relief.
relief.
on 6club they proved the 2.3 was more ford than the 3.0! To reply to the mitsu parts..there are a few electrical parts thruought the entire car. Under the dash and under the hood are the known items. MAF is mitsu and a few other things I havent personaly discovered are as well. i wouldn't be suprised if vilm sensors weren't mitsu as well. Don't beleve me crawl under the dash one day and take a gander 
Mitsubishi is also a semiconductor manufacturer. You'll find thier parts on almost EVERY car made today.
Who cares if it is a Ford? I've had less problems with my 10+ year old Fords then I have with my brand spanking new Protege.
And the guy the mentioned his B3000 as a reliable mazda- That is a rebadged ranger dude. You had a nice reliable Ford.
At least you guys aren't like the idiots that bough Honda Passports thinking they were actually Hondas. I remeber this one guy saying how he would never buy another Honda after owning the passport. I told him that he didn't buy one last time. Got knda pissed. The worst thing about the Rodeo's was that alot of the parts in those were General Motors-in fact they used Gm's 2.8L V6 for awhile.. LOL
Oh, and the 2.3L MZR has been around for a few years, it replaced the 1974 pinto motor in the rangers and is used in the Escapes and Tributes.
Who cares if it is a Ford? I've had less problems with my 10+ year old Fords then I have with my brand spanking new Protege.
And the guy the mentioned his B3000 as a reliable mazda- That is a rebadged ranger dude. You had a nice reliable Ford.
At least you guys aren't like the idiots that bough Honda Passports thinking they were actually Hondas. I remeber this one guy saying how he would never buy another Honda after owning the passport. I told him that he didn't buy one last time. Got knda pissed. The worst thing about the Rodeo's was that alot of the parts in those were General Motors-in fact they used Gm's 2.8L V6 for awhile.. LOL
Oh, and the 2.3L MZR has been around for a few years, it replaced the 1974 pinto motor in the rangers and is used in the Escapes and Tributes.
wasn't the passports isuzu engines? didn't saturn vue redline get a honda V6 in trade for that new legend's GM V8? There are a lot of cars with so called compedaters parts in them. I see alot of I hate ford thats why got my mazda post on just about every mazda forum I see.
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the good thing that came out of mazda not touching most of the engine is most of the ford suppliers can get us parts. intake and electronical stuff is what mazda touched for the engines. As I stated in a previous post somewhere on the net even the o rings for the cartridge system are ford with mazda stickers covering it up.
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M_3
i dont care what brand is it as long as its reliable
Japanese Parts
My SP3`s window sticker says 95% Japanese parts, regardless of the name on them.
Quality of Japanese-built Mazdas (Fords if you want to call them that), fit, finish, quality of materials is still superior to most Ford vehicles. I sat in a Tribute in the showroom the day we bought our SP3. I still got that cheap impression that I usually associate with Ford products, not as bad as a Crown Vic or Ranger, but still below par when compared to Mazda3 or RX-8.
The Mazda3 in my opinion is a better car than the Mazda6. CR thinks so too.
I`m not completely brand loyal. I`m also a Toyota owner and devotee, but bought the "3" because it outperforms the Corolla.
I`m on my second Miata. I`m glad Mazda is sticking to its roots with the `06 MX-5. Ford could have moved production to Dearborn and ruined the Miata.
goldwing2000 said:
My SP3`s window sticker says 95% Japanese parts, regardless of the name on them.
Quality of Japanese-built Mazdas (Fords if you want to call them that), fit, finish, quality of materials is still superior to most Ford vehicles. I sat in a Tribute in the showroom the day we bought our SP3. I still got that cheap impression that I usually associate with Ford products, not as bad as a Crown Vic or Ranger, but still below par when compared to Mazda3 or RX-8.
The Mazda3 in my opinion is a better car than the Mazda6. CR thinks so too.
I`m not completely brand loyal. I`m also a Toyota owner and devotee, but bought the "3" because it outperforms the Corolla.
I`m on my second Miata. I`m glad Mazda is sticking to its roots with the `06 MX-5. Ford could have moved production to Dearborn and ruined the Miata.
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FreeStyLinDrive
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Do you think Ford's are totally made in America???? 75 percent of the parts are made outside of the U.S. and put together here. So you can say, A car that's a ford has international parents and was born in America. lol
goldwing2000
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Took the words right out of my mouth.
sajak: I'm pretty sure your window sticker doesn't say "95% Japanese parts". It says "U.S./Canadian parts content: 0% Major sources of parts content: Japan: 80%"
At least that's what mine says.
I could be wrong but I can't see them altering that very much in one model year. And as FreeStylin said, just because it's Japanese, doesn't mean it's not Ford. As I mentioned in another thread, Ford parts are not necessarily bad parts. North American Ford parts probably are bad parts, though.
I've seen with my own eyes and heard from multiple first-hand sources how UAW plants build things. It's scary. (wow)
Also, have you ever seen a European, Asian or Australian Ford vehicle? Much different from North American ones. See the previous statement about UAW plants.
sajak: I'm pretty sure your window sticker doesn't say "95% Japanese parts". It says "U.S./Canadian parts content: 0% Major sources of parts content: Japan: 80%"
At least that's what mine says.
I could be wrong but I can't see them altering that very much in one model year. And as FreeStylin said, just because it's Japanese, doesn't mean it's not Ford. As I mentioned in another thread, Ford parts are not necessarily bad parts. North American Ford parts probably are bad parts, though.
I've seen with my own eyes and heard from multiple first-hand sources how UAW plants build things. It's scary. (wow)
Also, have you ever seen a European, Asian or Australian Ford vehicle? Much different from North American ones. See the previous statement about UAW plants.
