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Are Fords good cars (new fiesta model 2009)?

Particularly the new 09 fiesta models? Or is it better to go with the safe option of a toyota corolla?

Public Comments

1. why is the corolla the safe option .. ford makes excellent vehicles although you'll always experience problems w/new models like the fiesta which i believe is just a copy cat from a european model so you should be ok ..
2. Just go with the corolla. Fords aren't bad cars, i have a 96 mustang gt with problems but its still running strong. I had a 2002 mustang v6 and it ran good until i started dawging it out. Fords are only as good as the person driving it!!!
3. In Europe-Yes. In America-No.
4. NO fords suck, 1994 mustang...everything fux up and i know a bunch of people with fords and they are crap... hit the name F-found O-on R-road D-dead "Found on road dead"! also they are known as 100,000 mile motors...so basically go with the 200,000+ mile motor toyotas....or a pontiac would be nice also
5. Ford now makes very relaible cars that are safe as well. They where forced to back in 2001 when everyone saw how poorly their F-150 truck preformed in the offset crash test. Dont get me wrong I am a Ford guy to the end. But that truck was the worst preforming of the 4 tested at the time. Ford came back in 2004 with freash new F-150 and killed the same test! Since then they have been incorparating their quality into not only their Pickups but their other line's of cars and SUV's as well. And they not only have made great strides in the saftey of their cars and trucks, but also in the overall build quality, I'll refrence trucks alot because its what I know best. But if you get a chance take a seat or even go for a ride/drive in a 2003 or earlier F-150 truck and then do the same with the 2004 or newer F-150's the quality is noticably different between the two trucks. Ive noticed since 2004 Almost All Ford cars and trucks have been revamped to fit a more demanding standerd of quality by the american people.
6. It would be unfair to comment on all Fords but the 3 i owned where all nightmare cars (and i have owned a good few cars over my 18 years of driving and haven't had this trouble with other i have owned.)and i should have learned my lesson after the first time but this is older 80s and 90s Fords and times have changed now Ford gets a lot of help from other makers like Nissan and are a mix of Mazda also. But for me i would only get a Mustang as the looks out weighs any problems if there was any. Myself would only go for low mileage models and be careful of the resale value.
7. Today, Ford quality is much better than General Motors quality, but is very far from Toyota quality. Here are the Composite Reliability Averages (with a scale ranging from -1.00 to +1.00) for Toyota's Scion and Toyota lines, the Composite Reliability Averages for Ford's Mercury and Ford lines, and the Composite Reliability Averages for GM's Chevrolet, Saab, Pontiac and Saturn lines. Toyota's Scion: .83 Toyota's Toyota: .79 Ford's Mercury: .11 Ford's Ford: .04 GM's Chevrolet: -.26 GM's Saab: -.31 GM's Pontiac: -.44 GM's Saturn: -.53. Also, the Toyota Corolla is on AutoOnInfo.net's very selective Best of 2009, with a Composite Reliability Value of +.90.