kittenmmm's blog post - Flex fuel and bullshit

Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 11:52:28 PM

Saturday night Wolf decided to take me out to eat. We got to the restaurant and found out it would be an hour and a half wait. No food is that good, sorry. So we left and went home by back roads. About 20 or so miles from home the truck died. Found On Road Dead...yep.
My wasband came to pick us up and the truck was towed to the nearest Ford dealership.

Mind you, this vehicle, although used, was just purchased in March and was also purchased with an extended care warranty.
Monday, the dealership contacts Wolf and tells him oh that part's not covered and it'll cost over $1000 to fix. To which I grabbed the phone and said "do not touch it. I will call the other dealership and they will take care of this and it WILL be fixed". The vehicle is now at the purchasing dealer and they're "gonna see if it's covered". It better be or they can sit and spin on it.

I hate cars, trucks and other modes of mechanical transportation for this very reason. They're made to break down and they're made to screw us. We're taxed on them, we pay to register them, they cost a fortune to run and repair and for what? To get us from A to B. Useless pieces of shit. And if someone can tell me how you figure a flex fuel module is a) not covered under a bumper to bumper warranty and b) not a safety issue, please let me know.

still fuming
kitt xxx

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2knude on 16-May-07 0:19:10

yeah me too, I just replaced the engine mount and bracket on my 2001 and it cost me 325 bucks, then I needed gas and to fill up was another 50 :(

mdguy on 16-May-07 0:33:07

*sigh*

mont26 on 16-May-07 2:54:42

"sit and spin". lol thanks kit, I had not heard that in ages. As far as the module goes, sounds like that part should be on the space shuttle.

valleybud on 16-May-07 3:20:32

wolf my man.....kiss that girl and put the smile back on her face...:)

I just got through spending almost 600 bucks on my "ride" and they didn't even use any fkn lube dammit!

ouch!

willow01 on 16-May-07 4:32:22

hmmmm..../me hides till kitt gets done fuming!!

lovitt on 16-May-07 5:11:21

Wondering when the hell we'll again be able to buy "Made in the USA" with pride again.

imalilhothead on 16-May-07 9:18:01

i think thats one of those parts that they just stick in there knowing it will fail and we'll have to fix it...totally agree with you here

juicy on 16-May-07 12:04:05

ugh I hear you loud and clear

manlycornhusk on 19-May-07 11:39:16

hehehe, and people wonder why I drive a 92 GMC truck with 350,000 miles on it. Well, it's pre-flex, built like a tank, has a 6 cyl. that could give a damn what octane it's drinking and I think that if I traded or sold her, it would be like getting rid of my wife. Besides...shouldn't flex-fuel indicate that it runs well on gasoline or pond water..that would make sense, wouldn't it?