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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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As a new Ford Dealership employee, we often get demo cars.. so help me with this one. I can't decide- truck or car...







Decisions, decisions...

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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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when did you become a ford employee????
i thought you retired???
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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both!
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 06:35 PM
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when did you become a ford employee????
i thought you retired???
Did ya think I'd sit home eating bon-bons?!?!
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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that truck is just a big waste of fule.


the car on the other hand
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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I'd beat that car like it owed me money!
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by davered00ss
I'd beat that car like it owed me money!
What he said!
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 07:44 PM
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the truck.. that's gay, unless you wanan tow your house around LOL The car... overrated... and way overpriced. For the $ that thing would cost even a ford employee.. you could build a fox body that would outhandle, and rip that thing a new *******. That car is almost as bad a screw up as GM discontinuing the F body.
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 10:41 PM
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take the gt bob only a few good weeks left , plus its a "DEMO" so have to make sure you know it in and out on all aspects
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 10:58 PM
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i dont know about the gt, but running some random car over with the truck could be entertaining could someone tell me what size engine that truck has in it?
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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 05:51 AM
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Oh man that GT is just too nice.
The truck on the other hand....bleh
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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 06:52 AM
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how did you get lucky enough to get a chance to demo that GT? i thought they only let people demo normal cars. i wanna work at your dealership
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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeroFear
how did you get lucky enough to get a chance to demo that GT? i thought they only let people demo normal cars. i wanna work at your dealership
Sombody forgot to take their anti-gullible pills...

That's a bad-*** truck if you have unique toys like say and off-road trailer with a missile silo on it or something.

I like the way the frame is designed on that gt and it seems pretty bad-***. I'd have a hard time giving up my vert z for it though B-)
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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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That truck is AWESOME!
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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 01:37 PM
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the GT is a badass looking car! yes, you could build a cheaper car to perform better... but a car like that is about style. its like comparing a $70k C6Z06 to a 90k 911... we all know which car is better, but the people that are buying 911s dont give a ****, they want that badge. a GT is a car you buy for the simple reason of wanting to turn heads and have fun... almost no one that spends that kind of money on a car actually uses it to its full potential.

a family friend from back home just moved to Boca Raton FL... he got a kickass job and they are giving him a hefty vehicle allowance... he wanted to get a Z06, but they told him thats its too low class, and talked him into getting a jaguar XJR ... just goes to show you how different societies think different.
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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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You'd have more fun with the truck.....

My buddy is a service writer at a Ford dealership and they just got a GT in the other day and the service manager took it out and Ford is no dummy, they put a tune in it with an 80 mph speed limiter and a 4000 rpm rev limiter.

When the tech does the final prep is when the real tune goes in it.

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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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Love the Ford GT, and that truck ain't too bad either.


Originally Posted by slayer_taunu
a family friend from back home just moved to Boca Raton FL... he got a kickass job and they are giving him a hefty vehicle allowance... he wanted to get a Z06, but they told him thats its too low class, and talked him into getting a jaguar XJR ... just goes to show you how different societies think different.
Oh man **** like that really pisses me off. Like drug dealers (especially in South Florida no less) and scumbag murdering pimps don't drive Jaguars, Mercedes, BMWs right, I suppose that makes those types real classy?
He should've told them to fv(k off and bought the Vette anyway LOL.
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