Here's Why You Need to Buy a Ford 500
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Date: 2019-08-03
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Pernila Gustafsson
Scotty HELP Just by chance we had to check something under the hood of our old 1985 900i Saab and found all the coolant had vanished Lucky my husband always keeps lots of water in the car. It all just drained out We managed to get home without any boiling car or anything kept topping up the water strangely no problem. The water was coming out of the bottom of the water pump at super-speed though. Hubby bought a new water pump but had to go to Iceland on short notice for sheep sheering trials I need the car so I took the old pump off myself but it looks like NEW Even the packing I think you call it in English the gasket? Looked good just slight aging. But how could so much water come out of the pump when not running? There seems to be no evidence it could all come out of there? Before I put the new water pump on could there be something else? Oh, the last tip you gave me about the stinkING GAS you were 100% right it was the charcoal filter thingy Thanks, you are great.
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Scotty HELP Just by chance we had to check something under the hood of our old 1985 900i Saab and found all the coolant had vanished Lucky my husband always keeps lots of water in the car. It all just drained out We managed to get home without any boiling car or anything kept topping up the water strangely no problem. The water was coming out of the bottom of the water pump at super-speed though. Hubby bought a new water pump but had to go to Iceland on short notice for sheep sheering trials I need the car so I took the old pump off myself but it looks like NEW Even the packing I think you call it in English the gasket? Looked good just slight aging. But how could so much water come out of the pump when not running? There seems to be no evidence it could all come out of there? Before I put the new water pump on could there be something else? Oh, the last tip you gave me about the stinkING GAS you were 100% right it was the charcoal filter thingy Thanks, you are great.
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Canadarago
If I remember correctly, one of the features of the 500 was its height. They were very easy to get in and out of. Perhaps Ford was trying to sell this as a replacement for folks who were trading in their old Crown Vics. In New York City in the 80s and 90s, the Crown Vic was a great car to have, because it shared the drivetrain with the Lincoln Town Car. The Town Car was the number one private transportation vehicle in Manhattan. They were called black cars. In Brooklyn and Queens, there were 1 million repairs shops that specialized in Town Car repairs, so by default they were a million parts available for both models.
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If I remember correctly, one of the features of the 500 was its height. They were very easy to get in and out of. Perhaps Ford was trying to sell this as a replacement for folks who were trading in their old Crown Vics. In New York City in the 80s and 90s, the Crown Vic was a great car to have, because it shared the drivetrain with the Lincoln Town Car. The Town Car was the number one private transportation vehicle in Manhattan. They were called black cars. In Brooklyn and Queens, there were 1 million repairs shops that specialized in Town Car repairs, so by default they were a million parts available for both models.
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Jo LC
Scotty, I generally trust you reviews, but I think you're confused on this one. Generally, it was the six-speed automatic that actually was reliable, and the CVT that was known to go out early. In fact, I owned a Ford Freestyle, which was based on this car's platform and shared the CVT transmission with the 500, and I started having transmission problems within a week of driving the car. And that was with 90000 miles on the car. Now I have heard of some people who didn't have problems with the CVT transmission, but there's actually a big class action lawsuit against Ford for a great amount of people that did. Just saying.
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Scotty, I generally trust you reviews, but I think you're confused on this one. Generally, it was the six-speed automatic that actually was reliable, and the CVT that was known to go out early. In fact, I owned a Ford Freestyle, which was based on this car's platform and shared the CVT transmission with the 500, and I started having transmission problems within a week of driving the car. And that was with 90000 miles on the car. Now I have heard of some people who didn't have problems with the CVT transmission, but there's actually a big class action lawsuit against Ford for a great amount of people that did. Just saying.
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rockyramsy
They look pretty similar to Ford Mondeo MK3 that we had for decades here in Europe. They are pretty reliable cars indeed but there some really annoying problems such as the notorious inlet manifold swirl flaps. When you hear a ticking sound coming from the manifold then get those flaps replaces asap. It's not too expensive to get them replaced but if you neglect the problem then those flaps will break and get to the engine with a lot of metal pieces that WILL destroy the engine.
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They look pretty similar to Ford Mondeo MK3 that we had for decades here in Europe. They are pretty reliable cars indeed but there some really annoying problems such as the notorious inlet manifold swirl flaps. When you hear a ticking sound coming from the manifold then get those flaps replaces asap. It's not too expensive to get them replaced but if you neglect the problem then those flaps will break and get to the engine with a lot of metal pieces that WILL destroy the engine.
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Ted B
I have the Mercury Montego version, a 2005, and I didnt buy it for speed. It is a great highway car and the only parts I had to replace was the throttle body and the vapor canister purge valve, all of which I did myself with basic hand tools and a code scanner. The car has 135, 000 on the clock and the engine and cvt show no signs of trouble and gets regular oil and filter changes. Im very happy with it and it owes me nothing. The brakes are an absolute breeze to do.
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I have the Mercury Montego version, a 2005, and I didnt buy it for speed. It is a great highway car and the only parts I had to replace was the throttle body and the vapor canister purge valve, all of which I did myself with basic hand tools and a code scanner. The car has 135, 000 on the clock and the engine and cvt show no signs of trouble and gets regular oil and filter changes. Im very happy with it and it owes me nothing. The brakes are an absolute breeze to do.
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OnMyWay_& _RollinThick
I got lucky running across my beater car. Yeahhhhhh I paid 5k for it and its 17 years old now. But I bought it at 15 years old. Its a 2003 Toyota Camry that only had 104, 000 miles on it. 2 years later at 138K and still hasnt used a drop of oil or anything. But I am about to have it worked over. My usual fluid change, along with new brakes, rotators, shocks, new headlights and maybe have the windows tinted. Still runs and drives as good as new.
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I got lucky running across my beater car. Yeahhhhhh I paid 5k for it and its 17 years old now. But I bought it at 15 years old. Its a 2003 Toyota Camry that only had 104, 000 miles on it. 2 years later at 138K and still hasnt used a drop of oil or anything. But I am about to have it worked over. My usual fluid change, along with new brakes, rotators, shocks, new headlights and maybe have the windows tinted. Still runs and drives as good as new.
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Dominic Sierakowski
Scotty i am very disappointed that you have not mentioned the ford freestyle. it is literally the same vehicle, just a smaller version of the expedition. i have a ford freestyle 2006 and i love it more than my caddy deville 2004, even tho my caddy is tip top shape and fully loaded. i love your vids. would be cool if you mentioned the ford freestyle in one of your vids. you know ford is a good car maker
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Scotty i am very disappointed that you have not mentioned the ford freestyle. it is literally the same vehicle, just a smaller version of the expedition. i have a ford freestyle 2006 and i love it more than my caddy deville 2004, even tho my caddy is tip top shape and fully loaded. i love your vids. would be cool if you mentioned the ford freestyle in one of your vids. you know ford is a good car maker
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Dennis W
My understanding is the 2010-2019 Taurus is basically the same car, they just put another skin over it? What is your opinion on those Scotty? I traded my 2010 for a 2018 about a year ago. I don't put a lot of miles on my car anymore but I have had pretty good luck with these last generation Tauruses. I have the 6 speed transmission in both of mine. My 2010 only had 51k miles on it last year when I traded it.
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My understanding is the 2010-2019 Taurus is basically the same car, they just put another skin over it? What is your opinion on those Scotty? I traded my 2010 for a 2018 about a year ago. I don't put a lot of miles on my car anymore but I have had pretty good luck with these last generation Tauruses. I have the 6 speed transmission in both of mine. My 2010 only had 51k miles on it last year when I traded it.
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FLINTmitten810
I personally own an 07 Ford Five Hundred with 200k with the Aisin 6 speed transmission & I think its a great transmission. Many people were fooled into believing the transmissions were terrible when in all reality. its a THROTTLE BODY issue. Keep the throttle body cleaned out every 30k miles or so & reset the computer & boom it will run, drive, & most importantly, shift like a brand new car.
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I personally own an 07 Ford Five Hundred with 200k with the Aisin 6 speed transmission & I think its a great transmission. Many people were fooled into believing the transmissions were terrible when in all reality. its a THROTTLE BODY issue. Keep the throttle body cleaned out every 30k miles or so & reset the computer & boom it will run, drive, & most importantly, shift like a brand new car.
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