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Update: No, I'm not gonna throw rocks at anyone including FMC or this dealer 'cause he is one of the most honest men I've ever met. This car is one class little outfit, full leather, full power and the whole "in living color" schmeal; but it is just a problematic unit. The thing set on the showroom for roughly 6 months prior to our buying it, which is neither here nor there, but the day we were even considering it, they had trouble getting the doors to lock/unlock. Had to first order, then cut new keys and also replace & re-program all the fobs. Okay, now all is well and it sure is a nice car. Then after writing the darned check, we are driving home from the dealer's lot and the thing starts shaking the wife out of the seat & the rear tires were making a "wop, wop wop" sound--understand, this is a brand new car with 0 miles & it's crossing the line branishing a $34K entry fee. Back to the shop to get the tires balanced and rotated. No fix; bad as ever, if not worse. While all this is going on, the car is pulling like a banshe towards the ditch; let go of the wheel and it makes a nose dive to the fence. Ford readily agreed to replace 3 square tires and this cured these two little problems. The very next day (about the 1st of July), the sliding door problem started and the car has been in the shop ever since until this past Thursday. The parts man told me that they have replaced every single part in the door including all of the electronic modules. They have reams of work orders and hours of hot line conversations with Ford. We get it home Thursday night last and the sliding door is setting 1/2" deeper in towards the body than the drivers door and the rear quarter panel. It is adjusted wrong. Friday morning I take it back in to have the body lines and the door adjusted. Get it home Friday night and it operates good and the thing looks right. Okay, we are finally good to go..... .Wait. Hold on there; not so fast Bub. Late Saturday, here we go again. The left sliding door opens and then will not stay in any position except wide open. This just had to happen when I'm over in the next county, so I drive 60 miles at 30 mph to get the little sweetheart home. Ever drove a mini van at highway speed with the sliding door standing wide open? Now, that's a trip. So, afer 6 weeks of this constant wrangling with this pretty little car that we really didn't need, enough is enough. Even tho the car doesn't have 700 miles on it yet (most of that comes from the shop's continual road testing). Talked to the owner of the dealership at noon today and he agrees with me. He says it needs to go back to Ford. I. E. It's a lemon. I told him I don't want us ending up in a screaming match over this, so either way (whichever is less painfull for the both of us--either lemon law or outright trade) for him to get a 2005 loaded on a transport and get it headed this way. I called the county courthouse & they told me that all the fees that I've paid to put the little darlin' on the road will be transfered & credited to the next car. Now, the wife has always wanted to go the South China Sea route too and I'll be the first to admit that she is far and away light years smarter than I, but I just can't do it. Too many years of listening to the older guys talking with my dad about what when on over there in the south Pacific a number of years ago. Bad attitude, I know, but I'll stick with North America's stuff. I think I'm old and I admit that I'm really cranky. And, if I see my old 2001 running around town while running like a well-oiled top, about one more darned time, I'm gonna loose it!! Sorry for the rant, tractors don't seem to do this to me (quite so bad). :>) Allan
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