Clarkson returns his Ford GT

[Raza]

Perhaps Ford thought that a Lucas-inspired alarm system would appeal to the Brits.

Raza, I think there's a difference between a lack of comfort and an alarm system that really gets in the way of enjoying the car.

An alarm system gets in the way of enjoying a 550bhp car?  That's bullshit.  I would think having a car in the garage all the time would be enough to keep you from enjoying it, but that never stopped people from enjoying them before, has it?  It's a bloody alarm system--if this were a British car, Clarkson would have said "The only tiny niggle is the alarm system".  He's a prick, plain and simple.

[ifcar]

Would you enjoy a car whose alarm was constantly going off, and was in the shop all the time?

[Raza]

Would you enjoy a car whose alarm was constantly going off, and was in the shop all the time?

If it were my Volkswagen, no.  If it were a Ford GT, I'd find a way to make it through.

[ifcar]

Even for such a great car, it sounds like just too much of a headache.  

[Raza]

You really think so?  For a car so fantastic, I think I'd be able to cope.  

[ifcar]

If I had paid $200,000 for a car that I had to take in for new service three times per month, and still had an alarm that made have to drop whatever I was doing, wherever I was, to go down and turn it off, I wouldn't be enjoying it either.

[Raza]

Well, tell Clarkson that I'll take the headache off his hands next time.  I don't mind.  

[BMWDave]

Well, tell Clarkson that I'll take the headache off his hands next time.  I don't mind.

Me too  

[ifcar]

Ford paid him 126,000 pounds to take the trouble off his hands. I doubt either of you planned to match that offer.

[BMWDave]

Ford paid him 126,000 pounds to take the trouble off his hands. I doubt either of you planned to match that offer.

 

[280Z Turbo]

You really think so?  For a car so fantastic, I think I'd be able to cope.

Well maybe you would cope but, Clarkson is a spoiled little bitch.  

[Raza]

126 thousand pounds of what?  

[Raza]

You really think so?  For a car so fantastic, I think I'd be able to cope.

Well maybe you would cope but, Clarkson is a spoiled little bitch.

Good to hear--I thought Mark and I were the only ones that despised Clarkson.

[280Z Turbo]

I still find Clarkson entertaining, but everything he says is to be taken with a grain of salt.

[Raza]

I still find Clarkson entertaining, but everything he says is to be taken with a grain of salt.

I find it better not to listen to the twit at all.

[Raghavan]

i can't believe he returned his GT after waiting 2 years for it because of an idiot alarm system

[ifcar]

You really think so?  For a car so fantastic, I think I'd be able to cope.

Well maybe you would cope but, Clarkson is a spoiled little bitch.

Good to hear--I thought Mark and I were the only ones that despised Clarkson.

I usually consider his reviews merely an excuse to make lame and offensive jokes, with a few lines about a vehicle stuck in at the end. I don't disagree with him in this situation though.

[Raghavan]

You really think so?  For a car so fantastic, I think I'd be able to cope.

Well maybe you would cope but, Clarkson is a spoiled little bitch.

Good to hear--I thought Mark and I were the only ones that despised Clarkson.

I usually consider his reviews merely an excuse to make lame and offensive jokes, with a few lines about a vehicle stuck in at the end. I don't disagree with him in this situation though.

you don't? agreed, it's a hassle, but every car ownership has it's ups and downs.

[ifcar]

That's right, all ownership has its ups and downs. And if the car proves to be a lemon, the downs typically outweigh the ups, and you can get your money back, and should.

[280Z Turbo]

Imagine how bad the electrical issues would be 10 years down to the road. It's unacceptable for a new car.

[giant_mtb]

Funny...you never hear any car magazines complaining about the alarm systems on their Ford GT's.

[giant_mtb]

126 thousand pounds of what?  

That's 252,000 dollars.  B)  

[ifcar]

Funny...you never hear any car magazines complaining about the alarm systems on their Ford GT's.

I'm pretty sure Clarkson's system was Britain-only.

[giant_mtb]

Funny...you never hear any car magazines complaining about the alarm systems on their Ford GT's.

I'm pretty sure Clarkson's system was Britain-only.

Oh.  Well...maybe Ford should put the American version on the European GT's.

[ifcar]

I believe his article mentioned some kind of specific regulation involved.

[giant_mtb]

Oh, I don't recall...and I don't want to go back and read it again.  :P  

[ifcar]

Neither do I, which is why I had to stick in "I believe".

[R33 GT-R]

POS

[TBR]

Funny...you never hear any car magazines complaining about the alarm systems on their Ford GT's.

I'm pretty sure Clarkson's system was Britain-only.

Which means it is probably a British designed and manufactured system, therefore the problems really shouldn't be that surprising  

[Raghavan]

That's right, all ownership has its ups and downs. And if the car proves to be a lemon, the downs typically outweigh the ups, and you can get your money back, and should.

yes, but i wouldn't calll a faulty alarm system enough to return a GT. some cheaper car, yes, but not a GT.