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“I think I threw a rod” Season 2... ?

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To be honest with you Alex, Ford couldn’t even respond, with tuning, etc... nothing went off the charts, that would blame the tune, etc. What frustrates me, is that Ford will sell you an exhaust from Borla, that will cancel your warranty... I have their exhaust sitting in my living room, and the dealership won’t install it, because it voids the warranty... if you purchase a performance filter, or exhaust, through Ford... guess what?? You just voided your warranty... it’s all sense of screwed up...
I argue with people about this all the time. It ends up being a game with the dealer deciding whether or not they think they think it will cost them more or less in the long run. I.e will they make enough on your truck over the next x years to pay for it.

For me, I never let the dealer touch my truck after the first oil change unless I know warranty will cover it. I’ve had really bad experiences with dealer maintenance and I’d rather be able to blame myself if something goes wrong.

That said, I have an iPhone 6s that I would be willing to bring down and take pictures of your engine if you’re still offering free trips to Texas :)
 

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To be honest with you Alex, Ford couldn’t even respond, with tuning, etc... nothing went off the charts, that would blame the tune, etc. What frustrates me, is that Ford will sell you an exhaust from Borla, that will cancel your warranty... I have their exhaust sitting in my living room, and the dealership won’t install it, because it voids the warranty... if you purchase a performance filter, or exhaust, through Ford... guess what?? You just voided your warranty... it’s all sense of screwed up...
I think you're still confusing "ford" and "the dealer you picked"
 
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in light of this thread....just send it. Go big LOL
LMAO, I gotta get some sleep... pulling grave yards... a lot of you guys crack me up... chat at some of you later...?
 


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FINALLY, GOT MY TRUCK BACK!! I’M EXCITED!!! I went to work on graveyards, Friday night... and my wife and mom surprised me with having Midnight sitting in the driveway when I came home the next morning... So I got to drive him to work over the weekend... LOVED IT!!! After driving rental cars for 102 days, it’s like having a new car smell again lol... trying to relearn where all the controls are again is funny... been driving a Dodge Charger the last part of this leg..

I’d like to thank everyone for those that supported me, and to those that didn’t, and offered different ideologies, thats fine too.. I’m not mad at ya... let’s just agree to disagree... Like I said before, there is so much talent on this forum. A lot of you posted threads that I used, to build my truck... by all means, just don’t turn on one another... be supportive vs over critical... help a man with his new project ? just sayin...
 
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I argue with people about this all the time. It ends up being a game with the dealer deciding whether or not they think they think it will cost them more or less in the long run. I.e will they make enough on your truck over the next x years to pay for it.

For me, I never let the dealer touch my truck after the first oil change unless I know warranty will cover it. I’ve had really bad experiences with dealer maintenance and I’d rather be able to blame myself if something goes wrong.

That said, I have an iPhone 6s that I would be willing to bring down and take pictures of your engine if you’re still offering free trips to Texas :)
LMAO Chance, you got it!! Do you want to go Private Jet, or Crop Duster to make it real????
 
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Lights out ? go home ? and thank you for everything!!?? Until we meet again... ??

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FINALLY, GOT MY TRUCK BACK!! I’M EXCITED!!! I went to work on graveyards, Friday night... and my wife and mom surprised me with having Midnight sitting in the driveway when I came home the next morning... So I got to drive him to work over the weekend... LOVED IT!!! After driving rental cars for 102 days, it’s like having a new car smell again lol... trying to relearn where all the controls are again is funny... been driving a Dodge Charger the last part of this leg..

I’d like to thank everyone for those that supported me, and to those that didn’t, and offered different ideologies, thats fine too.. I’m not mad at ya... let’s just agree to disagree... Like I said before, there is so much talent on this forum. A lot of you posted threads that I used, to build my truck... by all means, just don’t turn on one another... be supportive vs over critical... help a man with his new project ? just sayin...
Congrats on finally getting your Ranger back! Hopefully we never see season 3. ?
 
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Congrats on finally getting your Ranger back! Hopefully we never see season 3. ?
Thank you Dave, I believe you were one of the ones I followed on your suspension set ups etc... I’ve followed a lot of people on this forum, to get my truck (first ever in my life) where I wanted it to be... and I’ll keep following ? Season 3 could be a possibility ? who knows, I’m still learning... ?
 
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LMAO Chance, you got it!! Do you want to go Private Jet, or Crop Duster to make it real????
I’m thinking Crop Duster ? we can go spray some crops lmao!!
 
 








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