Many of the mountain roads in the Shenandoah Valley where I lived (those connecting to the Blue Ridge Parkway, for example) are 55, and you'd be hard pressed to even break the speed limit on some stretches.

As a former Virginia resident, agreed.

Booooo!

Pretty typical of class-action-type suits where each individual plaintiff's damage is minor.

Sallie Mae vs. Ford Motor Credit

Using built-in apps to Instachatagram themselves all over the interwebs

Those industrious street punks, roaming the streets with their tire machines, un-mounting tires from innocent wheels...

Next time, just make like a Model S and make a silent and rapid departure from the conversation (say nothing and run away).

Get out of my dreams!

I think the same Ford grille is under that camo.

Thanks Doug, yet another great article. Finally bought your book, can't wait to read it.

Zero chance of any bug fixes or updates in MyFordTouch! Great! Super! Splendid! Wonderful!

"It's hard not to doubt it." I don't think that means what you think it means.

I've had the same experience, but Ford doesn't show any recalls for my VIN (spring '14 build date).

I've had the same issue, though I haven't had the car actually stall. But my VIN doesn't register any recalls. Weird.

No argument there. I simply needed the extra space offered by the Focus. If I had a larger backup car I'd have gone with the Fiesta.

Yup, that's why I ended up with the Focus.

Not kidnapping, but false imprisonment. Also, there's no duration requirement.

+1

There are a few cities near Cleveland like this—Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, etc. Local cops in these towns are the worst. They exist solely to sit on the major roads in their respective towns, where the speed limit drops from 35 to 25, and write tickets. Also, as of a few years ago, the Cleveland area had become…