# Ford Five Hundred **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 7, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013 "2006-03-07T17:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![supry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@supry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/supry)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/1 "2006-03-07T17:45:44Z")
Sucks!! I got this car for my rental while the tibby is getting fixed, this thing is ginormous and has a small v6, you can barely feel the acceleration. Also, the shift points seem really messed up, it doesn’t seem to want to upshift when it should. Also, it has a very cheap looking interior and won’t rev to 6k. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/2 "2006-03-07T17:49:36Z")
eh what were you expecting? ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/3 "2006-03-07T17:56:04Z")
its a awd house ---
**Author:** ![AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AlbinoMonkeyRat)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/4 "2006-03-07T18:00:33Z")
lol…glad somebody got to drive it and inform somebody of how shoddy a fucking FORD is. Seriously, what were you expecting? haha ---
**Author:** ![PsngrSeatsR4Boys](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psngrseatsr4boys/32/3078_2.png) [@PsngrSeatsR4Boys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PsngrSeatsR4Boys)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/5 "2006-03-07T18:03:30Z")
my mother recently aquired one of these beasts. wayyy to big. can’t see a damn thing when you are trying to park/turn/drive anywhere. only good thing is that it does have awd. not to mention it is not easy on the eyes…hideous. ugh :meh: ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/6 "2006-03-07T18:07:39Z")
I am driving a rental Ford Fucus while the XTERRA gets fixed. Holy tin can! They should call it the Ford Casket. Edit: In order to get close enough to the steering wheel my knees were jammed in the dash.:bloated: ---
**Author:** ![BubbleSparkxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@BubbleSparkxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BubbleSparkxx)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/7 "2006-03-07T18:13:54Z")
i bet the dodge charger is worse. we rented one a few weeks ago in LA - and the interior is so shitty, it defies explanation. The cheapest plastics, vinyl and rubber you can imagine - 3 different types of contrasting plastic textures on the dash, uneven gaps, awful seating support - just a whole piece of shit in general. lets not talk about the floaty ride or the piss poor rear visibility. ---
**Author:** ![Smaefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Smaefer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smaefer)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/8 "2006-03-07T18:36:26Z")
> [@BubbleSparkxx](#): > > i bet the dodge charger is worse. > > we rented one a few weeks ago in LA - and the interior is so shitty, it defies explanation. The cheapest plastics, vinyl and rubber you can imagine - 3 different types of contrasting plastic textures on the dash, uneven gaps, awful seating support - just a whole piece of shit in general. lets not talk about the floaty ride or the piss poor rear visibility. This is why I don’t buy American… ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/9 "2006-03-07T18:40:32Z")
> [@Audi\_Sniper](#): > > This is why I don’t buy American… :word: ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/10 "2006-03-07T21:46:57Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > I am driving a rental Ford Fucus while the XTERRA gets fixed. > Holy tin can! > They should call it the Ford Casket. > > Edit: In order to get close enough to the steering wheel my knees were jammed in the dash.:bloated: it must be a base model then, mine has a telescopic wheel, im 6’ with no probs ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/11 "2006-03-07T21:59:27Z")
I recently drove a 2006 ford cargo van with the triton 5.4 v8,that shit was pretty beastly for a van.I’d buy one IF my line of work required one, no questions asked. Five Hundred should have the same motor or atleast the 4.6,most newer fords are pretty underpowered though. ---
**Author:** ![supry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@supry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/supry)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-five-hundred/9013/12 "2006-03-08T04:05:01Z")
this ones the base model so I don’t even get AWD. I wasn’t expecting much, but I thought it would be at least decent.