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This is a 2001 Ford Excursion Limited. 7.3 Diesel, 4x4. It has been the best all around vehicle I have ever owned. Our family is smaller now and she just doesn’t get driven much anymore, so it is time to find her a new home. The trucks condition is good to excellent, but it does have some imperfections as should be expected in a used vehicle. I will try to mention them all and include pictures where I can, but the truck is being sold as-is, so contact me to inspect for yourself before bidding. Hard to find 7.3 Powerstroke Turbo diesel loaded with options: power leather heated driver’s seat manual heated passenger seat power locks/ windows heated power side mirrors separate front and rear climate controls keyless entry Viper alarm tow Package tilt steering front/rear defrost Am / fm / cassette / CD engine hour counter window / vent visors fog lights wheel locks back up sensors locking gas cap hood protector cargo mat and cargo net Interior: The interior is very good with the exception of 2 seat imperfections and some scratches in the cargo area. One seat imperfection is the side of the drivers’ seat and the other is the seat directly behind the driver (pictures included). Exterior: There is some roof rust and fading to the cargo rack, and there is some rust inside the rear driver’s side door. There are also some minor imperfections such as small scratches as well as one small ding that had been touched up at some point (on top of driver’s side fender near hood). Since the last listing I also got a written estimate from Maaco for the 2 rust spots, just email if you'd like to see it. Mechanical: Mechanically the vehicle has been great and has never failed me. There is a problem with the rear drivers’ side tire that the shop just can not get balanced correctly and it will need to be replaced. It is not noticeable when driving until you get to 60 mph. The other tires are in excellent condition with lots of tread left. I have always used rotella oil and have changed it, the oil filter, and the air filter religiously every 5000 miles since purchase. The only non OEM additions I have made to the truck are the Viper alarm, locking gas cap, the floor mats, and the rear cargo mat. The previous owner had installed an engine hour counter that currently shows 5760.7 hours. Truck is still used occasionally and is available for short test drives, so mileage and hours may go up slightly before auction end. Feel free to contact me with questions. Buyer will be responsible for any shipping of vehicle. I reserve the right to end the auction early as the vehicle is also listed for sale locally. Please contact me before bidding if you have less than 10 feedback. To narrow it down to only serious bidders, a deposit of $500 is required via Paypal within 24 hours of auction end.

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Bosch fined $57.8 million by DOJ for price fixing and bid rigging

Tue, Mar 31 2015

The US Department of Justice has been investigating bid rigging and price fixing among automotive parts suppliers for years, and so far the agency has leveled nearly $2.5 billion in fines against 34 companies. The latest business to be caught in this ongoing crackdown is Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch), the world's largest independent auto component maker, and it agrees to pay a $57.8 million criminal fine to the Feds. According to the DOJ, Bosch has agreed to plead guilty to pricing fixing and bid rigging for spark plugs and oxygen sensors supplied to the former DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors. The rigging is said to have occurred between January 2000 and July 2011. Bosch also allegedly played foul with starter motors sold to Volkswagen from January 2009 until at least June 2010. Bosch and other companies allegedly conspired on the pricing for bids to submit to automakers, and sold the parts at noncompetitive prices. The DOJ filed a one-count felony charge in US District Court for these actions. The company's plea is still subject to court approval, though. Bosch is only the third European company to be charged in this investigation, according to the DOJ. So far, many of the fined businesses have been from Japan, including Takata, NGK and others. Some execs have claimed price-fixing has been the standard operating procedure in the auto parts industry for a long time. Robert Bosch GmbH Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing and Bid Rigging on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's largest independent parts supplier to the automotive industry, based in Gerlingen, Germany, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $57.8 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for spark plugs, oxygen sensors and starter motors sold to automobile and internal combustion engine manufacturers in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today. According to the one-count felony charge filed today in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan, Bosch conspired to allocate the supply of, rig bids for, and to fix, stabilize and maintain the prices of, spark plugs and oxygen sensors sold to automobile and internal combustion engine manufacturers such as DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company and Andreas Stihl AG & Co., among others, in the United States and elsewhere.

2015 Ford Mustang fuel economy ratings leaked

Thu, 21 Aug 2014

Thinking about buying a new Mustang, but want to know what kind of fuel economy it'll get? Well we have our first indication as the pony-car enthusiasts over at Mustang6G.com have gotten a hold of the Monroney window stickers for a few of the new 2015 Mustang models.
Although the V8 model is not among them, we can now see how the EPA has rated those models with a half dozen pistons or less. The Mustang EcoBoost with the turbo four and a manual transmission has been rated at 22 miles per gallon in the city and 31 on the highway. The V6 manual gets 17 city and 28 highway, while the V6 automatic squeezes out a bit more in the city at 19 mpg but carries the same 28 highway rating.
By way of comparison, the latest Chevy Camaro with the V6 and a stick shift gets the same 17/28 EPA rating as a similarly equipped new 'Stang, and the V6 automatic Camaro gets 18/27 (slightly behind the Ford, but if you opt for the Camaro 2LS with its V6, automatic and 2.92 rear axle ratio, you'll be looking at 19 and 30).

2013 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year finalists announced [w/poll]

Wed, 12 Dec 2012

2012 is almost in the books and automakers are spending December gearing up for the 2013 auto show season, which tips off next month at the Detroit Auto Show. Traditionally, the latter opens up with the announcement of the North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards, and this year figures to be no different.
But up until this moment, we didn't know which six vehicles would be parked ahead of the stage as finalists, with executives and engineers waiting for the winners to be disclosed. Whittled down from October's "short list" of nominees (11 cars and 10 truck/utility vehicles), the finalists are as follows:
2013 North American Car of the Year:

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