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What year is that mustang? My mom has a 1994 Mustang convertible in mint condition. No body work or paint, never replaced nothing under the hood except your basic maintance (Water pump, hoses, fuel filter ect...) The convertible top has been replaced once but that was because it was broken in to & they cut the top. That may be because this particular mustang was just built right.

Don't get me wrong, my second car I got when I was 17, a 1995 Ford Contour & I had that car till late 18 & it fell apart in front of my eyes, the leather seats started to crack up, the timeing slipped, all the electical wires under the hood became dry rotted which exposed bare wire which shorted out the entire electical system. (Cost $1700$ if I was to repair it) The flywheel was all chewed up because a piece broke in the starter that held the drive gear which was connected to the bendix. Which made the drive gear slide back to the base of the starter. Which cause only the corner of the drive gear to make contact with the corner or the flywheel which chewed them both up. The CVC Axle was all rusted up, there was no grease on barring's. The transmission was leaking like 2 qt. every couple hours. 2 spark plug module's were completly fryed Therefore this V6 engine only could run of 4 spark plugs.

I am only 19 now, so all this happened in July. After that was when I bought my 2003 Ford Ranger.

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You are right, it is one country vs. the other & this debate has gone on long enough..

I rather dislike American cars, they just seem so crude. That's just me, though. Oh, and not to nag, but USA3000, your spelling is atrocious.
EDIT: Sometimes......

the trademark of a good topic here, it never stays on topic

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srt-10 ram has 550 ft-lb, doesn't the ford diesel (is it a 7.3 or a 6.0?) make 570 ft-lb , or is it 540?

either way the 5.9L Turbo diesel in the dodge 2500 make 610 lb-ft

the gmc sierra 3500 also has a 605 ft-lb 6.6 L diesel

btw i am a blue oval guy (but not a die hard one, i am just playing devil's advocate)

My understanding is that the 7.3L diesel is a V8, not a V10.  I don't know of a diesel V10 that has ever been built.

Also, the current motor in the Dodge Diesel pickups is supposed to be a much better motor than the current Ford diesel.  First of all the Dodge motor is not a Dodge motor, it is a Cummins motor.  Cummins has been building diesel motors forever-its really all they do.  Their motors are commonly found in all the popular big rigs.  Now, its not the same motor as in the large big rigs-but its the same technology.  Cummins simply makes the best diesel motors.  Dodge has a deal with them and thats where they get their motors for their trucks.  Ford makes their own diesel motors and they simply aren't as good.  They are a fine motor but they aren't a Cummins.  These performance numbers are directly from the Dodge and Ford websites.

Now, both are very powerful but the 5.9L Cummins I6 engine makes 610ft/lbs of torque.  The 6.0L Power Stroke V8 diesel in the Ford trucks make 570ft/lbs.  I really doubt that makes a whole lot of difference because both are so low geared-they're pulling power is probably about equil (since they are in a competitive class) but the Cummins motor lasts a lot longer and is more reliable.

You are clearly a Ford guy so your probably never going to agree with me and thats OK.  (I'm a Chevy guy and I've never agreed with Ford or Mopar guys)-thats just part of cars.  

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Don't worry about it. Doesn't bother me none.. 

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I know that, I have worked on several diesel engines.  But, a Cummins will outlast many of the others-especially the diesel motors in other pickups.  Its just that Cummins specializes in diesel motors and they are really good at making them.  There are other companies that specialize in making diesel motors for big rigs as well but Cummins is the only one that has a deal to make pickup motors as well.

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I'm not disputing that the 7.3L Turbo Diesel exists-but all the one's that I can find are V8.  Remember, the number of cylinders in a diesel engine doesn't neccessarily mean they are more powerful.  Almost all diesel engines are 6 cylinder inline motors.  They just have huge pistons and a long stroke to make big cubic inches (thats where all theirt torque comes from).  If it is a V10 please show me a website that says so because I would be interested in reading about it.