Ford Motor Company

Over the weekend, me and Brandie visited Will at Carolina Beach. We had car trouble on the way back. Apparently, a cheap plastic ring that keeps the transmission and motor in sync broke. This would have eventually burned out the transmission, resulting in $900 worth of mechanical work. The mechanic replaced the disintegrated plastic ring with a sturdy metal one. The process took about 5 seconds because the part was on top of the engine.

This is just an example of how Ford isn't always very bright in their engineering. It's hard to think that Ford would allow a cheap plastic ring to be placed on a car in such a vital position that it could cause almost a grand in repairs should that plastic melt, which it certainly did!