Ford

[Phil Lilley]

When we started trading about July 1, we bought Ford and rode it alittle. Sure wish we would have stayed with it. It was at $9 and now it's approaching $13.

Ford has really done well in this economy. They should be commended.

Hopefully we'll sell at 13.65 and make 3%.

[Stoneroller]

Ford stock will continue to go up too. http://abrn.search-autoparts.com/abrn/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=680393 seems Ford is the only manufacturer willing to stand up for safety against cheap and dangerous aftermarket parts. Make sure you know your body shop!

[eric1978]

With all the money they save putting in junk transmissions and power window motors, no wonder they didn't need a bailout. (I drive an FX4, and it's a heap...so I'm allowed to say it.) I'm going back to GM after this one, government owned or not.

[fly2fish]

Back in the early and mid 90's I was on loan to Boeing in Seattle, Wa. from Rockwell-Tulsa, as a design engineer on the 777. I worked for Alan Mulally (Ford CEO) who was project manager on 777, he later became CEO of Boeing before going to Ford. He was one of a few people that had a good business sense but was still a people person. Whenever we reached an engineering milestone he would come down to Renton and throw a pizza party or have a cookout for the group. Whenever I went back in the late 90's for the 737 redesign, I couldn't even tell you who we worked for. All we heard then was we were behind schedule and overbudget.

F2F

[Don]

I'm sold on diversification but I followed my father's cue during the stock market correction in late 2008. It was the first individual stock purchase I ever made. Return was over 6 times what I paid. I sold out in 2011. I will be looking at Ford again after the next correction.