Allan Vigil Ford Customer Testimonials

I recently purchased a 2009 For F-150 and I am writing you this email to praise the safety features of that vehicle that saved my life.  I was recently at the Texas State Fair and was looking at the new Ford vehicles because we will soon be in the market for my wife a new SUV, and I told one of the representatives my story.  They told me that I should send the pictures in to someone at Ford.  I did a google search for contact info at Ford, and I am taking a guess at your email address from your name.

On May 9th, I was driving on south Interstate 45 from Dallas to Houston at 5 in the morning.  It was pitch black outside and as I came over a small hill in the road, there were 6 cattle standing across the freeway.  I was traveling 65-70 miles an hour and I did not have time to react and swerve away from the cows.  I hit and killed 3 of the cows.  I don't remember much of the wreck, but I do remember that I walked away from it.  Once the police arrived on the scene, the were sure that anyone in the vehicle was surely dead.  As every new officer and helping passer by came upon us, I was asked if I had checked on the people in the vehicle.  They were surprised every time that I told them that I was the only one in the vehicle.  They would ask how I was even standing after the wreck.  I firmly believe that God put me in an F-150 exactly one week before the accident for a reason.  The truck was totaled, and looking at the damage, I can see how anyone would not believe that I walked away from the accident.  I had a twisted vertebrae, dislocated ribs, a concussion, and some burns from the airbag.  All of that is fixable, and the one thing that I also have is my life.  If I would have been in my previous vehicle, they said I would have been decapitated.  On my F-150, the hood rolled back over the windshield and shielded anything from coming through it.  The frame kept the cockpit in tact and overall, this truck truly performed the safety features to the max.  No-one ever thinks of hitting 3 900 lb cows when they think of auto accidents, but your engineers and designers have put features into this truck that will save hundreds of lives, and I am sure glad they saved mine.  My wife were married in March and this accident happened only 2 months after our wedding.  Now we are expecting our first child, and I will only trust Ford vehicles with my wife and family in the future.  I have attached a picture of the truck and I will say, the sales staff was fantastic in assisting me with getting a new 2009 F-150.

Thank You So Much,
Joe Cross

Dear Mr. Vigil,

Below is a copy of a note I recently sent Ford via their customer comments section of the corporate website.
I wanted to make sure that you too were aware of how satisfied and impressed I am with the quality of my Ford Van which is evident by its continued reliability, and longevity.
A large part of the continuing reliability of my van is due to the very professional maintenance and repairs I have been able to always count on from your service team there at Allan Vigil Ford Lincoln Mercury.
My thanks to you for making such a dependable vehicle available to me right here in our neighborhood, and to the rest of your team there for doing such a great job of keeping my van running reliably and dependable for all these years and miles.
I look forward to continuing to do business with your team, not only for my service needs, but also now for my daughters and their Ford vehicles as well.
My desire is to inform Ford and yourself about the impressive longevity of my van was sparked by a casual conversation I had with another of your customers recently in the Quick Lane Office. When our talked turned to the current odometer readings on our Fords, and I shared how many miles my van had traveled reliably and safely so far, that customer was so impressed that I thought that maybe I should share this with everyone.
It’s very easy to be an outspoken Ford fan when my Ford is approaching a half million miles and still running so well.

To you and your entire team, thank you.

Sincerely,
Mike Hobbs

Dear Ford, I am a Courier Contractor in the Metro Atlanta Area driving a 2003 E-250 cargo van purchased from my local dealer. Today ended with an odometer reading of 465,423 miles. Those are hard working miles in grueling conditions, all on the original engine and transmission! And she is still running GREAT! This is my second Ford van in my work. My first, a 1994 E-350 is still in our family with over 430,000 miles. As a single father with two daughters living with me, these two Ford Vans have been VITAL in making a living in our single income home and they have been nothing but the BEST at it. At a time when American Auto Makers are taking a beating in the politics and press of the day, I have had enough of your not getting the right credit for such a well made vehicle. I have mad a point now to share my testimonial to the reliability and toughness of the Ford vehicle, and my now teenage daughters are joining me as Ford drivers. Thank you all for making such a GREAT van!