Ford Dealerships near TV in 2023 Recommendations & Warnings

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Hi. I'm looking for the best Ford Dealership to make repairs on Mustang. Anybody have good or bad experiences with local Ford Dealerships?
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What year Mustang? What type of problem? Under warranty? The reason I ask there are several shops that do quality work on various cars, but not warranty work. Mine (2012) is out of warranty, so I do not use the local ford dealers.
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2018 - 4 cyl. not under warranty. 1) running rough, engine light on, not blinking. 2) ongoing intermittent problem with convertible top not going down. The reason we were looking for Ford dealership is simply that we have no knowledge of other repair services. So if you have a recommendation for good. . .& honest, we’d appreciate your input.
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Hi. I'm looking for the best Ford Dealership to make repairs on Mustang. Anybody have good or bad experiences with local Ford Dealerships?
2 definitions for Ford vehicles:

1) Found On Road Dead

2) Fix Or Repair Daily

Seems like #2 fits your situation best
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Try Wildwood Tire or Sumter Tire.
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2018 - 4 cyl. not under warranty. 1) running rough, engine light on, not blinking. 2) ongoing intermittent problem with convertible top not going down. The reason we were looking for Ford dealership is simply that we have no knowledge of other repair services. So if you have a recommendation for good. . .& honest, we’d appreciate your input.
Bad experience @ Key Scales Ford in Leeseberg or maybe it's in Fruitland Park, not sure.
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Try Wildwood Tire or Sumter Tire.
Wildwood tire has an excellent reputation.
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Try Wildwood Tire or Sumter Tire.
i second this choice with SumterTire. i had an issue with my 2008 town car that couldn't be 'fixed' when i went to the various dealerships. 1 visit to this amazing, family-owned operation & the 'uncle' was able to fix what all the others couldn't figure out--she's still in excellent shape today.
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Sumter Tire or Pal's Auto in Ocala.

Some of those convertible roofs can be tricky to deal with. I just had Pal's fix the convertible top on my Jaguar. Sumter wouldn't even look at it, it was beyond their usual expertise. That said, for regular type repairs on my Acura, I always use Sumter Tire.
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2 definitions for Ford vehicles:

1) Found On Road Dead

2) Fix Or Repair Daily

Seems like #2 fits your situation best

So, you trade ever other year
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Gary Yeomans ford up 441 in summerfield just before CR484, they just completed new add on work bays.
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Gary Yeomans ford up 441 in summerfield just before CR484, they just completed new add on work bays.
Don't use their "Quick Lane". Hint: It's not quick.
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2018 - 4 cyl. not under warranty. 1) running rough, engine light on, not blinking. 2) ongoing intermittent problem with convertible top not going down. The reason we were looking for Ford dealership is simply that we have no knowledge of other repair services. So if you have a recommendation for good. . .& honest, we’d appreciate your input.
Problem #1 Wildwood Tire or Sumter Tire, I have used both, but WT of around 10 years.
Problem #2, I have a convertible also, same problem, it was a bad switch, I was able to install a new switch in about 15 minutes.
Send me a PM, and I will be glad to give you a hand with the convertible top switch.
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Wildwood or Sumter tire. Been using for 10 years. There is nothing in this world that would use a dealership for out of warranty repairs. Watch Scotty Kilmer YouTube
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Why go to a dealer in the first place?
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