well it sounds like a lot of us have started our pain and suffering at the dealership and gone from there. obviously it seems like we're sold a car and then left to die. the way i see it, its gonna become an issue where you start taking a ford to a honda dealer and so forth.
from reading all of this we are all having the same issues. after reading this i called about the fuel pump and found the dealer here wants $450!!!

now begins the journey of surfing and putting out postings to find a cheap new or used one. there is a site i found called
www.all-parts.com which has seemed to be very useful. i got a tie rod end on there for $20. everywhere else wanted $125+.
the sad thing about all of this, which i know EVERYONE will agree with, is the fact that this is such a beautiful car. its sooo much fun to drive and i have one of the only ones around here so it turns a lot of heads. if only this car held up as good as the f150, i think this troubleshooting forum would be empty.