Just a thought, why not have 2 forums, one CAR related one Non car related.
The reason for this is people have enjoyment about reading about all cars as it is a general passion. CARS. Don't be elitist and say ford only, as I think we still get lots of idea's and tips from other manufactures other than Ford. For example someone may use a gearbox from a skyline, brakes from a porsche, Turbo from a bentley, paint from a TVR or even hmmm...hmmmm....hmmm.....a floor mat from a Scooby ( to kneel on whilst cleaning my wheels). You know what I am trying to say, so maybe we should be not as blinkered as Ford only.
Another possible solution ifs for the Mods to chuck alot more of the rubbish /fun posts to the muppet room and more of the ''look at my new...'' posts to the photogallery rooms.
Another idea to keep everyone happy is to make each 'page' contain upto 1000 posts, so by the end of the day a post with no replies, is still on page 1!!!!!!!