I’m telling you at the bottom of this is the CAFA standards. Ford was convinced HRC would win and the impossible standards would stay. They could not reverse course.
I enjoyed my 75 Nova SS for a few years. Of course, it had been highly modified by the time I got it . . . I needed new tires fairly quickly . . .
“I’ve had mostly Fords since I owned the disastrous 1975 Chevrolet Nova.”
Had a 2002 Pontiac Bonneville. Great ride, good power, would break sitting in the driveway. A real polished turd.
Then there was GM not honoring warranties on 2007 and 2008 Impalas.
Bought a 2008 Ford Escape. It was so underpowered that it mangled the transmission trying to run highway speeds.
Currently, I drive a 2018 Hyundai Sonata. Excellent car, great gas mileage, very affordable. Hyundai, a Korean company, gave me $1000 off for being a veteran. GM and Ford do not offer that incentive. Go figure.