Step-Daughter had an approximately 1990 Ford Escort. That thing ran forever and after we took it back and then sold it to a neighbor’s daughter it was still running in 2020. It was bullet proof. I had an original Ford Aerostar minivan that had almost a truck frame. 200K and was still running after my kid had driven it for a couple of years at college in Iowa snows. Some serious recalls but all fixed. I have had better luck for long life with US made cars but I am always getting dealer service is part of the reason.
Aerostar was a truck frame. Shared the Ranger frame. Explorers up to 2000/01 had the same base frame too.