The first, only, (and last) Ford I bought was a disaster.
By 65,000 miles I had replaced 1 short block and two transmissions.
Ford turns out junk and I will never buy one of their products again.
I will NOT pay my hard earned money for something that is worthless before it is paid for.
Both of my Toyotas are superbly engineered vehicles.
People can make up any excuses they want for why American auto makers are losing market share, but the bottom line is just plain lousy products.
By 65,000 miles I had replaced 1 short block and two transmissions.
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Amazing! I suppose I would feel the same way given such experience but I have owned a number of Ford products and have not had an experience nearly that bad. I had a 1980 Pontiac with a manual transmission that failed before 40,000 miles but never had a transmission fail on a Ford before 100,000. I have never had an engine fail on a Ford, my current pickup has almost 200,000 miles and has been severely abused (it was stolen and I got it back 10 months later with water in the engine oil) but the engine still runs fine.
By 120k, I had replaced 2 engines on a Camry once.
My 97 Taurus has had about $200 in repairs over its 9 and a half years.
My 98 Camry has had about $1400 in repairs over the past 2 years alone.
Add up all maintenance and repair expenses, and I've paid out several thousand less for the Taurus.
Lousy Ford quality. I wish they built reliable cars /sarc