You ain't drove a Toyota, then, have you?
Also I had a 1980 Mercury Capri that lasted for 17 years with practically no repairs needed whatsover.
You got lucky. I once won 10 dollars on a scratch-off lottery ticket, too.
Ford is pretty damn good, I think.
You're certainly entitled to your opinion.
Certainly better than General Motors or Chrysler.
Maybe. But I note that you didn't put Toyota in that comparison.
And I don't care about the argument about "at least Ford trucks are American-made."
Better check on that one, 'cause Toyota trucks (my son's '04 Tundra) and vans (my '04 Sienna) and cars (my wife's '07 Solara) are now made right here in the US of A. I have an '01 Tacoma that I'm not sure about as far as origin, but I'm damn sure it's twice the truck of comparable Fords.
I believe the biggest majority of Fords are now assembled in Mexico and Canada, with a large majority of the parts as well being made in Mexico and Canada.
So, who provides the most jobs for Americans?
Ford? or Toyota?
As for me, I would prefer an American assembled Toyota over a Mexican or Canadian assembled Ford.
Truth be known, even if the Fords were made in the US, I'd still prefer a Toyota because the workmanship and quality is far and above the current crop of crap that Ford is putting out.
And some of the F-series trucks are made in Mexico, anyway, so much for that argument.
I actually sold both Toyota Tundra and the F-150, and think the F-150 is the superior and more luxurious truck.
Consumer Guide and Consumers Reports both put Ford ahead of Tundra. Plus there are a lot more options and more flexiblity with Ford. The sales figures aren't even close, so the market agress with me. To each his own.
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"I believe the biggest majority of Fords are now assembled in Mexico and Canada,.."
You believe wrong.
Ford only builds a small % of their vehicles in Mexico. VERY small.
As for Canada, they build a good number there, but keep in mind the trade laws they had to face when those factories were built (and the fact that the Japanese NEVER had to deal with those trade laws).
The US gov't has done its best at times to hurt US industry.