Fair enough - but judging modern Fords based on one built 27 years ago isn't exactly fair.
Buy what you want, of course. :)
Needed something beefier than the 1980 Fiesta for 2nd car with young kids and still wanted great gas mileage (was driving 47 miles to work 1 way in the Fiesta and it's miles were over 180,000 and things were breaking down...ended up selling it to Betty Bone for $100...the kids still laugh about that...her name on the check).
Got a 1987 Accord...got in a head on collision a couple of years later (low speed) with the family on board and everyone survived (wife had fractured sternum)..car totalled. Bought another Honda Accord and drove it for 296,000 miles then donated it to charity. Have my 3rd Honda now, a Civic with over 260,000 miles.
After my wife's 1978 Chevy Malibu, she has been all Toyota since then.
My grown son and his family have a Honda.
My other son has a Chevy Malibu.
My daughter has a Toyota Scion.
My Ford Fiesta was built in Germany. Our 78 Malibu was built in Canada. The 2 Accords we had were built in Marysville, Ohio.
The Honda has been a great car for me. I probably wouldn't consider buying anything else...(why take a chance?...why fix something that isn't broke attitude).