I've run into people who swear by FORDs and I've run into people who, like myself, have had nothing but heartache and trouble from FORDs.
I've run into people who would only back their trucks and not their sedans.
Heard one guy say, "Whoever is designing and building their trucks needs to boot out the guys designing their cars and build 'em like their trucks."
My experience with FORD?
A repair every week, repair costing 500 or less.
Every two weeks, repair costing 500 and up.
I've never had a lot of luck with Fords either. Oddly enough, my wife drive a Mazda Tribute which, other than a PTO for the 4WD, has the same engine and tranny as a Taurus, and it's been flawless.