You're talking about 20-25 yr old Ford for a girl.
Take your hate elsewhere.
Of all the vehicles I or my family have ever owned my Ranger has been the most reliable. For the first 20 years it never needed anything except thermostats and a TFI.
My dad's Pontiac never shifted right, ever, and cracked both heads before it was 10 years old. His Chevy van had the security system die and strand us in Baltimore when it was 3 years old, then had transmission issues and running problems at 5 years, not to mention it was always wearing out the front end and the fuel gauge never worked right.
His F-150, in the 7 years that he owed it never once had a year where the 4x4 didn't have to be serviced, usually a faulty CAD unit. His 06 Explorer has been through two wheel bearings and a radiator.
Mom's Volvo was never right from day one. It was an 01 that we bought in 03, and it was always broken down, making noises, vibrating, eventually costing more in repairs each month than in payments.
The Mariner hasn't been too bad, the AC compressor grenaded a month after she bought it, and it needed plugs and valve cover gaskets at 100K, but it makes a noise that nobody can find.
My sister had a Volvo 850 that I could never keep running right, it chewed up plugs and MAFs and I never could figure out why. Her VW has never been quite right either, oil leaks, blown out CV joints, starting problems, running problems.
So far the wife's Escape which we bought new has been the only thing to be less trouble than my Ranger. I had to replace a rear shock at 22K miles.
In the first 150K miles all my truck took, aside from the normal wear items, was a few thermostats and a single TFI.
Of all those vehicles only the Chevy van and the Escape were bought new. All the rest were 2 to 5 years old when purchased, except my truck, which was only a year old.
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