One of the Volvos was an '84 the other was a '96 850 Turbo (which was the street sleeper of all time, it would blow the doors off almost anything. But - a FIVE-banger?).
I know tons of people with F-150s (it's the standard ride for hunting retriever people - fits three or four dog crates in the back depending on how you configure it) and EVERYBODY loves them, nobody's had any problems with them. Our neighbors on both sides have F-150s, one has almost 300K miles on it and no problems.
Our last Ford car was a '69 Torino, and that was a great car. We put over 250K miles on it and sold it for what we paid for it.