[blackie]

I disagree ~ I have a '90 Ford Brono 4X4 with a 351 cid Cleveland engine that has been bullet proof. The only things I've replaced since '89 have been: valve cover gaskets, engine belt idler pully and one electric window motor. Plus tires, windshield wiper blades, hoses, etc, when needed.

[4Freedom]

Consumer Reports surveys all of its subscribers on a yearly basis. They receive feedback from vehicle owners all across the nation. Your one Ford may have been exceptional. Talk to a thousand other owners and you'll get a better idea of what to expect from that particular model.

Just as someone can get lucky and buy a Ford that's as reliable as a typical Toyota Camry, someone could be unlucky and get a Camry that turns out to be lemon.

By and large though, in surveys of actual owners, the average Toyota is way more reliable than the average Ford.

It's been that way for decades, now.

It's not accidental, it's planned obsolescence.