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You shouldn’t anyway. Their vehicles are terrible.
I had a 2003 Ranger that was in tip top shape. I was the only owner and regularly took it in for oil changes and maintenance. Sitting at a stop sign one night on my way home from work and the engine starts knocking out of the blue. Piston fucked and the engine is completely shot. That was like 1-2 months after a full tune up.
My mom had a Ford Focus. As soon as it was out of warranty, everything on that car went south. The electronics, the transmission, everything. That car was a massive piece of shit.
tl;dr - Ford fucking sucks.
I've heard stories like that from most car brands. Not saying you are the exception, I'm saying the exception is a reliable car that doesn't suck for almost anyone, like a 90s-00s Toyota
Interestingly, the German mandated car inspections are a good source for reliability, and Fords are almost always in the top few spots in terms of "severe faults found on the car", and it's not like other foreign, or even American cars have this problem at the inspections... mainly Fords
Oh, I'm not claiming Ford's are good cars, their ecotech engines are incredibly prone to dying early on due to their faulty design. With that said, I've heard stories where Chrysler engines where great, but the Mercedes transmissions they came with were terrible. Then there are terrible reliability stories from Lancia, Lotus, and Alfa Romeo. Chevrolet has had some flops as well.