 3 years and 5 (or is it 6) 
recalls later I can only say I wish I 
had gone with my first instinct and 
bought a Toyota or a Honda.  I guess I 
just didn't believe that a "World Class 
Car" could really be so poorly executed 
by Ford Motor Company.  My 36 month 
warranty ended in February of 2003 and 
I'm looking at new front brakes (under 
12K miles), repair of an engine oil 
leak and window molding that is falling 
off.  My neighbor laughs and says it is 
traditional Detroit engineering - good 
enough to last through the warranty but 
no more.  