 By the time the car was five years old 
with 63k miles, I had had the 
transmission rebuilt, did the brakes 
twice myself, replaced several 
suspension components trying to fix 
dangerous at the limit handling 
characteristics, installed several new 
electrical items including power window 
motors and power seat switches, and 
several mechanics were chasing a check 
engine problem.  All this and 22 mpg.
So, I traded it this weekend for a '02 
Subaru.  It handles, shifts, and stops 
like a car should.  No more Fords for 
me.