bought a car for the wife

It's a love hate affair with me and Ford. It seems that you either get a really good one or a really bad one. Those Mustang 6 bangers are pretty darn indestructive though! Are you going to keep the 6?
I currently own 2 Fords. The 1990 Van (Which I am currently selling) has 120,000 on it and I haven't put a dime into it. It does need a new tranny though. My 1995 Windstar has 90,000 on it and is probably the only one in my neighborhood that hasn't broken down or been recalled (I guess it depends on the quality control at the plants they were built as well as the type of preventive maintenance that you do). I also owned an 86 Cougar that I sold with almost 200,000 on it and wasn't even blowing any oil! (A miraculous feat for a 3.8 V6 ford)

Enjoy your mustang. You may want to let the wife drive the more dependable Dodge though. You do not want to get stuck making those roadside assistance calls :lol: (couldn't resist)

Russ