Why I dont drive Fords

Ugh, had my 98 windstar strand my wife about 30 min from helen GA with a trans that wouldn't shift out of 1st.......1 week and $3600 later ( opted for a new rather than rebuilt trans) .....flash forward 18 months while we were visiting the mother-in-law the motor LOCKS up on Christmas day....1000miles from home.....didn't knock,tick or anything...just stopped like I turned the key off. Freaking hilarious guy at the ford dealer it was towed to to fix the trans said "well since it's paid for we can do the financing give you $1000 off a BRAND NEW windstar :) OH LUCKY ME :( anyway, after the motor seized (stuck #6 rod bearing) went to the nissan dealer UGH UGH because the wife HAD to have the quest ( it looks cool was the reason I was given ). In the 2 years I've owned it, it has had both front rotors and tires, driver side front wheel bearing and rear lift gate motor/mechanism replaced under warranty. Oh and 2 TSB's, one for the rear storage being 'full' of water.

Lets face it, it's called planned obsolescence but I'm not going to buy a new car every 3-5 yrs like the auto makers want me to.