On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:58:43 +0000, grimly4 stammered:
The only failure I've had on a Ford was a failed battery on a Mondeo MK1 when it was already 7 years old. That car did 120,000 miles in our ownership (5 years)and never required anything other than normal service items and tyres. None of the other Fords I've had (2 Mondeo MK2, an Escort MK4, 2 Pumas and a Sierra) have ever broken down.
The only Lexus LS200 I ever drove broke down and left me stranded in the middle of nowhere not 30 mins after I picked it up with only 3500 on the clock.