Reply #93: My old Subaru was crap compared to my Ford Freestyle.

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The car was only five years old when the tranny went. In our family, the rule is to get rid of the car when the tranny goes, considering it to be a sign of other things to come. The car had never fit my 6'2" husband at all, the seats were hard, the handling was okay but could've been better, and the mileage kept getting worse and worse.

After doing lots of research, I decided to try a Ford Freestyle (same crossover class, supposedly same mileage, not much bigger). I was hooked. Better transmission, better handling by far, fit all of us with ease and then some, better mileage--and when compared new, the Subaru was more. My first car was a Mercury Tracer that just wouldn't die, and I gladly came back to Ford. Hardly any problems with this baby, and I have several mom friends who own Toyotas or Nissans who are seriously jealous of my car. They should be: mine's better.

Those who say Ford cars are crap haven't driven any lately or read up on Car Talk or Car and Driver. Ford has the lowest recall rate of any car company, and I've been shocked at the great service I've gotten at the dealership.