# What's the quality of Ford automobiles these days?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 16, 2010, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-quality-of-ford-automobiles-these-days/557321 "2010-10-16T06:13:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-quality-of-ford-automobiles-these-days/557321/61 "2010-10-19T17:54:32Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> (or Foci, or whatever)

Thank heavens. I was beginning to think I was the only one who knew the plural of Focus does not have an S, much less two of them. Yeah, yeah, proper noun and all that, but obviously taken from a well established word.

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**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-quality-of-ford-automobiles-these-days/557321/62 "2010-10-19T18:38:50Z")

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> [@control-z](#):
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> I think a lot of the real Ford longevity comes from their 302 family of engines, that’s what you will find in many of the old trucks. Those will go 300,000 miles pretty easily with proper care. I don’t think Ford is particularly known for long-lasting 4-cylinder engines.

The 2V 4.6 lasts forever too. There’s Crown Vics that used to be cop cars or taxis that have well over 300,000 miles. The 4.9 I6 also runs forever. I’ve never been a fan of 4-cylinder engines in anything bigger than a motorcycle, so I don’t know much about what Ford offers. I want to say the 2.3 could last awhile and could also hold up to a turbo and put out good numbers when built right.

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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-quality-of-ford-automobiles-these-days/557321/63 "2010-10-19T19:56:38Z")

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> [@Kevbo](#):
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> Thank heavens. I was beginning to think I was the only one who knew the plural of Focus does not have an S, much less two of them. Yeah, yeah, proper noun and all that, but obviously taken from a well established word.

The proper plural of Ford Focus is Ford Focuses. For example, Ford Focuses roll off of the assembly line at a rate of 54 per hour. Cite: me (has to be good enough, as I can’t link to media references on the LAN).

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