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There always used to be a joke in the UK about Fords being cheap on the second-hand market. You could get parts easily, so they were cheap to maintain, as well. But you'd see the ads saying 50k miles, new clutch, new exhaust, new CVs, bearings, etc. because they fell apart all the time. This was back when Japanese cars were proving to the world how reliable cars could be. Nobody I knew wanted a Ford, though some people got them if they were really cheap.
Someone round my way has a Capri, I've seen it driving around a few times. Looks like early 80s, I have no idea how they've managed to keep that fucker alive. Actually looks in pretty good condition too.
He gets a new one each time he needs to drive.