I am brand new to the Ford family having just purchased a 2014 Edge Sport AWD. I traded in my German car (2007 BMW 525Xi) with 150,000 miles because I finally tired of BMW charging me $500 for every conceivable repair. Didn't matter if they were replacing a battery or a DVD drive in the Nav system, it was $500. Sometimes a whole lot more. Yes, it was a lot of miles but I put $12,000 into maintenance over a six year period (including tires). So far the Edge gives me the same driving satisfaction and more since the electronics are more current. Sorry to hear someone has had bad luck with the Ford brand but I'm here to tell you that German cars can and do break with expensive frequency.