The easiest thing is just never own a ford. The closest I ever got was a girlfriend that owned a mazda pickup truck. Told her I wouldn't marry her until that thing was gone. We've been married almost 40 years. I wonder if she misses that truck?
My wife had a Buick when we got married. Convinced her nine months later that we should sell it and buy the GTS convertible...I think it was a good decision...