Having lived in both North America and Europe, I would like to reiterate - Fords only have a bad reputation in North America. When my SO was planning on buying a car here, he was looking into an Audi A4 or a Ford Mondeo. I asked him why he would waste money on a Ford, and he was confused, haha.
Cars here in the UK are much cheaper and last much longer than in the US/Canada. The first reason for that is the weather - they don't have nearly as many extremes in weather here, so the cars are subjected to much much less damage that way. No salt in the winter, no overheating in the summer, etc. Secondly, the cars are manufactured either in the UK (2002 and earlier) or Germany, and after having driven cars from both here and in Canada, I can safely say there is a world of difference in quality.
And for cheapness, £1000 does go a long way for cars here, and the good thing is if he plans to sell it again in the next few years, he will get most of his money back through reselling.
So I think it's a bit unreasonable to be angry at him for not listening to your advice about not buying a ford, and to be angry about him not consulting you when he didn't buy a Honda. It's his decision, and really, his money.
Edit: Just wanted to add that cars here are also 90% manual transmission, so a problem that a lot of older cars in North America have - automatics - with the transmission failing and needing to be replaced (which is very common and expensive!) doesn't really happen here.
Cars here in the UK are much cheaper and last much longer than in the US/Canada. The first reason for that is the weather - they don't have nearly as many extremes in weather here, so the cars are subjected to much much less damage that way. No salt in the winter, no overheating in the summer, etc. Secondly, the cars are manufactured either in the UK (2002 and earlier) or Germany, and after having driven cars from both here and in Canada, I can safely say there is a world of difference in quality.
And for cheapness, £1000 does go a long way for cars here, and the good thing is if he plans to sell it again in the next few years, he will get most of his money back through reselling.
So I think it's a bit unreasonable to be angry at him for not listening to your advice about not buying a ford, and to be angry about him not consulting you when he didn't buy a Honda. It's his decision, and really, his money.
Edit: Just wanted to add that cars here are also 90% manual transmission, so a problem that a lot of older cars in North America have - automatics - with the transmission failing and needing to be replaced (which is very common and expensive!) doesn't really happen here.
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