Why are ford cars pretty cheap?

Why are ford cars pretty cheap? - 1

They are all beatup, need lots of repair. Or plain gas guzzlers even with gas prices as cheap as it is now.

Fords are good quality cars and are trustworthy. There just isn't anything special about them. The low prices on the new cars is what shows how reliable they are. The low prices on old fords are only because the sales will go down a lot.

Ford are very good at cost control. They build decent cars but mostly not very exciting.
Because they build large numbers the development costs are spread over more cars so are less per car.

Basically you get what you pay for, you buy cheap, you get cheap

You make a very general statement, there may be some more specifics you aren't telling us. Is there a specific make/model/year car that you are looking at and are concerned that the low price indicates some problem with the car?

If I look at what I'm interested in, Ford Shelby GT350R, that is $61K for a flat crank motor that sounds and revs like a Ferrari, this may sound like a cheap car to someone used to buying Ferraris, but not to most people.