As far as vehicles go:
I've owned a Ford Ranger --- POS
I've owned a Ford F150 4x4 --- POS
I've owned several Ford cars --- POSs
I've owned an Isuzu Trooper 4x4 --- not a bad unit, but under powered.
I've owned a Chevy Z71 4x4 truck --- a pretty good unit. I got it with about 75k on it and ran it to about 150k. I'd have no qualms with getting another Chevy.
I've owned a Dodge Ram 4x4 --- it was a pretty good truck. I put over 120k on it over 10 years. It didn't have much break on it except for the tranny dying at about 125k, and I got new(er) truck fever.
I currently own an '07 Toyota Tundra 4x4 I bought in '10. It just rolled over 86k and so far all I've done is change the oil and put some tires on it. This truck rides better than any vehicle I've ever had. Much more so than my wife's Honda Accord. When we were driving to MDA we always took the Tundra.

So, it's not "what I have is best"....but I CAN tell ya what brand I have personally had lots of "bad luck" with. I got tired of sending my mechanic's kids to college and quit driving anything with the blue oval on it.