Congrats!! See my sig for beater info!! hhehe. Its actually my brother's old car, He bought a Tunra over the summer. The Tracer has brand new tires (Michilin), and had all the fluids changed. I drove it a little while ago and it would make a nice winter car. Its nothing spectacular, but it does the job.
Oh, and if you're looking for V8 power, I might be willing to part with the Grand Marquis. I just oiled the doors (Marvel Mystery oil sprayed inside the doors and allowed to seep into all the seams). All power options work, including the A/C which I had converted to 134a. Two sets of tires, summer are cheap General tires, winter are Michilin Acrtic Alpine. The winter tires are incredible. For a car that doesn't have ABS or traction control, I was able to get up the hill to my house no problem, while I'd see people getting stuck!!