Bought mine new, July 3 will make 8 years. Rolling into 155,000 miles this week.
Amazing but driver's seat still looks and supports like new! Just bought a '99 Crown Vic with 44,000 miles and the driver's seat is lumpy and off center---in other words---worn out. Wish I could get really nice Contour-like front buckets for the Crown Vic.
At 79,000 I brought it in for one of the recalls. Thirty minutes after I drove out of that Ford dealership, the alternator went out. That's the one and only breakdown...you'll never convice me it wasn't sabotaged by the Ford mechanic.
Original clutch & timing belt.
Replaced plugs and wires at 140,000; valve cover gasket just recently, at which time I noted that the timing belt still shows no sign of wear.
Do my own maintenance...Yes, I am able to reach down the firewall: remove filter, dump it, and pull it up through the top (took about 20-30 changes before I was able to do that).
Why ever sell? It doesn't have any book value.
By the way, I drive rather fast and hard. It reminds me mostly of my '65 Mustang (that I bought new), except it handles better and has more forward gears.
