brilliant but its to be expected nowadays...my first car was an 89 crown vic ltd...ahh white with blue velour and that half vinyl top...fast as hell and it handled pretty well...and it was definately a tank that I drove into the ground...have since become a mopar and MB guy...mopar b/c i was fortunate enough to own a lebaron, sebring conv and a 300m all of which gave me absolutely no problems...of course with all the problems ford has had...i'd still take a one over a gm anyday...possibly b/c im a bbq fan...