I think an ideal winter car would be a well kept and cared for early OBD2 vehicle- before the tech became insane. A nice elderly owned mid/late 1990s to early 2000s 4cyl or V6. Ford Crown Vic/Marauder with the pushrod V8.
The last pushrod V8 in those cars was in 1990. They switched to the 4.6 SOHC motor in 1991 for the 1992 model year.
