I have a 2009 Crown Vic PI that I drive as a winter beater...and spring beater...and a summer beater...and a fall beater...
Its a good car, easy to work, usually a few of them in the U-Pull It yard, and they are still pretty cheap if you are looking to buy one.
Bought mine for $10k with 27k miles on it. Beat the dog crap out of it, hauled lumber, drag raced it on several occasions (got my first 000 green in that thing), didn't care where I parked it. Like driving a sofa down the highway. If Ford made them again I'd buy one tomorrow morning. Traded it in with 140k and damn near shed a tear.
