A solid well built car and I was quite saddened that Ford discontinued the model. I bought this car because I was sick of lemons and I have never regretted the decision. It is an excellent and very safe family car. You can fit two large car seats in the rear with enough space for a passenger in the middle. The trunk can fit anything a family withs kids can imagine. The transmission and engine are SOLID. I have had some minor electrical issues but they were not expensive to fix. Will warn you that this car really needs winter tires to drive properly on ice and snow as the rear wheel drive and relatively light rear end makes traction a real issue. Once the winter tires are on......the car handles beautifully. The V8 delivers good pep from stops but I find the car lacks prompt acceleration to pass when at highway speed (almost like the car thinks for a second when you give her the gas....then she flies). The interior is very large so it can take front windows a little longer to deforest/defog at extremely low temps. Taking good with the bad, the car is still a winner in my books.