Couldn't go wrong

I bought my 1987 Taurus wagon because I needed something cheap to get me through a Canadian winter (something that my Mustang 5.o could not do). The car was 11 years old by then, so I hoped to squeeze a few months out of it. It has since plowed through 2 winters worth of snow & ice (like a tank), making it well worth the initial $650 Canadian (GASP!) plus roughly $500 upkeep (tires, ball joints, exhaust, water pump, body fill, paint). If the body holds, the rolling living room takes on winter #3.
The car is amazingly roomy. I helped a relative move into her apartment in a nearby university town, taking a wicker love-seat & chair, along with other various & sundry items, all in the same trip. A non-stop, three-hour drive for 4 did not end at the chiropractor's, but rather in a night on the town. The car also brought 6 adults to a funeral without adding to their grief. When you get in & close the door, I swear there's an echo!
Once inside, driving is pleasant, thanks to good visibility, decent handling and adequate acceleration. Fuel economy is surprising for a car this size (Hooray 3.0 engine & O/D transmission!). Guaranteed, the car is not a road-rocket built for intense cornering, but it is not like a pig on roller skates, either.
Mechanically, the car has behaved better than all but one of my previous daily drivers (a Mitsubishi). I find this amazing as the car has just under 300 000 km showing on the odometer, plus some "mystery miles" the previous owner racked up driving the car from Alaska to New Brunswick (north of the state of Maine) with the odometer cable disconnected. I find the car offers a large selection of tight places to the do-it-yourself mechanic, though. The body is a sad story, as road salt has been especially unkind. Anyone have a spare? The drive train is ready for a new wrapper.