you are right, an oversight on my part. In fact when I look for a car, I scratch anything off my list that consistantly reports "Below average" in consumer reports.

If you have the money to fix her, that boat you drive will be a sure collector's item, Ford discontinued the Town Car for private sale last year.

By the way, my not so compact Acura TL gets 28 Mpg is 8 years old and is flawlessly reliable.