REMEMBERING THE Mercury Grand Marquis. “I flat-out love it.” Well, someone has to. . . . On the other hand, there’s this: “It requires next to no maintenance, and what it requires doesn’t cost very much. Despite receiving its last tune-up more than four years ago, the Grand Marquis never fails to start, and it runs like a champ.”

Plus, the joys of fixing everything. Last time my Highlander Hybrid was in the shop I had ’em detail it. For 97 bucks, it felt like new.