I currently own a 2002 Crown Vic, a 2004 XF and a 2005 F150 so the the youngest is 17 years old. I purchased the CV and the F150 new and the XF was purchased new by my father from whom I inherited it. The XF is my wife's daily driver as I believe all cars are to be driven, not hoarded in a garage and kept under blankets to be taken on outings from time to time unless one has the space and $ for that kind of thing. Obviously I'm not a fan of the direction the automotive industry has headed nor was he. Every time I need to rent a car on a trip or something and I get to drive a truly "new" car I'm reminded why I hate them so much. Last rental was some brand new midsize thing that looks like everything else on the road. Of course the rental agency didn't leave the manual in the glove box. It took me 15 minutes at the gas station to find the friggin' fuel door release... Not on the dash, not on the console, not on the steering wheel, not on the column, not on the door, not in the driver side foot well visible... Finally found it buried under the driver seat. Who the heck puts it there? Some idiot engineer I guess who thinks big touchscreens and alternate joystick/dial controls and the ability to change the color of the interior lighting with a finger tap is more important. What a joke.