1995 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor review from North America

Broken valve spring.

Tie rod ends, idler and pitman arm.

Lower control arm bushings.

Water pump.

Serpentine belt tensioner.

Mass Air Flow Sensor.

Starter.

I bought this car in July of 1998 for $6600 with 196,000 kms (kilometers) on it and drove it till October 2003 when it had 392,000 kms and I spun a connecting rod bearing and sold it for $600.

Regular engine oil changes were performed every 5000 kms and tranny fluid changes were done every 50,000 kms. At about 350,000 kms it started using oil real bad, 1 liter every 1000 kms. It wasn't leaking, it was going out the tailpipe.

Overall reliability was very good in my opinion. It only left me stranded once in my driveway when the starter burned out at about 310,000 kms. I never had to replace a single light bulb. I never did any exhaust work on it either because of the stainless steel exhaust. The ride on this car was firm and enjoyable, long trips were comfortable. A 2000 Chev Impala Police Package replaced this car, I shouldn't say replaced because this car can't be replaced by a Police Package Impala.

Gas mileage on this car was about 21 to 23 mpg around town (better than my Windstar van) and on the highway I did get as high as 29 once.

If you are buying one of these, don't be in a hurry, try and research the maintenance practices the police service that it came from, you can do this by keeping track of what you look at. Look at the panels and you can generally see the name left by the decals.