I have a 99 Grand Marquis i picked up from my grandfather for 3200 bucks. Its a boat but gets damn good mpg's. I pull 29mpg on the highway and am consistantly in the high 19 to low 20's in the city. And you are definantly right about the trunk having an excessive amount of room. Have fun with it. They are pretty decent cars and the parts to repair them are very reasonable.