I have full service records my 1998 ford crown victoria police interceptor since it was bought. The previous owner/police department did a few unexpected repairs during the 70,000 miles that they owned the car. Repairs of note include:
Install a ford remanned transmission at 65,000 miles. Car was towed to dealership, service techs determined fluid was burned and tranny slipped badly enough that car was undriveable.
Many front suspension components replaced over time including a pitman arm, idler arm, a balljoint, a couple tierods and a steering box. (The steering on the car is tighter than many rack and pinion vehicles that i've driven)
Car had an overheating problem at one time. Diagnosis was a burned connector for the electric radiator fan.
Oil cooler lines leaked and the seals were replaced a couple of times
External tranny cooler itself leaked and was replaced
Original plastic intake manifold leaked, replacement installed. Car ran rough immediatetly after intake installation. After scanning codes, monitoring realtime data, and pressure testing coolant system it was determined that the replacement intake manifold had a small leak and was defective. My car was now on it's third intake manifold with less than 70k miles on the odometer. Unfortunatetly, the intake manifold was replaced long enough ago that the revision of the intake with the metal coolant crossover wasn't avaliable at the time.
Both headlamp assemblies were replaced with new ford assemblies. Headlamp assemblies are now around two years old and I can already see a bluish/grey haze forming on them. Polycarbonate (tradename lexan) may work well for items such as prescription eyeglasses, but that crystal clear appearance doesn't last long on items like headlamp lenses that are exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays for several hours a day.