When Bill died, the aforementioned 74 Maverick owned by the Mayor, there was more bondo on the street than has ever been seen outside of a body shop.

My worst car was a 1985 Pontiac Grand Am. 9 alternators, 2 heads, and when I drove it between FT Hood and Massachusetts (twice a year while I was stationed at Hood) I used to carry a spare set of brakes for the car with me and stop to change pads and rotors in Tennesee. (3-6K miles out of a set of pads) I never got more than 6-7k out of an alternator, and always carried a spare with me in the trunk. (GM's brilliance in design at work........let's mount the alternator with the bearing over the exhaust manifold so all the lube heats up and blows out)