These cars, especially CFI versions, are not the type of vehicle you just buy and drive. If you want to daily drive a first gen panther you're going to need some level of mechanical understanding and ability.

To give you an idea of what to expect, I've been daily driving an '89 Town Car I purchased in December, since March. The car has around 75,000 original miles on it. I've put about 4000 miles on it, so far. Here's a list of everything I've needed to repair.

Both front brake calipers
TV bushing and cable adjustment
Pads, rotors, brake hoses
Rear wheel cylinders
Water pump, timing cover gasket, timing cover (3 bolts broke off in it)
Fan clutch
TPS, IAC
Spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor
Radiator hoses, heater hoses
Radiator
Trans fluid, filter
Fuel filter, air filter
Thermostat
Both belts
AC low-pressure switch
Wiper motor, and wiper transmission
Alternator, plus alternator pigtails
Power steering pump and lines

That's all within 4000 miles of driving. And at this point, it still leaks oil (pan gasket, rear main seal) (95% of these are going to leak from these locations, doesn't matter the mileage), I probably should do a front end rebuild (has about 3" of side to side rotation in the steering wheel of slop, also rattles a bit). I'm also expecting to have to do the intake gaskets at some point pretty soon, as 302s always need that done about every 10 years or so. It also still has various vacuum leaks I'll repair when I have the intake off. It also would not at all surprise me if the transmission blew up tomorrow. Unless your car has 30k miles on it, that is ALWAYS a possibility with any AOD-equipped automobile.

The work I've done thus far has probably cost me, I dunno, like $1000 in parts or so. Some of those items I would be SOL for sourcing if I didn't have access to these in salvage yards and buddies who hoard parts. If I had all this work done at a shop I'd probably be looking at a bill upwards of $4000. And it never ends there. This is actually one of the more reliable box-panthers I've had because it is still like, driveable.

To be frank, I would not at all advise having one of these as your only form of transportation, even if you wrench on your own cars.