Thanks guys. You all have good suggestions.
Slacker, we've owned a Century and a Skylark (both FWD). After changing the forth set of CV joints, my Hubby said never again.
97venturreowner, you had a great list of makes & models. We acquired our 85 Crown Vic(RWD) used w/85K, it lasted us 6 years and had nearly 300K when it died, without any chasis problems.
I think I will try your suggestion on the Caprice. It should be comfy enough and easy to get in and out of for someone with back/hip problems. My dad has worked on the chevy 6s before, so this sounds like a great choice. Hopefully I can find one for under $2K.
Thanks again. I'm so glad that I came to this group. I've gotten alot of great advice, here and on the Jeep (my car) site.