The NYPD had a fleet of K cars in 1981-82. They handled good in the snow, otherwise the suspension systems in them didn’t hold up well on NYC streets. My dad bought an 81 Reliant wagon with the bigger Mitsubishi 2.8 hemi. Performance was OK it certainly was no Road Runner. But the camshaft bearings wore out under warranty, they were prone to this. Damn car sat at the dealer for almost a month because there weren’t any replacements available in the US.
I had a Plymouth Voyager with a twin OHC Mitsubishi V6. The oil filters I found out had a metric thread that was very close to that of a standard. My garage mechanic spun the wrong thread filter onto the engine when it was in for its first oil change. I got 1/4 mile down the road before I realized I had a catastrophic loss of engine oil. OHC engine was never the same after that. Leased company car so I was stuck with it for 3 years.
When I was working for Austin Fire, the police dept bought a bunch of K cars. With the Texas heat, there was a problem that them running the cars 24 hours straight (three shifts) the catalytic converter would start a smoldering fire in the carpet padding under the back seat. I made, I think, three calls on that. No idea how many total problems APD had.