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Posted: 9/6/2004 8:55:30 PM EDT
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Don't expect much, the car is 17 years old. I love lincolns, I like big cars period. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 8:59:17 PM EDT
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The 80's weren't the peak of American automotive enginering. Be that as it may I would just take it to a mechanic for a run through before purchasing. Make sure and have them check the transmissions for little bits.
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Posted: 9/6/2004 8:59:54 PM EDT
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Friends don't let friends drive Fords.
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:00:01 PM EDT
[#4]
Are you going to be a pimp?
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:01:28 PM EDT
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Quick, someone hide this thread before ETH sees it...
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:01:39 PM EDT
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I love big cars too, my current car is an '89 Cadillac Fleetwood and its bigger then most full size trucks, unfortunantly it was just problem after problem to keep it on the road. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:05:25 PM EDT
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Lincon Town Cars=Class
I dont want one, but they are respectable. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:06:26 PM EDT
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Yea yea yea, usually I stick with GM cars, but my caddys been nothing but trouble (its the best car ever when its actually running though) so I figure Lincolns the only other big luxury American car to try out. Clean cut, don't be a hater  |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:07:56 PM EDT
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Are these the ones with the air-bag suspension that goes flat?
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:08:18 PM EDT
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I say only buy it IF you can get the gold spinners for it.
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:12:02 PM EDT
[#11]
Lincolns are cool. Got to have the tude for it though. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:12:22 PM EDT
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Lincolns tend to be geezer cars, along with Crown Vics (at least in my exp). The true pimp-mobiles are Cadillacs. And that's coming from someone who drives an old beater Fleetwood. I should do some body/interior work & throw on a cheap paint job & sell her downtown for way more than I've got invested 
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:18:11 PM EDT
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Well since most people automatically assume I'm a criminal from looking at me, it should suite me well. RiffRandall, caddys look better, but after droping around a 1K into mine for repairs in the past 4 months and having it break down again (possible seized engine), I have to junk it (wish there was a place to store it instead though so I could drop a 350 in it later, it will be missed  )
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:23:05 PM EDT
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I don't care for the 1980's American cars. It was a time when the auto-industry was cutting costs and quality.
MT |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:29:49 PM EDT
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yep. if the airbags work they ride awesome. if not they ride like crap. also make sure the power windows operate properly. i seem to remember that the motors for the front triangular windows are outrageously expensive. i've always thought it was cool how those triangular windows roll down first when you press the window button. 
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Posted: 9/6/2004 9:35:02 PM EDT
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Which engine? The '81 Fleetwood 2dr I'm currently flogging (daily driver work beater, rear seats removed for more cargo space, tool box & such in trunk) has the Buick 252 V6. Great mileage for such a boat but the "get up & go" is lacking. The only work I've had to do on it in the ~7yrs we've had it is a water pump & radiator (excluding fluid/filter changes). It's in need of some serious TLC body wise though. But for a free car it's ok. Dad won a mid range computer (sales contest/bonus at his work)...didn't need the PC but a friend of his who had the car did. If the body gives out I'll probably transfer the engine into my S-10 but at the rate she's holding out it might be a while. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 10:12:11 PM EDT
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My Fleetwood has a Oldsmobile V8 305 enginge, in the past few months it tore threw some belts (changes belts on that engine is NOT fun), needed a new alternator, new water pump and more. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 10:14:52 PM EDT
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They are ok cars but being 17 years old expect it to have some issues as well. On the bright side the drivetrains are more user servicable than the current ones and cheaper to fix. The new lincolns, as would be expected are leaps and bounds better. My Vic has the air bags and although I have not had any problems, I bought a spare set on EBAY for $15! They are $300 EACH retail from the stealership.
If you ever have a car with them remember to switch them OFF if you ever put it on a lift. If you dont, your rolling the dice on not having them work next time forever and haveing a lowrider car in the rear end. S.O. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 10:18:20 PM EDT
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Got that crappy ass 4100 engine in the thing ? ** Ignore me... just saw 305 olds in post above ** |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 10:39:44 PM EDT
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It's just a fancy FORD Like all things FORD, the GM equivalent (Caddilac or Buick) is better... |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 11:10:00 PM EDT
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That's the Continental. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 11:10:52 PM EDT
[#22]
Again, that is the Continental. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 11:13:00 PM EDT
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I'll take a Town Car any day over a Cataract (GM=Guaranteed Malfunction). It looks classier, even the older ones. It has more of a limo look than the Cataracts.
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Posted: 9/6/2004 11:22:19 PM EDT
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The limo look is what turns me off to Lincolns. If you see someone driving a Fleetwood, you think they have a nice car, but if you see a man driving a Town Car, you wonder if its a taxi cab. |
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Posted: 9/6/2004 11:32:18 PM EDT
[#25]
"Hot Rod Lincoln"
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Posted: 9/6/2004 11:35:45 PM EDT
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I like the early 90s LSC's. Two door, kinda sporty looking.
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Posted: 9/7/2004 12:07:31 AM EDT
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I was recently looking at a 97 with 99k, Leather, moonroof, blah blah blah. Checked out ok at a shop. $3900.
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Posted: 9/7/2004 12:08:47 AM EDT
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Bah, to hell with that. Get yourself a Benz. 1983 380 SEL. That's right, S-Class. $4k out the door, with 195k miles. Good for another 300k.
I have got some wheels and fender trim in mind later on. Those stockers will be my winter beater rims. |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 12:10:41 AM EDT
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Maintence would cost more than the car. MB really nails you on the back end parts and service. S.O. |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 12:14:51 AM EDT
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I only make $8k a year, and it hasnt been too bad yet. I just put $1100 worth of repairs into it that will go for another 150k miles (timing chain, tensioner, guides, valve seals, and 2 cam sprockets, along with spark plugs). Thank God for credit cards. |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 12:17:50 AM EDT
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you only make $8k a year? You work at Micky Ds? S.O. |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 12:20:44 AM EDT
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A university computer lab. And yes, I live with my dad. I actually moved back to my dad's so I could pay for the car, as well as to get away from some drama at the frat house (that had cheap rent). Drama=long story.
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Posted: 9/7/2004 6:20:01 AM EDT
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I'd also look for a mid-90s version. They are cheap. My next sedan will probably be a 1998 or newer Crown Vic, Grand Marquis, or Lincoln.
GunLvr |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 6:24:53 AM EDT
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Wrong. The Town Car has air bag suspension after about 1990. My 92 had it and it cost approx$500 to change them when they let go. I found out later how easy it is to change them yourself and save $300. The Town Car rides great and has plenty of power too. If it is in good shape and priced decent give it serious consideration. Gas mileage was decent too. About 24 on the highway with a full trunk and passengers. |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 6:39:18 AM EDT
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Well, one thing baout these rigs is that they mostly owned by old people.
They take pretty good care of their cars. My Grandmothers car was like 20 years old when it got sold and only had 30,000 miles on it. Hell, i'm the king of used cars. I buy cars with 100,000 miles on em all the time.
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Posted: 9/7/2004 6:48:44 AM EDT
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My Mom and Dad had an 88, had about 200K on the ticker when they traded it for a 94, both have run like tops. Good gas mileage, good power, will run for a long time if taken care of. Have a trusted mechanic check it out if you can, and don't expect any resale value...
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Posted: 9/7/2004 6:50:47 AM EDT
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I will chime in here, I have never owned a Lincoln but have driven lots of them, mostly 95 through current TownCars. the 97 and up are my favorites, but the generation prior to that were sweet cars. My last jobs had me driving rental cars about 40 weeks a year, and with my companies pull with the rental company (we provided them with nearly 25% of thier business) I almost always got either a Mustang or Lincoln. The 95-96's I drove wI really liked, they drove like a dream, and were the definition of class (as long as they weren't white, I never liked the look of that body in white), the 97 and up Towncars I fell in love with, if I ever decide to buy a nice car for ME, and not the wife, it will probably be a late model Towncar, and that is one hell of a replacement for a 95 Dodge Neon.
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Posted: 9/7/2004 7:03:39 AM EDT
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Had a '97 Continental for about 5 years now, it's got about 89k on it.
It rides and drives very well, the V8 is awesome. It's one of those cars that make you think you're doing 60 and you look down and notice the needle is on 90. I've had to put a new power steering pump on it, but that's about it for major repairs. |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 7:20:36 AM EDT
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Lincoln's are great cars....
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/557000-557999/557709_1.jpg |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 7:25:25 AM EDT
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Did you sparay paint those windows black?  In Ohio, you would be harassed so much for driving a car tinted that dark, you'd probably just smash the windows out, out of frustration.
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Posted: 9/7/2004 9:56:24 AM EDT
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Just got back from the test drive, this might be my new car. It turns out the seller is a local LEO I know (test driving with a cop in the passenger seat is fun) who takes good care of the car and has paperwork for all the work done on it. The car is smooth riding and almost as luxurious as a caddy.
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Posted: 9/7/2004 10:58:06 AM EDT
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And as far as dark goes, look at the Lincoln above you. At least you can see the seats in mine. |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 11:01:54 AM EDT
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I have a 99 Lincoln Continental with 134,000 miles on it. I bought it in 2001 with 29,000 miles on it. The car has not had a single mechanical problem, it runs like a charm, and is the most comfortable car I have ever driven in. The ride is like driving on a cloud.
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