I tried and could just not bring myself to buy a small car. I've always liked big cars, but figured that I'd get something smaller to save gas.
To hell with it. I tried several small cars out - Saturns, Hyundais, Civics, an Accord, and, God help me, I even looked at a few J-bodies. And I didn't like ANY of 'em. Everything that was half decent was too ed expensive, and everything that was cheap was junk. Even the good ones just weren't my style.
Then I found out about this car. It is the exact opposite of what I was looking for. I was looking for a small four-cylinder, 5-speed car. What I ended up with was a huge, 8-cyl car.
Huge, as in 1996 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series. I bought it from an 80 year old man. It has never seen snow (the guy garaged it and flew to Cuba every winter - he actually married a Cuban woman and was selling it because he's moving there), has only some minor parking-lot type dings in it, and a mint grey leather interior. The 4.6 runs like a new one, and everything works except the cruise. Brand new safety sticker, working A/C, and leather guts, all for $2k. And what I lost in floatiness in the T-Bird with the lowering springs and poly bushings I more than made up for with this thing - it's like driving your living room couch down the road. On our rough roads the smoothness is certainly appreciated. And believe it or not, it is EPA rated at the same fuel mileage as the T-Bird, and BETTER than the Volvo. Real world driving has so far revealed highway mileage of 27-28 MPG, an improvement over the Volvo's 24-25.
I know it's not the 30-40 MPG shiznitbox I was threatening to buy, and yes, I know you all think I'm crazy. And now, without further adieu, I present my new daily driver:
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/images/samscars/stinkinlinkin.jpg)
http://www.lincolnsonline.com/forum/index.php
that shall be your new home! any questions they have answer, and possibly tech articles about!
looks sharp not bad at all for 2k!
Nice:D
Soon the salt will eat it:hick:
have fun changing the oil filter on that thing! LOL! nice ride, though.
Ahahahahaaa!
You're the man Carm! Watch that stupid intake, other then that the cars are pure plush luxo-gold.
LMAO. That's funny, and very true. I would beat the daylights out of any small millage car. They seem so cramped. I drove the new 99 cougar when it came out, boy did I ever feel claustrophobic. A tiny bit on the big side for me, I don't like the boat feeling, but when it comes to being a passenger, ooh la la, those cars are VERY, VERY sweet to ride in. Nice purchase. ;)
The 'couch' statement makes me miss my quarter-million-mile, floaty Grand Marquis.
Ditto with Brian. The Vic is like riding on a nice, red cloth couch. Springs are shot to hell in it though so ride is a bit too soft
just gotta cut the wheels to the right i think. or left. i forget.:D
Nice, get some centercaps though. I rode home from a friends power hour in whatever year town car most taxi companies use these days the other night, and it was seriously the most comfy back seat ever, so I know how that feels and it's great.
Uh, wow. Kinda went the opposite direction on that one didn't you?
:p
The bird is going to be awfully small when you get back in to drive it.
Nice buy.
So when are the 22's goin on, dawg? :p
Couldn't you have found something a little easier on gas? Like an ocean liner.
That's pretty pimpin, Carmen. My father in law just got an emerald green '03 Vic, and that thing is a dream to ride in. It's still a lot of car, though. :P
You have not driven a couch until you rode in my old 78 cadillac eldorado. It had the pillowtop seats. the most comfortable car I ever owned or drove in. Also had some get up and go as well. Noone would even think of cutting me off when I drove it.
Actually, YOU haven't driven a couch until you've driven a 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. This was the long-wheelbase version of an already HUGE car. You could probably park your Eldo AND my Town Car in that thing's trunk! I ended up driving it because one old man died and left it to another old man, but the living old man was afraid to drive it so he asked me to drive it to his house. It was a forty mile ride of pure opulence. 500CI engine, working A/C, white leather furniture (and I do mean "furniture" - to call them "car seats" would be an insult), and a long-distance call to the rear seat occupants. It also had some pretty neat old-school solutions to luxury - a little mechanical compass on the door mirror, for example. I swear the hood ornament got there ten minutes before I did...
As for my Town car - it's showing a 28MPG average on the trip computer for the 250 miles worth of driving I've done with it. Much, much better than the Volvo, and about the same as the T-Bird. I've only put $40 in it so far (remember, gas here costs over $4/gallon) and it still has 1/4 tank and the DTE display shows about 180km (110 miles) 'til empty. One advantage to living in the boonies is that EVERY trip is a highway trip :hick:
This thread makes me miss my 77 Cougar.
Yeah pretty nice lincoln i bet it rides nice and should get some decent mpgs not as good as a 4 banger but oh well they are expensive small and unsafe like when getting into a wreck with a bigger vehicle ooh boy
Well, I got the hubcaps...
Much better with caps on...