What it’s like daily driving a Town Car | What I love and what I hate about it!
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2020
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Is a Town Car a good purchase? Are Town Cars reliable? Daily driving a Lincoln Town Car. Lincoln Town Car review. DIY car repair. Great used car value. Grand Marquis. Crown Vic. Panther Platform.
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One thing the towncar has over every other car is simplistic luxury, and the fact you barely have to do any maintenance. Lexus ls430 is great but you have to change that timing belt every 90k miles. Towncars forever lol
Love Lincoln town cars I’m 40 I own a 03 town car
I'm 16 and my first car is a 2007 Lincoln l town car presidential I bought it for $3700 and it had 133000 miles on it, it rides beautifully I need a new compressor and that's it.
The decline of the Town Car and the Panther cars is like a giant self inflicted wound - the initial success of the Panther was accidental serendipity, unfortunately it was not well loved by its manufacturer. Without a champion to help it along it suffered from engineering malaise. Because no one at Ford saw a future for this car it’s engineering team was actually quite small - this is why it never received much of any improvement and was left to die on the vine. I love my Presidential Edition 2006 - but it could have been so much more of a car. It has a lot of disappointing shortcomings that I will be working to improve. Honestly my 1998 Continental has a better ride and a more well coordinated powertrain. The seats in the 2003 and newer TC are actually less comfortable than the 2002 and earlier, the seat ergonomics are awkward and reveal the shortage of engineers on the Panther line. I will eventually have the seats reconfigured to be more like a good BarcaLounger: sumptuous luxury that immediately makes you feel good. The 2003 and newer TC front suspension design has a major design flaw: it has about 2” less front wheel travel than the 2002 and earlier. I probably won’t be able to change that. I wish that Ford had updated the rear suspension to eliminate the live rear axle and instead use the IRS off their sport utility. The Panther does have a good ride overall - but suffers from rear axle tramp on uneven roads, making the ride closer to a pickup truck. An IRS would eliminate the secondary oscillation from the heavy rear axle moving around. As far as power the 4.6 2V engine has some decent aftermarket support. Using a host of TFS parts, their heads and cams, it is easy to achieve 350 to 380 horsepower and still run on regular gas and have a smooth running engine that is not a lumpy hot rod.
I have 4 Lincolns. There is a place in Florida called Lincolnland. Everything Lincoln. Interior and exterior parts as well as mechanical parts. They have what you need. I keep them on speed dial.
There is nothing...I mean nothing! That rides as smooth as a lincoln. The older caddies come close but no cigar. These cars are super reliable and get decent gas mileage for their size. I agree a Lexus is reliable but when they break down... boy are the parts expensive! I just bought a 2003 Lincoln Town Car and this is my second time owning one. When I drove it home I just had a big smile on my face because of how comfortable it was. I have come to a point in my life where comfort and reliability are the two main ingredients for me when owning a car and the Lincoln fits this perfectly! I think we need to hide these channel as more people will start to learn about this and drive the prices up...:)
The Lincoln Town Car was a member of the family of Ford Panther Platform cars which included the Ford Crown Victoria and the Mercury Grand Marquis. When Ford stopped making the Panther Platform cars it was the end of era in automobiles. These cars were the last of the full size, body on a frame, V8 engine, and rear wheel drive with a solid axle. You will not see cars like this ever again.
I'm 46 the killing of these type cars moved everybody to suv's and pickup trucks which are still rear wheel drive body on frame vehicles for the most part .... Not a lot of people liked the unibody front wheel drive junk that replaced them that's why I drive a conversion van, pickup, and town car!!
There's only one thing I really dislike about my 2002 Town Car ... PARKING! I don't have to concern myself with getting IN the parking spot, it's getting OUT. Plan ahead when scoping out where you will park.
Sport sedans are in!!! Bring back the panther with a refresh from the last design!! Have 2 engine options, coyote and godzilla!!! They would sell like hot cakes!!!! Make it a nitch car!!!
Those alloy wheels alone are absolutely marvellous. What a beautiful, elegant car.
Love my 07 Town Car!!!
Been driving Lincoln since 1988 my first was a 1983 Mark 6 I'm on my 5th
I bought one when I was 26, I sold every car I had except this one , has front end damage now because I'm a fool , but I have to have it back on then road by next year!! My favorite car I ever had , wanted one for years . I'm 30 now ...young people I guess? ( I hope ! ) it's an 03, and that's exactly what I tell people . After a long day of work, I could care less how long traffic is. ( welder ) blast A/C and enjoy the ride lol
I got a Mercury Grand Marquis around last year. Got it with 93K miles and put around 13K on it so far. Drive it to college, 50 or so miles almost every day. Love the thing, and I kind of wish I could get a Town Car one day.
I had a 2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature until I had an accident in Oct 2020, now I have a 2017 Lincoln Continental Reserve which i love. This makes it my 2nd Lincoln. The Town Cars are great, I like the older Cadillac's too. Slogan at one time..."Lincoln What A Luxury Car Should Be".
I love driving my town car so much, sometimes I just get in and go for a long ride!!!
Thanks as a 16yo considering a towncar so my high school beater this was very helpful thank you.
I own an 08 crown victoria lx. Non police model. 5 things I love and 5 I hate. 1. Handles like a dream, the car feels like its floating when you're driving it and its rear wheel drive. 2. Great value for money, just such a reliable well built vehicle that will last you a very long time. 3. Very comfortable interior, and even though the tape deck and cd stereo is dated, I still rock it, plus the cassette tape has Bluetooth and aux cord adapters which is just fine for me and helps update that a little bit. 4. Good weight distribution, 50/50 front to rear weight is ideal when you drive in less than ideal weather since I do live in Canada. 5. The sheer utility that you get out of a vehicle like this is worth it, tons of trunk space, the 6th seat which helps when you got more passengers, and it really gets you everywhere you need to go.
What a beautiful car, an American classic.