The 2000s Town Cars were much worse than the early to mid nineties Town Cars. I don't know why they stopped making them with the metal bodies. The 1990 to 1995 Town Cars are some of the greatest luxury cars ever made.
***** The 2000s town cars were more stylish but they weren't as big, they didn't ride as smooth, and they were almost all black on black while the 90s town car had many different interior and exterior color options.
I have a 99 and a 97 TC. I must admit that the 99 model has a better overall quality but lacks lots of the small luxury items the 97 has. Such as soft close trunk lid, variable power steering support, softer suspension and seats. Aside form that, they are basically identical, such as every Town car from 1992-2011.
I rewatch this video every now and then to get a little bit of nostalgia about the days my dad would drive me in this.But the engine blew and we had to junk it. In a way the car was a perfect reflection of him. Big somewhat underappreciated and from a different era, something you only miss when it's gone. The days the cracked leather seats were the first thing you looked at while on your way home from school, or played with the lighters or the switches on the door. When you could go and lay across the back seat when you aren't feeling good and didn't want to wait until going home to sleep a little. Pushing the cigarette lighter while your Dad was too busy talking on his Nokia 3310 because "It did the job" and he didn't need those new age flip phones to pretend to look cool. Because he wasn't afraid to look outdated. The kind of thing you'll look once and say "Do you know what decade it is?" It's wearing an airforce hat despite you not knowing anyone that served in the military, let alone the airforce. Going into Walgreens to get a can of Budweiser wearing a Santana shirt from 1982 because "it's my lucky shirt" even though it had five cigarette stains on it despite you quitting it for good for the third time a few years ago. It's the "I'll get it done my way not yours" of cars. Miss you Dad. Love you
I was expecting the cigarette lighter joke to include something like "vaping wasnt invented yet" and then i realized vaping wasnt a thing when this video was out either
@@malikemad4 Yeah but it was only old Vietnam veterans who had them and they were those boxy pipe bomb lookin things, Fetal alcohol syndrome kids didn't get them until about 7 years ago then they became popular
pontiacGXPfan thats what luxury cars where back in the day a giant fucking most comfortable couch you ever set your ass on and its mobile so you can go anywhere and cruise and its a car you take on long drives with the family of 6 and still be comfortable and still enjoy a nice soft cozy ride threw the back roads into small towns where everyone waves and knows eachtoher and enjoys there big cars too because nothing is better then a luxury car except a fast luxury car 😊
Y'know, i periodically watch this vidjayo again when showing it to people, and only now, in 2019, i understand what mr.regular said, and not just "lanyah" Then i find your comment and, well, fuck, 4 years younger me shoulda read more comment sections.
+Giovanni It's a phone number you give to someone in place of your actual phone number that calls a computer and tells the caller "Sorry but the person who gave you this number is not interested in you"
jedw & Jacob McGowan-Griffin, really guys?? kool, I love chatting with Europeans, specially American car loving Europeans..lol But why y'all choose American, isn't European cars supposedly better?? lol..
How is the car underpowered? If it's running good, it's actually pretty decent. 0-60 in 10.2 seconds isn't too bad, considering you're moving 4,000 pounds of steel.
TigreLoko24 ....mate...no European cars are too highly tuned...and I suppose it's because we see them everyday....you can keep your bmws and Mercedes...I'll have a Lincoln please
@@Grimm_Intel It's a boat, and the steering is light as a feather. Actually very decent cars once the air suspension is removed, transmissions are hit and miss, but if it's been rebuilt before, you might have better luck. Parking isn't horrible, but it takes up a lot of space- use your mirrors.
As a Brit and somebody who had a Lincoln Town Car as a free upgrade once while on a business trip to the US and after couple of days hating the thing with a passion for its size, crappy build quality, awful squeeling tyred rocking and rolling on every bend handling i realised what this was all about... And that is; getting you to where you need to go at a sensible pace in comfort. It wouldn't work in Europe, but then i have never had to drive 3000 miles while in Europe. Good Job Lincoln, you know your market.
Yes, America is huge. That is why even our pickup trucks are large and surprisingly comfortable. It befalls nearly every American male driver at some point in their lives to have to spend all day driving one. But even as an American there are times when I'd like something a little simpler, a little more efficient.
Thing is it will never break down, eventually every 160,000miles the cam chain and tensioners will wear out....but thats about it. Also, the handling can be fixed...its kind of the American thing, buy car, make it better. the build quality isn't bad to be honest when compared to a Mercedes, or Jag yeah I went there...no way could other cars take punishment and age like these do. I should probably say I was comparing to the 300E and the mid 80s XJ cause thats the only ones I had experience with.
Nick Rynearson Cadillacs are for when you’re the boss and make decisions. Lincoln is for the guy getting things done. He kills the guy, he digs the hole!
I drove a 1994 Lincoln Towncar Signature Series across the country from Philly, PA to Orange County, CA at age 16… with just a learner’s permit. It was my grandma’s and she flew out there to her new home, and I got to bring her car out there for her and fly back. Incredibly fond memories piloting this boat across the USA.
my second car was a hand-me-down powder blue 1992 towncar, bought new by my grandfather and used for yearly cross-country drives for family reunions, it ran ~800k miles on the original powertrain before the vacuum seals in the AOD finally gave out and it would have cost more to fix than it was worth. The engine was still running smooth, even though I had to run 50w synthetic to keep it from burning a quart a week. I still miss that car. It never broke down until it quit the last time.
I got my 95 towncar when I was 16 had it for two years it has 147000 miles and she is my baby, all my friends have Mazda miatas, civics, accords, 240z, corollas and they make fun of my car but they never know what it's like to drive a towncar
These cars are durable, but they do have things to watch out for. Plastic intake manifolds that crack, especially those with a plastic coolant crossover pipe which risks the engine ingesting coolant should this pipe leak inside the manifold. A revised intake with an aluminum crossover pipe fixes this. Although front end wear is a thing with any car, balljoints are a wear item you must look out for on the Ford Panther vehicles. Check them periodically. Replace them when necessary. Use quality balljoints, such as those by Moog, for a lasting repair. Many of these cars use auto leveling rear air ride suspension. The air bags are a wear item that must be replaced when necessary. When the time comes, such as because the old air bags look distressed or have failed, replace with new air bags or refit the rear suspension with standard gas-charged shocks. Power window regulators are known to fail. Repairs are possible by replacing broken nylon pieces (how-to videos on UA-cam) or just replace the regulators when necessary. Pain in the butt to do, though,as you have to drill out rivets that fasten the regulators onto the doors. The HVAC is vacuum actuated. The vacuum lines can fail. Repair is replacement of the vacuum lines.
Henry Rieken With the notable exception those had so many random electrical fuses those all failed, and as a result those along with c4s no longer run.
I see 4.6 Panthers all the time with 300,000+ miles and no issues what so ever out of the engine and transmission. The 94-95's were the best with the fully metal intake manifold and better transmission controls. As for the air ride, buy $100 total cost for two coil springs and slap them on. The only other thing would be the blend door actuator in the dash that usually breaks every 10-15 years. The drivetrains are typically problem free for 300,000 miles or more. The bodies and interiors hold up very well also.
fastrace011 300k isn't really an automotive milestone when you consider that you're running a lazy, low pressure, detuned V8 in a low revving car with a autobox.
Thank you. I want to turn "Regular Car Reviews" into a show. Right now, it is just me and college friends. If people keep liking these, I'll start to put money into these videos.
The Lincoln Town Car has a special place in my heart. My grandfather would own a Town Car... well, not own... Lease. He leased them and got a new Town Car every two years or so. My grandparents lived in Florida and we would visit every summer, and it would be exciting every few years to go and check out the new model that he got. I remember this exact year of Town Car. All those buttons, faux wood trim pieces, the compartments, the cigarette lighters, the space, the seats, how the car rode, the instrument cluster... all of that takes me back! Course, as a kid I would play with all those buttons and compartments and whatnot! And annoying my dad as he drove us to Orlando from Tampa in the process!! Ahh, those were good times. Happy childhood memories!
I have a 2004 Mercury grand Marquis LS, its basically a lower cost version of the Lincoln Town Car with the same powertrain. All the Panthers are great cars, ill drive my land yacht anyday of the week. Yes i have seen them go 400,000 miles, ive seen some hit the 500,000 mile mark. They are very reliable, comfortable and powerful cars.
+Donald Thompson 190k on my '03. The engine/trans on the entire line of cars, from the late 70s LTDs with the 302 Windsor all the way thru to the last 2011 4.6 modular, are almost completely bomb proof. Just dont over tighten your spark plugs in that horrible idea of a cast aluminum header...
Jay Morrison Yes thats i heard about the sparkplugs and the only other really big problem with the 4.6 was that plastic intake manifold would crack and the antifreeze would pour all over the engine.
@@dkt1976dt _the only other really big problem with the 4.6 was that plastic intake manifold would crack and the antifreeze would pour all over the engine._ That's why, if you have a car with an all-plastic intake manifold, you replace it with an updated version that uses an aluminum coolant crossover pipe.
I still can't believe The Downward Spiral came out in 1994 America. If you're wondering what the hell this has to do with this video, just rewatch the begining of the video and think about how pride and blinded by happiness America was. Compare that to TDS, like 2 different worlds.
Yes, it is true Regularcars. I borrowed a Chevrolet Tahoe GMT900, with the 5.3L V8. *I Was dressed in a tan leather coat, and I usually drive a Volvo Wagon* Got in it, and my first thought was that holy shit this is cheapish, the dash feels like a wheeliebin in material. But I couldnt resist, I strapped myself in put my aviators on. Turned the key,rolled the windows down and stuck in a CD labeled "'merica". I put the shifter in drive and, stepped on the gas. And roared away on a dirt road into the sunset. With Neil Young blairing through the speakes, "KEEPON ROCKING IN THE FREE WORLD!" Although I as a swede love and cherish my Volvo Wagon, sometimes it's nice to be 'merican.
Daniel Banas the good imagery comes from RegularCars him self I dunno what's so special about his writing but he makes you love English, and makes you want to use Similes and Metaphors when describing something. I found myself getting B's and A's instead of C's (I'm not kidding).
Not an exaggeration to say this car changed my life. My perfect high school girlfriend drove one and it was a party space on wheels. That year was an amazing experience that would not have been the same without this car!!!
yeah, but then I am not computer either :p. Plenty of power if you want to squeeze, but hey if the car is going to spend most of its life in the hand of some old business geezer that want rather cruise along in a ungodly low rpm, there is no point squeeze and rev.
yep... why they do this? well, in my opinion, to make the engine last a lot longer... and that the engine can stand all the abuse it will get and not break... cheap simple solution to make the engine last long, without precision engineering... which is how modern 4 cyl engines get their 200+ horses without turbos... of course, abuse one of those and you'll break the engine in a few years... those would be overclocked engines... xD off course, you won't be winning any races... but that's not the point of this car... cheers! btw: I never liked the looks of this freeking car... but now that Im old, and looks are starting to take 2nd or 3rd place in my priority lists... this car do makes sense... the old farts were actually right! xD
rick9021090210 Actually Rick, you're not really correct regarding modern 4-cylinder engines pushing 100hp/L. The naturally-aspirated K20Z3 in the 2006-2011 Honda Civic Si could rev to 8300 RPM stock and had awesome reliability. When I had that car I drove it like I stole it frequently, and one time doing a mountain run I had it above 6000 RPM for a solid 20 minutes. Ended up putting 100k miles on the engine and never had an issue, just regular maintenance.
yeah... those hondas... and toyotas... and some nissans... the exception to the rule... anyhow... I stand corrected... I wanted to edit my comment and remove or remark the part about the 4 cylinder engines not able to stand abuse for a few years... but youtube won't let me... thanx for the info.
One of my neighbors in Wyoming was selling his 2009 Towncar for $10K. It had about that many miles on it. Garage kept. He was a retiree and basically used the thing to drive to church and back. I wanted that thing so bad, but I opted to save my money instead. I absolutely regret not purchasing it. I've ridden in Towncars before and absolutely adore how cushy they are. There's nothing like it now-a-days, and I miss them dearly.
A guy I work with has one (bequeathed to him by his grandmother) with 45k original miles. A couple weeks ago, I was trying to fix something and asked him if he had any duct tape. He goes out to his car and comes back with the Lincoln badged roll of duct tape that came in the original emergency road side kit. It worked well enough to bandage a gas line! True fucking story.
My neighbour has one, not sure of the model year, though that might not matter. He had to swap out the air suspension for standard shocks. Made a few rust repairs but otherwise, cruising pretty.
I don't know about this body, but I've got the next gen town car, 1999, and I just re-bagged the rear end for under a hundred bucks not too long ago. Aftermarket air struts on ebay were $95 for the pair (no installation issues, no quality issues) and the compressors are getting cheaper too.
My family and I had several Lincoln town cars. Yeap. Floaty ride. No road feel. Handles like a school bus. But I'm sorry. Those old Lincolns are the best damn road trip vehicles ever to drive the open freeway, hands down.
"Huh-HEEEEY! Welcome back to 98.3 FM, The BEER BELLY. WE got Hawaiian shirts, Bud Light in a beer coozie, Cheeseburger in Paradise comin' up at the top of the hour, and were givin' away a Lincoln *TOWN CAAAAR."*
Would last a long time if it wasn't for the fact that every single one where I live have the rear shocks blown out and the ass scrapping the ground every 10 feet.
+dekoldrick Bad maintenance isn't really the car's fault. Not to mention you can swap the rear air ride equipped ones with standard coils that last a lot longer
I have this theory that the end of the land yacht era of American car production was the point where we started to loose our grip on the title of "global superpower".
I've watched this for almost 10 years, and I still reference this frequently. I've found myself looking at Town Cars on marketplace just because I remember this exact review.
and its more eco friendly, if you consider it was made so long ago and didnt require all the parts to be built in separate countrys and then assembled in yet another country and finally brought to murica the land of self hatred hidden by inflated egos and overcompensation(ohh i love the enviroment one of my 5 cars is a prius i do what i can... i do what i can... )
Aaron Light Good, my brother has a volt, its eco frendly. He bought it just because of the carpool. My family has 2 Tahoes too, so we eat all the gas up. What are your other 4 cars?
Aaron Light That's a real fact, having a 15mpg car during 30 years is far more ecofriendly than having a 40mpg car during 10 years and then replacing it. I'm from europe and those town cars are really stupid, but god they're cool!! I mean cruising around in those leather seats with plenty of room with a habana cigar in your hand and that lovley v8 sound, that must be amazing...
Arcane I had similar type of car with same engine. Oh man the ride is so smooth it's like riding on portable soft sofa. If you do want to squeeze out the power then you need to replace the chip with police car chip, and voila it becomes a monster!
Yeah I love big V8s. I might get one of those Roadmaster wagons. They are pretty nice cars. The 90s wasn't the best car era, but a few cars were better than ones today. It's sad that everybody wanted minivan back then.
As an Englishman I do love making fun of massive American engines that don't make a lot of power but I must also admit that back in the 90s when I was working for Land Rover the Rover 4.6 V8 we used was only 250hp, so you weren't to far behind us. But of course we do have to remember that the original Rover v8 was developed from a Buick V8 so maybe it was a little American at heart.
Massive American engines that don't make a lot of power were designed to run all day, every day, for decades. That is why cars like that are used as taxicabs here.
Jason McQueen Over-here in England most are taxis have 4 cyclinder diesel engines and they run all day. I once got in a taxi in London that was just going rolling over 400,000miles on the original engine.
syncmaster710n14 Well, over here in pothole-land; Bulgaria, I was in a hurry, had to get in an old Hyundai Sonata from 2005. That thing had 860,000 kilometers on it. I asked the driver if that was the actual distance it had driven, he said yes. He has had it since it was brand new. It was still running the original engine. I can't fathom how that thing has survived this long.
***** Constantly changing parts?? maybe that says more about American cars than European, I just sold my Volvo S80 it had 246,900 miles on when I sold it, In the 9 years I have had it the only parts it has had is maintenance stuff like brake pads, filters and a cam belt, oh and a clutch but I think that had more to do with me teaching my sister to drive in it lol. I think it really comes down to fuel prices, here in Europe petrol has always been expensive so manufactures have had to make there engine efficient and they have been doing it that way for years, where as in America fuel is cheap so it was only logical that if you wanted more power you made it bigger.
I rode in a 2002 Crown Vic taxi. I looked at the odometer, and it was rolling 732k+ miles. Car still looked factory fresh , and when he put the hammer down, that V8 sang like it only had 30k on it.
+Daniel McLean I'm very familiar with the Lincoln Town Car. (I own 3 at the moment) but this has the optional Ford JBL Audio System, and on a later thing that Mr. Regular posted, this car has the optional 10 disc CD changer and it also has the optional Memory Seats.
Darren W I purchased this car from Mr. Regular's grandmother's estate sale. His father is a nice guy. The CD changer disappeared at some point, but yes it has the memory seats. I'll have take your word on the stereo - unlike the premium stereo in my 88' Mark VII it doesn't have equalizer knobs and it doesn't actually say JBL anywhere on it. What was the standard radio like if this one was optional?
+Daniel McLean in all honesty, the standard radio was crap. Low quality. The door speaker grilles specify on the 1990-94 Town Cars as to if they have JBL or not, and the equalizer is adjusted by pressing the "audio" button. And the odds are that the factory subwoofer needs to be re-foamed or replaced, (6.5" subwoofer, had to go through this process on my 93 and 96) the JBL gives a lot clearer sound and better response.
Replace the air bags! I have been there and back. Trust me, and enjoy the quality ride of air bags! Replacing with cheap coil springs makes it ride like a buck board.
I briefly had a Maroon 1990 Towncar with a 5.0 V8 that I bought at auction for $300 with a broken exhaust manifold. Fixed it then took it for a cruise. Comfiest ride ever. Sold it soon after. I really miss that land yacht...
Damn right. The Crown Vic chassis's will outlast any vehicle. I'll go out on a limb and put them right up there with the old Benz 300d's for reliability.
These cars are crazy long living. Like where I live, I see them REGULARLY running well at 6-800k miles. Nearly a MILLION MILES on the factory drive train. That's insane.
As someone who grew up in the Southern Tier of New York I loved seeing the Ithaca New York reference. By 2020 most of the Volvos there have probably broken down or rusted to death.
Never really understood detuning. But if it makes them last longer and stops stuff breaking.... all makes sense now. I suppose you don't want people belting the hell out of it while it's still under warranty either...
The 1994 Lincoln Town Car: The Official Car of Lower-Income Luxury. I see these behemoths around lower-income areas of town and they don't look like they're on death's door. Their age explains the relative cheapness of these babies, not shitty build quality.
My mom had a 97 Signature Series Town Car that she drove for 250,000 miles until the electrical took a shit and it wasn't worth it to fix it. I loved that car.
Wait, you can sleep comfortably in the trunk? Flashbacks to (not) sleeping in the trunk of my old Camry and waking up to a police officer knocking on the window.
1994 Lincoln Town Car... also known as a 2009 Lincoln Town Car.
The 2000s Town Cars were much worse than the early to mid nineties Town Cars. I don't know why they stopped making them with the metal bodies. The 1990 to 1995 Town Cars are some of the greatest luxury cars ever made.
Anonymou s I disagree. The 2000s Town Cars were much better looking and more stylish to me but I guess it's opinionated
Anonymou s I disagree. The 2000s Town Cars were much better looking and more stylish to me but I guess it's all on opinion.
***** The 2000s town cars were more stylish but they weren't as big, they didn't ride as smooth, and they were almost all black on black while the 90s town car had many different interior and exterior color options.
I have a 99 and a 97 TC. I must admit that the 99 model has a better overall quality but lacks lots of the small luxury items the 97 has. Such as soft close trunk lid, variable power steering support, softer suspension and seats. Aside form that, they are basically identical, such as every Town car from 1992-2011.
Thanks. It is my favorite one too. It is so indulgent to do the "Morning D.J." voice. It is also a loving tribute to "Ace Rockolla."
god i love this car
I rewatch this video every now and then to get a little bit of nostalgia about the days my dad would drive me in this.But the engine blew and we had to junk it. In a way the car was a perfect reflection of him. Big somewhat underappreciated and from a different era, something you only miss when it's gone.
The days the cracked leather seats were the first thing you looked at while on your way home from school, or played with the lighters or the switches on the door. When you could go and lay across the back seat when you aren't feeling good and didn't want to wait until going home to sleep a little. Pushing the cigarette lighter while your Dad was too busy talking on his Nokia 3310 because "It did the job" and he didn't need those new age flip phones to pretend to look cool. Because he wasn't afraid to look outdated. The kind of thing you'll look once and say "Do you know what decade it is?" It's wearing an airforce hat despite you not knowing anyone that served in the military, let alone the airforce. Going into Walgreens to get a can of Budweiser wearing a Santana shirt from 1982 because "it's my lucky shirt" even though it had five cigarette stains on it despite you quitting it for good for the third time a few years ago.
It's the "I'll get it done my way not yours" of cars.
Miss you Dad. Love you
Damn.
I was expecting the cigarette lighter joke to include something like "vaping wasnt invented yet"
and then i realized vaping wasnt a thing when this video was out either
I remember watching this video when it came out.... hard to believe that was 8 years ago
Vaping was a thing long before this vid
@@thedigihellhole First time I saw it was in like 2016 I think, I keep coming back to this one.
@@malikemad4 Yeah but it was only old Vietnam veterans who had them and they were those boxy pipe bomb lookin things, Fetal alcohol syndrome kids didn't get them until about 7 years ago then they became popular
@@alitheretrokid Same here, this and the Saturn L series are my 2 favorite episodes.
the seats in this car look like they were inspired by a living room couch
pontiacGXPfan thats what luxury cars where back in the day a giant fucking most comfortable couch you ever set your ass on and its mobile so you can go anywhere and cruise and its a car you take on long drives with the family of 6 and still be comfortable and still enjoy a nice soft cozy ride threw the back roads into small towns where everyone waves and knows eachtoher and enjoys there big cars too because nothing is better then a luxury car except a fast luxury car 😊
american luxury car,*
Reiterating what Paul Morris said yes, there are cars which you can't feel the road in; even if you go through a pothole it's gentle.
American luxury car, built in Canada
pontiacGXPfan so was the new gt
This is the most merican video i have ever seen
ECGxDrifter *Freedom Intensifies*
Thinking the same thing
2:04 - 2:12 is the most Philly thing too!
*cocks shotgun with democratic intent*
Favorite line in this review, "...this magnificent land yacht..."
Y'know, i periodically watch this vidjayo again when showing it to people, and only now, in 2019, i understand what mr.regular said, and not just "lanyah"
Then i find your comment and, well, fuck, 4 years younger me shoulda read more comment sections.
Someone call Tyler Hoover
The number at 0:20 is 215-618-1505. It's a rejection hotline...
rejection hotline?
+Giovanni It's a phone number you give to someone in place of your actual phone number that calls a computer and tells the caller "Sorry but the person who gave you this number is not interested in you"
+Zachary Adams Get out. Seriously? That's a thing?
Man, I love this world.
damn i thought it was a hotline you called if you were rejected oh whell there go my dreams as usual
I just called and got DirecTV
As a Brit, everything you said about us at the end is true :)
agreed. (British too)
jedw & Jacob McGowan-Griffin, really guys?? kool, I love chatting with Europeans, specially American car loving Europeans..lol But why y'all choose American, isn't European cars supposedly better?? lol..
How is the car underpowered? If it's running good, it's actually pretty decent. 0-60 in 10.2 seconds isn't too bad, considering you're moving 4,000 pounds of steel.
TigreLoko24 ....mate...no European cars are too highly tuned...and I suppose it's because we see them everyday....you can keep your bmws and Mercedes...I'll have a Lincoln please
@@Lincolnator721, do they pay you to drive a lincoln?
I learned how to drive in this boat.
You can't beat how these things ride though, its like floating around on a pillow.
me too bud
How was it? I'm literally about to buy a 95 for my first car. Nervous about how it parks
@@Grimm_Intel It's a boat, and the steering is light as a feather.
Actually very decent cars once the air suspension is removed, transmissions are hit and miss, but if it's been rebuilt before, you might have better luck.
Parking isn't horrible, but it takes up a lot of space- use your mirrors.
As a Brit and somebody who had a Lincoln Town Car as a free upgrade once while on a business trip to the US and after couple of days hating the thing with a passion for its size, crappy build quality, awful squeeling tyred rocking and rolling on every bend handling i realised what this was all about... And that is; getting you to where you need to go at a sensible pace in comfort. It wouldn't work in Europe, but then i have never had to drive 3000 miles while in Europe. Good Job Lincoln, you know your market.
Yes, America is huge. That is why even our pickup trucks are large and surprisingly comfortable. It befalls nearly every American male driver at some point in their lives to have to spend all day driving one. But even as an American there are times when I'd like something a little simpler, a little more efficient.
HOW MUCH CAN I GET 4 THIS TANK AT JUNK YARD
Thing is it will never break down, eventually every 160,000miles the cam chain and tensioners will wear out....but thats about it. Also, the handling can be fixed...its kind of the American thing, buy car, make it better. the build quality isn't bad to be honest when compared to a Mercedes, or Jag yeah I went there...no way could other cars take punishment and age like these do.
I should probably say I was comparing to the 300E and the mid 80s XJ cause thats the only ones I had experience with.
Hi it's 2023
I do sometimes miss these old land yachts 😆
But there's a lot to be said for more fuel efficiency
Especially now
Wouldn't that take you from one end to the other???
This is the most patriotic video basically ever. I watch it every Memorial Day. Usually.
Yep, messed up there. At least I didn't mess my pants....oh....wait....ohhh no!
I bet you could fit a ton of bodys in the trunk..
Lincoln Town Car: The official car of. "You will be sleeping with the fishes"
That's why I nicknamed my Town Car "Soprano" lol
That's just Lincoln in general.
The official town car park of "Pimps disposing of dead hookers"
ToryTheFanMan 1994 Lincoln town car the official car of “aye how ya doin my names tony”
Nick Rynearson Cadillacs are for when you’re the boss and make decisions. Lincoln is for the guy getting things done. He kills the guy, he digs the hole!
I drove a 1994 Lincoln Towncar Signature Series across the country from Philly, PA to Orange County, CA at age 16… with just a learner’s permit. It was my grandma’s and she flew out there to her new home, and I got to bring her car out there for her and fly back. Incredibly fond memories piloting this boat across the USA.
my second car was a hand-me-down powder blue 1992 towncar, bought new by my grandfather and used for yearly cross-country drives for family reunions, it ran ~800k miles on the original powertrain before the vacuum seals in the AOD finally gave out and it would have cost more to fix than it was worth. The engine was still running smooth, even though I had to run 50w synthetic to keep it from burning a quart a week. I still miss that car. It never broke down until it quit the last time.
Pure American luxury and comfort... hug from Mexico (my Dad had a Town Car too.. such a GREAT car)
Pure American luxury, built in Canada.
The Town Car was built in Wixom, Michigan, USA. Nowadays, modern Lincoln's are built in Canada.
SuperAWaC that one was built in Canada
they don't use that plant anymore
If you thought 210 hp was low, the 1990 model used a detuned 302 making 150 hp. 0-60 wasn’t fast at all, but man that was one nice riding car!
I can't believe it's been half a decade with RCR! This is the first episode I saw. I miss the old days.
Nice, but it's a 4.6L engine not a 4.7L.
Finally someone spoke up about it nice my friend thought noone was gonna catch that
I got my 95 towncar when I was 16 had it for two years it has 147000 miles and she is my baby, all my friends have Mazda miatas, civics, accords, 240z, corollas and they make fun of my car but they never know what it's like to drive a towncar
They really are bulletproof.
Toad Phillips Tell that to Dennis Haysbert
These cars are durable, but they do have things to watch out for.
Plastic intake manifolds that crack, especially those with a plastic coolant crossover pipe which risks the engine ingesting coolant should this pipe leak inside the manifold. A revised intake with an aluminum crossover pipe fixes this.
Although front end wear is a thing with any car, balljoints are a wear item you must look out for on the Ford Panther vehicles. Check them periodically. Replace them when necessary. Use quality balljoints, such as those by Moog, for a lasting repair.
Many of these cars use auto leveling rear air ride suspension. The air bags are a wear item that must be replaced when necessary. When the time comes, such as because the old air bags look distressed or have failed, replace with new air bags or refit the rear suspension with standard gas-charged shocks.
Power window regulators are known to fail. Repairs are possible by replacing broken nylon pieces (how-to videos on UA-cam) or just replace the regulators when necessary. Pain in the butt to do, though,as you have to drill out rivets that fasten the regulators onto the doors.
The HVAC is vacuum actuated. The vacuum lines can fail. Repair is replacement of the vacuum lines.
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Ford de-tuned a lot of their V8s back in the day. A major reason why they tend to outlast everything from that era.
Technically they still do. They detuned the Coyote 5.0L to drop it into the F series pickup, dropping it from 412hp to 360hp.
GM did the same with the Corvette LT1 V8 when it was used in the Cadillac Fleetwood and Chevrolet Caprice, among others.
Henry Rieken
With the notable exception those had so many random electrical fuses those all failed, and as a result those along with c4s no longer run.
Henry Rieken
Only in the LT1's case, they still had some power to spare.
I see 4.6 Panthers all the time with 300,000+ miles and no issues what so ever out of the engine and transmission. The 94-95's were the best with the fully metal intake manifold and better transmission controls. As for the air ride, buy $100 total cost for two coil springs and slap them on. The only other thing would be the blend door actuator in the dash that usually breaks every 10-15 years. The drivetrains are typically problem free for 300,000 miles or more. The bodies and interiors hold up very well also.
fastrace011 300k isn't really an automotive milestone when you consider that you're running a lazy, low pressure, detuned V8 in a low revving car with a autobox.
Its a milestone when you run the gas pumped with ethanol and winters with road salts.
The only thing that really goes wrong is the auto transmission because all auto transmissions go
If you manual swap a crown Vic it will last forever
I saw one with 550k miles ;)
This is true america: this thing is a fucking land yacht and yet nobody's talking about miles per gallon
you made me want a town car for about 30 seconds, i am impressed.
Thank you. I want to turn "Regular Car Reviews" into a show. Right now, it is just me and college friends. If people keep liking these, I'll start to put money into these videos.
The Lincoln Town Car has a special place in my heart. My grandfather would own a Town Car... well, not own... Lease. He leased them and got a new Town Car every two years or so. My grandparents lived in Florida and we would visit every summer, and it would be exciting every few years to go and check out the new model that he got. I remember this exact year of Town Car. All those buttons, faux wood trim pieces, the compartments, the cigarette lighters, the space, the seats, how the car rode, the instrument cluster... all of that takes me back! Course, as a kid I would play with all those buttons and compartments and whatnot! And annoying my dad as he drove us to Orlando from Tampa in the process!!
Ahh, those were good times. Happy childhood memories!
Fuckin sweet car. My dad had one. It was so awesome. How every car should be. Pure comfort.
Thats MERICA!!!!!! for you .....I think the Town Car was one of the best cars Lincoln produced and with proper care they can run forever
You are sure right about that car and the later model Town car. Both are world class ultra great automobiles
Now, that's a real car. A true American luxocruiser.
I have a 2004 Mercury grand Marquis LS, its basically a lower cost version of the Lincoln Town Car with the same powertrain. All the Panthers are great cars, ill drive my land yacht anyday of the week. Yes i have seen them go 400,000 miles, ive seen some hit the 500,000 mile mark. They are very reliable, comfortable and powerful cars.
+Donald Thompson 190k on my '03. The engine/trans on the entire line of cars, from the late 70s LTDs with the 302 Windsor all the way thru to the last 2011 4.6 modular, are almost completely bomb proof. Just dont over tighten your spark plugs in that horrible idea of a cast aluminum header...
Jay Morrison Yes thats i heard about the sparkplugs and the only other really big problem with the 4.6 was that plastic intake manifold would crack and the antifreeze would pour all over the engine.
@@dkt1976dt _the only other really big problem with the 4.6 was that plastic intake manifold would crack and the antifreeze would pour all over the engine._
That's why, if you have a car with an all-plastic intake manifold, you replace it with an updated version that uses an aluminum coolant crossover pipe.
I still can't believe The Downward Spiral came out in 1994 America. If you're wondering what the hell this has to do with this video, just rewatch the begining of the video and think about how pride and blinded by happiness America was. Compare that to TDS, like 2 different worlds.
4.7 liters or 1.25 gallons of pure democracy.
281 cubic inches but yes
This is one of my favorite reviews. The writing and voice work is just so spot on.
4.6 liter budddy
Sorry about that.
If George Washington were a car he would be a Lincoln Town car
Yes, it is true Regularcars.
I borrowed a Chevrolet Tahoe GMT900, with the 5.3L V8.
*I Was dressed in a tan leather coat, and I usually drive a Volvo Wagon*
Got in it, and my first thought was that holy shit this is cheapish, the dash feels like a wheeliebin in material.
But I couldnt resist, I strapped myself in put my aviators on. Turned the key,rolled the windows down and stuck in a CD labeled "'merica".
I put the shifter in drive and, stepped on the gas. And roared away on a dirt road into the sunset.
With Neil Young blairing through the speakes, "KEEPON ROCKING IN THE FREE WORLD!"
Although I as a swede love and cherish my Volvo Wagon, sometimes it's nice to be 'merican.
Daniel Banas the good imagery comes from RegularCars him self
I dunno what's so special about his writing but he makes you love English, and makes you want to use Similes and Metaphors when describing something.
I found myself getting B's and A's instead of C's (I'm not kidding).
Neil Young is Canadian.
@@hobbified same thing. Lives in the free west just like us
"All you holier than thou Volvo owners in Ithaca" lol
Ithaca: the land of fruits and nuts.
you mean California? XD
That is a cool color! Would love to see a 1998-2011 style like that.
Not an exaggeration to say this car changed my life. My perfect high school girlfriend drove one and it was a party space on wheels. That year was an amazing experience that would not have been the same without this car!!!
So, I'm not a car guy... detuning is basically the equivalent of underclocking, is what I gather from this?
yeah, but then I am not computer either :p. Plenty of power if you want to squeeze, but hey if the car is going to spend most of its life in the hand of some old business geezer that want rather cruise along in a ungodly low rpm, there is no point squeeze and rev.
+Pocket Fluff Productions Yep.
yep... why they do this? well, in my opinion, to make the engine last a lot longer... and that the engine can stand all the abuse it will get and not break...
cheap simple solution to make the engine last long, without precision engineering... which is how modern 4 cyl engines get their 200+ horses without turbos... of course, abuse one of those and you'll break the engine in a few years... those would be overclocked engines... xD
off course, you won't be winning any races... but that's not the point of this car...
cheers!
btw: I never liked the looks of this freeking car... but now that Im old, and looks are starting to take 2nd or 3rd place in my priority lists... this car do makes sense... the old farts were actually right! xD
rick9021090210 Actually Rick, you're not really correct regarding modern 4-cylinder engines pushing 100hp/L. The naturally-aspirated K20Z3 in the 2006-2011 Honda Civic Si could rev to 8300 RPM stock and had awesome reliability. When I had that car I drove it like I stole it frequently, and one time doing a mountain run I had it above 6000 RPM for a solid 20 minutes. Ended up putting 100k miles on the engine and never had an issue, just regular maintenance.
yeah... those hondas... and toyotas... and some nissans... the exception to the rule...
anyhow... I stand corrected... I wanted to edit my comment and remove or remark the part about the 4 cylinder engines not able to stand abuse for a few years... but youtube won't let me...
thanx for the info.
One of my neighbors in Wyoming was selling his 2009 Towncar for $10K. It had about that many miles on it. Garage kept. He was a retiree and basically used the thing to drive to church and back. I wanted that thing so bad, but I opted to save my money instead. I absolutely regret not purchasing it. I've ridden in Towncars before and absolutely adore how cushy they are. There's nothing like it now-a-days, and I miss them dearly.
Is this Matt Farah's Million Mile Lexus?
*sigh* This is not Matt Farah's million mile Lexus.
Is it Matt Farah's Million Mile Towncar?
yes
It's in the trunk of the Lincoln.
This review is a work of art, and it brings a tear to my eye.
This is seriously one of your best reviews hahahaha
I swear you are a great voice actor I would love to hear you in some cartoons or movies
Great review, I love it! You nailed the town car as an idea
This all applies to my 84 Crown Victoria Coupe. It really is the pinnacle of indulgant American excess
One of the greatest cars in American history!
As of recently I've become an enthusiast fan of this channel, wish I would have found this guy sooner.
"you get a glove box, you get a glove box" xD
IT IS NOT A GLOVE BOX IT IS A TRASH BOX FOR WINE BOTTLES.
lol that part cracked me up too.
A guy I work with has one (bequeathed to him by his grandmother) with 45k original miles. A couple weeks ago, I was trying to fix something and asked him if he had any duct tape. He goes out to his car and comes back with the Lincoln badged roll of duct tape that came in the original emergency road side kit. It worked well enough to bandage a gas line! True fucking story.
Dear Americans please dont let Jeremy Clarkson represent our great nation when it comes to cars kind regards the people of Britain
My neighbour has one, not sure of the model year, though that might not matter. He had to swap out the air suspension for standard shocks. Made a few rust repairs but otherwise, cruising pretty.
You forgot to mention the outrageously expensive air ride that always fails and dumps the lincoln on its ass!
The dragging ass 90s towncar is an American icon.
dan buker and the dragging ass 70's t-bird don't you forget the t-bird
You don't know the definition of outrageous until you see a quote to replace air springs for a early 2000s Audi A6 All-Road.
You can replace it with springs for $200 if it does break.
I don't know about this body, but I've got the next gen town car, 1999, and I just re-bagged the rear end for under a hundred bucks not too long ago. Aftermarket air struts on ebay were $95 for the pair (no installation issues, no quality issues) and the compressors are getting cheaper too.
Four years later and this is still my favorite review
i own an 88 town car and as far as i kno that means shes 26 and a classic!
Not ugly at all... American cars before 2000's were awesome.
Came here from Alan Fisher
My family and I had several Lincoln town cars. Yeap. Floaty ride. No road feel. Handles like a school bus. But I'm sorry. Those old Lincolns are the best damn road trip vehicles ever to drive the open freeway, hands down.
i need to know what the song at 0:48 is
"Huh-HEEEEY! Welcome back to 98.3 FM, The BEER BELLY. WE got Hawaiian shirts, Bud Light in a beer coozie, Cheeseburger in Paradise comin' up at the top of the hour, and were givin' away a Lincoln *TOWN CAAAAR."*
Would last a long time if it wasn't for the fact that every single one where I live have the rear shocks blown out and the ass scrapping the ground every 10 feet.
+dekoldrick Bad maintenance isn't really the car's fault. Not to mention you can swap the rear air ride equipped ones with standard coils that last a lot longer
+ice44567 hahaha. My Grandpa had one (same year too!) and the rear compressor went out twice and he swapped in coil springs.
+ice44567 hahaha. My Grandpa had one (same year too!) and the rear compressor went out twice and he swapped in coil springs.
u don't even need any tools to swap the bags out
+dekoldrick Expect for the fact that you can convert it to coils REALLY easily with a 180 dollar kit from Advance auto
I have this theory that the end of the land yacht era of American car production was the point where we started to loose our grip on the title of "global superpower".
More Volvo reviews would be awesome. Because Volvo.
I've watched this for almost 10 years, and I still reference this frequently. I've found myself looking at Town Cars on marketplace just because I remember this exact review.
These might outlast those Prius'
and its more eco friendly, if you consider it was made so long ago and didnt require all the parts to be built in separate countrys and then assembled in yet another country and finally brought to murica the land of self hatred hidden by inflated egos and overcompensation(ohh i love the enviroment one of my 5 cars is a prius i do what i can... i do what i can... )
Aaron Light Good, my brother has a volt, its eco frendly. He bought it just because of the carpool. My family has 2 Tahoes too, so we eat all the gas up. What are your other 4 cars?
Aaron Light That's a real fact, having a 15mpg car during 30 years is far more ecofriendly than having a 40mpg car during 10 years and then replacing it. I'm from europe and those town cars are really stupid, but god they're cool!! I mean cruising around in those leather seats with plenty of room with a habana cigar in your hand and that lovley v8 sound, that must be amazing...
Arcane
I had similar type of car with same engine. Oh man the ride is so smooth it's like riding on portable soft sofa. If you do want to squeeze out the power then you need to replace the chip with police car chip, and voila it becomes a monster!
Yeah I love big V8s. I might get one of those Roadmaster wagons. They are pretty nice cars. The 90s wasn't the best car era, but a few cars were better than ones today. It's sad that everybody wanted minivan back then.
This channel needs more Lincolns.
Someone is an Adam Carolla fan. =D
In Ace we trust!
+RegularCars too bad I have a foxbody mustang which I got in the trade of my 67 Impala
+RegularCars Yo it's a 4.6l not a 4.7l
Most patriotic dialogue I’ve ever heard 10/10 would recommend to my co workers
LINCOLN BROWN CAR
I love your early funny videos!
As an Englishman I do love making fun of massive American engines that don't make a lot of power but I must also admit that back in the 90s when I was working for Land Rover the Rover 4.6 V8 we used was only 250hp, so you weren't to far behind us. But of course we do have to remember that the original Rover v8 was developed from a Buick V8 so maybe it was a little American at heart.
Massive American engines that don't make a lot of power were designed to run all day, every day, for decades. That is why cars like that are used as taxicabs here.
Jason McQueen
Over-here in England most are taxis have 4 cyclinder diesel engines and they run all day. I once got in a taxi in London that was just going rolling over 400,000miles on the original engine.
syncmaster710n14 Well, over here in pothole-land; Bulgaria, I was in a hurry, had to get in an old Hyundai Sonata from 2005. That thing had 860,000 kilometers on it. I asked the driver if that was the actual distance it had driven, he said yes. He has had it since it was brand new. It was still running the original engine. I can't fathom how that thing has survived this long.
***** Constantly changing parts?? maybe that says more about American cars than European, I just sold my Volvo S80 it had 246,900 miles on when I sold it, In the 9 years I have had it the only parts it has had is maintenance stuff like brake pads, filters and a cam belt, oh and a clutch but I think that had more to do with me teaching my sister to drive in it lol.
I think it really comes down to fuel prices, here in Europe petrol has always been expensive so manufactures have had to make there engine efficient and they have been doing it that way for years, where as in America fuel is cheap so it was only logical that if you wanted more power you made it bigger.
I rode in a 2002 Crown Vic taxi. I looked at the odometer, and it was rolling 732k+ miles.
Car still looked factory fresh , and when he put the hammer down, that V8 sang like it only had 30k on it.
You have the most unique spin on the word review I've ever seen or heard. Excellent stuff man.
This Town Car is a VERY well equipped Town Car.
+Darren W This is the Signature Series, the middle trim level. But it has the optional sunroof and snowflake wheels.
+Daniel McLean I'm very familiar with the Lincoln Town Car. (I own 3 at the moment) but this has the optional Ford JBL Audio System, and on a later thing that Mr. Regular posted, this car has the optional 10 disc CD changer and it also has the optional Memory Seats.
Darren W I purchased this car from Mr. Regular's grandmother's estate sale. His father is a nice guy. The CD changer disappeared at some point, but yes it has the memory seats.
I'll have take your word on the stereo - unlike the premium stereo in my 88' Mark VII it doesn't have equalizer knobs and it doesn't actually say JBL anywhere on it. What was the standard radio like if this one was optional?
+Daniel McLean in all honesty, the standard radio was crap. Low quality. The door speaker grilles specify on the 1990-94 Town Cars as to if they have JBL or not, and the equalizer is adjusted by pressing the "audio" button. And the odds are that the factory subwoofer needs to be re-foamed or replaced, (6.5" subwoofer, had to go through this process on my 93 and 96) the JBL gives a lot clearer sound and better response.
“Volvo cars in Ithaca”. From Ithaca. Can confirm.
It will endure... until the air suspension gives out LOL
and replace it for a regular suspension for the fair price of $200.
or just change the bags for $100, I can live with that...
*fixes it*
Replace the air bags! I have been there and back. Trust me, and enjoy the quality ride of air bags! Replacing with cheap coil springs makes it ride like a buck board.
My dad just said fuck these airbags and put regular suspension in his, same year as this one. Rides much nicer honestly.
I briefly had a Maroon 1990 Towncar with a 5.0 V8 that I bought at auction for $300 with a broken exhaust manifold. Fixed it then took it for a cruise. Comfiest ride ever. Sold it soon after. I really miss that land yacht...
Still the best RCR
I just want a list of songs used in the video
I miss these videos so much man.....I miss the old Mr. Regular.
The song at 0:10 is what are friends for by reel big fish.
Ah I miss the old RCR review like this.
Damn right. The Crown Vic chassis's will outlast any vehicle. I'll go out on a limb and put them right up there with the old Benz 300d's for reliability.
These cars are crazy long living. Like where I live, I see them REGULARLY running well at 6-800k miles. Nearly a MILLION MILES on the factory drive train. That's insane.
1:33 The Kinks - Do It Again
By far one of my favorite reviews
i want top gear uk to see this video , i love ya man
the Lincoln towncar is the LS400 thought it would be. however there are way more 1991 ls400's than towncars from 1997 (the proper square body)
is it actually reliable or are they still running because there's lots of spare parts?
+420apache657 yes
It's a bit of both. They are very reliable and quite solid. When something finally wears out, there's plenty of replacement parts available.
420apache657 super reliable.
For that matter so is the 5.4
Mine has 233000 on it and not even a single leak
That's why American cars are better than Euro cars we have more parts and can make a car that a hillbilly can work on.
As someone who grew up in the Southern Tier of New York I loved seeing the Ithaca New York reference. By 2020 most of the Volvos there have probably broken down or rusted to death.
What kinks song is that?, i have been looking allover the webz trying to find it.
So after 6 months, i just randomplayed a song from all the kinks- albums on spotify. And guess what...
It's called "Do It again"
Never really understood detuning. But if it makes them last longer and stops stuff breaking.... all makes sense now. I suppose you don't want people belting the hell out of it while it's still under warranty either...
The 1994 Lincoln Town Car: The Official Car of Lower-Income Luxury. I see these behemoths around lower-income areas of town and they don't look like they're on death's door. Their age explains the relative cheapness of these babies, not shitty build quality.
My mom had a 97 Signature Series Town Car that she drove for 250,000 miles until the electrical took a shit and it wasn't worth it to fix it. I loved that car.
DAYTOOOOONAAAAA-
Wait, you can sleep comfortably in the trunk? Flashbacks to (not) sleeping in the trunk of my old Camry and waking up to a police officer knocking on the window.
Is that Clarkson at 3:30?
An 80's clarkson
Yes. He did a review of the Town Car in the 80's I think.
1:33
The album he's holding is "Word of Mouth" but I couldn't find a song there that matches the thing they're playing
Am I missing something?
THATS IT IM GETTING A PANTHER
My parents had a 1993 Town Car, such a smooth ride. I miss that car.