Up in the northern states where they spray salt on the roads to clear the snow and ice, cars can rust. Therefore, after driving in snow, you should spray the underbody of your car to wash out the salt to prevent it from rusting
Or use fluid film once a year with occasional hosing off. Also the step people never realize is to hose off all the drainage channels. It’s why trucks rust in the rockers and above the wheels
I live in Canada (Nova Scotia), & I use a product on my car called undercoating, which forms a kind of rubberized coating under the car, I get it touched up every year!
@@bazilwreckerlougheadbe careful with that, because if the rubber break, the water and humidity goes in and stays in, and it rust the car underneath and you don't see it. The best I think is the snot. I live in new Brunswick, my kia is almost 10 years old, and I have minimum rust on it.
I'm Michael's friend he lended the car to. I ended up daily driving that thing for quite sometime after I got my license. I had it sitting for about 4 months and we slapped a battery in it and she ran beautifully. I literally couldn't bring myself to crush it so I gave it back for 20$ believe it or not I actually caved in the trunk because of me being an idiot and Michael beat it out with a sledgehammer. It's so strange seeing my first car on UA-cam but it's good to see someone appreciate it as much as I did..... despite letting her sit and the trunk booboo.
My dad leased a white 1995 Crown Vic just like this one. I remember him complaining that he could never rush anywhere because people kept thinking he was a cop and would do the exact speed limit until he could get around them.
I’ve been driving a 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis LS for the past two years. Bought it for $800 from an elderly couple at church. It has bad paint peel and makes a lot of funny noises, but it keeps on going.
My Dad had a 1994 Crown Vic. It was at about 70,000. It drove like new. I loved it. I had a 1987 VW Jetta that refused to die, like this Crown Vic. It died in the high 270,000s. My hat is off to the epic Crown Vic in this video. In terms of history. Reliability was crap in the late 1970s to the early 1990s for American cars. Fortunately, my cars in the 1980s were mostly from the 1970s. Japanese cars were putting us to shame. In the early 1990s, US Auto makers managed to make some wonderful solid "modern" versions of classic cars. The Panter platform Fords with the V8s, the 3.8 liter GM V6 Buicks are great examples of solid American automotive excellence that will run forever and take a lot of abuse. Those Ford Panther fleet cars were amazing. They will definitely go down as one of the best platform of automobiles ever produced. Thanks for understanding how special the car you were driving was. Great job
I have a 2001 Crown Victoria base with 282k miles and it is still a great running car. I live in NC so thankfully there is no rust. Not even surface rust. The frame and underneath are still painted from the factory. Great cars.
By the end of the 90s, my dad bought a green on green 96 LX at the dealer when the Corsica started to fall apart and gave the 92 Royale to my mom. The Olds was even more softer & comfortable pretty nice interior for a GM FWD, but the Crown Vic was just more solid all around. Back in HS, my then GF got mad when I mentioned that Crown Vic had more room and was way more comfortable than her newer year Crown Vic, though hers was a Police Intercepter.
This may be one of the few videos online picturing someone without inminent legal problems talking from the rear seat of a crownvic. I really enjoy your reviews, great work!
My first job I worked at a car dealer. We had this really old 75ish year old skinny guy who was always in a really bad mood, very cranky guy. He would smoke a crap ton of cigarettes, and I remember he drove a white Crown Victoria just like in this video. The cup holders were filled to the point of overflow with cigarette butts, he would ash them in the plastic directly. Man sure loved his 70s country music though, would listen to it in his car and at his desk, sometimes quietly singing Johnny Cash. Truly a man suited for his late 90s Crown Victoria
My first car was a '94 Grand Marquis. 250,000 miles was where the odometer quit working, but the car kept going. Original drivetrain, never let me down.
Reminds me of my 1996 Lincoln Town Car I bought 10 years ago for $500 with 200k on it. I went on to put another 150k on it. I gave it to my dad and bought a 08 Crown Vic. Now the town car has 380k on it. I told my dad if he ever gets tired of it I'll gladly take it back.
God that was poetic. This car truly is a symbol of better times and a big middle finger to the trash masquerading as vehicles roaming the streets these days….
Sure is! It'll be interesting to see how many 2024 EV's are still on the road and in usable condition with their original battery, motors, and major electronics with that kind of mileage in 2054.
My current daily driver is an '09 Grand Marquis. I had a '76 Brougham and an '87 Colony Park. I also had an '85 Vicki for a winter beater for years. All 3 had close to 300K when they gave up the ghost. The Vicki's frame went because of the salt here in upstate NY. Panther platforms rule!
My 84 Crown Vic only has 60,000 miles. I've had it about a year it never wanted to idle. Finally the other day I found out it had a MAP sensor and it was bad. I replaced it with a $12 used part from a truck off eBay and it runs so perfect and so quiet now you wouldn't know it was running.
Great review Zack! When at PYP junk yards I always check the odometer on cars that I think are interesting and love to find super high mileage ones. Very cool to see this car still going down the road after 360k. Any luck yet finding and reviewing the Chicago Cutlass?
There were 1992-2011 Panther Vics that were New York taxis that literally ran non-stop, only shut off to get gas and for maintenance. If they weren’t getting gas or being worked on the engine was running and driving 24/7/365.
I have the big sister to the Crown Victoria, I have a 98 Econoline with 372,000 miles and the 5.4 Triton runs like the day she was built. I've had her over 7 years and never will sell her
The Moscow Metropolitian Police loved them. many Russian police officers came to New York city to be trained in a more "gentle" approach to their jobs 😆 Hoodlums couldn't get away - even in their BMW's. Those were the days following the implosion of the Soviet Union. I was hoping for a better outcome, but I think the US blew the chance of a real friendship with Russia. It was complicated.... Today, it is even more so.
@@bwofficial1776Eastern European cars had pretty tough steel,actually...even though usually very basic cars! I don't remember seeing any 70s or 80s Ladas,Skodas or FSOs that rusted out that badly here in England!
Love those seats. I have an 06 Town Car and would trade the leather for this type of cloth. Love the snow tires on the back. Mine has those too in Cleveland.
I live in Minnesota, but I sure am glad my car is made of Aluminum and stainless steel. I did pay for an undercoat seal to ensure no rust too, and I try to wash my car weekly in the winter.
Stainless steel rusts, aluminum corrodes, the frame is steel and that's what actually matters so someday it'll split in half no matter how much you wash it.
1995 is not new. That’s an almost 30 year old vehicle. The average car lifespan before rust in the rust belt is 10 years worst case and about 10-15 average
I realize it’s not new, I just mean that it’s a lot newer than I’m used to seeing with rust like that. I’m not from up north so it just looks strange to me
@BigD984 It may seem like a lot of rust for a 30 year old car, but cars in the north rust significantly faster. Here in the rust belt, I've seen a few cars all the way up to 2008 with rust just as severe as that Crown Vic. Living in the south was sooooo nice
@@dawsongranger4940 Exactly. I grew up in Chicago and cars inevitably rust there unless stored for the winter. Our 05 Civic, in our family since new, spent the first 7 years of its life in Chicago before moving south and just those 7 years caused the hood to rust completely through, other noticeable rust in the wheel wells,, etc, and many broken bolts even though it was very regularly run through an undercarriage wash. The good news is the hood, the worst of the damage, was an easy fix and the rest of the rust doesn't seem to have gotten any worse, although I still plan on fixing it eventually.
Just goes to show that rust is the only weak spot on a Panther. The powertrain is almost unkillable. This car lived a long life and it'll be sad to see another aero Panther go as they're getting rare. Unfortunately, that's what happens when you live where it snows. I wonder how bad the underside and frame look. Still, for it to still be holding together after 30 years and double the miles of a normal car is impressive. There's something cool about owning a car that you've known since the day you were born.
Rust isn't really even a weak spot, it's that salt is laid specifically to destroy cars (most countries up north do not use salt and train how to drive in the ice)
I have an 06 Town Car. They redesigned the frames in 03 and they seem very good for rust. My TC's rockers are gone and fenders have holes but the frame is rock solid. @@bldontmatter5319
Also, my 06 Honda odyssey compared to my 06 Town Car. Town car full frame is rock solid. Odyssey unibody has structural rust all the way through in a few places and both cars have seen every Cleveland winter. Wish I used fluid film on my Odyssey early in its life@@bldontmatter5319
@@bldontmatter5319 That's barely even any rust 🤣you should see some of the cars that you see daily where I'm from (central Michigan) this thing is cleaner than 80% of them.
@@isaac24 here's the issue... That's the rust you can see. The owner said they washed the body frequently but obviously it wasn't enough to hold it back. The frame is likely destroyed.
The Ford Explorer was printing money so Ford would rather dedicate their R&D dollars to the then-new SUV market instead of the dwindling RWD body-on-frame sedan/wagon market. They also had the more modern Taurus/Sable wagons. GM discontinued the B-body and converted the plant to build SUVs at the end of 1996.
This is my favorite generation of the vic hands down. I love the taillights. I had the chance at buying a cheap, clean low mileage one of these in seafoam green with a blue interior and I foolishly passed it up. I'll gladly give up my 5 speed Yaris for a clean aeronose vic.
Wow! Over 300,000 miles for a petrol engine is incredible,as well as an original AUTO gearbox having done that much mileage!! 😳😳 Even rustier than an old Pennsylvania car! 🤣🤣 I've had a 1989 Ford Orion(a saloon/sedan Escort) a 1993 Vauxhall Cavalier,& 2 Ford Mondeos (a 2007 & a 2012), that had done over 300k,but they were all diesel engined manuals. All Ford engines,built in Dagenham,England,except the Cavalier, which didn't have a GM engine, The diesel models of that gen had Izusu engines,unlike the petrols, which had Vauxhall engines.
Aside from needing some restoration. Definitely a nice older Crown Victoria. I have the same thing but 6 years older than it. Panther cars are the best.
Love videos like this. Not trying to start an argument in the comments section but for some reason Toyota fanboys think only their vehicles last forever but the Crown Victoria and first Gen ranger prove otherwise.
They're kind of the exception though. The Crown Vic and Ranger use low-stress engines and generously-sized components that are old as dirt and proven. I don't think we'll see too many 30-year-old Corolla GRs.
@@bwofficial1776eh, the 22re made so little power it could barely go 60 mph, so that's underpowered too for it's size versus the escort 2.0 which goes a comfortable 80+ with ease and still lasts a long time LOL
My family has a 2.0L 2008 Ford Focus with 360,000 miles. Manual base model. Doesn’t burn much oil but was losing coolant. Fixed that after replacing the original water pump; also replaced the original rear shocks after cupping on the tires. Some of these 90s and 00s Fords are bulletproof.
I've owned a '93 Gran Marquis, a '08 Gran Marquis and I'm buying a '92 Crown Vic soon. I really like the looks of '92 - '97 Panther Body Styles. One reason is because they offer 15' wheels. I'm going to place General RT45 ROWL tires and bumping them from 215 - 225/70/15s. It'll be my Poor Man's Marauder.
Even though it might be a little rusty, this Crown Victoria is way cleaner and appears to be cared for more than the ultra rare 1995 Eldorado convertible that was recently reviewed.
It seems like a great contestant for a body swap, take all of the guts and interior and put it in a new rust-free body because it would have been a hassle to replace all of that rust.
I had 1995 Crown Victoria LX, green exterior with white leather seats. I loved it to death, but had to sell it because I needed money to go to college. I miss that car, I wish i never sold it
A comment on the end- you say American cars today don’t go the distance like this one, which is true but not a comparable trade. Body on Fram V8 American vehicles still do go the distance. This is a Cush truck without a bed more than a car. ~ 1993 Lincoln Town Car Owner
I still have a 2005 Grand Marquis LSE with 22,000 miles on it.I had it ziebarted,but I have never drove it during the winter.I have an old ranger that I use for that.I think that Ford screwed up when they stopped producing the panther platform.
$20? That's the second lowest price i've heard for a car sale. I once traded a guy an ice cream bar of f the ice cream truck for an 89 Hyundai excel with no title ythat I illegally drove for 2 months before the engine blew up and I left it on the side of the parkway
Ive had my 05' p71 for 4 years now, I've only ever had the torque converter and fuel pump go out simeoteniously. It's a real piece of shit, the drive side front window is the only one that still works, power steering and ac doesn't work. Everything else though is bang on I love it so much 161k so far originally got it at 147k
I have a 97 vic and the damn serpentine belt snapped due to my negligence. Got it towed to a shop and now it seems ok but the coolant gauge isn't going up to the middle anymore.
Serpentine belt has nothing to do with coolant except for the water pump. If it ran the water pump dry, maybe it's broken, but the water pump is an easy replacement. Test it
Up in the northern states where they spray salt on the roads to clear the snow and ice, cars can rust. Therefore, after driving in snow, you should spray the underbody of your car to wash out the salt to prevent it from rusting
Genius
Or use fluid film once a year with occasional hosing off. Also the step people never realize is to hose off all the drainage channels. It’s why trucks rust in the rockers and above the wheels
I live in Canada (Nova Scotia), & I use a product on my car called undercoating, which forms a kind of rubberized coating under the car, I get it touched up every year!
Looks saveable with front fenders but the rear seems to require bodywork. With that said the bottom is probably worse
@@bazilwreckerlougheadbe careful with that, because if the rubber break, the water and humidity goes in and stays in, and it rust the car underneath and you don't see it. The best I think is the snot. I live in new Brunswick, my kia is almost 10 years old, and I have minimum rust on it.
the crown vic is a car that says "i'm not affaird to keep on living" and i have nothing but respect for that
You must be a sub of Regular Car Reviews?
It’s also nostalgia machine
There are Crown Victoria's with over 640 Thousand miles and still running.
I'm Michael's friend he lended the car to. I ended up daily driving that thing for quite sometime after I got my license. I had it sitting for about 4 months and we slapped a battery in it and she ran beautifully. I literally couldn't bring myself to crush it so I gave it back for 20$ believe it or not I actually caved in the trunk because of me being an idiot and Michael beat it out with a sledgehammer. It's so strange seeing my first car on UA-cam but it's good to see someone appreciate it as much as I did..... despite letting her sit and the trunk booboo.
My dad leased a white 1995 Crown Vic just like this one. I remember him complaining that he could never rush anywhere because people kept thinking he was a cop and would do the exact speed limit until he could get around them.
I’ve been driving a 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis LS for the past two years. Bought it for $800 from an elderly couple at church. It has bad paint peel and makes a lot of funny noises, but it keeps on going.
My Dad had a 1994 Crown Vic. It was at about 70,000. It drove like new. I loved it.
I had a 1987 VW Jetta that refused to die, like this Crown Vic. It died in the high 270,000s. My hat is off to the epic Crown Vic in this video.
In terms of history. Reliability was crap in the late 1970s to the early 1990s for American cars. Fortunately, my cars in the 1980s were mostly from the 1970s.
Japanese cars were putting us to shame.
In the early 1990s, US Auto makers managed to make some wonderful solid "modern" versions of classic cars. The Panter platform Fords with the V8s, the 3.8 liter GM V6 Buicks are great examples of solid American automotive excellence that will run forever and take a lot of abuse.
Those Ford Panther fleet cars were amazing. They will definitely go down as one of the best platform of automobiles ever produced.
Thanks for understanding how special the car you were driving was.
Great job
I had a 92 Crown Vic LX with the aero grille that only the first ones had. Loved it. This was before my UA-cam career 😉
I have a 2001 Crown Victoria base with 282k miles and it is still a great running car. I live in NC so thankfully there is no rust. Not even surface rust. The frame and underneath are still painted from the factory. Great cars.
By the end of the 90s, my dad bought a green on green 96 LX at the dealer when the Corsica started to fall apart and gave the 92 Royale to my mom. The Olds was even more softer & comfortable pretty nice interior for a GM FWD, but the Crown Vic was just more solid all around. Back in HS, my then GF got mad when I mentioned that Crown Vic had more room and was way more comfortable than her newer year Crown Vic, though hers was a Police Intercepter.
This may be one of the few videos online picturing someone without inminent legal problems talking from the rear seat of a crownvic. I really enjoy your reviews, great work!
My first job I worked at a car dealer. We had this really old 75ish year old skinny guy who was always in a really bad mood, very cranky guy. He would smoke a crap ton of cigarettes, and I remember he drove a white Crown Victoria just like in this video. The cup holders were filled to the point of overflow with cigarette butts, he would ash them in the plastic directly. Man sure loved his 70s country music though, would listen to it in his car and at his desk, sometimes quietly singing Johnny Cash. Truly a man suited for his late 90s Crown Victoria
HA ! Fantastic !! I have Two! 29k miles, and 9k miles. I don't smoke. I DRINK AND I CUSS !
The oil burn is likely the valve seals; those years were known for that.
Not that hard to fix, right?
@@dforrest4503The heads would have to come off, so not exactly easy.
FYI- That radio is capable of picking up AM stereo. Yes, AM stereo (it was a thing, look it up).
My first car was a '94 Grand Marquis. 250,000 miles was where the odometer quit working, but the car kept going. Original drivetrain, never let me down.
love the headliner flapping in the wind it's mesmerizing
imagine that 4.6 in a ranger.
Reminds me of my 1996 Lincoln Town Car I bought 10 years ago for $500 with 200k on it. I went on to put another 150k on it. I gave it to my dad and bought a 08 Crown Vic. Now the town car has 380k on it. I told my dad if he ever gets tired of it I'll gladly take it back.
God that was poetic. This car truly is a symbol of better times and a big middle finger to the trash masquerading as vehicles roaming the streets these days….
Sure is! It'll be interesting to see how many 2024 EV's are still on the road and in usable condition with their original battery, motors, and major electronics with that kind of mileage in 2054.
That red interior is terrific!! 🤩
My current daily driver is an '09 Grand Marquis. I had a '76 Brougham and an '87 Colony Park. I also had an '85 Vicki for a winter beater for years. All 3 had close to 300K when they gave up the ghost. The Vicki's frame went because of the salt here in upstate NY. Panther platforms rule!
20 Dollars for this beauty was the deal of my life. 😮
People will drive epic cars and then say "god i hope it dies so i can replace it"
Why not sell it to someone who actually wants it
It was a joke mostly. We’re using it and taking care of it as we have for almost 30 years. Definitely an epic car
My 84 Crown Vic only has 60,000 miles. I've had it about a year it never wanted to idle. Finally the other day I found out it had a MAP sensor and it was bad. I replaced it with a $12 used part from a truck off eBay and it runs so perfect and so quiet now you wouldn't know it was running.
More like 260, and rolled twice... Hate to break it to you but those 5 digit odos are a joke
feels lucky i have a 2007 MGM GS with only 65k on it rn....gonna have it foreverrrr
Amazing cars. 360,000 miles is 570,000 KMs. Wow.
The red interior is more 70's then 90's, but still very few cars offer it today so a great plus.
Same engine as my 1998 F-150. Well over 200K miles and runs like a watch. It's still my go-to for long distance road trips.
Sometimes I think everyone watching this channel owns a crown Vic or grab marq
Looks like the motor will out live the body that it's in.😊
Great review Zack!
When at PYP junk yards I always check the odometer on cars that I think are interesting and love to find super high mileage ones. Very cool to see this car still going down the road after 360k.
Any luck yet finding and reviewing the Chicago Cutlass?
There were 1992-2011 Panther Vics that were New York taxis that literally ran non-stop, only shut off to get gas and for maintenance. If they weren’t getting gas or being worked on the engine was running and driving 24/7/365.
Nearly 600,000km on it. Wow. Doesn't surprise me though haha. Reminds me of my 1997 Buick Century Ltd.
I'm kinda suprised that the interior held up so well.
I have the big sister to the Crown Victoria, I have a 98 Econoline with 372,000 miles and the 5.4 Triton runs like the day she was built. I've had her over 7 years and never will sell her
I have a 2004crown Vic with 440000 miles on it still runs great.i drive it 200 miles a day for work.i love it..
Those Panther Platform cars are built like tanks. They just dont know when to quit
Pretty popular car here in Russia. Few hundreds of those were imported for police/militia use in 1992-1993.
The Moscow Metropolitian Police loved them. many Russian police officers came to New York city to be trained in a more "gentle" approach to their jobs 😆 Hoodlums couldn't get away - even in their BMW's. Those were the days following the implosion of the Soviet Union. I was hoping for a better outcome, but I think the US blew the chance of a real friendship with Russia. It was complicated.... Today, it is even more so.
Just goes to show that there's nothing like a big American car with a big American V8 for getting stuff done. Ladas were no match for American steel.
@@bwofficial1776Eastern European cars had pretty tough steel,actually...even though usually very basic cars! I don't remember seeing any 70s or 80s Ladas,Skodas or FSOs that rusted out that badly here in England!
I remember seeing a documentary on the Moscow police and their use of the Crown Vic as a cruiser.
@@b-genspinster7895 Crow Vics were used by both Traffic Safety police and regular units.
4.6 V8 is the Tits! Panther Body 4 Life 👑
Love those seats. I have an 06 Town Car and would trade the leather for this type of cloth. Love the snow tires on the back. Mine has those too in Cleveland.
I live in Minnesota, but I sure am glad my car is made of Aluminum and stainless steel. I did pay for an undercoat seal to ensure no rust too, and I try to wash my car weekly in the winter.
Stainless steel rusts, aluminum corrodes, the frame is steel and that's what actually matters so someday it'll split in half no matter how much you wash it.
Crazy to me to see so much rust on something so new. We have rust where I live but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it on a car as new as the 90’s.
1995 is not new. That’s an almost 30 year old vehicle. The average car lifespan before rust in the rust belt is 10 years worst case and about 10-15 average
I realize it’s not new, I just mean that it’s a lot newer than I’m used to seeing with rust like that. I’m not from up north so it just looks strange to me
@BigD984 It may seem like a lot of rust for a 30 year old car, but cars in the north rust significantly faster. Here in the rust belt, I've seen a few cars all the way up to 2008 with rust just as severe as that Crown Vic. Living in the south was sooooo nice
Someone doesn't live in a salt state
@@dawsongranger4940 Exactly. I grew up in Chicago and cars inevitably rust there unless stored for the winter. Our 05 Civic, in our family since new, spent the first 7 years of its life in Chicago before moving south and just those 7 years caused the hood to rust completely through, other noticeable rust in the wheel wells,, etc, and many broken bolts even though it was very regularly run through an undercarriage wash. The good news is the hood, the worst of the damage, was an easy fix and the rest of the rust doesn't seem to have gotten any worse, although I still plan on fixing it eventually.
Those cars are fantastic. I love the crown vics
Just goes to show that rust is the only weak spot on a Panther. The powertrain is almost unkillable. This car lived a long life and it'll be sad to see another aero Panther go as they're getting rare. Unfortunately, that's what happens when you live where it snows. I wonder how bad the underside and frame look. Still, for it to still be holding together after 30 years and double the miles of a normal car is impressive. There's something cool about owning a car that you've known since the day you were born.
Rust isn't really even a weak spot, it's that salt is laid specifically to destroy cars (most countries up north do not use salt and train how to drive in the ice)
Would love to see the undercarriage and see how the frame is holding up.
If there's rust on the rockers, eating em up, the frame is toast. Been there done that. This thing has the cancer BAD
I have an 06 Town Car. They redesigned the frames in 03 and they seem very good for rust. My TC's rockers are gone and fenders have holes but the frame is rock solid. @@bldontmatter5319
Also, my 06 Honda odyssey compared to my 06 Town Car. Town car full frame is rock solid. Odyssey unibody has structural rust all the way through in a few places and both cars have seen every Cleveland winter. Wish I used fluid film on my Odyssey early in its life@@bldontmatter5319
@@bldontmatter5319 That's barely even any rust 🤣you should see some of the cars that you see daily where I'm from (central Michigan) this thing is cleaner than 80% of them.
@@isaac24 here's the issue... That's the rust you can see. The owner said they washed the body frequently but obviously it wasn't enough to hold it back. The frame is likely destroyed.
Funny how Ford decided not to make a wagon for this full-size generation of sedans but GM made did with the Caprice, Roadmaster, and Custom Cruiser.
The Ford Explorer was printing money so Ford would rather dedicate their R&D dollars to the then-new SUV market instead of the dwindling RWD body-on-frame sedan/wagon market. They also had the more modern Taurus/Sable wagons. GM discontinued the B-body and converted the plant to build SUVs at the end of 1996.
Nice! I have 2 vics over 200k, love them!! My wagon gets a Lotta love from me to keep the rust bandits at bay 🔥🔪🔥
Holy crap idk how you managed to come across the worst condition yet living Crown Vic but you did it!
This is my favorite generation of the vic hands down. I love the taillights. I had the chance at buying a cheap, clean low mileage one of these in seafoam green with a blue interior and I foolishly passed it up. I'll gladly give up my 5 speed Yaris for a clean aeronose vic.
I don't care for the headlight initiative from the 90's.
Wow! Over 300,000 miles for a petrol engine is incredible,as well as an original AUTO gearbox having done that much mileage!! 😳😳 Even rustier than an old Pennsylvania car! 🤣🤣 I've had a 1989 Ford Orion(a saloon/sedan Escort) a 1993 Vauxhall Cavalier,& 2 Ford Mondeos (a 2007 & a 2012), that had done over 300k,but they were all diesel engined manuals. All Ford engines,built in Dagenham,England,except the Cavalier, which didn't have a GM engine, The diesel models of that gen had Izusu engines,unlike the petrols, which had Vauxhall engines.
I like the interior color choices on classic cars. Now I only see beige or brown at best.
Aside from needing some restoration. Definitely a nice older Crown Victoria. I have the same thing but 6 years older than it. Panther cars are the best.
Love videos like this. Not trying to start an argument in the comments section but for some reason Toyota fanboys think only their vehicles last forever but the Crown Victoria and first Gen ranger prove otherwise.
They're kind of the exception though. The Crown Vic and Ranger use low-stress engines and generously-sized components that are old as dirt and proven. I don't think we'll see too many 30-year-old Corolla GRs.
In the north you can't usually keep a car this old, it will rust even more
@@bwofficial1776eh, the 22re made so little power it could barely go 60 mph, so that's underpowered too for it's size versus the escort 2.0 which goes a comfortable 80+ with ease and still lasts a long time LOL
The late 90s early 00s Chevy and ford trucks go forever same with a lot of v6-v8 Mercedes before 06/07
@@porsche928s4 True. The OBS Ford trucks are another very long lasting American built vehicle, they still exist in huge numbers where I live.
One of the most reliable cars ever made, absolutely bulletproof.
Those era Vic's had frame fot issues so if the body looks like this i can't imagine what the actual structure of the car looks like
I would think the frame would shatter if this car was in an accident
That’s my best friends car! Fucking love the Vic, took it to and from work a few times. Hell yeah.
252k miles on my 06 CVPI. Dead dependable. There are CVs with a million miles on same engine.
Love the hot moms bumper sticker 😂😂
I own a 92 Crown Victoria LX and Makes a Cadillac look like a Yugo 😂
Gotta love these stickers
Awh this video is fantastic. I hope one day you could please review my two J body Pontiac Coupes!!
For me This car Feels like home
My 2006 2.3 Ranger has 389,320 miles. All original, it runs great but burns a qt of oil every 1000 miles or so
My family has a 2.0L 2008 Ford Focus with 360,000 miles. Manual base model. Doesn’t burn much oil but was losing coolant. Fixed that after replacing the original water pump; also replaced the original rear shocks after cupping on the tires. Some of these 90s and 00s Fords are bulletproof.
This was such a great era of ford
It’s like a couch 🛋️ on wheels 🛞 You won’t find any Crown Victoria from 1995 in this good of shape 🚘🚖
Yeah. You will. Way better shape.
I've owned a '93 Gran Marquis, a '08 Gran Marquis and I'm buying a '92 Crown Vic soon. I really like the looks of '92 - '97 Panther Body Styles. One reason is because they offer 15' wheels. I'm going to place General RT45 ROWL tires and bumping them from 215 - 225/70/15s. It'll be my Poor Man's Marauder.
I fuckin hate it and hate the fact that Americans have moved on from these type of cars to more cheaper and less reliable cars
Even though it might be a little rusty, this Crown Victoria is way cleaner and appears to be cared for more than the ultra rare 1995 Eldorado convertible that was recently reviewed.
In todays episode Zack reviews rust with a crown vic attached to it. 😅
Spot on
It seems like a great contestant for a body swap, take all of the guts and interior and put it in a new rust-free body because it would have been a hassle to replace all of that rust.
Um... Does an extremely high mileage frame swap really seem like a good idea? Or are you crazy
10w30 will help some with oil burn. Lubeguard in transmission will help shifts.
I have one just like this in Norway. Same color and same year. 😎
In my state that car would not have passed inspection unless you did major body work on those fenders.
good stuff- cheers from germany
ps very wholesome channel!
Hooray!
As long as parts are still readily available, it'll keep going for a while longer. Damn you rust!
Im here for the BFB test.
womp womp womp woooooooooooomp@@Brian_Eugene_Lee
I had 1995 Crown Victoria LX, green exterior with white leather seats. I loved it to death, but had to sell it because I needed money to go to college. I miss that car, I wish i never sold it
Born to run.. Nice car.... Very attractive interior..
You can hide the rust a little by getting those chrome fender trims. Did it on my Town Car and it looks good from far, but far from good
A comment on the end- you say American cars today don’t go the distance like this one, which is true but not a comparable trade. Body on Fram V8 American vehicles still do go the distance. This is a Cush truck without a bed more than a car.
~ 1993 Lincoln Town Car Owner
This is a beautiful story I love It!
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Burgundy velour, FTW!
I still have a 2005 Grand Marquis LSE with 22,000 miles on it.I had it ziebarted,but I have never drove it during the winter.I have an old ranger that I use for that.I think that Ford screwed up when they stopped producing the panther platform.
Awesome video 🤙
I have a 06 mercury grand marquis with 180k on it and still going strong.
$20? That's the second lowest price i've heard for a car sale. I once traded a guy an ice cream bar of f the ice cream truck for an 89 Hyundai excel with no title ythat I illegally drove for 2 months before the engine blew up and I left it on the side of the parkway
Ive had my 05' p71 for 4 years now, I've only ever had the torque converter and fuel pump go out simeoteniously. It's a real piece of shit, the drive side front window is the only one that still works, power steering and ac doesn't work. Everything else though is bang on I love it so much 161k so far originally got it at 147k
Easiest way to spot a car from 80's or 90's is when it has a whorehouse red interior.
I have a 97 vic and the damn serpentine belt snapped due to my negligence. Got it towed to a shop and now it seems ok but the coolant gauge isn't going up to the middle anymore.
Serpentine belt has nothing to do with coolant except for the water pump. If it ran the water pump dry, maybe it's broken, but the water pump is an easy replacement. Test it
@@bldontmatter5319 It also could have overheated and fried the thermostat or temp sensor.
best ford ever built
Those 4.6Ls weren’t even the good ones yet. They really started getting better in 03 and especially 06 and 08
Wow a red interior
Good video Crown Victoria fret car just needs new fenders & quarter panels rocker panels are probably eaten away too
No, this ain't worth new parts. It's rusted in the frame for sure. Destroyed
Gotcha !!
Cool, I always liked these.😀
First time viewer. You do a great job!
Amazing
The Best American Cars ever Built. Amen. !!!!
I admire the dedication to get to that mileage. However surely those arches aren’t legal ?😢
This is in America. The arches are just for looks, you know that right? What actually matters is the frame.
I believe these are body on frame, so it’s not a unibody failure.
nice i love crown vics
Why all the body rot??? My 200k mile Camry looks showroom new