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The two downsides I see are 1)The Mark needs body work and 2) I won't be able to visit with you guys anymore or Pat will keep me after school.
By the way, my auto-dimming rear-view mirror is shot. I took it apart in an attempt to fix it and now it is more shot. If I'm going to replace it, do I have to replace it in kind, with the motor driven flip-up dealie or can it easily be exchanged for the sexy optical night shifter thingy?
I am sure you can tell that I am pleased with it and plan to keep it for a long time.
The Zephyr concept is simply beautiful, and coming out with it, and with a Volvo-based Town Car would take Lincoln in a new direction, and not the same "edgy" direction Cadillac is going. I hope Ford proceeds and succeeds.
I have also rented Town Cars. It is much worse that the DeVille, and both are way, way behind the Lexus LS430 and other modern designs. The prices of both are so high that they are silly - why buy a Town Car when the Ford or Mercury is the same car for $15,000 or more less?
This morning,a co-worker of mine had to go to the airport and pick up some clients, and was just too embarrassed to use her Ford Focus. I tossed her the keys to my TC and said, "if you're gonna do a job like that, do it IN STYLE." When she got back, she couldn't stop talking about what an incredible car I had! She just kept repeating, now that's a CAR!!" One more American that now understands what the rest of us TC owners have known.......
They both ride and handle great. They share some great features, its a Lincoln TC.
I'm driving an old but mint Cartier and the neighborhood teens seem quite attracted to it, leaving their Accords, 318's, and old Legends in the street to come share the coolness.
Keep handing over those keys - we'll turn this thing around!
Also, does anyone have any feedback on former rental cars, especially TCs or GMs? I hesitate to buy an off-lease car (you never know if the previous driver changed the oil), where with a Hertz car you know it was maintained. Can anyone weigh in with prior experience?
On the Town Car question, I think they're better than ever, except for an anemic blower on the A/C. Otherwise, they are an excellent used value.
Car has 46k miles and trans fluid has not been changed. Could this be cause? Had similar problem in Mercury yrs ago and I think they changed to different fluid with additive.
Driving it yesterday, the factory radio blinked on and off for a couple of seconds, then went out. This was followed by a STRONG smell of burning wires but no smoke appeared. I was 1/2 mile from home so I sped there, parked away from the house and my other cars, and shut down. None of the fuses were blown although the radio fuse appeared to be half pushed out. I removed it and drove for a while without furhter smell and still no smoke.
Any thoughts?
I had a car do exactly exactly that once. It drove for years after that with no more problems, then one day, the car filled up with smoke and the A/C fan would no longer work. Had to have the whole harness replaced. Hard to tell.
BTW, what a cool, big ol' car!
I removed and disassembled the radio to find the bottom PC board was smoked.
Options:
Fix it? - Who fixes old car radios these days?
Replace it in kind? - Who sells old car radios these days?
Best-Buy President's Day Sale? - Hmmm... Boom-Boom? Maybe some cool blue ground effect lights?
Its a 1988 Cartier with factory AM/FM/Cassette.
I did find what looks like a match on Ebay - close to my house, too. Its out of a '90 Conti. "Original" wasn't worth the risk/benefit to me I guess. A 15 year old car radio is a 15 year old car radio.