I had a 1998 Crown Vic for a company car when I lived in Indianapolis. While there's nothing outstanding about them in general, they are pretty durable, get decent gas mileage considering the HP/weight ratio, and are relatively comfortable to cruise on the highway in (not compared to a W126 or W140, however.)
They're pretty cheap to maintain as well. I will say that they suck major league in any kind of snow or slippery surface. Mine couldn't get up the driveway when it was wet or with even a light dusting of snow. Granted, some of that is due to it being a rear wheel drive car, but the ass end was so light compared to the rest of the car you had to be really careful when applying power in slippery situations or you would end up doing an unintentional doughnut. Dan On Aug 31, 2014, at 8:05 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My son and I both have Crown Vics. His is a 97 and mine a 95. They are > good highway cruisers but do not handle as well as a MB. Expect mid 20s in > MPG for those vintages. The engineering is good and the power adequate. > Mine has the digital dash with excellent climate control. Some years had > some flaws, the 97 had a plastic coolant crossover which leaked, was > replaced with the alloy one. Good engine longevity. And, despite scary > reports the insurance companies rate them very high for safety. When we > bought these they were very cheap compared to Japanese iron. > > Greg > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
