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    disappointed

    I am so disappointed that there will no longer be Mercury Grand Marquis!
    When I am ready to buy a new vehicle - I don't know WHAT I will buy !
    I am not crazy about the body style of the Grand Marquis or the Crown Vic - BUT - the performance is
    unequaled! The ride is smooth, quiet and 'cushy'!
    The interior is nice, spacious, soft, plush and comfortable.
    The vehicle is very dependable...in fact, beyond belief!!
    The trunk is HUGE in comparative terms to other vehicles and comparing to most sedans.
    I love the digital dash that mine has.
    There are so many loyal Grand Marquis owners that are convinced this is the best vehicle being produced - that I just can't understand WHY Ford
    will discontinue it!
    What WILL I buy next ? a General Motors vehicle?
    There is nothing in the Ford line to compare to the Grand Marquis - except the Town Car !

    My current Grand Marquis is the 4th one we have had.
    Every year I say I will get a new vehicle - but, I have had no trouble with the one I have even though it is a 1998 model with 241,000.00 miles on it.
    All original equipment except for window motor and windshield wiper motor!...
    so I change my mind annually and decide to keep what I have until it
    starts giving me trouble.
    No Toyota is this good.
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    #2
    Originally posted by texan2 View Post
    I am so disappointed that there will no longer be Mercury Grand Marquis! When I am ready to buy a new vehicle - I don't know WHAT I will buy!
    A truck? They still have BOF construction. Forget about the Honda Ridgeline though...
    '79 Continental Town Car
    '90 Crown Victoria LTD
    '94 Crown Victoria

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      #3
      New to you or brand new?

      I'm sure there will be plenty of unsold Grand Marquis in circulation in the next couple of years..

      2003 Mercury Marauder 300A - Black on Black, Original Owner 70xxx miles. 1 of 470 Canadian Marauder built!
      Mods: Martyo Fender badges, JLT CAI, SS Inserts
      Click on the Marauder for more pictures and stats!

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        #4
        Welcome. Keep you 98 going for ever. One thing I dont understand is people getting rid of vehicles when they break.
        ~David~

        My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
        My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

        Originally posted by ootdega
        My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

        Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
        But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

        Originally posted by gadget73
        my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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          #5
          you got about a year to decide on a new one....the town car and the crown vic gets the axe in 2011 too.........me? i'm still enjoying the 80's panthers......frustrated with finding obsolete parts? yes!......giving up? no1

          welcome to gmn!

          1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
          2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
          1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
          1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
          2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
          1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

          please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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            #6
            No worry...As already stated here the CVPI will be coming off the line until sometime in 2011...Probably the end of 2011 as most departments [like down by me] are still ordering them...You should be able to find a nice 1 driver take home cruiser over the next few years...Alot of places sell them....Some are Chicago Motors,Big Bear Cruisers and Cheyka Motors....Sometimes the CHP has auctions with some nice take home cruisers for those who live in the area...A 1 driver take home Highway Patrol car is the way to go...Not a city,county or pool car that everyone uses...Always try to get the maintenance records.

            Beside the Panther platform cars I see nothing worth buying.
            [2] 05 C.V.L.X.
            07 Grand Marquis LS

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              #7
              Originally posted by 79lincolnlover View Post
              A truck? They still have BOF construction. Forget about the Honda Ridgeline though...
              That's what I've been thinking too, but at my current rate I don't have to worry about it till 2035

              Pete
              Originally posted by gadget73
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              2003 Grand Marquis Ultimate, the "Stealth Bomber": http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...-Grand-Marquis
              1991 S-10, 'Bulldog', 2.5l 5 speed: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...375#post698375
              1985 Town Car, 'Faded Glory', gone but not forgotten. 84/87/91/97 MGMs too.

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                #8
                they put that new 5.0L in the f150... that may enter into my future wish list 4x4 dream truck. Right now it's the undead '95 F150 300 straight 6 that's on my wish list (damn near impossible to kill those trucks... well... the engine at any rate).

                Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                Originally posted by gadget73
                ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                Originally posted by dmccaig
                Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                  #9
                  damn new 5.0L is an overhead cam engine not the pushrod setup we are used to... best to try to find a 5.0L setup pushrod car... maybe if we are lucky, some company will reissue bodies like they have for the 1967 Mustang and old styled original Broncos... i saw this info in a magazine from dynacorn ... here is part of what i saw... http://www.autoweek.com/article/2010...NEWS/100609847
                  Addicted to 86-87 Panthers

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                    #10
                    If I were in the market for something new, I'd wait a year or two and start scouring eBay for low-mileage or overstock 2011 Caprices.

                    Other than that, get a Charger and deal with the maintenance worries, or just sit tight and hope Ford USA comes up with something better than a AWD Tortoise for their flagship vehicle.
                    2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!

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