'97 vs. '99 Town Car

I have a question for those of you that have had both a '95'-'97 and a '99 and newer Town Car. Which would you rather have the older model or the '99 and newer and why?

Thanks

http://autos.yahoo.com/consumerreports/article/best_used_cars_under_20000.html

Might shed some light on your question.