how many of you have this car or have driven it?

[Hollywrigh]

I am the proud owner of a 1989 5.0 V8 TC. It has a Black Exterior and Royal Blue interior. It's got 190,000+ miles on an original engine and tranny. No I am NOT a little old lady with this car...far from it. I am a mom of 5 children who play soccer, basketball, baseball, and various other sports and so my car is always on the go, go, go...It's beaten various other "sport" cars coming off stoplights, even managed to outrun a 2000 TC..what a wimp. Now my car may be deemed a Gangster car or even the all time favorite "Pimpmobile" but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Everything in the instrument panel is completely digital (a pain at times), Leather interior with Pillow cushion seats, Cloth roof, and not one ping or clunk anywhere under the hood.
It gets me 13mpg in the city and about 20 on the eway depending on who is driving (hubby claims he can get 17mpg in the city but I have yet to see it and he's faster than I am on the gas pedal). It has NOT left me stranded on the side of the road unlike my Dodge or Pontiac has, so to me this "little" car of mine is a keeper.
Just my .02 cents worth..
Holly

[Psman32@af]

Cool, glad to here of another Lincoln Owner on the Board and I'm glad to here that you are having better luck with yours than I am. Also if you ever need a new rim over the next 6 months or so, I have one that is close to new and a new tire on it too that I no longer have any use for.

[Hollywrigh]

Hey Psman...
Where about Detroit are you located?? I am in the Waterford area..just slightly North of Detroit..
I see your 89 is now resting in Peace?? What gave out? Engine?
As for the tire, don't need one at this moment in time, but i'll keep you in mind if I ever do..lol
What I am in need of is the owners manual and other manuals that came with the vehile...That's the luck with buying second hand I guess..no paperwork..
Thanks for the warm welcome and I hope to discuss more in the future..
Holly

[Psman32@af]

in a nutshell, the trans is killing the engine again, the engine was rebuilt at 165,000, and id have to replace both so instead because of the miles she is in storage soon the be taken apart and then scarped later this year ()which i feel is a big mistake as it is lgiht years ahead of the bick contrary to popualr believe in my family. and no problem with the welcome. also i believe i went into more detail earlier in this thread about the problem.
and something i meant to put in my last post, i averaged around 18 mpg when i was hottrodding more often then not, when i was driving like the rest of the people i averafe between 20 and 21 i believe.

[Pennzoil GT-R]

MercCougarXR7 said the town car made 170 hp from a 5.0 litre V8???
is this right, because if it is Lincoln must truly be embarrassed about it. 170 hp from a 5 litre V8 is PATHETIC. Seeing as you people in here own these things, what is the handling like, cos the general belief in europe is that lincolns, cadillacs etc. just refuse to go round corners at all.

[Psman32@af]

well i must say that my 89 towncar has much more grip than my 91 buick despite the huge difference in the miles. And yes teh 89 linc is rated at 150 hp. Keep in mind that is rated at the wheels and I can personally gurantee anyone that it is more than that. It is rated that at either 3300 or 3500 rpm, I dont remember which. I feel the car handles better than what most think, I dont think its all that bad, but I also havent driven a whole lot of cars.

[MercCougarXR7]

For the Big Linc, it ain't the HP that matter's, it's the TORQUE!!!

I thought it was 170, but 150 may be the actual number. But still, that's also in it's stock form, and that 302 can be made to haul some serious Lincoln ass ! Check out what some people do to their Lincolns and their 302's at http://www.fordvschevy.com/forum/for...?s=&forumid=26 .

Holly - very sharp car, I bet it looks better in person! Black Sedan's rule . BTW - there's a few Town Car owners on www.crownvic.net , and you may be interested in reading the 5.0L Tech forums as well.

As per handling - the Grand Marquis/Crown Vic/Town Car's are ALL built on the SAME frame from 1980-2002. That said, Holly's car would handle JUST like my BMW, I mean Grand Marquis with the same mods (poly control arm bushings, Bilstein shocks, Addco Sway bars, 17x8 wheels (should have bought 18's) and (now removed to find a better height) Eibach springs. VERY tight, and still retains a smoother and more comfortable than my parents's (stock) 1995 Chrysler Concorde .

Wanna race up the 'twisties' :sun: ?

[purelux]

Originally posted by Psman32@af
HA HA I get to do the inagural post.
I love this car. My dad has a 1997 Lincoln Towncar. I'm not sure how to describe the color because it changes from where u are looking. It is a signature series, or the higher of the two trims. It has a 4.6 Liter V-8. The same is found in the Mustang. For as much as I know, all Towncars use Mustang engines. I personally have a 1989 Lincoln Towncar. It has a 5.0 Liter V-8. It has a silver/gray two tone paint with a gray canvas top. It is a cartier series which means it is the highest trim of that year. engine was rebuilt at 165,000 miles and trans was rebuilt around there as well. The car has 199,000 miles on it now. Towncars are quicker and faster than most think. I had mine at 95 mph and still in third gear out of 4. I'm not sure about 0-60 but I have beaten a few people and embarressed a Camero RS+ the other day. Well thats all for me for now.
Chris.

It may be the tri caot paint which actually has 3 differnt shades very close shades, but im not sure. The block is the same as a mustang but internally is different depending on year about 40-60 hp approximatly. I have a 1998 towncar executive which i added true duel exhaust and straight through free flow mufflers and a superchip and have seen first hand the speed difference. Yeah it is fun blowing someone out of the water with such a large car. Esically a camaro as most owners all seem to thin they have a formula in their hands.

[purelux]

Originally posted by Pennzoil GT-R
MercCougarXR7 said the town car made 170 hp from a 5.0 litre V8???
is this right, because if it is Lincoln must truly be embarrassed about it. 170 hp from a 5 litre V8 is PATHETIC. Seeing as you people in here own these things, what is the handling like, cos the general belief in europe is that lincolns, cadillacs etc. just refuse to go round corners at all.

They don't understand the american ride as their roads are set up for speed in europe and the roads in general are more curved. Here in the states also speed is looked down on as evil where as in europe a car's speed is praised. Lincoln's and cadillac's handle fairly well here in the u.s. where they are designed to be used I have a 98 towncar which rides smoother and quieter but cadillac's handle better overall I would say. Yeah the 5.0 was about 170, the 4.6 now out puts about 210-240 depending on year but torque is what these cars run on. Try runnig 4-6 people in a camaro or mustang and cargo and see how far ya get and how poorly they handle the weight.

[Pennzoil GT-R]

Originally posted by purelux


They don't understand the american ride as their roads are set up for speed in europe and the roads in general are more curved. Here in the states also speed is looked down on as evil where as in europe a car's speed is praised. Lincoln's and cadillac's handle fairly well here in the u.s. where they are designed to be used I have a 98 towncar which rides smoother and quieter but cadillac's handle better overall I would say. Yeah the 5.0 was about 170, the 4.6 now out puts about 210-240 depending on year but torque is what these cars run on. Try runnig 4-6 people in a camaro or mustang and cargo and see how far ya get and how poorly they handle the weight.

yeh thats true. and also reading my post again i can see it wasnt exactly in the best tone. i had probably just finished an argument explaining why the Z06 is not the best car in the world, and was not in a very favourable mood towards american cars

[gemballa]

that true!
everybody always compares the z06 with a nw sports car!

[Towncar]

I'm riding my 96 Cartier with the works included. 100% Immaculate, not a scratch on her, just turned 37,000 miles.
JBL Head unit, 10 disk changer, 6 JBL speakers, + subwoofer, mobile phone (wanted), Quietest ride ever, cream color leather, dark camel tone carpets, very light Navajo / cream color exterior....
did I mention Quiet.....
Handles a bit stiff when I'm alone, but drive by Malibu, toss in 5 or 6 bikini bustin babes, and she rides on a cloud. Did I mention quiet... Unfortunately I gotta work 6 to 7 hrs per day x5, so I dont often get a chance to cloud surf, but man is she quite.
100% LUXURY !!

[gemballa]

thats a very nice car!
i think that siometimes american cars interior are better than european!
they have more comfort!

[purelux]

Originally posted by gemballa
thats a very nice car!
i think that siometimes american cars interior are better than european!
they have more comfort!

European interiors are designed to be "sportier" even inluxary cars which means nice leather or cloth but usually pretty firm padding in the seats. American cars however seem to feel that they need to do the same so it's getting harder and harder to find comfortable seats even in american luxary such as a cadillac or lincoln cadi's are aimed at a sport/luxary image so they are pretty firm for a luxary car, but lincoln's and some buick's still can have some fairly comfy seats.

[purelux]

Originally posted by MercCougarXR7
For the Big Linc, it ain't the HP that matter's, it's the TORQUE!!!

I thought it was 170, but 150 may be the actual number. But still, that's also in it's stock form, and that 302 can be made to haul some serious Lincoln ass ! Check out what some people do to their Lincolns and their 302's at http://www.fordvschevy.com/forum/for...?s=&forumid=26 .

Holly - very sharp car, I bet it looks better in person! Black Sedan's rule . BTW - there's a few Town Car owners on www.crownvic.net , and you may be interested in reading the 5.0L Tech forums as well.

As per handling - the Grand Marquis/Crown Vic/Town Car's are ALL built on the SAME frame from 1980-2002. That said, Holly's car would handle JUST like my BMW, I mean Grand Marquis with the same mods (poly control arm bushings, Bilstein shocks, Addco Sway bars, 17x8 wheels (should have bought 18's) and (now removed to find a better height) Eibach springs. VERY tight, and still retains a smoother and more comfortable than my parents's (stock) 1995 Chrysler Concorde .

Wanna race up the 'twisties' :sun: ?

the hp will vary by 15-20 depending on whether you have duel exhaust. but the duel comes in a package with a higher axle ratio also so it would improve acceleration pretty well going with it. they move along pretty well for a car there size. i test drove a 91 towncar single exhaust when the 4.6 didn't have much gain over the old 5.0 and it felt as quick as my 91 tbird v8 sport. it had no problem peelin out.