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So im helping my dad find a replacement family car. And he considered getting a used lincoln town car L. Although it has a V8, i figured the cheaper price would makeup for the gas. What is the reliabity of his car? And the mpg? All the specs wud be nice thank you
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the L has another 6 inches of rear legroom. the mpg is the same. lincoln town cars are very reliable because its a rich mans crown victoria they all ride same chassis/ same engine/trans, the town car gets 20 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. its rear wheel drive, and is the luxury version of grand marquis. i would really go for the lincoln town car because they last longer than its main rival, the cadillac deville. dont buy these brand new because by the time its a year old its worth 30k instead of 50k brand new. this car has more passenger and cargo room than the cadillac dts and town cars can last as long as a toyota or honda.
the L has another 6 inches of rear legroom. the mpg is the same. lincoln town cars are very reliable because its a rich mans crown victoria they all ride same chassis/ same engine/trans, the town car gets 20 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. its rear wheel drive, and is the luxury version of grand marquis. i would really go for the lincoln town car because they last longer than its main rival, the cadillac deville. dont buy these brand new because by the time its a year old its worth 30k instead of 50k brand new. this car has more passenger and cargo room than the cadillac dts and town cars can last as long as a toyota or honda.
MERCURY MARAUDER,,, why did gm stop making this beautiful car?
GUY G
it is me or dose gm and ford take all the great cars off the market for new crap..
i mean to me the maurader is a true classic,, why would they discontinue it,,,
and take crwon vics,, they are beutiful cars,, but have looked the same for years,, why not udate the look a lil
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It's quite simple, really. GM never made the car in the first place. The Mercury Grand Marquis Marauder is a Ford product, based off of the same platform as the Ford Crown Victoria Interceptor.
The answer to your second question is: Yes, it seems like GM and Ford, as well as other companies, do take great cars off of the market. The reason is because they're not selling well. The great cars of yesteryear, like the musclecars of the 1960s, and even newer, lamented models like the Mazda RX-7, Mitsubishi 3000GT, Pontiac Firebird and GTO, and Toyota Supra have all been removed from the market because they simply weren't selling in numbers to justify the price of producing them. Some, though, like the Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Camaro, and possibly the Pontiac Firebird, are coming back because enough people missed them to tell Chrysler and GM that they'd be buying them once they appeared on the market again.
The Marauder was discontinued because Mercury only sold approximately half of the 2004 Marauders by years' end, and less than half of what it had sold in 2003. That's pretty bad.
The answer to your last question is this: Ford might be updating the Crown Victoria. Originally, the next Crown Victoria was going to be built on the Ford Interceptor concept, but Ford decided that was too expensive. For sure, Ford is going to be redesigning the Lincoln Town Car, which shares its' platform with the Ford Crown Victoria and the Mercury Grand Marquis, so it makes sense to also release a Ford and Mercury version to take up cost. What would keep this from happening is two things: One is the fact that the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable are now fullsize cars, with more room in them than the old Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis, better gas mileage, more power, and All-Wheel Drive. Two is if, to keep the Lincoln Town Car competitive in today's luxury car market, Ford decides to build the Town Car with a very high-tech platform to compete with the likes of very expensive luxury cars like the Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, Cadillac DTS and STS replacement, and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which it rivals in size, particularly with the long-wheelbase L version.
I hope this has answered your questions. If you have any more, please feel free to ask.
It's quite simple, really. GM never made the car in the first place. The Mercury Grand Marquis Marauder is a Ford product, based off of the same platform as the Ford Crown Victoria Interceptor.
The answer to your second question is: Yes, it seems like GM and Ford, as well as other companies, do take great cars off of the market. The reason is because they're not selling well. The great cars of yesteryear, like the musclecars of the 1960s, and even newer, lamented models like the Mazda RX-7, Mitsubishi 3000GT, Pontiac Firebird and GTO, and Toyota Supra have all been removed from the market because they simply weren't selling in numbers to justify the price of producing them. Some, though, like the Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Camaro, and possibly the Pontiac Firebird, are coming back because enough people missed them to tell Chrysler and GM that they'd be buying them once they appeared on the market again.
The Marauder was discontinued because Mercury only sold approximately half of the 2004 Marauders by years' end, and less than half of what it had sold in 2003. That's pretty bad.
The answer to your last question is this: Ford might be updating the Crown Victoria. Originally, the next Crown Victoria was going to be built on the Ford Interceptor concept, but Ford decided that was too expensive. For sure, Ford is going to be redesigning the Lincoln Town Car, which shares its' platform with the Ford Crown Victoria and the Mercury Grand Marquis, so it makes sense to also release a Ford and Mercury version to take up cost. What would keep this from happening is two things: One is the fact that the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable are now fullsize cars, with more room in them than the old Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis, better gas mileage, more power, and All-Wheel Drive. Two is if, to keep the Lincoln Town Car competitive in today's luxury car market, Ford decides to build the Town Car with a very high-tech platform to compete with the likes of very expensive luxury cars like the Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, Cadillac DTS and STS replacement, and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which it rivals in size, particularly with the long-wheelbase L version.
I hope this has answered your questions. If you have any more, please feel free to ask.
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