Leon S Loc: Minnesota

I like your choice of cars. I also drive a 2003 town car. It now has 168,000 miles on her. We bought her six years ago for $6,000. Two separate times she was hit while parked and we were paid $5,500 for cosmetic damages. I saw no point in fixing cosmetic damage and we still have her. She has been parked for about 15 months outside in Minnesota. Yesterday I charged the battery, turned the key, and she fired up in about 5 seconds. 26-28 mph on the highway, comfortable ride, and quiet inside and out. I could sell her tomorrow for $2,500. Since I paid so little for her, I never put collision insurance coverage on her. I feel that I was paid to own her.

travelwp Loc: New Jersey

I love my towncar, it only has 92,000 miles on it. A corporation owned it and didn't drive it much.

I love the ride and also have an Elantra for around town, so the Lincoln is my long distance car.

(just out of curiosity: did you ever have a problem with the AM radio ? - FM works great !)

Leon S Loc: Minnesota

No problems with radio. I did however change the air suspension to a ford spring suspension. Still a great ride and much cheaper to do.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

The reason the Japanese automotive industry was so good back then was their manufacturing plants had new equipment. Installed in the late fifties early sixties. The US automakers we're using equipment installed in the 20s and 30s. The Japanese basically forced them to upgrade their equipment. My father worked for Ford. In the transmission manufacturing end. They took a Japanese transmission apart to investigate how they could do certain things. They quickly discovered that they could not hold the tolerances of the machineing. This was in the very early 60s. Obviously since then the manufacturing machines have been updated. Not taking away from the Japanese. I enjoy the people and culture. That was the original reason they kicked out butts so bad for a bit.

travelwp Loc: New Jersey

Thanks for the history lesson !!

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

Very welcome. Look for the new engines to last a shorter time. Running a small displacement engine and putting a turbo or supercharger on it and running it at close to maximum rpm will not be good for longevity. It does produce get horsepower and decent mileage but longevity will suffer. I may not be around in 20 years to prove it but building engines and racing a big part of my life I'll bet on it. Lol

anotherview Loc: California

As a consequence of WW II bombing to destroy the industrial capacity of Japan, this nation had to replace its factories with new equipment. Of course, the Japanese also instituted a national standard of quality control applied to exports. These two actions together made Japanese products competitive in the global economy. Today, we associate quality with the description "Made in Japan."

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

Exactly. Exactly.