1986 Ford Crown Victoria Base review from North America

I bought the car for $650. It had blown head gaskets and a broken brake line and that's all... until I got hold of it.

I loved this car and would get another in a heart beat. It hauled major ass on the highway and never had a problem merging or passing vehicles. It beat any car that wanted to play with me, especially those Japanese pieces of crap.

I went mudding with it in a corn field; almost got stuck until I put my foot to the floor. It did its magic and ripped its way out.

Driving in this car was a dream and you couldn't feel a pothole anywhere if you hit one.

This car was the base edition; it had power nothing, AM/FM only, no speakers, but had Mustang parts, which kicked ass.

It spun its tires at 30mph, and scared the crap out of people. It was scary for being a big car.

It saved my ass from getting hurt majorly in a accident, which was hitting a '96 Explorer @ 45 mph. Broke the front end and drove like nothing happened. It had a major meltdown and overheated, put in antifreeze and it started up... for about a week, then it died.

This car was a prime example of how American engineering should be. I would buy another in a heart beat. It was a tank with Lazy Boys that could do 130 in a heart beat.