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REALLY impressed. This big ol boat actually outruns my Firebird (305, holley, flowmaster). Not by much, but imagine my shock when my wife started pulling away from me wih a big ol grin.
Fuel mileage sucks when launching.
Got it free in showroom condition. Kinda went hoo boy, but now really amazed. I drive it more than my Firebird.
My 1985 Ford Crown Victoria LTD is a great car. It has almost 200,000 miles and runs like brand new. This car is basically original. The only problem I have had with it is that my automatic headlight switch doesn't work all the time. But, overall, this car isn't a racer, but a very good, dependable, smooth riding car that a lot of these new car people are missing out on.
I needed a big 2-door car due to my disability and the big three doesn't make big or even mid-size 2-door cars anymore except the Chevy Monte Carlo. I bought a 1985 Crown Vic 2-door with 17,000 miles on it last year (2001). Rides nice and looks new, but having constant problems with the fuel system - (CFI), the Throttle Body Fuel Injection. After I bought the car from a vintage car dealer (paid too much) I found out that the Central Fuel Injection (CFI) was a two-year Ford experiment that failed. Poor gas mileage and poor performance in the 20 to 50 mile per hour range. I can't find a mechanic that knows enough about it to fix it. I wish I had done more investigating. I never would have bought this beast. It's on the auction block next year.
In regards to the last comment... the CFI system did suck... if you have a little money aside... switch over to a carburator system... cheap to repair and easy for most mechanics to fix... going to EFI would be too expensive... I own two big cars an 85' Crown Vic and an 84' Grand Marquis... I don't have any problems even with extreme cold weather like -38...good luck to ya.
My grandma just gave me my 85 crown vic, Its really nice except for the dents and the bad paint job, I also need a new rear bumper because I got side swiped a while back. I have broken this car in a lot in the 4 months I've had it. It basically sat for 4years because my grandma couldnt drive it anymore. except when her nurse would drive her around in it. It needs ohhhhh about $1000 of work to get it the way I want it tho. It runs good I go from Richmond, Va to Maryland just outside of D.C. every other Saturday so that's about 250 miles round trip. The gas mileage although sucks really bad.
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