None, the car is an '05 brand new.
As you'd expect from "The Crown Victoria", a lot of room for the driver and the passengers to sit very comfortably, with good space for the legs for both the front and rear passengers.
The acceleration is great and the take off from stationary is very good considering the automatic transmission.
Plus, the handling feels good even in the curves.
What I really love about this car; that in my home country - a small island in the middle east - most of people prefer the small Japanese and Korean cars, because those cars usually offer high fuel efficincy and are considered economical for the low income people. Which makes the V4 (1.6 & 1.8) the most common thing on the street. So you can imagine my confidence when I'm behind the wheel of my big American machine with a V8 4.6 engine... It just boost up my EGO :-)
Add to that, the safety that big American cars offer, and the Crown Victoria is no exception.
The very nice design means that luxury comes as standard with the Crown Victoria.
The dealers treatment is very professional and I'm really happy with this car, as I am with my other Ford.
I read many articles about the Crown Vic. before I bought it, and now I think I did the right thing, and I believe it provided excellent value for my money.
Yeah damn right the big ford is a big beast, but when it came to importing it from the good old US of A I'm sure the non posing low income earners must wish daddy buy them one too.
This Ford vehicle is among the few vehicles from Ford namely F-Series E-series and Mustang that does not need a transmission repair or replacement sooner than a Dodge.
What Crown Victorians do not know is that this vehicle is a toaster oven waiting to toast its occupants to death once it gets rear ended by a fast approaching vehicle.
At least 20 Police officers have died due to poor design and location of Crown Victorias fuel tank in the rear and within the crush zones of the car. Other car manufacturers keep fuel tanks out of the crush zones.
Check Crown Victoria Safety issues on the internet. I thank God that I found out just in time and did not buy this bed of death.
Hi again, I’m the original writer of the review…
And I found the very interesting (and a bit kina scary) comment of the “Fuel Tank Location” in the Crown Vic.
I just wanna say: Cool Down Dude…
I read many articles in many web-sites before I buy the car…
And as far as I know
- There was no such “leaking fuel accidents” among civilian vehicle.
- Those accidents happened only to highway patrol cops that got hit from the back buy mostly drunk drivers at very high speeds.
- The Crown Vic. Has recorded a very good safety rating in many crash-tests.
With my heart full of sadness for all those brave cops whom were victims of these accidents –may their souls rest in peace- but in my personal opinion; I think that the media and some web. Sites has over-reacted this issue a little bit, and we should not blame the Ford, simply because any car gets rear crashed in very very high speed might have the same problem.
I think that America should really be proud of Ford because the entire world love and respect the FORD vehicles.
Sorry, but we are talking about the same company that developed the original Mustang and the Pinto, both of which had gas tanks essentially as their rear bumpers.
The Vic is an unsafe car and I find it hard to believe that the police version is sooooo radically different that the gas tank is moved TOWARDS the rear vs. the regular consumer car.
Civilian vehicle or police vehicle!! doesn't matter. CROWN VICTORIA is a very unsafe vehicle because of its poor location of the fuel tank which catches fire when rear ended, Ford has acknowledged this, but not boldly, only after being forced to by US Senators and Dept. of auto safety and has settled law suits outside of the court. Ford is offering Protective shields, but you got to buy and pay for the installation. Get one because it is not worth taking a chance with your and others life.
I suspect the odds are quite higher with rear end collisions with police continually pulling drivers over and having a parked Crown Victoria on the shoulders routine stops/ writing tickets on Interstates and other less than ideal shoulder locations. In addition driving these vehicles at all hours with stopped DUI road blocks probably increases that likehood further. I had 2 late models and the majority of my parking was not on shoulders more like at the mall, at home or work. I guess you could be rear ended at a stop light. Any vehicle at any angle!!! is a potential safety risk. I now drive an Acua TL with front and side air bags, but realize that even that is not insurance against injury/death.
I bought one of these things after doing research into the gas tank issue. There are about 40,000+ auto fatalities per year in the US. Since 1992, somewhere between 40-160 people total have been killed in CV/GMs after rear end crashes - one I read about was a rear end collision by a big truck. It happens most often to cops, because they sit at the edge of the highway in heavy traffic. The NHTSA talked to the CHP for their report, who said they had a 'high energy' rear end collision about once a week, and didn't notice an unusual problem with fires. The report is on the web. Typically you have to get hit from behind by a 3000 pound car going 50-70 mph. Don't try that in any car; I've seen accounts on the web of cop impalas burning after a similar collision.
It is a risk, and it can be mitigated somewhat by the protection upgrade. But it's not a death sentence. If you really fear dying in cars (remember, 40,000+ per year do), stay off the road.