1995 Ford Crown Victoria LX review from North America
"This is what a car shall be!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Rusted brake lines (replaced).
Brake rotors and pads (replaced once, last 50.000 km since then).
Rusted support arm of the muffler (discarded the helpless component).
Passenger window lifter (it sounds to be few hundred $ to repair: meanwhile fixed it with a stick).
AC condenser (replaced).
EGR valve (cleaned).
Plastic hook of sun-visor (broken by a previous owner).
Small rust spot in a rear wheel's compartment.
NOTHING ELSE SO FAR!!!
General comments?
After 11 years the car looks, drives and sounds brand new.
The V8 howls very pleasantly and consumes NO oil.
Until now I am sometimes trying to start the running engine.
"Over-assisted" steering is very pleasant; shortly I've found myself using two fingers to steer.
Huge money/value: the price ranges $3K to $8K CAD in Canada for C.V. 1993 - 1999; mpg is 17/25 (11 on highway to 17-20 liters in a city per 100 km).
Acceleration is very adequate for everiday casual fun driving.
When you don't press on gas you will get to some 30 km/hour; that results in some kind of "light driving" feeling.
Braking is smart with a gradual increase of the brake force as you step on the pedal.
The seats are fairly comfortable.
Huge passive safety. In a minor frontal collision the counterpart Chevi Lumina has ended in $2.5K CAD in repairs, when I've got some small scratch on the clear coat and bent license plate. On another occasion when parking I've hit a post fairly strong: absolutely no damage to the bumper!: )
The car drives smooooth; gently floats over bumps, but does not feel sloppy.
The rear wheel drive makes it very steady on slippery roads (however if you are stuck in snow, you may wish to have the front wheels drivable for a sec.).
The size (including the leg / head room and the trunk) is just right.
Seats 6: once in a while it may be very helpful.
Connecting of a child seat was not easy: no hook is in there and passing the belt to the trunk has been fairly tricky...
Lighting of the door key compartment is cool!
This is one beautiful, smooooth, strong, fast, fun, safe, versatile, very reliable and pocket-money priced piece of machinery!
EVERYBODY SHALL HAVE A CROWN VIC 1995!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1995 |
| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 4.6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 185000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 236000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Kia Sephia |
| Date of Entry | 9th January, 2007 |