1995 Ford Thunderbird LX V8 review from North America

The plastic on the driver's seat cracked at 120000 miles.

Ignition cylinder spun all the way around at 100000, preventing shutting off of the engine.

Other than that, the car's been perfect for 6 years.

This is my first car which I inherited from my dad when he got his Corvette.

I love the power of the V8, and at 17, it's easy to get into trouble very quickly with 260 tweaked ponies under your right foot!!

My only complaints so far have been that this car guzzles gas like crazy. You can actually watch the gauge move toward empty at high speed on the highway. Also, the stock radio/cassette has a slight tendency to garble tapes and the overall sound quality leaves something to be desired.

All in all, for a first car, this can't be beat. While all my friends are driving junky little imports that break or cost thousands to fix, I simply tool along in the last American rear wheel drive luxury coupe that was available to almost anyone. Even used, they make a great bargain.