1993 Ford Thunderbird Supercoupe review from North America
"I love this car, the fastest production T-Bird Ford ever made"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
This should surprise no one, but my head gasket blew at 98,000 miles.
Rear-end replaced around 90,000 miles.
The shift linkage was overhauled with the transmission when the engine was re-built at 98,000 miles.
General comments?
If you can work on it yourself or have a good and caring mechanic, this is a world-class car. My experience with Ford dealers has been nothing, but one disaster after another. When the head gasket went, my dealer refused to work on the car at all and advised me to purchase a new car. I spoke to Ford and learned there was a recall on 1994 and 1995 3.8 liter engines for bad head-gaskets, but that the recall was "vehicle-specific" and did not apply to 1993 cars. My car was towed out of the dealer's lot and re-built by the best mechanic I've ever known. He loves the car and it has run better than ever for the last 20,000 miles.
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| Good old American garbage! |
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| Easily Worth more Than 10 Times What I Paid |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8 Manual |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 60000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 118000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Thunderbird |
| Date of Entry | 23rd January, 2004 |