1993 Lincoln Mark VIII review from North America
"Fast, Luxury, but at a cost"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Had to replace the alternator almost right after purchase.
Gone through a couple batteries because of bad cable connection.
Air suspension has gone out and been fixed more than once and is actually being worked on again. Air bags deflate after sitting for awhile, but most the time it will re- inflate its self when the car is started.
Alarm/computer system is out of whack it goes off if the lock button is pushed or sometimes for no reason. The computer tells me the "door is agar" when it really is not.
The heating and cooling system goes out every once in awhile actually the air didn't work almost all summer and I live in Arizona! usually it will go out if you go over a speed bump and jolt it or something.
The inside is still in good shape except for some wear on the steering wheel and the driver side seat.
General comments?
The car is fast and I love it, I'm a young driver and get teased by peers that it looks like an "old persons" car... whatever that means, but once they try me I fly.
The seats are comfortable. However there is not a lot of room in the back and its hard to get in and out of.
Oil changes are an adventure, whoever designed that part wasn't thinking we actually need to get to that like every month or two. Luckliy I am a girl and have small hands so most the time its easier for me to get to it.
The cars paint looks great for a ten year old car.
This is my first car and I've been having issues with it and thinking of getting rid of it. Which is a shame, but because of my age it is hard to put like 400 dollars into my car on a regular basis cause of problems with it. But it's a great luxury car I am lucky to have it, but if someone came up to me an offered me a decent price I would let it go.
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| Good value and performance, but expensive to repair |
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| 1993 - Mark VIII 32v 4.6L DOHC Fun |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1993 |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 4.6 V8 Automatic Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 58120 miles |
| Most recent distance | 87100 miles |
| Date of Entry | 21st December, 2005 |