Transmission went out at 77,000
Popped a spark plug right out of engine block at 162,000.
I bought this car with 32,000 in 1995. Pampered it and kept it up at all times. The car was still in excellent condition in May of 2006. Interior was near mint, except for those pesky buttons on the heater and air. The antenna still worked. I was so secure in this car that I was still taking 1600 mile trips in it until 2005 and 162,000. That is when I blew a spark plug out of the engine block.
Not expensive to fix. The mechanic said he had heard of them doing that, but had never seen one do it. Mine did!!! Something to do with the aluminum engine block. But the best and worst part of this review is that I had a really serious car crash (not my fault) and I walked away with only air bag damages. That iron tank was a life saver to me. It had 174,000 miles on it when it was totaled. The insurance company is taking me to the cleaners and only allowing me 2500 dollars for the car.. Now I am looking for another one and anything close to this is 5,000 to 7,000 dollars and even more. These cars will spoil you for Lincolns forever.
There is someting about these cars that really gets you attached to them. Maybe it's the power, or the luxury, or even the rarity, I don't know what it is, but I will keep my opal grey 93 forever no matter what it takes to keep it running.
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