1998 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series review from North America
"Affordable luxury car at an affordable price"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Power window switch panel on driver side. Sometimes you have to jiggle the switches.
General comments?
The interior is very roomy in both the front and back seat area.
The engine is pretty smooth and quiet at both city and highway speeds. I bought the car used; despite the high mileage, this car runs and feels like a new car.
Powertrain wise, there are a few small things that need to be addressed; mostly just getting it serviced and lubricated.
The mileage on this car is unbelievably high considering the size of both the car and the engine. I think I am getting better than 26-28 MPG on the highway. To the right of the display it tells you how many miles you have left on a tank of gas, which is really convenient and easy to read.
The controls to the seat, seat heater, and the window/mirrors are easy to find without taking your eyes off the road. The stereo has a cassette player for those of us who still have cassette tapes, with a factory CD disk holder/changer in the trunk. Even by today's standards, this system is pretty well up to speed with the quality of the newer systems out on the market today. The sound quality on this car surpasses the system in my 2007 GMC Sierra Classic!!
This car is so comfortable to ride in on long trips you could sleep in it. Initial run with this car felt like the steering had a bit "oversteer", but I got adjusted to that pretty quickly. This is the 1st luxury car that I have owned, and my experience with this car has so far been a fairly good one.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 2009 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 4.6L V8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 72848 miles |
| Most recent distance | 73542 miles |
| Previous car | Buick Century |
| Date of Entry | 16th September, 2009 |