What hasn't gone wrong with this car. I have replaced the engine. I have had to have the radiator replaced twice. I have replaced the heating coil. I have thrown a rod and had to replace the transmission. I go through tires in a year due to the poor alignment.
I hate this car. I have spent in repairs three times what I paid for the car. But I have spent so much money on it, I can't get another car. DO NOT buy this car. The engine is bad. Ford would not recall it for the defect even though they recalled the 94, which has the exact same engine.
I too have had a similar headache and wallet ache with my Thunderbird. I have owned 3 of them and this one was the worst for expensive repairs. Head gasket at 59,000 miles, transmission grommet at 85,000 miles and now the rod bearing went as well. I cannot put any more money into this car. I am currently looking for another car. I must say it was the most fun and comfortable to drive while it lasted. Like every other aspect of the car and wish the manufacturer would have admitted that the head gasket was a problem on the 1993, too.
I have a 93 sc with a 5-speed and I am the second owner I drove the car for six months and had to replace the alternator. i previously owned 4 lx thunderbirds and the only complaint I have about those t-birds is that I had to replace the headgasket on all of them. i think you should just keep it because it is such a beautiful car and that owners are junking them left&right.please don't do that just keep snking the money into it cause in the long run it will pay off if it doesn't already by being such a fun car to drive.
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