Lower radiator hose developed a split, water pump leaked when I bought the car - radiator had to be filled up every time you drove it, no matter the distance - water pump has since gone out.
Typical of 80-90 Plymouth cars, it's K-frame is made of weaker steel that tends to break or crack, mine is bent, causing it to pull hard to the left. The alignment is so bad it will complete a left turn of it's own accord.
For a full bodied big car, it has a sleek appearance similar to the police edition with the exception that mine has a maroon/red soft top (not convertible).
Body wise it is in good condition, with the exception of the right rear door: The previous owner had left the door open and backed out the driveway, and a tree growing alongside the driveway nearly crushed it. It is bent, but a good auto-body shop could pull it out with relative ease if no replacement door can be found.
Book value of the car (clean condition; original interior/exterior and engine) is about $650. As a trade-in, it's worth $65.
It does not currently run - it needs a new ignition or the ignition re-keyed, and a water pump.
The water pump would run about $35, not including labor.
I am selling it for $500.00, here in Jacksonville FL.
A beautiful drive, with nice smooth cruising speeds. Over a bridge, you slowly build the old beast to full steam (careful with the old boy, it's beautiful and precious) and roll steadily right over the other side, chugging merrily along.
$35 to a tank of gas, it is an unstoppable force similar to a tank once tearing along. What curb? I thought it was a pebble! Stopping can be accomplished, however, with gentle and slow pressure - the brakes are good, but remember that the car weighs just over a half ton and the 318 is raring to go.
Slow down too fast, and the old beast moans to a stop just because of inertia versus the sheer weight, not because of any fault.
A beautiful car to cruise in or show off; spare a few hundred for the body, engine and paint it a candy apple red - and this would be a beautiful old show stopper.
Let's see, book value for a good clean one is $650; yours has body damage, a bent frame, needs a new water pump, and does not run; a dealer offered you $65 for it... and you are selling it for $500?
Good luck.
Yeah, but it could really be cherried out! When I get my new sound system in it, it will be the baddest car at school!
After I get it running.
I used to have an '87 Chrysler Fifth Avenue (a higher-end Gran Fury). I loved it, but was forced against my will to get rid of it... and have been missing it ever since. If I lived anywhere near Florida, I'd buy your Gran Fury in a heartbeat!
To the above commenter. You opine that you were "forced" to get rid of your beloved Grand Fury "against your will." What!! First off, we're all on the edge of our seats wondering what happened to you and the Grand Fury. Did you come upon some hard times financially? Were you car-jacked! Did you lose it a bet? Tell us please.
Secondly, it's my opinion that whomever took the Grand Fury from you was doing you a world of good. They should be rewarded handsomely as they potentially saved you thousands in repair bills. The Grand Furys Iv'e owned have consistently let me down.
Thanks, Peter.
Sorry, but if I had a brand of car that let me down I certainly would never buy another one.
But you have disproven that old wives' tale that if the police use a car it must be reliable. Police departments buy their cars mainly because they are cheap and the auto makers subsidize the sales, not because they are so incredibly reliable. Just look at JD Power ratings for makes used as police cars vs. other cars.
Gran Fury's for life!
More like, a life sentence?
Enough. It cannot be denied any longer - there are two kinds of people when it comes to the Plymouth Gran Fury. Those who love it and those who hate it.
To the previous Gran Fury-hater: owning a Gran Fury is not like a life sentence in Sing Sing. It cannot possibly be that bad of a car. No car can be a life sentence - you just sell it to someone, anyone if you want it gone.
And to the 'old wives' tale' commenter: police departments and taxi companies *do* tend to use well-priced and reliable cars, and those cars tend to grow ever more reliable after years of mainly being built for sale to police departments and taxi companies. Look at the Ford Crown Victoria- for over ten years it has reigned as the premier taxi and police car, each year of service allowing Ford to make it better for such users. Few have ever questioned the Crown Victoria's reliability, and most of its life has been spent doing what the Gran Fury once did.
Well at least Ford had it in them to keep their RWD model line Lincoln & Mercury in production when Chrysler finished with the M body. We know Chrysler corp are back in RWD again, but that 3 box shape of the old Gran Fury is a classic.
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