28th Jun 2016, 21:42
What about the Grand Marquis and Town Cars that are not used for law enforcement, are those "overrated" too? 200-300 k is usually routine for these cars.
29th Jun 2016, 03:57
How is the Panther platform overrated? All three cars are extremely capable of going beyond 200,000 miles, they are body on frame and built like tanks. The ride quality is unlike or better than any luxury car today, and the platform lasted over 30 years.
Anyways, this is the way that I look at my 20 year old Town Car with over 200,000 which I drive everyday and anywhere.
28th Jun 2016, 17:45
I had 5 of these cars as company cars. The Ford version Crown Vic was faster and better. We had other sales managers with three cars and high mileage with minimal issues. Great V8, cold air and a roomy trunk for all the things we carried. Sales guys had 6 cylinder cars like the Taurus, Pontiac 6000 LE, and even Cirrus. I would never knock a Crown Vic ever. The Marquis had more trim and less pickup. Not sure why, but it definitely wasn't as powerful. Another plus was there were few idiots driving erratically. Our cars looked like an unmarked Trooper car.