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I am thinking about purchasing a 1999 Grand Marquis GS. Were there problems with the 1999 intake manifolds (I know 1997 especially had problems because they were plastic)? Any problems with head gaskets?
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Replying to: fsv (Jan 06, 2005 10:27 am) I have to ask, why? I remember back far enough, to the advent of automatics, when there were 1 and 2 speed automatics in the early 60's. They were ok, not efficient but ok. 3 speeds were revolutionary in 62 & 63. That's all we had until the 80's then Automatic Overdrives came out and Wow! The effort to squeeze an extra MPG out of a Lincoln Town Car spawned a 4 speed automatic! Unfortunately, the damn thing had a short life span since they self destructed from a constant shifting in and out of OD, so everybody locked them out of OD unless they hit the freeway. There went the economy. Now, we're getting 5 speed trannys. I have one. I gotta tell you, I think it's overkill. That first gear lasts about a second, and it's into second. What was the point? Did that really get me anything? I'm not sure it did. Now we need 6 speeds? Frankly, I don't think so. I think 4 was probably enough, and I'm damn sure 5 is. YMMV, that's just my opinion. I can't imaging how 6 speeds is going to do much more for me that 5 does. |
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Replying to: dhski04 (Jan 06, 2005 5:28 pm)
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Hmmm, nvbanker....my Five Hundred has infinitely variable speeds!  With an abundantly (instead of just sufficiently) powerful engine, I think this would be ideal!
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Agree with johnclineii - ideal is infinitely variable speeds. MB's will be getting now 7-speed autos. CVT is ideal. Reality is - cvt is still not strong to handle bigger engines. But we should try to get to ideal solution. And major reason is fuel economy. Doesn't it hurt to fill up the Mountaineer once a week? Gas here in NY is very expensive, I don't know about state where you are... Ford also better gets a hybrid for it's bigger trucks and cars - and soon.
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| Does anyone have a CV/GM WITHOUT traction control/abs and live in a snowy area? I'm still hesitant about buying a RWD car without traction control/abs. | |
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Replying to: fsv (Jan 07, 2005 6:35 am) Exactly! I agree with you folks! If you need to go beyond 5 individual gears, just go CVT and get it over with, that way, it makes much more sense to me. It's the endless shifting that gets annoying to me. I'd invest in the CVT today if it were available. How's it working so far, John? |
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| I am VERY pleased with it. Reliability remains to be proven. I put 173,000 trouble free miles on my Impala LS. We shall see what the Ford Five Hundred does. We know the Panthers (CV/GM) are very reliable vehicles... | |
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Replying to: dhski04 (Jan 02, 2005 7:07 pm) |
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| or better yet, get a FWD Ford that switches to AWD when needed, a la Five Hundred! That's what I did... | |
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