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#3177 of 3244 Gas Mileage by maryb88 Mar 17, 2008 (6:41 am)
I recently got a 2005 Grand Marquis and I absolutely love that car! I am a college student, and catch more than a few "granny car" remarks, but I can blow your v6 mustang anyday hotshot. Anyways, was wondering if about 17 mpg sounds about right, I had a car before that got 30mpg and the 17 scared me but thats avg for these cars isnt it? Replies to this message: mrlauderdale (Mar 17, 2008 7:07 am)
#3178 of 3244 Re: Gas Mileage [maryb88] by mrlauderdale Mar 17, 2008 (7:07 am)
Replying to: maryb88 (Mar 17, 2008 6:41 am) Hi maryb88! I have a 1996 Marquis, was already the same engine etc, wonderful (and safe) car and the milage is about average I would say! If you drive it easy with the cruise on the highway, 24-25 is no problem! I drive it in Germany also in heavy stop and go citytraffic often, this way, I occasionally get 12-14 mpg! But I love to see the faces of all those Volkswagens and Smarts when I smoke them with my big boat ;o)! My Parents have a 2006, their average is about 17-19 with a lighter food ;o)! By the way, they are happy it is able to use E85 (ethanol), as the price of gas in Germany is around 6 $ a gallon and the ethanol gallon is around 4 $ ( High german taxes)! Be happy to live in the still free USA!! Have fun!
#3179 of 3244 Gas by ionosphere1 Mar 17, 2008 (12:29 pm)
My 2008 car says it has been getting 13.8 mpg. I only have about 170 miles on it so far and do not know if it has to be driven more to get accurate readings.
#3180 of 3244 Re: Ordering from factory [ionosphere1] by nvbanker Mar 25, 2008 (4:51 pm)
Replying to: ionosphere1 (Feb 02, 2008 12:46 pm) I do not know how long it takes to build the car once they start, do you?   About an hour - building the car isn't where the time is. Queueing into production with special orders does, and shipping does. But once they decide to build it, it's done in one day. Replies to this message: euphonium (Mar 26, 2008 9:47 am) nvbanker (Mar 30, 2008 1:11 pm) euphonium (Mar 31, 2008 7:35 am) and 3 more...
#3181 of 3244 Ordering from factory by ionosphere1 Mar 25, 2008 (6:33 pm)
I'd never do this again....waiting 4 months for a car. I had sold my car 1 week after ordering the new one, so I was without a car for 4 months minus 1 week. Was tough, but now I'm in car heaven with my new Merc.
#3182 of 3244 Re: Ordering from factory [nvbanker] by euphonium Mar 26, 2008 (9:47 am)
Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 25, 2008 4:51 pm) 1997, Wixom, MI it took one hour to produce 11 Mark VIII's and it took one hour to assemble 33 Town Cars. Computer Sequential Production enabled that. Replies to this message: nvbanker (Mar 30, 2008 1:11 pm) euphonium (Mar 31, 2008 7:35 am) nvbanker (Mar 31, 2008 2:57 pm) and 2 more...
#3183 of 3244 Re: Ordering from factory [euphonium] by nvbanker Mar 30, 2008 (1:11 pm)
Replying to: euphonium (Mar 26, 2008 9:47 am) Interesting, euph: so I'm trying to figger this out - if my Town Car began life as what, a frame? How long from frame to drive it out the factory door does that actually take? If you get 33 of them driven off in an hour......how long was each of them in production? Replies to this message: euphonium (Mar 31, 2008 7:35 am) nvbanker (Mar 31, 2008 2:57 pm) euphonium (Mar 31, 2008 8:59 pm) and 1 more...
#3184 of 3244 Re: Ordering from factory [nvbanker] by euphonium Mar 31, 2008 (7:35 am)
Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 30, 2008 1:11 pm) Beginning with the frame/bare body, the Genesis is at least a two week drying period following painting. After the body is dry in the Paint Shop, then it begins it's 33/hour assembly process. The Continental and Town Car shared the same line while the Mark had its own. I took the tour in December 97 and don't remember if they were running more than one shift a day or not. It impressed me that no part for assembly is older than 24 hours after arrival before it is assembled. 18 wheelers and train cars were on the move as suppliers were taught to have their components there on time.   The assembly line is a heck of a lot cleaner than the machine room of a paper factory. Replies to this message: nvbanker (Mar 31, 2008 2:57 pm) euphonium (Mar 31, 2008 8:59 pm) nvbanker (Apr 06, 2008 8:40 am)
#3185 of 3244 Re: Ordering from factory [euphonium] by nvbanker Mar 31, 2008 (2:57 pm)
Replying to: euphonium (Mar 31, 2008 7:35 am) And that's what's interesting too: The Continental and Town Car shared the same line, yet the Continental, by Ford's own admission during the late 80's and early 90's was "the worst car we had", and the Town Car was about the best. My anecdotal experience with both cars was the same. How can they do that? Replies to this message: euphonium (Mar 31, 2008 8:59 pm) nvbanker (Apr 06, 2008 8:40 am)
#3186 of 3244 Re: Ordering from factory [nvbanker] by euphonium Mar 31, 2008 (8:59 pm)
Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 31, 2008 2:57 pm) Good question. Today I wonder where in the assembly process will they place the Town Car while producing them at St. Thomas, Ontario. After having seen the Continental share the line with Town Cars, it would not be a surprise to see a mix of CV, GM, & TC all on the same line. Perhaps a mix of 20 CV, 10 GM, & 5 TC not necessaryily in that order either due to their computer sequential production system they had in Wixom.   Having taken factory drive away a couple of times since 1950, I'd like to do it one more time, but in Coventry/Birmingham, U.K. Replies to this message: nvbanker (Apr 06, 2008 8:40 am)

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