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Originally Posted by engatwork
I'm of the opinion that the Crown Vic is probably one of the best cars Ford has ever built. Mom has one that just turned over 202k miles with only routine service on it. It has been through a couple of alternators though.
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My experience is not gigantic, but I have to agree. I probably drive five or six full-size Ford models from the early 70s up to the late 90s Crown Vics. I have not driven a Taurus, I take all of those reports on faith.
Not sure how scientific my opinion is, but prior to encountering the Crown Vics with yellow cab SF, I preferred the large Chevys to the large Fords.
I owned a cab as sort of a lark in the late 70s. I bought a Plymouth satellite with a 318, I had driven several of those, and liked them. Now that was a fast car for an almost full size Detroit item. Jeez I used to bomb around Seattle in that thing - it was not uncommon to do more than 200 miles in a night. It’s hard to explain, I’m sort of a hippie back to the lander but I do get a kick out of playing the speed racer sometimes.
I’ve read that Ford offered a long wheelbase version of the Crown Vic in the oh ohs, 6 inches longer than the other models, including the police interceptor. Not for public consumption, but available for fleet sales. No idea if that’s the variety I drove. I didn’t know about that back then, I wouldn’t have known what to look for.