Originally Posted By: stephen9666
Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
Grand Marquis/Town Car/Crown Vic are pretty much bulletproof.
Except for the spark plug threads.
Spark plugs like to unscrew themselves in certain years and require a costly thread replacement. It just happened to a Crown Vic owned by my friend. You have to be careful that the plugs are installed correctly.
All these threads about "what car for $XXXX" don't make much sense to me. I've bought quite a few cars in that price range. When spending that little, I think it's more important to get the best bargain you can, rather than focus on a specific model.
What I look for is the overall condition, mileage, maintenance, etc. over the make/model.
However, there definitely are ones to avoid.
Pre-'03 and that happened to all Modular-equipped vehicles. And depending on where you get it fixed will determine if it is costly or not. I had to have one hole repaired on the Expedition. Was done through the dealer and wasn't bad price-wise.