Originally Posted By: blueglide88
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: blueglide88
I have a 2003 Grand Marquis that I bought used in 2008 for $6700 out the door. It had 39K on it, and right now I'm a little shy of 100K. I live in Chicago, so when I say I average 14.6 mpg in the city you can bet that's really city driving. I always take supposed city mileage claims with a grain of salt because the word "city" means different things to many people. Not to mention the area of the country you are from and the altitude you operate at.The only long road trip I did I got 26 mpg. The car has given me some weird electrical problems and I suffered the dreaded warped intake manifold. However I like the car and it will be around for a long time. Huge trunk, lot's of interior space and a plush ride that you don't get in most cars. I am certainly getting my $6700 worth out of this car
Yes, they are great cars. Highly durable and reliable. I had one for three years.
I did have an odd occasional electrical issue though. The headlights would go out for no reason. Well, obviously a reason existed, but nobody could ever figure it out. It did this about twice a year and it was only for a few minutes. Then...it would be another 6 to 10 months before it would happen again. Really odd.
I got almost 30mpg on a long road trip.
I had the same problem. There was a recall on some sort of headlight control module. I received it in the mail last year and Ford fixed it for free!
Wow! I didn't know that...and apparently the shops I went to didn't either.
I wish I'd known that back then.