Movie Muscle
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and i'll get a better price likely on the Focus pump through a friend..........I hope
Gen 1, GenII, likes/ dislikes
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Movie Muscle
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I agree with you GMAN, it is only when full and I smell it in the car.Very little fuel on the ground. Only once right after it was filled to the brim and driven a bit. I 'll bet you're right. The only reason I wonder about the lines is this car sat a lot and other lines are rough. I here sometimes the lines can go where they meet at the tank. I have yet to get my car up on a hoist with me under it. I rushed to get it on the road since I had a buyer for my 93 Opalescent. I saw the power steering lines when I had the front up to do front hubs and bearings. They were so bad I bet I could break them by hand. My oil pan was really bad!!! Damn Canadian winters. I'll remedy that when I drop the K for the Kooks!!
I was thinking of getting a parts car. I knew about a 98 LSC unmolested with 180 000 miles for 2000 but short on cash. I just spent ten minutes staring at my hood. I might just try to find a used hood and modify it(tastefully) to a raised scoop. I will need a used hood and tons of time. I did a lot of glass work on boats and I am thinking of shaving some foam mock ups to lay on and eye up 1st. I have a half baked idea already.......but think it would look best with a slight taper into the upper grill. If ,or when I start mock ups it will be likely next year but will post pics with the foam mocks. I fear it will look to front heavy from the side though due to the altered grille profile.......and I'll likely have to really taper it to get the main mass and height back farther and not ruin the lines........only one way to find out!! It has to look just right not like a cheap insulting add on.
must be a GEN 1 thing...FC3
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I leased 1994 Mark VIII for my wife after we were married to get her out of death-trap piece of @#$ rice hauler she was driving. The 94 was nice. Probably the quickest of the three. My wife thinks it was the quickest. I don't remember, but the Marks were her everyday drivers. Replaced that with another leased 96 Mark VIII. Nearly the same with a few updates to the interior. Before that car was a year old, a heavy-duty truck rear-ended the cars. The car took the hit and spared my wife from permanent back injuries. Good car. The cop who responded, the ambulance drivers, and her doctors all said the car saved her. We leased, but if we bought it, it would have easily been worth the $42,600 sticker. The insurance elected to fix the car. The dealer replaced pretty much everything aft of the doors. Total was around 28 large.
Ford announced no more Mark VIII and no new Mark IX, so we bought a 1998. Love the HID lights. The 94/96 halogens were mediocre even when the cars were new. The original traction control system wasn't all-speed, and would deactivate above 25 MPH. The all-speed system is much better. Wish the 1998's trip computer still displayed fuel burned like the other ones did. But the vehicle and driver setup pages on the trip computer is nicer than non-configurable 94/96 had. The touch-screen settings in my wife's new Jaguar Vanden Plas don't offer as many configurable settings. Some things we can set in the Mark have to be set by the Jaguar dealer. (Like reverse mirrors.)
The electronic tilt and telescope steering column is great. When the mechanism broke was bad. When the stupid dealer fixed it wrong the first time (for a grand) and then it had to be repaired again (for another grand) because he straightened and re-used the rails instead of installing new ones was really bad. I don't go back there for service.
Still have the 1998. I kept it when we got the Jag. The dealer wanted it as a trade, but I like the car, so might as well keep her.
I've replaced both headlight modules because they were yellowing. Car looks good. The dealer's body shop manager would like to buy her. I still see the fellow who was the used car manager at the now closed Lincoln dealer where I was a customer; he keeps asking if I'm ready to sell the car. He also wants my 83 Imperial and 76 New Yorker Brougham. He likes old cars, too.
I have to replace the driver's side power seat rack. The seat does not move properly and sometimes hangs up, which was making my wife crazy. Replaced the struts and springs a few years ago. So other than the seat rack, she's good to go.
My wife drove the Mark a few weeks ago when she left the ignition on the Jag in the "accessory" position and ran down the battery. She said the Mark has nicer seats than the Jag, despite the Vanden Plas having Jaguar's top-of-the-line 16 way adjustable seat.
Have some interesting items. All the original paperwork for all three cars. Also have the new car brochures. Most interesting piece is the dealer orientation book for the Mark VIII when Ford introduced the model. It's 100 pages that details everything from market positioning, to styling prototypes, to engineering features, etc.
Best regards,
Frank C.
Ford announced no more Mark VIII and no new Mark IX, so we bought a 1998. Love the HID lights. The 94/96 halogens were mediocre even when the cars were new. The original traction control system wasn't all-speed, and would deactivate above 25 MPH. The all-speed system is much better. Wish the 1998's trip computer still displayed fuel burned like the other ones did. But the vehicle and driver setup pages on the trip computer is nicer than non-configurable 94/96 had. The touch-screen settings in my wife's new Jaguar Vanden Plas don't offer as many configurable settings. Some things we can set in the Mark have to be set by the Jaguar dealer. (Like reverse mirrors.)
The electronic tilt and telescope steering column is great. When the mechanism broke was bad. When the stupid dealer fixed it wrong the first time (for a grand) and then it had to be repaired again (for another grand) because he straightened and re-used the rails instead of installing new ones was really bad. I don't go back there for service.
Still have the 1998. I kept it when we got the Jag. The dealer wanted it as a trade, but I like the car, so might as well keep her.
I've replaced both headlight modules because they were yellowing. Car looks good. The dealer's body shop manager would like to buy her. I still see the fellow who was the used car manager at the now closed Lincoln dealer where I was a customer; he keeps asking if I'm ready to sell the car. He also wants my 83 Imperial and 76 New Yorker Brougham. He likes old cars, too.
I have to replace the driver's side power seat rack. The seat does not move properly and sometimes hangs up, which was making my wife crazy. Replaced the struts and springs a few years ago. So other than the seat rack, she's good to go.
My wife drove the Mark a few weeks ago when she left the ignition on the Jag in the "accessory" position and ran down the battery. She said the Mark has nicer seats than the Jag, despite the Vanden Plas having Jaguar's top-of-the-line 16 way adjustable seat.
Have some interesting items. All the original paperwork for all three cars. Also have the new car brochures. Most interesting piece is the dealer orientation book for the Mark VIII when Ford introduced the model. It's 100 pages that details everything from market positioning, to styling prototypes, to engineering features, etc.
Best regards,
Frank C.
Movie Muscle
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Thats quite the pic Frank. If you didn't tell me what it was I would have had a hard time identifying it as a Mark!
What did your steering do before it broke? My is making a lot of noise when it retracts hoping a good lube with some white lithium will take car of it. My car was a sitter and had issues with lack of use.
What did your steering do before it broke? My is making a lot of noise when it retracts hoping a good lube with some white lithium will take car of it. My car was a sitter and had issues with lack of use.
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I have seen that dealers book - very interesting!!!! Your wife is a lucky lady!
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my opinions.. since im a 98 lsc owner to date..
i owned 89, 88 lsc's and 98 lsc(current) ..all different rides all together.btw no comparrision.
likes on 98 gen 2 lsc:
love the over all sleek lines ,style and performance. it was made way before it's time when other cars started copying the features like what we now have todays cars-thinkin they are comin out with something new..lol..which i find funny
dislikes.. gen 2 lsc..it's too sensitive..coils..and tranny seals,sad to say im going on second tranny repair in 3 yrs after first repair done.
and sensitivity on the both head and rear lamps. i try to avoid using DTRL so i dont blow them out too early in it's life while i still have it all on great condition..and not slamming the rear trunk to bang the ballest and light out of place..lol ..who ever touches the car to work on it to turn off air switch..usulally i'll do it..but if anyhting else..lol..im like omg please EASY ON THE TRUNK ..(omg omg!)!!!!..lol--im a mess! lol...lol
lol ..i admit, i suffer anxity over my car..lol
88 lsc, well the one i had was a kids job..lol tying to muscel it up..but couldnt finish it..turned out engine and exaust was bad..lol and leaked gas..
8-(
89 lsc got it cheep and played around with the interior.it was a recovery CAR ..loved it THE CHANGES WENT WELL but my dislikes on this one was body frame noise which was hard to find to correct.. lets say..did 3 front end jobs keep in mind complete WITH arms and all and still had noise IT WAS LIKE A GHOST..IT WOULD CREEK AND CREEK AND THEN GO AWAY..LOL the mechanic thought i was crazy..quite embarrassing i may say...had her for 4.5 yrs and sold to get my downpayment for my 98
which i love. if you havent read my other posts...lol.
i owned 89, 88 lsc's and 98 lsc(current) ..all different rides all together.btw no comparrision.
likes on 98 gen 2 lsc:
love the over all sleek lines ,style and performance. it was made way before it's time when other cars started copying the features like what we now have todays cars-thinkin they are comin out with something new..lol..which i find funny
dislikes.. gen 2 lsc..it's too sensitive..coils..and tranny seals,sad to say im going on second tranny repair in 3 yrs after first repair done.
and sensitivity on the both head and rear lamps. i try to avoid using DTRL so i dont blow them out too early in it's life while i still have it all on great condition..and not slamming the rear trunk to bang the ballest and light out of place..lol ..who ever touches the car to work on it to turn off air switch..usulally i'll do it..but if anyhting else..lol..im like omg please EASY ON THE TRUNK ..(omg omg!)!!!!..lol--im a mess! lol...lol
lol ..i admit, i suffer anxity over my car..lol
88 lsc, well the one i had was a kids job..lol tying to muscel it up..but couldnt finish it..turned out engine and exaust was bad..lol and leaked gas..
8-(
89 lsc got it cheep and played around with the interior.it was a recovery CAR ..loved it THE CHANGES WENT WELL but my dislikes on this one was body frame noise which was hard to find to correct.. lets say..did 3 front end jobs keep in mind complete WITH arms and all and still had noise IT WAS LIKE A GHOST..IT WOULD CREEK AND CREEK AND THEN GO AWAY..LOL the mechanic thought i was crazy..quite embarrassing i may say...had her for 4.5 yrs and sold to get my downpayment for my 98
which i love. if you havent read my other posts...lol.
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Seeing as how we've been getting some new members i'd like to bump the back up.