Goner: Ford Officially Announces Death of Crown Vic/Town Car Next Year

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[threedoor]

Re: Goner: Ford Officially Announces Death of Crown Vic/Town Car Next Year

I wonder how much $ it will take to fix all those that were basterdized with 24" wheels and huge stereos back into fleet vehicles. The Taxi companies may be paying a premium for used grandma cars from the Hood in the future.

[squirrel]

Re: Goner: Ford Officially Announces Death of Crown Vic/Town Car Next Year

"Ford's reasoning is a projected drop in sales due to stricter environmental standards that police and taxi vehicles will be held to over the coming years. "

that's hilarious....they're already replacing many CV cop cars around here with suburbans, that's gotta be a big benefit to the environment, right?

Looks like minivans will take over the taxi business. Or maybe priuses, they are getting more common.

[Schtauffer]

Re: Goner: Ford Officially Announces Death of Crown Vic/Town Car Next Year

who among us hasn't felt the smooth surface of a vinyl rear seat in a police car before?

;D ;D ;D

[Bamfster]

Re: Goner: Ford Officially Announces Death of Crown Vic/Town Car Next Year

who among us hasn't felt the smooth surface of a vinyl rear seat in a police car before?

;D ;D ;D

Now that's funny!!!

[IRONHEAD]

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bet ford has a banner year with this car, as the fleet buyers will place big orders just like they did with big rigs before the new emission mandates..
every taxi company will update their fleet with new ones, and they'll be set for 6-8 years..
that means a ton of used ones on the market next few years..
I see the 4 door jeep in 2 wheel drive being a taxi soon.. quincy cabs are looking into it now..
mopar just needs to make it 2 wheel drive..

[Bamfster]

Re: Goner: Ford Officially Announces Death of Crown Vic/Town Car Next Year

Already have these junk boxes in Denver....

[IRONHEAD]

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Already have these junk boxes in Denver....

with the mountains, an electric motor isn't a bad idea.. if they keep it in eletric mode it'll climb without even working

[Bamfster]

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Already have these junk boxes in Denver....

with the mountains, an electric motor isn't a bad idea.. if they keep it in eletric mode it'll climb without even working

But when they're going up the other side of the Eisenhower at 35 MPH it tends to get annoying ....

[TheSilverBuick]

Re: Goner: Ford Officially Announces Death of Crown Vic/Town Car Next Year

Already have these junk boxes in Denver....

with the mountains, an electric motor isn't a bad idea.. if they keep it in eletric mode it'll climb without even working

But when they're going up the other side of the Eisenhower at 35 MPH it tends to get annoying ....

That mountain is BRUTAL!!

[SpiderGearsMan]

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farewell old friend - one inch off of my bumper -with the headlights off

[Scott Liggett]

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Lincoln people met with many limo company owners in the LA area to show off their replacement for the Towncar, sits on the same platform as the CV. My boss tells me that they showed him the MKS as the new replacement that our clients want. Lincoln knowing what our clients want is an idiotic statement alone. That and telling us that a car with 10 inches less shoulder room inside, half the trunk side, way less rear seat leg room; all for $4000 more than a Towncar was the biggest joke.

Chrysler and GM has a huge opportunity here to step in and walk off with Ford's customers on many fronts.

[min301]

Re: Goner: Ford Officially Announces Death of Crown Vic/Town Car Next Year

Lincoln people met with many limo company owners in the LA area to show off their replacement for the Towncar, sits on the same platform as the CV. My boss tells me that they showed him the MKS as the new replacement that our clients want. Lincoln knowing what our clients want is an idiotic statement alone. That and telling us that a car with 10 inches less shoulder room inside, half the trunk side, way less rear seat leg room; all for $4000 more than a Towncar was the biggest joke.

Chrysler and GM has a huge opportunity here to step in and walk off with Ford's customers on many fronts.

All the big three screw the pooch, when they have a winner(or at least it seems).
The GM A/G bodies were hot sellers...dropped.
The Beretta was another hot seller...dropped

[BangShift McT]

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Very hard to knock a car that was in production basically unchanged for 32 years. I personally like the later-80's Grand Marquis for the looks.

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: Goner: Ford Officially Announces Death of Crown Vic/Town Car Next Year

Rare but even cooler are the 2-door late 1980's versions.