That's the smartest thing I've heard in a long time nowadays considering all that's going on. And The money savings are the best part of it all, and it still get the job done and reliable.

@@jims4877 same here

@@57LHemi mm

​Smart business man.

My ‘08 signature limited also has heated seats & the power open & power close trunk from the key fob. Love my Lincoln T.C. more than life itself!

Thank you sir and I totally agree with you. I'd have to say one of the most dependable cars on the road with minor car.

Awesome man I hope you get one soon

Good buy man and I totally agree with you on that.

Perfect choice man, they ride just as smoothe with the coil spring conversion and you won't be disappointed.

Me too man, and the ride is so smooth

@@57LHemi just bought one yesterday, smoothest riding vehicle I’ve ever been in, driving or passenger, that air ride suspension is amazing

Shane O’Mac congrats man and yes I absolutely agree

More reliable than a Hemi

That's a fact

Yep that's a fact.

Oh yeah for sure man, and that's the plan to hold on to it for a long as possibly, with regular maintenance these cars will last forever. I'm not too surprised that the original engine, trans and rear end are still going strong. In the future I plan on getting a 2006 to 2008 Designer if I can find a nice one

@@57LHemi I did recently replace the engine on my propane Lincoln my mechanic found a low mileage 4.6..he says another million easy! These cars were built tough and easy to repair and maintain it's amazing. I live up North and winter and salt is hard on cars but I own two one is my daily driver and the other only sees summer now and it's a 2008 Signature L .

@@clemmahabir way to go man, and that care of that panther as I will do the same

Clem Mahabir-600k miles??? Holy shit. I just bought the cousin 05 Mercury Grand Marquis in 12/21. It was a 1-Owner with 40k original miles. So i hope to have the same luck you did.

Oh yeah, go with the town car, the ride of any grand marquis is very similar to a crown vic.

Awesome man it will last you for a lifetime

Congrats man awesome buy

Thanks man, I would definitely get the car, you will be more than satisfied

Congrats with 88k the car is still new not even broken in yet. It may be the last car you'll ever need. Great buy man

That's what's up man I'm glad you are loving the panther platform. I use to have a 05 Grand Marquis.

@@57LHemi nice

I hate to see them crunched up but I'm glad you were fine and got you another one, perfect choice

Great buy man, give it the TLC it deserve and you won't need another car for the next 10 years as these Lincolns last forever

Thanks and I agree straight facts

Thanks man it's at 275k right now

wait you are in Texas, I'm Louisiana, maybe you can help a sister out, LOL!!!

@@ourblazingworld I'd love to help you out

@@57LHemi send me an email address and I will send you some pics I took this week on my ultimate

The air suspension is a easy fix, so it the water leak under the cowl. The ac is a little different to diagnose

You still have your car or did you sell it I'm asking because I'm in the NC area an might want to buy it if it's for sale?

Yes I've heard that before, you just reconnect them.

Thanks brother. I'll probably do another video at 300k

For sure man same here I plan on keeping mine as long as I can. The intake manifold, air suspension, and water leak are the most common problems that these panther platform cars will see. Everything else is pretty much bullet proof with regular maintenance. I have over 260k on mine with the original deivetrain. I plan on buying a Designer series Town car also one day. I love how the have the fog lights and I believe that is was the highest trim level available out of them all. Take care of those 2 Town cars you have and they will take care of you my man. And thanks for watching

@@57LHemi so is your town car still running on the original transmission at 260,000? Just curious because I have a 99 grand marquis only has 154,000 I just bought 4 months ago and it's a great car, wondering how long these transmissions go before replacing.

@@bla2189 mine still has the original trans.

I drive a 2006 town car, I’ve had it for 9 years already and ZERO problems with it. However, the past few weeks the check suspensions light has turned on a couple times so yeaaaaa I’m sure they are failing 😢 any idea how much it would be to repair that?

@ santi hugh-- I had the rear air ride suspension pump and bags removed and replaced with a good set of coil springs in my 2002 Town Car in July of 2015. I also had the shocks replaced, and the total cost was $432. Of course that was more than seven years ago, and with inflation, it would be more now. My car only lasted 13 years with the air ride suspension, so you are lucky that yours lasted 16 years.

Thanks man

Trust me it's really not

That's a good price man, go for it.

Congrats on the new purchase and yes they will last forever my man, I've had mine for over 6 years now and still going strong. I bought it with 164k miles on it and now has over 260k with the original engine and trans. All you have to do is take care of it and it will take care of you and save you a lot of money at the same time.

Thanks man my rear axles are still factory 269k miles later knock on wood.

I've got the same issue already replaced axles and bearings once now I hear a wining sound back there about 20k miles later! Thanks for the info

Yes that's the plan my man, these cars are so simple to work on and maintenance. It's a shame that there looked over by many due to there age.

I have a 1996 TC Presidential arriving this weekend, one owner, garaged, 107K miles, gorgeous inside and out. Thank you for your video. Truth is, I am a little nervous that I sold my 2016 Durango to buy the TC and I don’t even know how to repair the car. Guess I have always loved Lincoln’s and I figured life is short. My plan is to learn how to take care of her, use her as my everyday car, and hope and pray she stays alive. Heck, the Durango was killing me in repairs and all of the tech in that engine no way you can fix them yourself. I haven’t been able to locate one of those Chilton’s manuals so I am taking a big chance on this lovely car. Was feeling so nostalgic so I pulled the trigger. My wife was like here we go again. Sad too that we live in a stupid townhouse so no place to garage and work on the car.

@@Revel214 Don't worry you didn't do anything wrong. As a matter of fact you bought a time capsule. A 107,000 miles garage kept one owner three huge pluses. Soon as you get it new spark plugs air filter fuel filter and oil change. The maintenance won't be as much as that dodge madness you was driving. Also when you get all that done. Antifreeze and trans flush then she'll really be your daily driver. My car is over 228,000 miles and no major problems. I started my antifreeze and trans flush at 100,000 miles and every 50,000 miles after. What color is it? I'm not a mechanic so its not hard to work on these cars.

@@Pantherforlife thank you very much for the guidance. The TC I have coming is dark blue with creme leather interior and vinyl top. I would really love to put some Vogue white and gold walls on it too. It is coming from Florida of course, to Virginia. The guy I bought it from also put an all new exhaust system on for me as that Florida rust was building underneath. Would love to keep in touch with you and would love to share some photos. I plan on taking it to the military base for the oil changes and light repair work as they provide all the tools and the bay and lift for like $25. Thanks again.

That's awesome, congrats on the new ride

@@57LHemi thank you bro.

Cool man that was a good choice, I've been considering the Continental myself

That's a good idea

Good buy man

Congrats on the new ride

Congrats man and no problem

Right, I'm not too worried about it I've also seen a grand marquis with over a million miles on it. These car's are simply awesome.

Thanks man

Yes they are awesome cars

Thanks man I'm giving it a break at the moment

Yep it's best to do that

That's what's up bro, the best of both worlds

Yeah just trying to keep it that way

Awesome man and congrats you won't be disappointed

It would be well worth it for sure.

Good buy my man, I'm glad you like the full size luxury

That's awesome man, keep it as long as you can, they are becoming hard to find in nice condition

Congrats on the new car man, it will last you a lifetime with regular oil & filter changes. I spend about $360 a year on insurance. And labor cost are very low as I do pretty much all the mechanic work on it. These are very easy to work on and all parts for it are petty cheap. At around 170k the rear air suspension will start to fail but that's a cheap & easy fix, just replace the air bag's with coil springs. And if you ever notice a wet floor water is leaking in under the passenger side cowl, another easy fix. Take it off and silicone around it and problem fixed. Those are really the 2 most common issue's with these cars.

That's awesome man, I'm glad you had the part's car for the swap. I wish they still made these but will never be. When car's were still car's and now rolling iPad's

Thanks bro

Thanks man, I do what I can. I got the car in hibernation right now as I'm putting miles on my escalade. The town car need a new compressor

So true

Yes, extremely reliable and dependable, mine now have 283k on the clock, I would be more but in driving my other car at the moment. And yes everything on the car is very easy to replace even the air bags, I went with the air to coil spring conversion and it still rides like a dream. And plus it's cheaper to go that route and never gotta worry about them for a long ass you own you car.

No problem man and it currently sits on 263K and since this video, no maintenance no check engine light and running as smooth as the day I bought it if not better. I did just give it a good detail on Monday. I wash it more than anything... and go for it man you won't be disappointed with you purchase

It was that way when I got it

@@57LHemi dude you gotta try to fix that. Use a grinder and cut it off clean then weld some new Angle steel onto it. That’s sketchy!

@@Clamjammer yeah, it was that way when I bought it almost 7 years ago.

That's awesome man, I just hit 276,400 in mine today and it's still running strong. I think the key is to not abuse them and treat them right and they'll that good care of you.

Great choice indeed, and yes just added security

Great buy man, I changed the intake manifold at around 250,000 miles give or take.

Yes the air to coil spring conversion is the easiest and most cost effective way to do it. But once complete the air suspension light will stay on. To get the light to turn off is to cut a couple of wires under the dash on passenger side. Or simply plugging everything back up. Or so I've heard. I didn't go that route because my air compressor was kinda noisy as it was going bad so doing the conversion eliminated the noisy compressor and fixed the sagging rear end. The air suspension light doesn't bother me at all. The conversion is so old now that I don't even think about anymore.

Or just pull the bulb out of the instrument cluster and bingo, no more light

@@LA_Commander Not possible in Germany. Every 2 years we need to get our cars to an inspection, general & emissions, if everything is legal after the law blabla (we are far away from logic laws, it's Germany after all we're speaking about 😅) They would immediately notice that the light doesn't work when you turn on the ignition 😉

@@charlesmchoop3007 who the heck drives a Lincoln Town Car in Germany?

@@LA_Commander The people that can afford the gas by our high prices & also the high emissions taxes. As daily I mostly drove u.s. vehicles. Best bang for your buck. It's not like we get the best trim levels here for cheap prices when it comes to BMW, Mercedes, VW (everything that is owned by them like Porsche, Audi, Seat, Maybach, Škoda etc. & in the end is the same car just for different prices with different images) Also the used car market sucks over her. Boring as fuck, everyone drives the same. So getting something different isn't that unusual for german Petrolheads. Also when it comes to new cars & best bang for your money, alot of us choose something like a Camaro. The European Models come always fully loaded with everything you can order for a fair price. So a brand new fully loaded Camaro 2SS is around 58000€ (a bit over 62000 $). It's not possible to get a similar car with all those options, the performance, the quality etc. when it comes to a german brand. A stupid VW Golf/Rabbit can cost you the same with a stupid 1.6 or 2.0 engine & not even fully loaded as the Camaro for an example.

Hardly no difference in the ride quality except for the self leveling system. You lose that feature.

@@57LHemi Thanks.

Thanks and yes I still have it, I got the kit from Amazon

Very true

Oh yeah you gotta get that old thang back for sure

Thanks man, I would say mind stayed leaking around 225k

That's a good price fit sure

I run the recommended 5w20 in mine full synthetic and it's so smooth it'll put you to sleep on a long trip.

Not sure how sensitive these engines are, but I would NEVER run a different weight than recommended for your engine. Many of the newer engines will screw up the VVT if you try to run 5W30 in a 5W20 engine.

@@joeblow4888 the Ford 4.6L modular V8 2 valve does not have variable valve timing, so it's safe to run 5w30 oil in it. It would come down to personal preference I suppose. A colder climate would probably be better off with 5w20, while a hotter climate could probably benefit from 5w30

Yes

Congrats on the new whip

I would recommend either a 04 ultimate or 06 designer

That would've been nice to see

Yes the car rides excellent with the coil springs and shocks that come with the kit. I don't notice any difference and would prefer the kit over the air suspension. Reason being, over the years I've had the car while the air suspension was still working perfectly fine I noticed the air compressor getting louder and louder. And it's only due to the age of the car and milage etc. I converted mine while everything was still working as it should, just a little louder than normal compressor and the only other sign that let me know that it was going out was after the car was parked for a couple of day's I stared noticing that the rear would be sagging or losing air. Because the rear air bags stated to leak. So seeing it like that was an eye sore to me so I converted it not long after. I heard of all the nightmare stories of replacing the air suspension being thousands of dollars. But it's really not. I could've replaced the air bags and been good to go but would've had to replace the air compressor sooner or later so going to coil springs was way cheaper and easier to do and you don't have to be an ASE certified mechanic to do it either. So it did a couple of things fit me. For 1 it's a permanent fix and I'll never have to worry about seeing a sagging rear suspension ever again and it took care of the annoying air compressor noise. Lastly as far as loading it down with people or what not really just depends on the weight. The most I've put in it would be 11 or 12 24 packs of water in the trunk plus my tool bag so maybe 300 to 400lbs give or take and it didn't sag too bad. It would be the same as any other car carrying the same load. Now the same situation with the air suspension would put a lot of strain on it because it would constantly be working trying to maintain the proper ride height. So taking a long trip would really put it to the test. To and from the grocery store piece of cake. These cars will take whatever you throw at them so these cars will still be on the road for a long time to come, take care my man.

@@57LHemi Thanks for your answer. Since the air suspension seems to be the major difference between the Towncar and a Grand Marquis, would one be the same as the other after the conversion you did to your Towncar?

@@TheNoncritical1 I think the town car would still ride better in my opinion. Nothing against it but the ride of the Grand Marquis is very similar to Crown Victoria, I've owned them all and so even with the coil springs is more comfortable than the grand marquis

@@TheNoncritical1 yea, the Towncar still rides better than a Grand Marquis with the coil springs and it has more legroom too in the rear

No .....you give up some of the comfort.

The steering is a mix of tight and loose. It's not sports car tight but it's pretty comfortable.

@@57LHemi Thanks for the reply.

Cool man thanks, and I've never had the blown spark plug issue with this car but I had a close friend who also had an 03 ultimate that did. She had it fixed with the helicoil kit. It's re- thread the blown hole with a permanent metal piece that fixes the issue for good.

@@57LHemi Thanks my brother, I went ahead and ordered that on Amazon.

@@therealdwaynescottjay4957 awesome

@@therealdwaynescottjay4957 Awesome, the time sert kit works best

That would be a steal for a 04 town car. I'd buy it for sure

@@57LHemi Indeed, it was bought the same week I uploaded my comment. That was a really good steal for that car.

@onyxtowers8650 that's awesome, congrats on the new ride

Thanks man if I had to put a dime on it I'd say maybe a couple of thousand dollar's at the most. The car has paid for itself time after time in the amount of time I've owned it. It's been very reliable, dependable and maintenance free for the most part. A lot more time on the road and even less time in the shop for sure.

@@57LHemi What do you think of the 1998 Lincoln Town Car Signature Touring, with dual exhaust and a 3:55 rear axle? Is there a performance difference from the regular version? Is it worth buying?

@jehad Zareer 2000 yes the dual exhaust model has more hp and faster than the single exhaust model's. They are really nice cars and built to last for a long time, you can't go wrong when buying one.

Awesome man, I'd love to have the designer model

That would be cool

No not really it's still an extremely comfortable ride

NO AIR RIDE IS WAY BETTER! IVE DONE THE SAME THING AND REGRET IT

I got the LED'S on Amazon

@@57LHemi I was vague. Part numbers?

Go for it, and yes that's a pretty fix deal $7k would be even better

Yes 284k miles later

Yes they all are nice version's carrying the town car name.

That's a concern of mine also

Yes the coil springs are just as smooth,

Probably around $600

Hate to hear that man, they are really good car's though

Has mileage is pretty good on it considering the size of it. It gets around 17 18 city and about 24 26 on the highway on regular unleaded. And go with the town car as the ride and comfort will be better.

Cool man, I just don't want to replace the air ride ever 200k miles. That's usually when it goes out

@@57LHemi I didn't put a factory compressor in because they sucked and the bags are cheap. I support your decision most people say it gives the same ride

@@jo6520 yep I don't notice a difference

No way bro, I won't sell it. Ima see if I can make the miles roll over bro.

Thanks for noticing, it was like that when I bought it. I've had the car for year's and haven't noticed and drivability issues. To me it look like it was improperly strapped down while in tow or dragged by its frame.

@@57LHemi find a good welder and have them clean it up and box it in and should make it good as new but yes you do have a beautiful car i have a 2004 signature series i think my heater core is going out i smell coolant when it warms up but havent had any leaks yet

@@robertgussler4393 thanks for the advice, I'll try to find a local welder that can smooth it out for me. And that sucks the dreaded heater core, good thing it's not leaking

A place on Arlington on green oaks

All about the squat

Thanks bro