ryanthewebber
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..Random Rant..
I am the biggest fan of these cars! I wish that one day they might continue with a new Mark IX. I am 21, and have had my Mark VIII since I was 19... most people think I am nuts that I love an 'older generation car'. My wish is to get my car back up to the way that it was when I bought it, but I fear that may never happen again
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She was a red 1993 Mark VIII
with 55 thousand miles
Fully Loaded
Not a scratch for the eye to see..
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Well now she is a..
1993 Mark VIII
with 92 thousand miles
Fully Loaded
Worn and almost missing Weather Control Buttons (almost completely gone! )
Clouded Headlights
A busted Grille
The hood doesent completely seal
The hood cable release was damaged
A dented Chrome Header peice
A "Vibration" problem
Scratches from jerks in parking lots
One of my friends rammed the side of my car with a van and refused to tell me about it untill after I had inspected the damage.. needless to say I made them fix it!
What I have repaired thus far
1) New Grill (still broken)
2) New Chrome Header (shipping error caused quite a dent)
3) One new drivers side headlight
4) Paint job on the hood, and front bumper
5) Repaired and painted drivers side rear panel after it was smashed with a cheap van
So as you can see there is a long way to go.. should I really even care about this little project that much? Through my two years of research on this car I have determined that the componets are almost as expensive as the car is worth. The clouded headlight I bought was 70 bucks, 300 dolallars if I wanted a new grill.. just a few examples. Should I give up on my endevours? For a while I almost considered buying another one and making money off it by parting it out. Since most are anywhere from 2,000-3,800.
Ohhh and I went to a body shop and the guy laughed at me after calling around to price out the grill. He joked he just found a brand new grill for someone with a taurus for 20 bucks.. He told me I am driving the most expensive car around..
which brings me to another point! Why has the value of these cars depretiated so much?! Were talking about a lincoln mark series thats worth as much as a 1999 saturn sl-2.. If one was smart they'd store the car before the 10,000 point and bring it back out in 20 years after its a classic and it would be worth.. well.. who knows!
Wshew!
I am the biggest fan of these cars! I wish that one day they might continue with a new Mark IX. I am 21, and have had my Mark VIII since I was 19... most people think I am nuts that I love an 'older generation car'. My wish is to get my car back up to the way that it was when I bought it, but I fear that may never happen again
. ..
She was a red 1993 Mark VIII
with 55 thousand miles
Fully Loaded
Not a scratch for the eye to see..
..
Well now she is a..
1993 Mark VIII
with 92 thousand miles
Fully Loaded
Worn and almost missing Weather Control Buttons (almost completely gone!
)Clouded Headlights
A busted Grille
The hood doesent completely seal
The hood cable release was damaged
A dented Chrome Header peice
A "Vibration" problem
Scratches from jerks in parking lots
One of my friends rammed the side of my car with a van and refused to tell me about it untill after I had inspected the damage.. needless to say I made them fix it!
What I have repaired thus far
1) New Grill (still broken)
2) New Chrome Header (shipping error caused quite a dent)
3) One new drivers side headlight
4) Paint job on the hood, and front bumper
5) Repaired and painted drivers side rear panel after it was smashed with a cheap van
So as you can see there is a long way to go.. should I really even care about this little project that much? Through my two years of research on this car I have determined that the componets are almost as expensive as the car is worth. The clouded headlight I bought was 70 bucks, 300 dolallars if I wanted a new grill.. just a few examples. Should I give up on my endevours? For a while I almost considered buying another one and making money off it by parting it out. Since most are anywhere from 2,000-3,800.
Ohhh and I went to a body shop and the guy laughed at me after calling around to price out the grill. He joked he just found a brand new grill for someone with a taurus for 20 bucks.. He told me I am driving the most expensive car around..
which brings me to another point! Why has the value of these cars depretiated so much?! Were talking about a lincoln mark series thats worth as much as a 1999 saturn sl-2.. If one was smart they'd store the car before the 10,000 point and bring it back out in 20 years after its a classic and it would be worth.. well.. who knows!
Wshew!
