chris97conti
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Hi,
I just got a '97 Continental with 80K mi about a month ago. This is only my second car (I'm 20). I must say so far I've been very impressed with the car. For only $7,000 it is one hell of a car. All of my friends initially gave me grief for getting an old man's car, but quickly changed their opinion the first time they rode in all that luxury. I couldn't find a nicer car for twice as much. To the point I have a couple of questions.
1-The air suspension-If I turn off the air suspension switch in the trunk does that only disable the rear auto-level feature? I'm just kind of worried about the air bags going out eventually, (my grandfather had a 91 Conti, $3000 to replace). I don't really mind losing the auto-level since I never load the car down, or would this have any adverse effects?
2-The seat heaters- The original window sticker shows the car being equipped with heated seats. However I cannot find the controls for them. The manual makes it appear they should be located directly below the climate control, where I have a cubby bin. So is this just an error on the sticker?
3-Air Filters- I would kind of like to keep this car mostly stock, my previous car I think I went a little too far with stuff and ended up with a fairly tacky car (hey I was 16). Anyway, I was thinking about adding an aftermarket cone air filter (K&N). My main goal isn't so much performance as I just think since the car has such a nice growl already I think a filter would sound awesome. My previous car just has a K&N with some tubing I rigged and it made a huge difference in sound. But with the Lincoln I want something that looks a little more finished.
Thanks, Chris
I just got a '97 Continental with 80K mi about a month ago. This is only my second car (I'm 20). I must say so far I've been very impressed with the car. For only $7,000 it is one hell of a car. All of my friends initially gave me grief for getting an old man's car, but quickly changed their opinion the first time they rode in all that luxury. I couldn't find a nicer car for twice as much. To the point I have a couple of questions.
1-The air suspension-If I turn off the air suspension switch in the trunk does that only disable the rear auto-level feature? I'm just kind of worried about the air bags going out eventually, (my grandfather had a 91 Conti, $3000 to replace). I don't really mind losing the auto-level since I never load the car down, or would this have any adverse effects?
2-The seat heaters- The original window sticker shows the car being equipped with heated seats. However I cannot find the controls for them. The manual makes it appear they should be located directly below the climate control, where I have a cubby bin. So is this just an error on the sticker?
3-Air Filters- I would kind of like to keep this car mostly stock, my previous car I think I went a little too far with stuff and ended up with a fairly tacky car (hey I was 16). Anyway, I was thinking about adding an aftermarket cone air filter (K&N). My main goal isn't so much performance as I just think since the car has such a nice growl already I think a filter would sound awesome. My previous car just has a K&N with some tubing I rigged and it made a huge difference in sound. But with the Lincoln I want something that looks a little more finished.
Thanks, Chris
