Hi all!
I've always loved the Mark series but haven't ever had one. My first car was a 77 Lincoln Town Car followed by a 90 Cougar and 96 Cougar. Sadly about 2 years ago I sold my 96 Cougar because I didn't need a second car. I took great care of the Cougar and made it to 212k without any major issues then I sold it to a co-worker for $1700. After having some dreams about buying the Cougar back I started shopping around for another one.
I guess you could say I bleed Ford Blue.
I realized that my old Cougar couldn't be replaced so I thought I would do the next best thing and found a 1996 Mark VIII that needed some much TLC. I'd rather have the Gen II, a different color (inside and out) plus a moonroof but I couldn't let this Mark go. I picked it up for $1650 with 104k on it.
I've already put about 1000 miles on it and have yet to find any major problems. The climate control fan had the loose connection, a tweaker was loose and the power antenna was broken. As far as I can tell there are no leaking air bags and the interior is in great shape for a Mark of this year. The biggest problem is the body, which the seller provided a new drivers side front fender and a new grill.
I've already replaced the front fender and will do the grill when I have the time.
Looking forward to getting it repainted and catching up on the maintenance (coolant really needs flushed).
I'll keep you updated!
Here are some pictures that I took the day after I bought it.
http://flickr.com/photos/cyearns/sets/72157602406833729/
Oh and Mindy is the name of the Mark.
I've always loved the Mark series but haven't ever had one. My first car was a 77 Lincoln Town Car followed by a 90 Cougar and 96 Cougar. Sadly about 2 years ago I sold my 96 Cougar because I didn't need a second car. I took great care of the Cougar and made it to 212k without any major issues then I sold it to a co-worker for $1700. After having some dreams about buying the Cougar back I started shopping around for another one.
I guess you could say I bleed Ford Blue.
I realized that my old Cougar couldn't be replaced so I thought I would do the next best thing and found a 1996 Mark VIII that needed some much TLC. I'd rather have the Gen II, a different color (inside and out) plus a moonroof but I couldn't let this Mark go. I picked it up for $1650 with 104k on it.
I've already put about 1000 miles on it and have yet to find any major problems. The climate control fan had the loose connection, a tweaker was loose and the power antenna was broken. As far as I can tell there are no leaking air bags and the interior is in great shape for a Mark of this year. The biggest problem is the body, which the seller provided a new drivers side front fender and a new grill.
I've already replaced the front fender and will do the grill when I have the time.
Looking forward to getting it repainted and catching up on the maintenance (coolant really needs flushed).
I'll keep you updated!
Here are some pictures that I took the day after I bought it.
http://flickr.com/photos/cyearns/sets/72157602406833729/
Oh and Mindy is the name of the Mark.