Thinking to buy a used 1995/1996 Lincoln Mark VIII
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There are pros and cons to both.
1996 is more of a unicorn, one year only things that can get hard to find. BUT 93-95 and 97-98 full range of cars are also unicorns.
1996 pro is OBD-II, for me that means simpler emissions testings (plug into port, if it passes I can get 2 year registration).
Really the only visual difference between 95 and 96 is that in 96 they added an armrest in the middle of the back seat.
When I first went looking for a Mark VIII I thought I had to have a 96. But the more I looked at them and found the one year only things for 96, I ended up getting a Mercury Cougar instead. Then when I was looking again, I liked the Gen II better even if they don't perform quite as well as the Gen I.
1996 is more of a unicorn, one year only things that can get hard to find. BUT 93-95 and 97-98 full range of cars are also unicorns.
1996 pro is OBD-II, for me that means simpler emissions testings (plug into port, if it passes I can get 2 year registration).
Really the only visual difference between 95 and 96 is that in 96 they added an armrest in the middle of the back seat.
When I first went looking for a Mark VIII I thought I had to have a 96. But the more I looked at them and found the one year only things for 96, I ended up getting a Mercury Cougar instead. Then when I was looking again, I liked the Gen II better even if they don't perform quite as well as the Gen I.
A lot of parts are no longer available, so you have to use eBay, scrap yards, web sites etc. The new front airbags/shocks are almost impossible to find. So conversion to steel springs may be required.
Some 1996 1/2 LSC cars have factory HIDs, they are very desirable.
Some 1996 1/2 LSC cars have factory HIDs, they are very desirable.
eBay maybe, CL ads, auto trader. There is a member here selling his 2nd gen one http://www.lincolnsofdistinction.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?44440-Been-awhile-New-Car-Old-Car
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