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My son visited me from NYC. I posted a while back that after 4 1/2 yrs without a car in NYC, that he had bought a nice 04 GT Mustang with a stick. He then installed a new Steeda shifter. Those Ford manual transmissions shift like crap, but after the new shifter, it shifts smooth and...

I sold my Mark in another state and I had removed the engine cover. If anyone is close enough to Wilmington, NC to come and get it, they can have it free of charge. Soon, I will toss it. The shipping would probably be too high to mess with. I also still have my complete manual set, shop...

I posted a while back that I replaced my 95 Mark with a new leftover 2005 Magnum RT July 5,2006. I thought I would share a brief summary of my driving experience so far. The RT has 340 hp from 345 cu. in. and is backed by a 5 speed automatic that allows full manual control. It has an...

I traded my car last week and I never got around to installing the 93 one piece drive shaft. I paid $99.99 plus shipping to Jamie and Pete. I will take $90 and I will pay for shipping to anywhere in the continental USA. Contact me at roamer59msn.com. Thanks

I traded my car last week and I have a full set of manuals that I need to sell. They consist of: 1- 95 Mark VIII Shop Manual 2- 95 Power Train Control / Emissions Diagnosis Manual (includes OBD I and OBD II) 3- 95 Electrical and Vacuum Troubleshooting Manual 4- 95 Car Specification Book I paid...

This afternoon I traded my 95 Mark VIII for a new leftover 2005 Dodge Magnum RT. It cost $20,249 and my car. I am registering it in NC, so I still have to pay sales tax and registration fees there. It also had 1,450 miles on it. I owned my Mark for 9 years and I have loved every mile I put on...

I was making my bi-weekly 565mile trip home Saturday. After about 85 miles out, I heard this roaring from the rear. After pulling over, I discovered my right rear Michelin MXV4 with 54k miles had destroyed itself. Evidently, it lost air and ran hot. Luckily, the wheel wasn't harmed. Then, I...

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Well, my passenger door handle broke tonight!!! The driver door handle broke when the car was under warranty. What is the dealer going to charge me for this repair?

I pulled up to the gas pumps at Sam's Club today and a red Lincoln LS pulled up behind me. A woman who looked about mid-50ish got out and started asking me about my Mark. Then she said she had a 93 Mark and loved it. She gave it to her son at 118k miles and he has run it up to 180k miles and...

Since I bought my car in 97, I thought the exterior color was "Champagne". NOT The official color is Pumice Metallic Clear Coat. Sounds unpleasant!

Yesterday, I drove my Mark over 560 miles to Birmingham, AL from Wilmington, NC. It averaged 27.6 mpg. A lot of the interstate highway was posted 70mph and I was driving 78 to 80 mph. The engine appeared to be running a little cooler since the addition of the tranny cooler. The temp indicator...

Yesterday, I installed my B&M 70264 transmission cooler. The instructions in the technical help section were great. It is easy to mount the cooler according to these instructions. I didn't want to mount it against the AC condenser with the plastic ties. I hooked it up so that the fluid will...

I went to the Lincoln dealer a couple of times recently to buy parts for my 95 Mark VIII. I took a look at the used Lincoln LS cars they had on the lot. I ended up taking a test drive on a 2005 model with just under 10k miles. It drives a lot like the Mark. I think it is a little slower...