I have an opportunity to purchase a 1995 Mark VIII with under 10,000 miles on it. The car is beautiful and is exactly the type of vehicle I've been seeking for some time. I'm sixty-five, and over the past forty years, I have owned an embarrassing number of vehicles, but never a Lincoln.
I've been told that the first generation Mark VIII years were exceptionally susceptible to electrical glitches, driveshaft woes, and poor headlights relative to 1997 and 1998. How true is this generality?
How available are parts specific to the first generation 1995 model I'm considering? At this point, are certain items prohibitively expensive?
The car would be used as a daily driver and for several annual one thousand mile round trip expeditions to our children in New Jersey. As long as I can keep the car truly drivable, things should be fine. However, if that is going to be a real problem, then I should probably look elsewhere.
Thanks in advance for any information.
I've been told that the first generation Mark VIII years were exceptionally susceptible to electrical glitches, driveshaft woes, and poor headlights relative to 1997 and 1998. How true is this generality?
How available are parts specific to the first generation 1995 model I'm considering? At this point, are certain items prohibitively expensive?
The car would be used as a daily driver and for several annual one thousand mile round trip expeditions to our children in New Jersey. As long as I can keep the car truly drivable, things should be fine. However, if that is going to be a real problem, then I should probably look elsewhere.
Thanks in advance for any information.