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Old Jun 13, 2022 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
haha those are great, but i sold it a few years back

made for some good fun while it lasted

Hey bro July 4 is still 3 weeks away! LOL, jk, love every second of this.
Old Jun 13, 2022 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
yea you're a special kind of selfish if you buy one of those and then drive everywhere at exactly the speed limit

it was great if i was running a bit late to work... people would move over so quickly after i aggressively pulled up behind them lmao

also i can't lie it never got old when someone did go to pass me, and them always looking in to see if it was a cop or not

i only got the idea to get one after my hooligan friend picked one up, after getting a few rides in it i concluded it had the highest comedy per dollar ratio of any car
They are so fun to mess around in, weld the diff and go stupid lol!
Old Jun 13, 2022 | 06:38 PM
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Don't forget about the Mercury Grand Marquis. The "Luxury" Crown Victoria.
Old Jun 13, 2022 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Sodbuster1
Don't forget about the Mercury Grand Marquis. The "Luxury" Crown Victoria.
My mom had an '85. Although I don't remember much about it since they got rid of it when I was 8, it was a huge, huge car. Seemed big anyways.

Old Jun 13, 2022 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
They are so fun to mess around in, weld the diff and go stupid lol!
luckily there's a factory limited slip diff available so no need to weld anything haha

that gif i posted is of an unmodified factory ford diff
Old Jun 13, 2022 | 07:08 PM
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[QUOTE=xjokerz;11307980]My mom had an '85. Although I don't remember much about it since they got rid of it when I was 8, it was a huge, huge car. Seemed big anyways./QUOTE]
They were big! My Grandmother's must have been a '96 maybe. My Grandfather bought it is a replacement to her Lincoln Mark 7 Bill Blass Edition. She disliked that Mercury so much, she traded it for a '97 ES 300 after only a few months which became the first Lexus in the family.
Old Jun 13, 2022 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by xjokerz
when I was 8, it was a huge, huge car. Seemed big anyways.

It was a mid-sized car by the standards I grew up with in the 60s and early 70s.
Old Jun 13, 2022 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by xjokerz
My mom had an '85. Although I don't remember much about it since they got rid of it when I was 8, it was a huge, huge car. Seemed big anyways.


My grandma's family cruiser back in the day except it was red- but still has the wood sides and it was ugly then as it is now..
Fits 4 kids across the back seat and if that's not enuff, can always lift the extra seat in the trunk and get 3 more in.
This will be a hard one to park in a tight spot in a mall now days.




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Old Jun 13, 2022 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
i put one on my crown vic, mostly just to let others know i'm still one of the good guys lol

We have someone around here local driving one of these old retired cop cars has the spotlight and all.
Saw him pulled over the other day.
Old Jun 13, 2022 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
It was a mid-sized car by the standards I grew up with in the 60s and early 70s.
Oh I'm sure. Heard those things made an LS430 look like a compact lol
Old Jun 13, 2022 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
My grandma's family cruiser back in the day.
Fits 4 kids across the back seat and if that's not enuff, can always lift the extra seat in the trunk and get 3 more in.
This will be a hard one to park in a tight spot in a mall now days.

I can’t find appreciation in that wagon

look what I saw today 👀



Old Jun 13, 2022 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
I can’t find appreciation in that wagon

look what I saw today 👀


Old Chrylser Lebaron, sweet!
Yeah someone loves that car.
Looks like maybe been restored- I don't see any missing trim pieces or anything.

Old Jun 13, 2022 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Old Chrylser Lebaron, sweet!
Yeah someone loves that car.
Looks like maybe been restored- I don't see any missing trim pieces or anything.
Id like to know what year. Hoping MM can chime in?
Old Jun 14, 2022 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Och
They dont do run flats on M cars, it's always high performance Pirellis or PSS. At least on the M2 we have won the lottery and it came with Michelins.

You should stick with Michelins on your Benz. Listen to Steve Pitbull, he owns the best independent Mercedes shop I know. He discussed Pirellis at around 2:10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saZoznuKR8o
Steven Pitbull is so right about Pirellis, just look at this garbage. This is my wifes car, it is 1.5 years old with 10k miles - took a close look at the tires today, and the thread depth is still good, but they are dry rotted. Last week when I was replacing 4 year old PSS with 31k miles on my daughters car they had none of this nonsense. Just ordered a set of PS4 for her.

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Old Jun 14, 2022 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I know a guy who bought one for road trips. He said it was fun for about an hour, but then everybody driving pensively at the speed limit around him got old lol
I'm not gonna lie... I always get uncomfortable when I see one of these or cop like SUV's coming up behind in my rear mirror.



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