Just as indestructible as the Jeep 4.0, I'll put the Ford 300/4.9 into contention for one of the best straight 6 engines of all time. Ford kept them around from 1965-1997 where they served in reliable truck duty often over a half a million miles since they turn over such low RPMs. In stock form, they had as much…
Bird and Cougar died in 97, Mark died in 98. The Cougar came back in 99 as a completely unluxurious car...
Lincoln Mark VIII, MN12 Mercury Cougar and Ford Thunderbird... and those were RWD with IRS.
I had to stop and pause for a second after reading 'distracted by the book she was reading'..
Thats terrible.
Thats frightening lol
Great idea. I saw one of the ones rusting away in a field while driving yesterday, I did a double take.
I go to Chico State University in Chico California where Sierra Nevada is made and Keystone was launched. I'm sorry we approved Keystone, apologies to the world for that. You're welcome for Sierra Nevada though.
Obviously you haven't paid attention to the value of them lately then. While not worth 25k, its definitely a 5 digit value truck.
Nobody has ever gotten mad at me for dipping on a plane...
I can honestly only think of a few people who achieved that much success in their lives. Diana, Madonna, Elvis, Hillary. First name recognition is definitely a big deal.
The MN12 Mercury Cougar, just move the C pillar back....
Did you read anything that I wrote, or did you just become angry and accuse me of jingoism?
The Ford Thunderbird in the 1990s was the only American car to feature rear wheel drive with a fully independent suspension, nearly equal weight distribution, with a manual transmission in a grand touring car. The MN12 chassis cars were designed to meet and exceed the standards set by the e24 BMW M6 in every way,…
The 1983-88 Thunderbirds were turbocharged, the 89-95s were supercharged.
The Thunderbird Turbo Coupe had the SVO motor, the Thunderbird SC (Super Coupe) had a supercharged 3.8L v6 with 340lb/ft of torque through an M5R2 five speed. The 89/90 XR-7s had this engine, the 91-93s had the 302, while the 94-97s had the 4.6L.
Whoa, sweet necro-bump on a year old thread. I was not responding to the article, but to the post above accusing the guy of making fun of LaToyas and JaMarcus as racist. LaToya and JaMarcus ARE black names but its not making fun of the people to make fun of the stupid names they choose, just as its not making fun of…
The government (NHTSA) has better things to do than single out one vehicle that performs no worse than average. These accidents basically happen maybe once a year, not just to Grand Cherokees and Libertys but just as many Explorers, Trailblazers, and etcetera. My dad drives a 2004 WJ and I don't have any qualms about…
My point is that there isnt much different between a competent midsize car platform and a competent luxury platform.
I like how everyone ignores the MN12, a platform built specifically for large coupes with hopes of using it for Australia and large sedans until the development budget was moved to the Explorer. The MN12 platform had a wheelbase 5 inches larger than the current Mustang and yet embarrassed MR2s and Fieros. The MN12…
Kill the headlights and put it in neutral...
