Ok folks

Its time to get the miles off this L...

I have found a 94 Lincoln Mark VIII 90,000 miles perfect..well near...I can get for 5G's

I have also found a 95 Volkswagon Jetta Convertable..80,000 cold AC looks and runs great!! 4300.00

Anyone had either?? What do you all think??

Some tell me the Lincolns are POS's...I dont know if I agree..But the Volkswagon looks like a lot of fun..

Any input would be appreciated and welcomed..

Thanks

 

I would go for the Mark VIII... they have the early version of the 4.6L DOHC engines found in the Cobras. I think they make around 275-300 HP and should accept many of the mods available for the Cobras. Plus they are very comfortable.

 

for a everday beater the vw,especially
if the mark viii has the air bag suspension
there nothin but problems.

 

go for the 03 cobra. should make a nice match to the lightning.

 

Pros and Cons for each:

Lincoln:
More power
Luxury car
More interior and cargo room
Poor gas mileage
Air Suspension is horrible
Transmissions are known to be problematic (same as T-birds and Cougars; same platform)


VW:
Good gas mileage
Convertible
more expensive for repairs
convertible top will eventually give you problems
retail value will eventually be better than the Lincoln

VERDICT TAKE THE VOLKSWAGEN............to me it comes down to gas mileage and bang for your buck and well, fun factor too.............bottom line is, I'm sure you'd rather have extra money left over for mods than for gas in your beater car.........and why not go with a drop top instead of semi-luxury for your beater.

good luck
JC

 

WHOA THERE JEFFERS!!

03 Cobra was not an option!!

Volkswagon Cabrio Convert adn the Lincoln Mark VIII

Every day driver..L is going to be parked during the day now..

 

Get the Lincoln, had over 100k on my Mark with no air bag problems at all. I averaged around 20-25 in the city and 29-30 on the highway.

 

i say u get the new turbo mini cooper those things are TIGHT!! haha well i know its not one of the options but u always have to be open minded.

 

Lincoln is a SOLID car. VW is a nice easy-to-park commuter.

My choice was the Mercedes C32. Just slip a digit and it's almost yours

Coldie

 

Neither...get a 89-93 Mustang GT with a 5.0 and 5speed. Parts are plentiful and cheap, and they're the best fun for the money. If you're easy on the gas you'll get 16 city, 26-28hwy.

 

02 Chrysler Sebring with the 2.7l....test drive one, they scream..

 

Lets see. Lincoln - a man car. VW - a chick car.
Go with the Lincoln.

 

Go for the Lincoln!! Much better in quality!

 

Think about it this way - Do you want to drive the VW convertible in the winter time? And besides - you already HAVE your FUN vehicle. (and, as screwyou said, the VW is kind of a chick car.... Ok, TOTALLY a chick car...)

Plus - the Lincolns run pretty damn good! Like someone said, it's got the DOHC 4.6..... A guy I know (Yeah, one of THOSE ) borrowed his grandfather's Mark VIII for a week... We did quite a bit of cruising. Perfect daily driver - more comfortable than most Cadillacs I've been in, not bad gas mileage, rides great, lots of room, etc... The thing absolutely ABSORBS speed bumps!

However - I agree with LOCO - Get the 89-93 GT! You can have one of those in great condition for the same price range you're looking in (or less!), and they're one of the best looking models of Mustangs....

 

get one of them look alike Lambos that are only a V8 but its Supercharged ive seen them on the web somewhere, for about 32 K, that would be some cool *****, just dont show anyone the engine