Hey all,
I am new to this forum and have already found some great info that helped me fix some problems I've been having with my 'new' car. I have always been a Mustang enthusiast and my first car was a '88 GT that had a 5.0. That was the car that led to my obsession of mustangs and Fords in general. In 2005 I was fortunate enough to order a brand spankin' new 2005 Mustang GT (black, black, black) that I use mostly as my weekend car. Don't get me wrong, its not really too much of a garage baby and I do drive it and have plenty of fun while doing so. Being that I didn't want that car to get damaged going to work and running errands etc., I also picked up a 1995 Ford Escort as my general daily driver. Unfortunately I kept telling myself that since I bought it with low miles (30k) that it was a great dd but I didn't really like driving it because of the four banger under the hood and well it....it was an Escort lol. It held up for the time I had it and didn't really have any major problems with it at all. Just a few weeks ago one of my neighbors decided that he was going to get rid of his 1991 Mercury Grand Marquis LS and just on a whim, I asked him if I could take it for a spin. That was all it took for me to fall in love with it so I sold the Escort and bought the Grand Marq. It is in absolutely beautiful condition. I'm not sure what the color is called but its a very, very light shade of beige that's in excellent condition with a Black fabric top. The paint is all factory and since the car spent some years in FL its got a very minimal amount of rust which I plan on taking care of quickly so it doesn't get out of hand. It's got the turbine wheels all around including the full size spare in the trunk all with new rubber. The interior also has a beige velour upholstery with what seems to be all the options except the auto climate control. Everything on the car works great inside n out and alot of the parts have just been changed according to my (trusted) neighbor. The biggest problem with the car is that it has 120k on the odometer and has a rear main seal leak. The leak isn't terrible and is probably less than a quart a month so I'm probably just going to keep parking it on the street until I can work up the nerve to change the seal which I really am not that excited about. I'm very adamant about checking the oil and doing changes regularly so ill just keep adding oil when it needs for a while. Anyway sorry for the long post but I just wanted to introduce myself and let you guys know how unbelievably happy I am with my first Grand Marquis and most likely not my last. I'll get more pictures up in my gallery soon but in the meantime let me know what you guys think of the new ride, and if you have any advice that a noob should know. Thanks!
P.S.
I haven't been driving the Mustang AT ALL since I got the Merc except when I needed to make a parts run. It's just such an awesome car and drives like a dream.
I am new to this forum and have already found some great info that helped me fix some problems I've been having with my 'new' car. I have always been a Mustang enthusiast and my first car was a '88 GT that had a 5.0. That was the car that led to my obsession of mustangs and Fords in general. In 2005 I was fortunate enough to order a brand spankin' new 2005 Mustang GT (black, black, black) that I use mostly as my weekend car. Don't get me wrong, its not really too much of a garage baby and I do drive it and have plenty of fun while doing so. Being that I didn't want that car to get damaged going to work and running errands etc., I also picked up a 1995 Ford Escort as my general daily driver. Unfortunately I kept telling myself that since I bought it with low miles (30k) that it was a great dd but I didn't really like driving it because of the four banger under the hood and well it....it was an Escort lol. It held up for the time I had it and didn't really have any major problems with it at all. Just a few weeks ago one of my neighbors decided that he was going to get rid of his 1991 Mercury Grand Marquis LS and just on a whim, I asked him if I could take it for a spin. That was all it took for me to fall in love with it so I sold the Escort and bought the Grand Marq. It is in absolutely beautiful condition. I'm not sure what the color is called but its a very, very light shade of beige that's in excellent condition with a Black fabric top. The paint is all factory and since the car spent some years in FL its got a very minimal amount of rust which I plan on taking care of quickly so it doesn't get out of hand. It's got the turbine wheels all around including the full size spare in the trunk all with new rubber. The interior also has a beige velour upholstery with what seems to be all the options except the auto climate control. Everything on the car works great inside n out and alot of the parts have just been changed according to my (trusted) neighbor. The biggest problem with the car is that it has 120k on the odometer and has a rear main seal leak. The leak isn't terrible and is probably less than a quart a month so I'm probably just going to keep parking it on the street until I can work up the nerve to change the seal which I really am not that excited about. I'm very adamant about checking the oil and doing changes regularly so ill just keep adding oil when it needs for a while. Anyway sorry for the long post but I just wanted to introduce myself and let you guys know how unbelievably happy I am with my first Grand Marquis and most likely not my last. I'll get more pictures up in my gallery soon but in the meantime let me know what you guys think of the new ride, and if you have any advice that a noob should know. Thanks!
P.S.
I haven't been driving the Mustang AT ALL since I got the Merc except when I needed to make a parts run. It's just such an awesome car and drives like a dream.
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