i am going to buy a 1998 town car next week

[TheSweetRossLg]

hi all some of you know me from the continental forums
well it looks like im gona be on both or more to town car
there is this limo service that has a 1998 town car in mind condition
the only thing is it has 350k
he sayd that you put a new engine in the car at 280k
so the motor only has 60k on it
he has also replaced alot of stuff on the car major front end work and the airshock are 2 years old in the rear or air bags he says
the trany is original but if it goes out i could get a used one no problem i bet but the guy says i should be able to get atleast another 150k -200k on the car befor i need any major work other then just maintnace do you town car guys agree or is this a now way possible bad idea thanks

[Mark_0101]

awsome, Town cars are great cars. Just keep up with it and it will be fine. And no you are going to be on the conti boards more because conti's are alot more problematic then the conti's. good luck with it and post some Pics

[pro-five-oh]

You might have problems like the AC blower motor going out, things that you won't expect in a normal car, but things that go bad on a car that never stops running all its life.

If the price is right I'd say its a fine car.

[TheSweetRossLg]

awsome, Town cars are great cars. Just keep up with it and it will be fine. And no you are going to be on the conti boards more because conti's are alot more problematic then the conti's. good luck with it and post some Pics
well the only thing is i got no where to keep the conti might find somewhere to store it till i can get the engine fixed or just sell it for a few hundred

[TheSweetRossLg]

You might have problems like the AC blower motor going out, things that you won't expect in a normal car, but things that go bad on a car that never stops running all its life.

If the price is right I'd say its a fine car.

2700 plus tax

also do you think this is a good car for the winter im not use to driving rear wheel drives

[ClaudioA89]

2700 plus tax

also do you think this is a good car for the winter im not use to driving rear wheel drives

2700 plus tax i say go for it.....im in love with these cars.....

[v8_dave]

Eh, its a fair price if the interior and exterior isn't beat. Expect conti style problems though like wheel bearings, new rearend...like Pro mentioned. I cant believe the tranny's made it that long! The parts are cheap and readily available. Just consider...I paid less than that for a '99 Crown Vic with 100K...so your trading off hundreds of thousands of miles for the minor variation in look in the Town Car. :)

[LuxuryLiner]

I think I would widen the spread of my search and see if you can find some old geezer getting rid of or trading and buy his, rather than a limo (have you ever seen how they drive when noone is in the car?)...just a thought!!! :eek: :eek:

[StarDriver]

I think I would widen the spread of my search and see if you can find some old geezer getting rid of or trading and buy his, rather than a limo (have you ever seen how they drive when noone is in the car?)...just a thought!!! :eek: :eek:


It sounds like he is buying a sedan that they use for airport runs and such, not an actual limo. I bought one that had 240,000 miles on it and robbed the parts off of it to rebuild my limo.