brentalan
Dedicated LVC Member
OK, I have a Mark VIII and that Mercury, let me tell you, there is always something to work on on the old car. Electronics aside, keep in mind the thing is 40 years old.
The Mark VIII is pretty easy to get stuff fixed, for the most part you can find all the parts and you don't have too many weird problems. If you do, you can always just take it someplace and get it repaired. A lot of guys don't want to work on the old cars.
Like this summer, I drove 1100 miles and the ground for my gauges was faulty. It was indicating high oil pressure and high temperature and I had to stop driving because I thought I was overheating.
If you are really good at doing your own work it's less of an issue. I can only do small things and I'm no auto expert, so I do as much as I can and I found a good guy near me that's good with the old cars.
If I had $15,000 to spend on these cars and I was you, I'd buy that GT for $8000 and put $7,000 down on a new Fiesta or Cruze. This way you have a nice, reliable ride that looks good and you can take your time and enjoy your weekend car.
The Mark VIII is pretty easy to get stuff fixed, for the most part you can find all the parts and you don't have too many weird problems. If you do, you can always just take it someplace and get it repaired. A lot of guys don't want to work on the old cars.
Like this summer, I drove 1100 miles and the ground for my gauges was faulty. It was indicating high oil pressure and high temperature and I had to stop driving because I thought I was overheating.
If you are really good at doing your own work it's less of an issue. I can only do small things and I'm no auto expert, so I do as much as I can and I found a good guy near me that's good with the old cars.
If I had $15,000 to spend on these cars and I was you, I'd buy that GT for $8000 and put $7,000 down on a new Fiesta or Cruze. This way you have a nice, reliable ride that looks good and you can take your time and enjoy your weekend car.
please explain. I'd like to hear pros and cons of modern vs classic.
Like i said a classic would be a fun project as the LS can be a b*tch when fidling with it
then again putting the 15k+ in the LS vs buying an old car means you might have the funds to do an engine swap in the LS....