Mark VIII Craigslist finds!!!
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Green 70,000 miles 98 base, needs a bit of paint work but only $2499.
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/5109478176.html
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/5109478176.html
slowmkviii
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98 for $600, needs paint and alternator:
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/5197434630.html
*Edit* it is a 96, they had no pictures when posted.
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/5197434630.html
*Edit* it is a 96, they had no pictures when posted.
It is obvious now, there were no pictures when I posted it originally.
Look at that drivers seat and rear window surround!
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/5327812774.html
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/5327812774.html
MN12hybrid
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Wow, I just found a REAL diamond in the rough!! lol only $1k
O.b.o. Vehicle needs new battery & battery cables & also new spark plug wires. Once fixed and running the engine runs great and its perfect for long trips!!! lol
https://bakersfield.craigslist.org/cto/5297824037.html
I almost thought it was a joke, but nope, its not!!
O.b.o. Vehicle needs new battery & battery cables & also new spark plug wires. Once fixed and running the engine runs great and its perfect for long trips!!! lol
https://bakersfield.craigslist.org/cto/5297824037.html
I almost thought it was a joke, but nope, its not!!
MN12hybrid
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chris2523
93 Mark VIII
MN12hybrid
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Sad to see them parting out this car! It looks a lot nicer than many running cars I see around...
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/ptd/5309355699.html
Itz got rimz dawg!!
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/ptd/5309355699.html
Itz got rimz dawg!!
Only way to damage a 4r70w in 110,000 miles is driving like a huge jackass, which sounds like the owner from the description.
Gotta love including "ran it up to 145 mph" in an ad.
I abuse (ABUSE) my AOD and 4R70Ws and only has the AOD broken, and that happened because in order to avoid an accident I decelerated and braked quickly on rumble strips from 85 to zero. I do all the things your not supposed to do...OD-2nd down shifts, WOT in OD, hold second relentlessly, my 97 Cougar would slide a tire at 85 when locking out OD to slow down on the interstate, etc. I have 280,000 on my Grand Marquis, 150k on 97 Cougar, 135k on 97 Mark VIII, and 225k on 89 Cougar.
The Mark had issues with the transmission that didn't come to light in the test drives, but between doing the JMod and replacing some worn VB parts and accumulator pistons all is well now.
I abuse (ABUSE) my AOD and 4R70Ws and only has the AOD broken, and that happened because in order to avoid an accident I decelerated and braked quickly on rumble strips from 85 to zero. I do all the things your not supposed to do...OD-2nd down shifts, WOT in OD, hold second relentlessly, my 97 Cougar would slide a tire at 85 when locking out OD to slow down on the interstate, etc. I have 280,000 on my Grand Marquis, 150k on 97 Cougar, 135k on 97 Mark VIII, and 225k on 89 Cougar.
The Mark had issues with the transmission that didn't come to light in the test drives, but between doing the JMod and replacing some worn VB parts and accumulator pistons all is well now.
The AODE was a tough old transmission in my experience. 260,000 miles without ever being opened up. The engine completely went in my Cougar and shook so bad it split the transmission cooling return line. Emptied most of the transmission fluid out on an interstate doing 75 until it couldn't even move the car anymore. Patched the line with redneck ingenuity (brake hose double clamped), filled the transmission back up with some walmart fluid, shifted perfectly, drove another 1100 miles home.
Transmission was still working great when that car went to the junkyard.
Transmission was still working great when that car went to the junkyard.
Jeffintampa
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Kind of a nice find not a white car person but are those wheel crome liners stock?
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/ctd/5345135203.html
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/ctd/5345135203.html
93mkviii
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hmm, I don't hate it completely.
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/5353942381.html
Looking for a car for my daughter...I would love to add another Mark VIII, but she is 100 miles away and I need something that would be more practical. For this price I can get a 2003-05 Taurus or slightly more for an Escape.
I am not sure I want a unicorn of a unicorn, I like Gen I cars, but I think I would have have to pass on a 96 for a 95, even though a 96, if no CEL, is much less work for emissions (as it is check ready states via OBD-II, and 2 year tags, 95 is on the rollers and 1 year at a time).
Looking for a car for my daughter...I would love to add another Mark VIII, but she is 100 miles away and I need something that would be more practical. For this price I can get a 2003-05 Taurus or slightly more for an Escape.
I am not sure I want a unicorn of a unicorn, I like Gen I cars, but I think I would have have to pass on a 96 for a 95, even though a 96, if no CEL, is much less work for emissions (as it is check ready states via OBD-II, and 2 year tags, 95 is on the rollers and 1 year at a time).
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/5355251307.html
Pretty rough and higher mileage, but not a bucket. Mine unfortunately is getting closer and closer to this every day. If I could do 5 of the 20 things I want this winter I wouldn't be so down on it.
Pretty rough and higher mileage, but not a bucket. Mine unfortunately is getting closer and closer to this every day. If I could do 5 of the 20 things I want this winter I wouldn't be so down on it.
dnsherrill
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slowmkviii
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slowmkviii
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Seen the car in person love the color
Something about that grille doesn't look right to me, but this is a nice car, good luck at that price. I think I posted this one earlier as a private seller.
http://tucson.craigslist.org/ctd/5372860502.html
http://tucson.craigslist.org/ctd/5372860502.html
