The Next Best Thing to a Mark VIII.....
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Lincolns Own
Beast In Disguise
to be honest... and dont hate... but i've always loved the 8 series and i'd take it over the lincoln anyday. and we should all admit... 1988 honda civics with 200K miles get better resale then our cars 
StincolnLincoln
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Lincolns Own said:to be honest... and dont hate... but i've always loved the 8 series and i'd take it over the lincoln anyday. and we should all admit... 1988 honda civics with 200K miles get better resale then our cars
lmao your a FART CAN CAR LOVER ...ha ha ha haaaaa....
John Hubertz
Well-Known LVC Member
The thing I love about the Mark, this forum and the attitude most of us seem to represent is "What is Popular is not always Right, and What is Right is Not Always Popular".
We're out here driving the pants off of world-class luxury/performance machines for pennies a day while the "followers" are investing boatloads in pulling that last smidge of performance out of FWD rice burners or burying their trust funds in high-end German machines.
The other element is the fact we USE the performance we have - driving like kids even when we're old enough to know better - part of the same "Walk our own Path" attitude that gave us the guts to buy air suspended Marks to begin with.
I'm tempted to buy a couple of the 1994 - 1995 models to simply put away, because 10 years from now we'll look back on these as Golden Days of our car hobbies. I've been buying/driving top line machinery since 1976 and nothing has come close to the thrill I get....from my $3200 car??? Unheard of.
We're out here driving the pants off of world-class luxury/performance machines for pennies a day while the "followers" are investing boatloads in pulling that last smidge of performance out of FWD rice burners or burying their trust funds in high-end German machines.
The other element is the fact we USE the performance we have - driving like kids even when we're old enough to know better - part of the same "Walk our own Path" attitude that gave us the guts to buy air suspended Marks to begin with.
I'm tempted to buy a couple of the 1994 - 1995 models to simply put away, because 10 years from now we'll look back on these as Golden Days of our car hobbies. I've been buying/driving top line machinery since 1976 and nothing has come close to the thrill I get....from my $3200 car??? Unheard of.
Lincolns Own
Beast In Disguise
^^ very well said. ^^
and as for me being a fart can lover... it just impresses me that when u go to the strip, its not hard to find a guy who can get 1,200HP+ out of a 4-cyl engine. but dont get me wrong, i love my lincoln and we have great memories. and no honda can slide around corners like my lincoln can. so there for, i'd never trade it for any piece of jap crap.
and as for me being a fart can lover... it just impresses me that when u go to the strip, its not hard to find a guy who can get 1,200HP+ out of a 4-cyl engine. but dont get me wrong, i love my lincoln and we have great memories. and no honda can slide around corners like my lincoln can. so there for, i'd never trade it for any piece of jap crap.
CobraConti
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i love the fwd bias on this board. Fwd isn't that bad everybody. Yes RWD is better in power applications but it's as if you have fwd you can't have any fun which isn't just true. You have to know how to launch a fwd car at the right rpm and torque steer can get bad but you guys make it sound like just because you have fwd you wouldn't even consider the car no matter what, which is fine. A fwd car can be just as fast down the 1/4 as a rwd. My old stock 96 Acura Integra GSR ran a 15.4 bone stock and cornered like a champ all while getting 30 mpg. That car was most dangerous in the twisties with str8aways just long enough to hit 8000 rpm. I laughed at the statement of Hondas not being able to corner. You guys need to research your enemy better. Yea, I love rice.
Flamesuit on!
Flamesuit on!
John Hubertz
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LOL All good for me! A bit of healthy competition is always welcome.....
(but I still stand by my claim that REAL men don't spin their FRONT wheels)
(but I still stand by my claim that REAL men don't spin their FRONT wheels)
67Continental
Dedicated LVC Member
hehe you are right - fwd means i automatically exclude it from purchasing considerations....
while any car can be as fast as any other car in the 1/4 with enough $$$, fwd versus rwd....well....physics works hard against fwd in all performance scenarios...that
s all i'm saying.
while any car can be as fast as any other car in the 1/4 with enough $$$, fwd versus rwd....well....physics works hard against fwd in all performance scenarios...that
s all i'm saying.
John Hubertz
Well-Known LVC Member
Here's a sweet coupe....once again, bring your wallet...
