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2006 Ford Crown Victoria “In the winter its "#$@*&%!#"”
About the 1998–2011 Ford Crown Victoria
from the generation archive
The 1998 model year brought a thorough update of the Ford Crown Victoria, the rear-wheel-drive, body-on-frame Panther sedan shared in platform with the Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car. For 1998 Ford revised the rear suspension to a Watt's-linkage layout, added aluminum front control arms, fitted larger brakes with dual-piston front calipers, and standardized 16-inch wheels. The 4.6L SOHC two-valve modular V8 rose to 200 horsepower with single exhaust and 215 horsepower with the dual-exhaust high-output tune, then to 220 and 235 horsepower for 2001-2002. The most significant chassis change came for 2003, when Ford fitted a fully boxed, partly hydroformed frame and replaced the long-running recirculating-ball steering with rack and pinion, raising civilian output to 224 and 239 horsepower. Two variants defined the run: the LX Sport, offered from 2002 with the dual-exhaust engine, a firmer suspension, a floor-shifted console, and larger wheels, and the Police Interceptor, the P71 fleet car that gained the "Police Interceptor" name and badge for 1999 and reached 250 horsepower for 2004 through 2011. Ford ended United States retail sales after the 2007 model year and built the final Crown Victoria for fleet and export in September 2011.
The story
My husband purchased this vehicle in Feb 2012. Got a great deal on it, it only had about 68,000 miles on it at the time and he really loved this car.
In April 2012, only two months after he purchased it, he was taking our daughter for a driving lesson at the nearest forest preserve (it was her second time behind the wheel) and while attempting to teach her how to park, she "accidently" hit the gas pedal instead of the break, HARD, jumped a parking median and slammed his much-loved car right into a tree. Luckily, our insurance covered all the damages and repairs and the car was back to the same great shape.
Then, about two months after that, actually, the day after installing the new stereo that he JUST got for father's day into the car, my husband died of a massive heart attack.
"I" love this car now and probably won't ever get rid of it. My husband really knew his way around these Crown Vics and could fix just about anything on them by himself, I, on the other hand, know how to put gasoline, oil and window-washer fluid into it and that's about it.
It normally is a most excellent vehicle and the ONLY problem is that it just doesn't want to start when it's cold outside. I've already had it to two different mechanics between this winter and the previous winter where it's had a tune-up, Oxygen Sensors replaced, fuel filter replaced and a brand-new battery installed, yet the problem still persists. — AngelQ
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