My grandma has a 1994 Lincoln Continental which needs some major repair. Is it worth it?
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The rear air suspension is going. She’s had the transmission and the head gasket repaired in the last few years. Her mechanic is telling her to get another car (used). Does this sound right? His logic is that the car is only going to need more repairs. However, there are only 62,000 miles on it.
April 2nd, 2009 by admin
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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According the Kelley Blue Book, the car would be worth $3000 if the suspension wasn’t screwed up. So I guess it depends on how much it’ll cost to repair it and what cars she can find in that price range.
April 4th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Lincoln Suspension
The rear air suspension can be very costly to repair. If the cost of repair exceeds the cars value by 25-30%, your better off getting a new or used car.
Every dime you spend on the Lincoln, is only extending it’s life and not adding any value!!
April 6th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Air suspension is very expensive to fix. The mechanic is right the car will eventually need more parts. I guess it all depends on her and her financial means, how much she likes the car.
The best solution is to use a conversion kit and you will never have to replace your air suspension again and you also get that air ride feel, without the high costs!
April 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
id fix it if thats all thats wrong with it since i cant see the car but it should last into the 400,000’s miles …if its drove right and taking care of….. id get another guy to check it out if not a couple of
April 10th, 2009 at 12:57 am
That particular model year Lincoln Continental was very problematic. The 3.8L V6 engines were head gasket and timing cover gasket leakers, as well as the air suspension systems. As already posted, the air suspension systems are VERY expensive to repair on this particular vehicle. With that said, she is better off finding herself a newer Crown Victoria, or Grand Marquis that will provide YEARS of trouble free service without the worry of having to repair anything expensive, while at the same time, providing her with a vehicle that rides just as smooth, and costs much less on repairs. Hope this helps.
April 11th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Lincoln Suspension
What I would do would be to slam it with airbags, that would take care of the suspension problem and plus a lincoln would make a nice lowrider. Then all you’d have to do is put on some chrome rims, and pimp out the paint and stereo. Additionally, I guarantee you that if you just slam the car and then decide to sell it, some teenager or young person out there would be willing to pay top dollar for a lowrider.