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02-11-2006, 17:01

351CJ wrote:
> "E. BOROWICZ" <borowicz@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:G0qHf.376715$qk4.290442@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
>>"Wound Up" <none@your.disposal> wrote in message
>>news:43ED38E6.8020507@your.disposal...
>>
>>>drsmith wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article <43EA9D46.9050209@your.disposal>,
>>>>Wound Up <none@your.disposal> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Here's another sign of getting older. I'm only 33 but the
>>>>>grandparent-owned Grand Marquis I see are really appealing. Cabbies get
>>>>>500,000 out of PI vics, so a low-mileage Vic LX Sport or a Grand Marquis
>>>>>sure looks attractive for the same price, compared to a Crappalier. Nice
>>>>>used ones are what, $12,000? A pittance for such a fine automobile.
>>>>>
>>>>>And you know what I would do with either one? Install the PI tranny and
>>>>>oil coolers, replace the rear end gears with either a 3.27 or 3.55 posi
>>>>>set, then SUPERCHARGE IT. Eight lbs. of boost would suffice. I'm not
>>>>>even kidding. A living room on wheels that seats six, can tow a boat,
>>>>>and freaking FLIES. How funny would it be to smoke Rice Boy or Fart Can
>>>>>in a damned blown two-ton grandpamobile Grand Marquis? HEE HEE HA HA HO
>>>>>HO
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I used to own one with a 5.0L engine. Nice car, loved driving it, but
>>>>the
>>>>car was so large that most parking spaces were cramped. Over the course
>>>>of 5 years of driving it, the doors were getting pretty beat from door
>>>>dings. The paint was crap - not clear coated or anything like that and
>>>>it would rub off anything hit it. Fortunately, all that is repairable.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Having owned a wide car before, I know what you're talking about... not
>>>the end of the world as you said, though.
>>>
>>>
>>>>You may want to re-think some of your mods. Stock, the car was very
>>>>quick
>>>>if you got on the throttle a little bit. I can't honestly recall ever
>>>>actually flooring the pedal, but I do recall holding onto the steering
>>>>wheel with a death grip once or twice. A much better mod would be
>>>>to upgrade the suspension for a sportier ride.
>>>>
>>>
>>>My choice would be a Vic LX Sport for that reason - upgraded suspension.
>>>But, either the cushy one or the more taughtly sprung one would be a good
>>>car to supercharge. I need a better power to weight ratio than 20:1.
>>>And the "why not" factor is always a constant for me. It is a lot of
>>>weight to stop, though. I could swap in better brakes easily enough.
>>>
>>>
>>>>As for it being a old man's car, I bought mine when I was around 25 - I
>>>>wanted a fast car that the cops would ignore.
>>>>
>>>
>>>It's a quality car that is mostly driven by older folks, and is therefore
>>>in better condition than most at resale.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Wound Up
>>>ThunderSnake #65
>>>
>>>AHPBBFM pages: http://tinyurl.com/9yulk
>>>
>>
>>How would a Mercury Marauder work out
>
>
> Great if they had about 150 more horse power...
>

Now that... would be fun

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