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Originally Posted by orconn  I know very little about Town Cars. I have ridden in a few and have driven some several years back. They obviously are useful and favored by the livery services and those that are in need of a driver to make business appointments in NY, LA and D.C. There definitely is a need for such a car, but private, non-commercial ownership seems to be dwindling as the true anti-boomer generation dies off. Cadillac had their executive "special" sedan a fews years back but it didn't seem to go anywhere. And Cadillac has no presence among "Head of State" transportation ......... except for our own President ( and he damned well ought to drive American!) ...... although being familiar with many of D.C.s better residential neighborhoods, I'd say the rest of his regime prefers German makes.
It will be interesting to see whether the Queen and her government stay with Jaguars now that they will be an Indian make.
Somebody's got to make a car suitable for chauferred travel that doesn't cost over a hundred grand when armoring is not required! |
'98+ is the "current" generation.... of the notable year changes, 2003 it got the face lift and rack & pinion steering, other then that in 2006? the interior was updated again to match Ford current theme with the big bulky steering wheel and vertical-inspired interior.... something that is neat tho, Town Car finally got a tachometer, tho all the guages are analog... still has the digital driver/fuel center.
I really don't think much is in the way to improve, as it is slated to end production, same with adding a bigger engine... I think this year the options on a new Town Car are extremely limited, not even a moon roof is avalible.
I like my '96 alot... inside and outside better then the '98+ generation, tho of course the '98+ have the "new" thing going for them.... but I prefer the outside styling of my car, and much perfer the interior with the "organic" designed and full digital (thats a biggie!) dash.
I thought about a current (2005-2007ish) Town Car way in the future.... they would definitly be a great used car bargain, as the TC is now.... but I dunno if I want to do the TC thing over again.... the new ones, other then being new, really don't appeal to me more then my '96 does... in fact when I list the points side by side, I like the '96 more... but... who knows... if I want a big car for the family (not a van or SUV) and highway driving, theres really no better choice for a no-frills, reliable and nice car.
It's all about the marketing tho..... Ford just gave up on the Town Car... sad tho.... I guess Cadillac did it in 1996 though, atleast the TC managed to get another ~15yrs of life...