Still receiving PMs and e-mails asking the difference between de Villes & 60 Specials

[dirt_cheap_fleetwood]

Sandy, what was your lincoln? I would die to have one of the Continental Mark IV/V (jubilee edition) lincolns. I saw one on Ebay one time that had T-tops and I started drooling instantly.

[Sandy]

My most recent Lincoln, is my current 2003 Town Car - "Spring Feature Car" ~ THE LIMITED;
which is in Silver-Green Stardust with Grey/Beige leather, and every possible option. It has 9,842
miles on it. Terrific car, rides like satin silk and with theimproved suspension can actually handle,
and take curves & turns sharply. She replaced a

1998 Mark VIII LSC "Collector-Edition" # 1185 of 1326 made. She was Pearl White Metallic with
Cashmire interior. She was like many women, drop dead beautiful, but a LEMON !! Never had
so much trouble with one car. They kept giving me Town Car loaners, and that convinced me
to sell my MK 8 and buy what I have now, which has yet to have even a minor adjustment needed.

Prior were 1968, 1972, 1974 and 1975 Imperials. 1968 Crown Convertible with ultra-rare bucket
seat option, 1972 LeBaron 4-Dr. Hdt. & 1974 2-Dr. Hdt. & 1975 LeBaron Crown Coupe. All were
black-on-black, except the 'Vert that was light green with dark green roof & dk. green leather.

Then, there was my wife's 1988 Sedan deVille in Mary Kay Pink, we bought used from our
local M.K. distrubitor, with 9,000 miles on it, in 1990. Then my current (and forever)
1-off 1993 Sixty Special, currently with 9842 miles, and in storage.

I have pics of all on the web, but my computer crashed and I am on a miserble lap top
and cannot
do anything except reply & post, for now.

[dirt_cheap_fleetwood]

How can one person own so many cars? I think I am just used to the way my family thinks though. We buy our cars new and run them into the ground. For example, our E-150 van has 190,000+ miles (impressive considering we pulled a 7000 lb trailer with it for 10 years and have never rebuilt engine or tranny), is 14 years old and starting to rust in several places, but it still runs so we keep on driving it. Even when my parents where my age, they would buy crappy used cars for a few hundred bucks and fix them up and keep them for 4-5 years until they found another similarly cheap car. My family is all a bunch of mechanics, so when something breaks we just fix it ourselves.

[N0DIH]

When I was working for the group that designed the Gen 2.6+ OnStar, he had to design around a 220K/10 year concept.

My 94 Fleetwood Brougham is up to 247K on stone stock drivetrain (sans rear that is out for upgrade to posi....). Stock trans/engine. How many 4L60E's survive 200K+ without a rebuild? Mine was a factory tow package car. Tip: ALWAYS buy the tow package option! If I buy a ride, I like to keep it (if I am buying it, I am expecting long life, which is what I look for in a car). I have put 100K+ on my FW now in a hair over 3 years. Yeah, it gets driven and punched and tuned and had fun with, while still driving 600-700 miles a week....

Back to topic.... As much as Sandy's car is too cool, if I had a special car, I would not want to drive it, but yet that is its intention. So it would tear me up to let it sit, but I guess as long as I could take it out and drive now and again, and show it off and enjoy it like Cadillac intended, then that is cool. At least Sandy did get to drive it for a while and enjoy it a lot early on before he stored it. Just get out and drive it some at least. Start going to car shows and show it off. Show that that was one of the last possible custom GM cars around.... Make 'em drool!

[Sandy]

Dirt Cheap fleetwood........

Firstly, I am 61 years old, so....I have been driving for 44 years. When I worked, I was in the car business, so frequent car changes were the norm. Sadly, I live in New Jersey - home of THE most aggressive, nasty drivers on earth. The only place where drivers actually speed-up to a red light! The mindset here is....."So, I dented your car....big F_ _ _ _ _ g deal. Live with it, and the last word after "it" would be "Punk" if you are under 23 and "Old Fart" if you are over 45. People bang their doors into whatever is parked next to them, without a care in the world.....Oh, but yes, they will hold the supermarket door open for you, 90 seconds after throwing their car's door into you car's side. Whoopie....

So, I hate taking the older car outside. It's plain UNsafe, around these parts. 70% of the population lease, so, it's not their car, and in 30 months they'll get a new one. It's "Just a car"..... so they will tell ya.

Hard to get parts, now, for a 1993 Caddy. (and) I have NO stockpile in the celler) !

[N0DIH]

That is a BIG difference from here, or any other place I have lived I can say that.

The only place on the red lights is Colorado Springs, where the light turns red and that is the cue for 6 more cars to go though, they don't speed up, they just go through....

Yup, don't blame you at ALL for parking it!!

[Sandy]

Our 24 Y.O. Son purchased his 1st new car, taking delivery Feb 24th past. (a Mazda 3 Grand Touring Edition, tip top of the line) with all options. It's really nice and is midnight dark purple metallic. The color of a Plum.
It's now 1 year & 3 months old. He has 2 rather deep door dings, made of course by SUVs (they are high up on the sides, that is how one can tell.) He tries to park far away - not always possible. 2 dings in 15 months = 4 in 30 months = 6 in 45 months or 4 years. "But, they will hold the Mall door open for you!" "F' em!"

[N0DIH]

Need to come up with a 'dingbar' that has some rather rough material like the end of a fram oil filter and have it set on the top of the tires and go from one of the car to the other and if they open too far, it will leave a nasty ding on them, but none on yours... Cars with fender skirts might have a little harder time.... Or something that is a rubber strip that is able to be easily put on, but secure down the outside of the doors. At least take the ding out of some of them....Something not easily stolen, but easily put on and taken off when you drive...