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What is your priority in purchasing a car/truck/vehicle?

What are your top priorities in buying a car/truck/SUV?

  • The cost of buying the vehicle

    Votes: 34 61.8%
  • Fuel economy and/or how green the vehicle is

    Votes: 31 56.4%
  • How much/how many it can carry - big is better

    Votes: 4 7.3%
  • Luxury/comfort

    Votes: 14 25.5%
  • Performance - ie powerful and fast

    Votes: 22 40.0%
  • Country of origin/brand

    Votes: 9 16.4%
  • Safety of driver and passengers

    Votes: 18 32.7%
  • How the car looks - cute, sharp, prestige

    Votes: 17 30.9%
  • Length warranty

    Votes: 10 18.2%
  • Multi-use capability (4 wheel drive etc). both as car/truck etc

    Votes: 16 29.1%

  • Total voters
    55
They don't make them like this anymore. I really liked those 3 ton Lincolns.



About 20 years ago you couldn't give away one of those lincolns, now there are all over the 5 digit mark. Crazy numbers.
 
That's a beauty but I am partial to the 66 Continental suicide door. Love them cars!

That '66 Lincoln is better to want than to have. The electrical system is horrible and the parts are very expensive.
 
I've owned 4 of them and bought 1 for our daughter. The Ranger was a great little truck and came in many forms. I think Ford stopped selling them as they dented their full sized truck sales that they could get a lot more money for, when they cost about the same to make as the smaller Ranger. Certain year/models came with German made German motors good to at least 200,000 miles.

I only ever owned 1 ranger back in 1994. It was a stick shift 4 banger. I got rid of it at 175,000 miles. That truck took a beating. It was involved in 7 wrecks non of which I was in the truck at the time. Seemed like a magnet for other cars. Not sure if the motor was German made but I never had an issue with it.
 
That '66 Lincoln is better to want than to have. The electrical system is horrible and the parts are very expensive.

I have heard that. I think I would do a Painless kit in it if I ever got one. If I was going to restore a car though it would be a 71 Torino GT. Second choice would be the Lincoln.
 
I only ever owned 1 ranger back in 1994. It was a stick shift 4 banger. I got rid of it at 175,000 miles. That truck took a beating. It was involved in 7 wrecks non of which I was in the truck at the time. Seemed like a magnet for other cars. Not sure if the motor was German made but I never had an issue with it.

I bought a new Ranger when they changed the body style in 1993 with the 4.0 V6. It was burning a quart of oil every 500 miles and the dealer told me that was normal.

I got rid of it with 6000 (and the odometer got stuck) miles on it for a 1993 GMC extra cab full size truck.

What a piece of crap the Ranger was.
 
I have heard that. I think I would do a Painless kit in it if I ever got one. If I was going to restore a car though it would be a 71 Torino GT. Second choice would be the Lincoln.

I had a '67 Lincoln. The car hated me. If you don't have all the wqindow switches hooked up correctly, none of the Windows work.

Each switch cost me $50.00 and there were 10 of them, and they were the first things stolen out of the car.
 
I bought a new Ranger when they changed the body style in 1993 with the 4.0 V6. It was burning a quart of oil every 500 miles and the dealer told me that was normal.

I got rid of it with 6000 (and the odometer got stuck) miles on it for a 1993 GMC extra cab full size truck.

What a piece of crap the Ranger was.

Wow sounds like you got a bad one or a bad year. Mine was great. The several ones my buddy had were great to. That is until he wrecked them.
 
I had a '67 Lincoln. The car hated me. If you don't have all the wqindow switches hooked up correctly, none of the Windows work.

Each switch cost me $50.00 and there were 10 of them, and they were the first things stolen out of the car.

Sounds like a Galaxie 500 a friend of mine had. It was a 2 door but had power everything. I don't think he ever had both windows working at the same time.
 
Wow sounds like you got a bad one or a bad year. Mine was great. The several ones my buddy had were great to. That is until he wrecked them.

When the dealer won't back up their warranty, I give up on the company and the car.

Volkswagen is the same. Horrible service and they don't back their warranty. General Motors screwed me on a 1987 Pontiac. The problem was obvious but when the dealer tells the Factory that the problem is a loose nut behind the Wheel, they won't do anything for you.
 
Sounds like a Galaxie 500 a friend of mine had. It was a 2 door but had power everything. I don't think he ever had both windows working at the same time.

All of the '60s Ford products had the same positive ground system. I will never buy a '60s Ford with power Windows unless they have been converted.
 
That '66 Lincoln is better to want than to have. The electrical system is horrible and the parts are very expensive.

The only car I can think of that is worse is the '57 - '59 Ford retractables. The solenoids are crazy to find and purchase, then try to get the top to work. The problem was if you were out somewhere and the top stopped working, there was no way to put it up or down and you were stuck.
 
When the dealer won't back up their warranty, I give up on the company and the car.

Volkswagen is the same. Horrible service and they don't back their warranty. General Motors screwed me on a 1987 Pontiac. The problem was obvious but when the dealer tells the Factory that the problem is a loose nut behind the Wheel, they won't do anything for you.

That's a shame they wouldn't cover it. I would have been mad as well.
 
All of the '60s Ford products had the same positive ground system. I will never buy a '60s Ford with power Windows unless they have been converted.


I hate power windows anyway. I would rather have less headaches and stick with the old cranks.
 
The only car I can think of that is worse is the '57 - '59 Ford retractables. The solenoids are crazy to find and purchase, then try to get the top to work. The problem was if you were out somewhere and the top stopped working, there was no way to put it up or down and you were stuck.

Another reason I wouldn't get a convertible. I have always heard horror stories about them.
 
Another reason I wouldn't get a convertible. I have always heard horror stories about them.

A normal convertible is fine, but the hardtop retractable was a nightmare. The '61 - '67 Lincoln and the '61 - '66 T-Birds had have the same system and can be problematic as well.

Then we are back to the crappy electrical system on the '60s Fords.
 
A normal convertible is fine, but the hardtop retractable was a nightmare. The '61 - '67 Lincoln and the '61 - '66 T-Birds had have the same system and can be problematic as well.

Then we are back to the crappy electrical system on the '60s Fords.

I think I will just avoid both.lol I would love to have a 71 Torino someday when I have time to restore to m liking. I already have the perfect motor for it. Someday I hope!
 
We have that piece of crap here in Mexico.

really?
hmm i wonder how expensive it is to import one or if thats even allowed for that vehicle?

might have to look into if the time comes to get something new and they are still there and not here.
 
Another reason I wouldn't get a convertible. I have always heard horror stories about them.

Modern ones aren't bad at all. I have a convertible with a manual top. It takes about 5 seconds (10 seconds if you're feeling lazy) to put up or down, and it's a very tight seal. On nice days in the late spring, or early fall, or on temperate summer days or summer nights, it's really great to be able to drop the top, and the modern systems are easy to work with (as long as it's not a Jeep -- those are still difficult).
 
Convertibles have never appealed to me, so I've never had one. I do miss the moonroof that my Taurus had, though. Those are nice.
 
What are your top priorities in buying a car/truck/SUV?

style, performance, and fuel economy. i'll only have so many vehicles during the course of my life; i want them to be interesting.
 
really?
hmm i wonder how expensive it is to import one or if thats even allowed for that vehicle?

might have to look into if the time comes to get something new and they are still there and not here.

Believe me you don't want it.

It is only available with 4 cylinders and very few options. The enggine is very underpowered for that big truck.

They are not selling many of them, plus they are expensive.
 
Believe me you don't want it.

It is only available with 4 cylinders and very few options. The enggine is very underpowered for that big truck.

They are not selling many of them, plus they are expensive.

ooooooh that i did not know i assumed it had atleast some type of 6 in it or the ecoboost 4, yeah that would suck ass
 
This poll misses the most important criteria:

1. Dependability: Is it workable when I need it?

2. Durability: Will it last a long time?

3. Economy: The original cost of the vehicle AND the cost of usage and maintenance (fuel economy included).

4. Simplicity: The ease of repair and maintenance.

5. The availability and cost of parts.

These are the priorities I use whenever I consider purchasing a vehicle. I expect performance to be adequate, but I don't need a hot rod. I expect it to carry what I need to carry.

Things I DON'T need are styling, power windows and doors, A/C, a fancy stereo system, embellishments, etc.

Government regulations have overdone safety (air bags, crushable ends, etc.). I consider these undesirable and prefer a car without them. Give me a car that is sturdy, like the ones built in the 1970's that could take a 5 mph impact with NO damage. Try that with a car made today.
 
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