[Leica] OT: Which car to buy...

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Second.  I drove a Merc Grand Marquis (same as the Crown Vic) to death.  
Had the suspension worked on and put good tires on.  Good mileage and 
road feel at 90 on the highway, loaded.  Plus it is definitely not a 
theft target.

On 9/20/2011 3:09 AM, Chris Crawford wrote:
> Neither. I'd get a newer version of the car I have now, which is a 98 Ford
> Crown Victoria! I hate SUVs. The only people who drive them here are
> assholes who think they're rich (most aren't) and think that driving an SUV
> makes them above having to obey traffic laws. Small cars scare me. You get
> hit by an asshole in an SUV who thinks that stop signs don't apply to them
> and you're DEAD. I've hit a few of these guys after they ran stop signs or
> red lights in the two Chevy Caprices I had before I got my Crown Vic, and 
> my
> cars were barely damaged. Indestructible is good. Bigass cars like the 
> Crown
> Vic and Caprice also ride very soft and smooth, very comfortable for long
> trips. I drive a Ford Explorer across the country once several yrs ago.
> Rented it to transport some stuff to Santa Fe and my back hurt like hell 
> the
> whole time. Never again!
>
> My car gets 18mpg, which is not bad for a 5000lb car! The money spent on 
> gas
> is worth it to avoid death at the hands of some fool. People where I live
> are all too damned stupid to drive. I've had 14 car accidents in Ft. Wayne
> and only ONE was my fault (Two more involved deer jumping at the car...the
> rest of the wrecks were idiots running red lights or pulling out in front 
> of
> me on busy roads).