Phil,
Thanks for your comments, and it's something to think about. I knew they
have a troublesome air suspension, and the repair cost is high.
I also found an 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis in beautiful condition. Maybe I
should go with that instead. However I love the styling of the Imperial, but
then again it's front wheel drive vs. rear wheel drive, and V6 vs. V8, plus
it's a lot smaller inside, and it cost a lot more. I did drive the Mercury,
and it's real quite inside, rides nice.
I'll have to sleep on it before purchase of either one.
Rich Woolf
'66 Crown
'73 LeBaron
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Brust [mailto:pbrust@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 1:22 PM
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Subject: IML: daily driver
Rich-
Like any recent American FWD car, the last Imperials are prone to some
expensive component failures. The ABS system could cost you as much as $1100
to fix, the transmission is $1600 or so for a Mopar reman unit (don't waste
your time on independent rebuilders), and the two axle air suspension can
get expensive, too.
So, for $2600 I'm concerned that you'd be buying yourself some expensive
maintenance that seems to come around the 100,000 mile mark. On the other
hand, if you want a FWD Imperial, buy it...I enjoyed my 1990 for eleven
years-it was a pleasure to drive.
Phil Brust
73 & 82 Imperial
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