Faults:

What's gone wrong with the car? Honestly? Nothing I can complain about. After sitting in a barn for 20 years of this poor girl's life, I was lucky enough to be the one with the cash on hand the quickest and got to take her home.

After all that time sitting, I merely changed the oil, put in fresh gas and a battery, and it fired right up. Only things wrong were basic maintenance items (plugs, plug wires, carb gasket, gunky carb, and a sticky solenoid). Which to me are basic, no brainer replacements on any car this old.

General Comments:

I absolutely LOVE this car! It's just a giant, ultra plush comfy couch. Gobs of room inside and a massive trunk as well. And it looks stunning in its slick Burgundy paint, with matching landau top and leather interior. Anywhere you go in this car, you are guaranteed to get looks and more than a few curious people coming to talk to you.

As for actually driving this 20 foot beast, it's really quite a pleasure. Handling of course is out the window (split power vent window in this case). This is no sports car. There is no road feel. Which isn't a bad thing, really. This is after all a cruising car meant for long open stretches of road. The 400cu under the hood is good enough in stock form to move the car around with ease in modern day traffic, but with a few modifications it can be transformed into a torque monster.

As far as reliability, while I haven't driven the car a ton just yet, my other car (78 Grand Marquis) is very similar, and these vehicles are very durable and hard to kill. And surprisingly everything still works the way it should (windows, radio, power antenna, vents, heat, A/C, and power seats) despite being 40 years old now. Good luck getting that from a newer vehicle, even the good ones. They're just not built this way anymore.

Gas mileage of course is meh. Average 13 MPG town 16 highway, but as others have said already that's not all that different from a truck or large SUV. And parking isn't nearly as big a deal as everyone seems to make it. If you can drive a full size pickup, you can drive this. Just remember that you must back in to parking spaces. Everywhere.

All in all, definitely one of my favourite rides. A car I'll keep for the rest of my life (which is hopefully a while, being only 19!) Would absolutely recommend anyone who has a chance to grab one while they're still relatively cheap and available

Faults:

Nothing. So far, nothing has gone wrong with the car.

General Comments:

Where do I start? The car is a dream come true, it has only 17,800 miles on it! An older gentleman let it go for only $9,000 (to me of course).

For basic spring/shock suspension... the car rides wonderfully, and it's very quiet, you don't hear the engine.

Smooth as silk where shifting is concerned.

It is midnight blue inside and out. Those leather seats are more comfortable than my living room couch! Haha.

This Lincoln is very easy to drive, despite a 127 inch wheelbase and being 233 inches long. I drive it everywhere around town, and turn many heads.

Scary enough, the gas mileage isn't THAT bad. I got about 17 on the highway, and 13 in town. Hey, many large SUVs don't even get that!

I recommend that if you can get your hands on something like this... GO FOR IT! It's one of the most beautiful cars I have ever laid eyes on, and I'm only 21... but you can be any age to appreciate something like this. All of those luxury cars were true "works of art", manufacturers took great pride in them.