28th Aug 2015, 19:25

New isn't always better. My father also owns a Town Car, it's a 2001 Cartier L edition similar to that of a 99 TC, and even though that car is extremely soft, smooth, and floaty feeling, every time you hit a pot hole or a small bump in it, the entire cabin shakes and the vibrations from the bumps enter the cabin very easily, rendering the whole "smooth ride" worthless. A car can ride smooth, but what matters the most is how it can withstand the bumps and irregularities of the road's surface. This has to do with body construction. Although the TC is full framed, it actually allows more road harshness into the cabin than you would expect. If anything the 80s and early 90s TCs were built better, thus making those models more comfortable to drive.

Now compared to my 94 Cadillac Fleetwood, my Cadillac doesn't ride as soft as the Town Car, but it takes the same bumps and pot holes much better than my pop's TC. The cabin doesn't shake, the interior doesn't creak, and the car is quieter. It's better built as well.

If you go older, like Lincoln Continentals from the 60s and especially the 70s, the rides of those cars are miles better than the late model TCs. In a 70s Lincoln, it's like driving in a tomb, and is very isolated from the road. Bumps are hardly felt, and the highway ride is unmatched by anything today. Even the newish TCs don't compare.