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Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #30 –
2 words, crown vic.

V-8 that takes the same mods, same engine tranny ect, and they are framed, parts are fairly cheap, and there everywhere. Who cares if one of those has a couple of rust bubbles?

I just got an 88 California crown vic station wagon for the wife to drive. They do well in wrecks too.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #31 –
why does everyone not like the MN-12 cars.the 96 cougar
i bought already has 300 miles on it since i got it.gotta cut that
out. its more comfortable,faster, and gets better mileage.as
if im worried about using a tank a year on either car.granted it
will be harder and more expensive to work on. my bucket fits its
bucket better[full figured]. we all like what we like.this one was
and never will be a daily driver. but its nice for an evening[before
the bugs come out] cruise.--irv

actually i like the 94-5 front end better though.
this will be the last cougar i own

Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #32 –
Quote from: irv;334575
why does everyone not like the MN-12 cars.


Personally?  I think they're bloated, soft, and far too heavy.  The lines don't really appeal to me either.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #33 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;334541

Next week,tinted windows and a/c....WOO-HOO !!!!



Just in time for fall!
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #34 –
Yep,a little late,but still getting it done. On the day it's finished (the a/c),if there were to be a cold front,and it gets down to freezing,I'm still going to use the a/c. I haven't had one in 11 or 12 years.When it's crazy hot,and we're going somewhere as a family,we always take the wife's car.

Oh,around here,fall starts around December.LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #35 –
Quote from: Chuck W;334576
Personally?  I think they're bloated, soft, and far too heavy.  The lines don't really appeal to me either.


you just described me. maybe thats why i like them--irv

Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #36 –
Quote from: irv;334583
you just described me. maybe thats why i like them--irv



Ha!

We used to do some work on them back when I was at Kenny Brown's, and I was always less than impressed.  It was like Ford purposefully gave you nothing to work with if you wanted something besides a cushy cruiser.  Even the SC's were blah.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #37 –
the last time the mercury owners club had their event
at the speedway we had a tour of K B,s place. got a ride
in the blown navigator. it was quite a place.--irv

Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #38 –
I don't mind the MN-12s they are nice cars. They just don't have the appeal that the Fox cars do to me. They are cushy and nice but they just feel, well, big. I know my 88 is actually longer than my 95 but the 95 is wider and weighs as much as my 88. My 88 is fully loaded minus the sun roof, the 95 is not close to loaded. Quite frankly I like the styling of the Foxs much more as well. The MN-12s scream Thunderbird but they are not as stylish/swoopy as the Foxs. If you look at a Fox car you will find more angles and curves than on a MN-12. The MN-12 is a much flatter car.

Maybe I should get a Crown Vic. That way I won't be killing a T-bird or a Cougar, Fox or MN-12, with salt in the winter;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.
 

Fox as a daily driver good idea or not?

Reply #39 –
My bro has a '96 T-bird...the salt has not been kind to it either.  The lower 1/4's in front of the rear wheels are nearly gone. 

I never could get used to the cheesy interior fabrics on the MN12's either.  My bro's car is green with green interior (yuck).
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube