Cheap FWD V8 -$2900 Continental

"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562)
04/07/2016 at 16:14 • Filed to: None

I can’t believe the amazing condition of this Continental.

Sure it’s FWD, but at least it’s a V8 and probably comfy as hell to ride around in.

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Just amazing how nice of an example of a Continental this is.

DISCUSSION (25)

Reigntastic > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 16:14

Now all it needs are some blades to be complete!

JR1 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 16:18

Best part is you know someone old drove it who probably did not abuse it at all

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1
04/07/2016 at 16:20

Where as I’d be roasting the front tires off.

only 2900 bucks, I can’t believe how many cheap examples are available that are in good shape around here.

The color scheme on this one is awful but I’ve seen some black and blue ones around too.

Urambo Tauro > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 16:22

I have no idea what the going rate is on these cars, but $2,900 seems pretty low.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Urambo Tauro
04/07/2016 at 16:25

Apparently (from looking around more) it looks to be about the going rate. This just happens to be a great example. And the color combo is horrible so that probably knocked off a couple bucks.

Talk about a highway bomber in disguise though

Bytemite > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 16:25

V8, FWD barges are probably the worst punishment in automotive form.

Here’s your power, that you can’t put on the ground.

Here’s your comfortable soft spring rates, with massive weight on the front but no weight on the back so it feels like it is grinding its nose into the ground, all the time.

Here’s your large size, but none of it contributes to passenger/cargo area and most of it goes toward your hood and front overhang.

JR1 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 16:27

It also has to do with perception and this car has a terrible perception

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > JR1
04/07/2016 at 16:28

That can have it’s downsides. A (heavy-footed) guy I know bought a car from someone who had babied it every day of its life, when he first got it he couldn’t get it to perform at all. Performance got better and better for a little while as he drove it harder than it had ever seen, then it shat out its rings.

Moral: every car needs an occasional Italian tune up.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Bytemite
04/07/2016 at 16:32

Nah, I would daily one of these things.

The 1997 (I believe last mechanical update) went 0-60 in 7.7 with it’s FWD 4.6L V8.

That was only .4 slower than the first Lincoln LS V8 which was smaller and rear wheel drive

And it was faster than the Town Car set up in RWD.

It’s actually a decent option if you just spend a lot of time in the car but aren’t looking for a performance option.

Even claims 25 mpg on the highway

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1
04/07/2016 at 16:33

Just because it’s a barely smaller town car in FWD?

JR1 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 16:34

That and less people remember it

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1
04/07/2016 at 16:36

Works in the favor of someone that might want a nice sleeper highway barge lol

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 16:48

As a follow up, 7.7 is still .8 seconds slower than my V6 Milan.

Just saying.

LongbowMkII > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 16:50

That's an awful speed/mpg ratio.

Pickup_man > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 17:06

Huh, I always thought these were RWD.... mind = nearly blown

Also, V8 + FWD. Do you want understeer? Because this is how you get understeer. Source, first car was ‘95 Aurora.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 17:41

The rear air ride will blow on you 1 week after purchase.

I do love the tail lights on those are, how they’re smoothly sculpted into the contours of the rear.

COMTNDRVR > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/07/2016 at 17:54

I currently have a 1997 El Dorado as my second car. I can confirm FWD V8's are fun in their own way.

I’m hoping to get a little more than this ad, considering it only has 45,000 on the odoand it's a Cadillac.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > LongbowMkII
04/07/2016 at 18:22

That’s pretty good for the 90's.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > COMTNDRVR
04/08/2016 at 09:28

I hope you do too, sounds like you should.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
04/08/2016 at 09:30

the tail lights are wonderfully sculpted.

And I’m SURE there’s a non-air ride conversion available.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Pickup_man
04/08/2016 at 09:39

lol, I’m used to torque steer. My 3.0L V6 FWD Mercury Milan accelerates faster than this despite only being a V6.

Pickup_man > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/08/2016 at 09:55

Not torque steer, understeer . My old Aurora couldn’t go around a corner to save it’s life, and if the road got slippery turning was more of a suggestion than a thing that actually happened. Surprisingly I don’t remember that car having much torque steer though.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Pickup_man
04/08/2016 at 10:14

oh, oh, oh.

Weird. you’d think having weight on the turning wheels would help. I guess not though.

Pickup_man > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/08/2016 at 10:26

You would think, but it would just plow straight ahead, and without rwd to help push the rear around, even the mere thought of getting on the gas would just make matters worse. Who knows, maybe the Lincoln is better, all I know was that Aurora was an understeering pig. A fast and comfortable pig though.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Pickup_man
04/08/2016 at 10:39

hahaha (on all counts)