Wheels Make All the Difference

"Hammerdown" (hammerdown32) 05/31/2016 at 11:11 • Filed to: Crown Vic, Wheels

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Digging through some older photos and ran across the ad for my Crown Vic before I bought it:

It’s a 2004 civilian model with the full digital dash, leather, etc. Supposedly driven by a grandma prior to me picking it up. Somewhere along the line it picked up window tint and a honeycomb grill. I drove it like that for about six months before I found the right wheels on Craigslist. Now it looks like this:

Improvement, eh? I love the way these cars look with Mustang wheels on them. It’s been a solid daily driver/long hauler for me for the past two years and 30,000 miles.

Why did I buy a Crown Vic? Price was a huge factor. These cars are cheap. Secondly, I’m 6'4" so I like to have a full size car. I also liked the idea of a V8, rear drive car. Not to mention that this one has been quite reliable and stupid easy to fix when something does go wrong.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Hammerdown 05/31/2016 at 11:15

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Not to mention an abundance of cheap, cheap parts.

Nothing > Hammerdown 05/31/2016 at 11:24

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Wheels do make a huge difference. I’m looking forward to swapping the wheels on my car.

My speed3 is happy > Hammerdown 05/31/2016 at 11:35

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But the gas mileage is pretty bad no?

Justin Hughes > My speed3 is happy 05/31/2016 at 11:57

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My 2003 P71 got 20mpg if I drove like grandpa, and 20mpg if I drove like an asshole. I tended to lean toward the asshole side.

Pickup_man > Hammerdown 05/31/2016 at 11:59

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This was bought not too far from me, neat. Not a lot of Oppo activity here in South Dakota, it’s fun to see my area pop up every once in a while. You don’t happen to be from this area do you?

Hammerdown > Pickup_man 05/31/2016 at 12:02

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I’m from up by Aberdeen. I was living in Marshall at the time and was in Sioux Falls visiting a friend when I found this. I’m now in the Twin Cities.

Hammerdown > My speed3 is happy 05/31/2016 at 12:03

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18 city, 23 highway. Consistently. I looked at other cars that had better mileage, but they were all much more expensive than the $5,000 I paid for this one.

Pickup_man > Hammerdown 05/31/2016 at 12:11

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Got ya, grew up in Garretson myself, now living in Baltic (both just outside of Sioux Falls).