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Considering Purchase.. - 5/29/2007 12:22:32 PM

F350forSALE

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Hi. New to this forum and just had a question. I am considering the purchase of a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria.. It is the police package.. I know I know.. many people advised me not to purchase a used police vehicle however I just need a vehicle to get me to and from work.. I would use my current vehicle however the area i work in has no security, no employee parking and is in a bad neighborhood and i really dont want to chance bring my truck that has a bunch of aftermarket equipment down to that area.. so i found this cheap crown vic that has like 180,000 miles on it and the owner says it is in great condition.. claims there is no trans issues or anything.. however when i look at the side picture of the vehicle it looks like it sags in the rear.. then i compared it to other crown vic photos and none of the others looked like they sagged liek this.. just wondering if its me or if there could be a serious issue with this and if there is any way to tell by looking.. im not mechanical genius or anything.. i checked carfax and it came up that when the vehicle had like 70,000 it had service and specifically mentioned "Seviced Suspension System".. just wondering if there is any known problems on these or maybe someone can check the pic and see if something looks off.. Thanks for any input..

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RE: Considering Purchase.. - 6/11/2007 5:27:42 PM

dmil74

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i bought a 98 on ebay from a police station in KY for $1700.
it had just over 100k. could tell it had some ruff service, cracks
in fr and rear molding, studs broken on front seats. all miner
stuff. a few months later had a leak in transmission dr. shaft
housing. was able to fix it myself at minimal cost(had housing
welded). overall, one of best cars ive ever had. it rides nice
drifts a little, but nothing i know about suspension.

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RE: Considering Purchase.. - 11/27/2007 5:26:51 AM

Stick462

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Some of the older car have frame rail rot but my 200o p71 sits like that car .probably had a lot of weight in it at some time and springs are depressed

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