anybody want to buy a 98 Lincoln Mark 8 for 43K?

Dave McFly · 06-04-2010, 01:04 AM

305pride · 06-04-2010, 01:17 AM

hell na i wouldnt pay that much for that lmao maybe a collecter might tho. looks clean. and ugly. lol but i remember seeing a third gen camaro being brought back to life from living in a trailer and never had more then a handful of miles put on it. does anyone know what third gen im talking about? it was pretty much brand new. sorry to highjack the thread but heres the third gen i was talking about. lol its awesome

DarthNacho08 · 06-04-2010, 01:20 AM

yea I remember seeing a video of it on youtube, someone bought a brand new iroc and put it in a trailer for the next twenty years, when they took it out of storage, it was covered with dust, but the inside was perfect, still had plastic covers on the seats and everything

Rogue Leader · 06-04-2010, 09:06 AM

Perfect example of Rare != valuable. This guy is equally as stupid (ok probably far more stupid) as the guys who bought 2010 Camaro's and stored them similarly. Just because it says "Collectors Edition" on the side does not make it "collectable".

I would be surprised if he sees more than 15 grand for that car. What a waste.

Stew · 06-04-2010, 10:26 AM

I actually like those old boats, but someone needs their head examined LOL. I'll give him 10k for it just because at that it would be a lot of car for the money

Dave McFly · 06-04-2010, 09:35 PM

i too like them mainly the Mark VIIIs as they had the same 4 cam 32v V8 that was in the 96-04 Cobras. I used to be a member of a site called www.tccoa.com (thunderbird cougar club of america) and they had some pretty sweet Marks on that forum. one guy swapped the Mark version and put in the supercharged version from the 99 cobra aka the terminator. other than the engine swap a new cowl hood and rear end (taken directly from the cobra as the mark/bird/cougars all shared the same IRS rear end only the gears were different) and transmission (also taken from a cobra) and adding the clutch (taken from the supercoupe/cougar xr7 but beefed up for the power of that 390 horse V8), the rest of the car was stock. He later put in better brakes and wheels tires but even just with the engine/tran/rear end swap that thing was FLYING down the track at dragstrips on youtube videos. I would LOVE a Mark VIII as most of the buyers were older folks who babied them and kept the miles low

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Silverado · 06-04-2010, 10:11 PM

Those Mark VIII's were sweet....rode awesome, put out 300 horses, and still got 24 mpg in town....love them....would love to have it too, but KBB says the thing is only worth about $8300, even in perfect shape.

Assuming it isn't a restore of some kind, that thing has been sitting for a long time....hoses, belts, tires, door seals, etc are likely shot.....by the time you are all said and done, buy it for $8500 or less and add $1000 for tires and another $2000 for miscellanenous other parts.....still not bad for a car with under a 100 miles on it.....of course, then start driving it, and find out what else rotted while it sat.....

Dave McFly · 06-05-2010, 12:06 AM

yeah i want one but after reading about them on wikipedia the later models with the HID headlights are VERY $$$ to replace as the company that made them for Lincoln (sylvania) does not make them anymore. if you have a car that has them ford has a $1400 kit (yes that's fourteen hundred

dollars) to convert them to halogen. that and the air suspension has problems. my 95 40th anniversary bird had the air suspension but it was more for firming up the ride or softening it. the set up in the mark was more soft all the time. i did not care for it and when it started to fail, i had it dis connected and put standard shock/struts in the car like on the lower end models. but i would still want to get a mark 8 down the line or even a nice mark 7 with the old school 5.0 V8 in it

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djsnoflake · 06-05-2010, 02:35 AM

This guy is off his rocker

Xmicro_SS · 06-05-2010, 03:02 AM

Very hard to predict what is going to be worth money. Hw would have made 10X his initial money properly invested since 89. Should have bought APPLE stock!

8cd03gro · 06-05-2010, 03:26 AM

Probably just set the "buy it now" price way higher than he expects to mislead buyers into bidding higher thinking they are getting a good deal.

helmincamaro · 06-05-2010, 04:44 AM

oh, so thats a Mark 8.... I always thought it was a Mark V-I-I-I and the guy making the name just had a stuttering problem... it is kinda hard to pronounce though...

06-04-2010, 01:04 AM	#1
Dave McFly new car smell Drives: 2007 Ford Mustang 'Natasha' Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jamestown, NY Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	anybody want to buy a 98 Lincoln Mark 8 for 43K? wonder if this will sell or not __________________ "May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." George Carlin

06-04-2010, 09:06 AM	#4
Rogue Leader Iatefiberglassinsulation Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 3,601 View My Garage	Perfect example of Rare != valuable. This guy is equally as stupid (ok probably far more stupid) as the guys who bought 2010 Camaro's and stored them similarly. Just because it says "Collectors Edition" on the side does not make it "collectable". I would be surprised if he sees more than 15 grand for that car. What a waste. __________________ 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS - was daily driver, now toy 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio - Daily Driver 2017 Mercedes Benz GLE 350 - Wifes Car 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0 - Tow Vehicle 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S - Project Car 1994 Volkswagen Golf - Race Car "Like" my race team on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/farfrumwinnin

06-04-2010, 09:35 PM	#6
Dave McFly new car smell Drives: 2007 Ford Mustang 'Natasha' Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jamestown, NY Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	i too like them mainly the Mark VIIIs as they had the same 4 cam 32v V8 that was in the 96-04 Cobras. I used to be a member of a site called www.tccoa.com (thunderbird cougar club of america) and they had some pretty sweet Marks on that forum. one guy swapped the Mark version and put in the supercharged version from the 99 cobra aka the terminator. other than the engine swap a new cowl hood and rear end (taken directly from the cobra as the mark/bird/cougars all shared the same IRS rear end only the gears were different) and transmission (also taken from a cobra) and adding the clutch (taken from the supercoupe/cougar xr7 but beefed up for the power of that 390 horse V8), the rest of the car was stock. He later put in better brakes and wheels tires but even just with the engine/tran/rear end swap that thing was FLYING down the track at dragstrips on youtube videos. I would LOVE a Mark VIII as most of the buyers were older folks who babied them and kept the miles low . __________________ "May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." George Carlin

06-05-2010, 12:06 AM	#8
Dave McFly new car smell Drives: 2007 Ford Mustang 'Natasha' Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jamestown, NY Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	yeah i want one but after reading about them on wikipedia the later models with the HID headlights are VERY $$$ to replace as the company that made them for Lincoln (sylvania) does not make them anymore. if you have a car that has them ford has a $1400 kit (yes that's fourteen hundred dollars) to convert them to halogen. that and the air suspension has problems. my 95 40th anniversary bird had the air suspension but it was more for firming up the ride or softening it. the set up in the mark was more soft all the time. i did not care for it and when it started to fail, i had it dis connected and put standard shock/struts in the car like on the lower end models. but i would still want to get a mark 8 down the line or even a nice mark 7 with the old school 5.0 V8 in it . __________________ "May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." George Carlin

06-05-2010, 03:02 AM	#10
Xmicro_SS Thank You GM Drives: Sky Redline & Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,876	Very hard to predict what is going to be worth money. Hw would have made 10X his initial money properly invested since 89. Should have bought APPLE stock! __________________ ITS HERE! : 2010 Camaro 2SS / 6 Speed Manual (No other way) / Silver Ice Metallic / Inferno Orange Interior Accent / RS Package / Polished Wheels / SOLO MACH X CAT BACK

06-04-2010, 01:20 AM	#3
DarthNacho08 SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 1999 camaro Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fontana, California Posts: 1,169 View My Garage	yea I remember seeing a video of it on youtube, someone bought a brand new iroc and put it in a trailer for the next twenty years, when they took it out of storage, it was covered with dust, but the inside was perfect, still had plastic covers on the seats and everything

06-04-2010, 10:26 AM	#5
Stew Drives: 92 Luminadead/01 Dakota/97 F150 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern, Ky Posts: 3,789	I actually like those old boats, but someone needs their head examined LOL. I'll give him 10k for it just because at that it would be a lot of car for the money

06-04-2010, 10:11 PM	#7
Silverado GM Guy For Life Drives: 2010 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 971 View My Garage	Those Mark VIII's were sweet....rode awesome, put out 300 horses, and still got 24 mpg in town....love them....would love to have it too, but KBB says the thing is only worth about $8300, even in perfect shape. Assuming it isn't a restore of some kind, that thing has been sitting for a long time....hoses, belts, tires, door seals, etc are likely shot.....by the time you are all said and done, buy it for $8500 or less and add $1000 for tires and another $2000 for miscellanenous other parts.....still not bad for a car with under a 100 miles on it.....of course, then start driving it, and find out what else rotted while it sat.....

06-05-2010, 03:26 AM	#11
8cd03gro Drives: 2005 STi corn fed Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,997	Probably just set the "buy it now" price way higher than he expects to mislead buyers into bidding higher thinking they are getting a good deal.

06-05-2010, 04:44 AM	#12
helmincamaro Official Lounge BAMF Drives: '97 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kannapolis, NC Posts: 13,576 View My Garage	oh, so thats a Mark 8.... I always thought it was a Mark V-I-I-I and the guy making the name just had a stuttering problem... it is kinda hard to pronounce though...