Everything wrong with my 2006 Lincoln Town Car - Part 1 (Exterior)

I didn't buy a hooptie, but there is still plenty wrong with it :)
This is part 1 focusing on the exterior. Also making part 2 on the interior. Stay tuned

[@shugahcaine4137]

Im right here with you. I love my TC and they need to redesign them and start production again.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thank you!

[@InternetDude]

Don’t hold your breath, Ford hates cars. If they brought back the name it would be a unibody crossover with a 4 cylinder turbo engine most likely, yuck.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Nooooo! Anything but that!

[@whitegoodman7465]

@@InternetDude lmao right

[@FordBossMe]

I'm also in Illinois and a Ford Tech and I'm also show casting a 2006 Lincoln Town car as a channel project vehicle, we should link up and do a video.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Yep! Happy to do it! Looking forward to your reply via email.

[@goodbonezz1289]

I’ve owned a few town cars..from a 1979 as a senior in high school in 1989..to a 2004 ultimate that my son wrecked at about 100mph..the vehicle saved his life. Truly amazing cars. Love them. Would definitely own another and they’re getting rarer every day.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Wow! Glad to hear your son is alright and that 5-star safety ratings came into play! I always wanted to own any of the Panthers and last December stars aligned since my dad's 89 Grand Marquis which I remember steering from his lap at a ripe age of 12-13 as he operated pedals.

[@doug9066]

I never had issues with headlight lens fogging up, always were clear when I had my Lincoln Town Car Signature also I had to replace the brake light switch & the rear airbag suspension & pump other than that no other major issues. These are great cars.

[@VitaliyKofman]

I bought mine with a little fogged up lights and it progressed over time. This was my earlier video so there are a lot more details of my adventures:)

[@michaelreece458]

You might want to consider picking up another set of rims from the junkyard and having them bead blasted. A pro paint store can mix you up a couple aerosol cans of either Silver Argent or Silver Sparkle and you can then repaint the freshly blasted rims. I'm doing that with a set of '03 rims from the junkyard...the fan blade style which is my favorite design. You can also repaint the center caps and then use a quality black paint pen to re-do the Lincoln lettering.

[@VitaliyKofman]

I've touched up my rims over the last year, but obviously they are far from perfect. Maybe I'll do another video this year and will try to do a better job.

[@ruthiaallen4203]

Key Alarm keep going off on Norma keep going off

[@FordBossMe]

The original line that you're talking about on there was also plastic they just get brittle and wrought with all the engine heat and that is a evap line for the fuel Vapors in your gas tank to be recycled back to the engine

[@VitaliyKofman]

It's always nice to have a mechanic's perspective! :)

[@FordBossMe]

The Rusted silver part is your exhaust manifold heat shield and they do Rust away I just put two new exhaust manifolds on my Lincoln Town Car and the new heat shields come on it

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thank you!

[@FordBossMe]

So that lining is on those Lincoln Town Cars for sound deadening in the trunk

[@VitaliyKofman]

Too bad previous owner(s) messed it up a bit.

[@charlescanter2628]

I bought a used 06 Lincoln I'm driving it now but the dashboard the gauges keep dissipating off and stay off for a while then they come back on then they go back off trying to figure that issue out but I like the car it rides comfortably

[@tyler2610]

I started driving in 2001 and my first car was a '97 Chevy Lumina.

[@VitaliyKofman]

I started driving the same year with Chevrolet Cavalier from my brother

[@kipster-ll6po]

If you are going to take this much interest in older cars, it would make a lot of sense for you to become something of a mechanic. The plastic rivets on the underside of the trunk lid are just that. Pull on them (using a prying tool) and they will come out. To reinstall, shove them back in. If they get broken in the process, they sell them at the auto parts store for cheap. Whoever installed the backup camera should have known that and removed them. Then the lining wouldn't have gotten messed up.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks for the comment! I prefer not to do my own repairs

[@mikeblankenship4511]

I've got an 05 Town Car myself. Its my third panther platform car. I also have an 04 Grand Marquis. I have the same headlight issue as well on the passenger side. I was told the seals on the factory lens is junk and to replace the headlight assembly. I went aftermarket and haven't had an issue since.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks for the information! For me it's very intermittent and does go away by itself after an hour after forming. The manual does mention that it's "normal" so either they knew that their seals were bad or it's actually working as intended. After it goes away, there is no residual moisture so, who knows :)

[@mikeblankenship4511]

@@VitaliyKofman also the catalytic converters go bad as well. The car has four of them so beware lol. All 3 of my panther platform cars have had this issue. Others who owned one did as well. They either clog up or the filters inside break lose and rattle. Don't buy factory replacements. Price is in the thousands. I bought Walker converters for all of mine. Got the upper and lower assembly off of carid.com. Never had an issue since.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks for the info! No issues as of yet, but who knows what the future will bring? :) I do know a good mechanic who has a lot of experience with Panthers when they were everywhere so hoping he can keep it running at a decent price.

[@mikeblankenship4511]

@@VitaliyKofman just stay away from factory parts. They literally jack up the price just because it says Lincoln. I know, use to work for them.

[@scottcrockett8270]

I too have an 05.......1 owner and very smooth

[@FordBossMe]

The reason those parts rust is because it's exposed to the elements the moisture in the air and that was not treated metal so that's all normal rust that you see all over that engine that's normal every single one of them I've worked on tons of these cars and they all have rust just like what you're pointing out in this entire video every single one of them

[@VitaliyKofman]

In retrospect, I should have done a bit more research on this Town Car before buying since those rust problems (although common) could have been a good negotiation tool at the dealership. On the other hand - gives me reasons to make more videos.

[@derricknvegas7028]

My 2006 from California has alot of oxidation unfortunately 😕 it sucks but your lights are in better shape than mine i need to buy new headlights because of the socal sun faded them out...love your ride and videos.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thank you!

[@ps2gamer365]

Love watching your videos!

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thank you! Appreciate your support!

[@chrisbellamy7145]

My first car was a 1989 Corolla in 2012 for $260 Canadian. My second car was a 1989 Ford probe for $540 a couple years later after some friends crashed the Corolla, which was actually the better car, but they both drove and shifted good and were in decent shape. I never drove either of them much, because Insurance in British Columbia is around $300 a month, and it makes alot more sense to not break the bank, and get around on my bicycle like everyone else. So I figure if I'm going to pay out the nose for the privilege of owning a car, I want a beast like this. My only other consideration would be a Toyota Avalon or Camry, but for ones that are $2000 - $6000 and 15-20 years old these are so much better, even if the Toyotas are a tiny bit more reliable.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks for the comment! Here are my cars: 1997 Chevy Cavalier in 2001 (from older brother that he bought used) = $1500 2003 Sentra 2.5 Limited Edition (new) = ~16K 2007 Camry XLE (new) = ~19K 2010 Lacrosse CXS (new) = ~40K 2013 Elantra (new) = ~17K 2016 Forester (new - for wife) = ~24K 2006 Town Car (highly used :)) = 7K I also worked 7+ years for car rental/valet parking company so pretty much drove just about everything under the sun. Out of all, Town Car and that Buick are by far my favorites - although I had issues with every one of them. Some more, some less but I can say that Japanese cars have issues also - despite the popular belief.

[@officerbigmac1891]

Panzer Platform sent me! I subscribed cant wait to see the videos! 👍

[@VitaliyKofman]

Welcome aboard! Thank you for joining and send my regards to the Panzer Platform! :D

[@jaysonwilliam3856]

@@VitaliyKofman GOTTA LOVE THOSE PANZERS 🤣🤣🤣

[@lilshawty5672]

I like that Lincoln a got one of my own and I love it great car i really like tha LuXUry

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thank you! These are awesome 👌

[@FordBossMe]

That Rust is nothing, 10+ years left

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thank you! I hope you are right! I do everything reasonable to keep the rust at bay in hopes of getting at least 5 year out of this thing.

[@randomrazr]

just drive it till repairs arent worth the value. theres tons of these out there, im sur e u will find a well cared for one

[@VitaliyKofman]

That's what I'm doing. Did replace rear brakes and rotors since they were worn and mechanic said they were probably original :) Other than that, little things here and there and I'm tinkering with it for fun.

[@jonscobell9656]

Nice content bro 🔥🔥🔥

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks! Maybe someday I'll find out how it is to make $$$ on KZbin :)

[@NorthernUtahDashcam]

I would have someone fix the little dings in the hood if I was you. Won’t cost much. Paint the rusty seat rails and try to get rid of the gorilla glue. Mine doesn’t have any of those issues. But it only has 43k miles and was in Florida before I got it.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thank you for all the advice! I thought about fixing hood dings, but I drive about 62 miles per day and inevitably they will happen again. Since those dings didn't break the paint will leave them alone for now. I'm afraid of touching those rails to be honest, but I will try to take the rust off (already got a bottle of rust remover). I don''t have a garage so waiting for the weather to warm up and planning another video on the project :)

[@lincoln6981]

You guys add camber bolts to your town cars? Where can I get some because my camber is bad making my tires have inner wear

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thank you for the comment! I never heard of "camber" bolt and cannot answer your question. A quick Google search does reveal plenty to buy.

[@lincoln6981]

@@VitaliyKofman a camber bolt is a replacement bolt for the lower front control arms. The have eccentrics which makes it to where we can adjust the camber on the front end when doing an alignment

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks a lot for the information!

[@tedwebb646]

On my 4th stinking Lincoln mine 2006 around 144K and garage kept. If you care about the car do a major maintenance before 90k, suspension, brakes, air conditioning etc. It’s built on a light truck frame. Never buy one from up north unless its garage kept.You can work on this car yourself, never buy one in this condition and take better care of it when you get it.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks for the comment! Based on what you wrote - I did it all wrong! :D 1. I bought my 06 with 89K and didn't do anything you listed, but my suspension and AC is fine. I did replace rear pads and rotors 2. Pretty sure mine wasn't garage kept 3. According to Carfax, my Town Car spent its life in IL 4. I can't really work on cars mechanically. Only light cosmetic work 5. I already bought it so a little too late on that :) 6. I think I'm taking good care of it since there are plenty other videos to prove it :) What do you say to that?

[@paulrivers6747]

Oh so it's not for sale? Looking to buy one

[@VitaliyKofman]

This one is not, but there are plenty of Town Cars out in the sea :)

[@FordBossMe]

We have a Mercury Grand Marquis with the air ride suspension at the dealership with only 71,000 miles on it

[@poloshorty80]

I drive a 03 signature I love it so far

[@VitaliyKofman]

These are amazing cars! I wish I was in the position to buy these new and keep it maintained forever.

[@poloshorty80]

Vitaliy Kofman I just need to fix small things on mine has a 177 Thousand miles on I’m miss a lot of peace’s with I could find so I can get parts of of

[@VitaliyKofman]

Parts are usually not a problem. I got my 06 with 89K and also had to get some parts to make it nice and between Ebay/Amazon, wasn't a problem at all.

[@poloshorty80]

Vitaliy Kofman ok cool

[@poloshorty80]

Vitaliy Kofman I have water coming in on my passager side & I don’t know where it’s coming from

[@akrextra]

How much did you buy it for and how many km does it have on it? nice car btw

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks for the comment! I bought it for $7000 after trading in 2013 Elantra for $6000 so ~$1500 out of pocket. It had 89K miles so about 143500 km.

[@euheyshdgsbdjstz521]

I have the same problem with hood handle

[@VitaliyKofman]

It's a little annoying but not a big deal.

[@BonnieKay13]

This car was either on some salt coast, or was in big city SALT, also driven hard over gravel roads (pits), had poor care and bad paint touchup. I'm 88 and know all there is to know about Town Cars, my present '02 has 200K, runs like new, looks like new, the best car ever made in America by real Americans and in one factory only. Maybe they'll make them again, meantime grab any good one you can, prices are going UP, Many have over 400K and still going strong, it's rated as the longest lasting car ... of all..

[@VitaliyKofman]

Based on carfax it spent its life in IL so that's what salt does

[@anaconda6147]

👍from🇫🇮

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks!

[@MrMike-vw1oh]

Luckily diarrhea of the mouth isn't fatal

[@VitaliyKofman]

Thanks for the comment!!?? :))

[@tyler2610]

I'm sorry but they did a horrible job matching your paint on that rear quarter panel. I hope you didn't pay to much for that

[@VitaliyKofman]

I know, they could have done better, but it was relatively affordable.

[@jonscobell9656]

1:50 i feel sorry for u lol

[@VitaliyKofman]

No need to be sorry. I could have bought a new car, but got this one well knowing that there are issues and enjoy working through them. Most importantly, the engine and transmission are solid and should last for another 100K+ miles. The rest is relatively cheap to fix.

[@garyewing5450]

Dope. Get new car. Not 25 yr old.

[@VitaliyKofman]

I love these old Lincolns and Cadillacs so it's a matter of choice and not desperation.

[@bonniejohnson1518]

these are built much better than the new cars...Anthony Grozzo sells them in mint condition on his website; Specialty Motors Cars (www.specialtymotorcars.net) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJinh4yqnLdqm9k

[@VitaliyKofman]

@@bonniejohnson1518 I watch his channel all the time and even contacted him about that white Town Car with 6800 miles last year but it was sold before I knew it.

[@joejerkoff9221]

You're obviously not a Lincoln guy listening to you talk about this car is grueling.

[@VitaliyKofman]

Hello and thanks for the comment! I'm a land yacht guy and do love this Town Car. I actually traded in a much newer car for the privilege of owning a "Panther". Maybe I was less exited on this video talking about all the problems, but I have plenty others where I boast about it left and right. My style is a simple show and tell so not sure how to improve. Constructive criticism is always welcomed!