1996 Mercury Grand Marquis Review - Comfy Just Got Comfier!

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0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Drivetrain
2:46 - Interior
3:29 - BFB Test
3:40 - Seats
4:05 - Back Seats
5:00 - Trunk / Cargo Space
5:39 - Exterior
6:25 - Final Thoughts
7:55 - Outro

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Комментарии : 65

@nathanmashek228 7 месяцев назад

I own this grand marquis. Thanks everyone for the amazing compliments. This car is my daily driver and I picked it up about 5 months ago. I love panther cars. I own a 2003 as well

@KR_Diecasts 3 месяца назад

I’ve been fortunate to drive a 96 and and 03 Grand Marquis. Panther’s are my favorite 👍

@tylerdurden8145 2 месяца назад

What’s the best MPG you average on the highway with cruise control?

@nathanmashek228 2 месяца назад

@@tylerdurden8145 with cruise at 80 I get 25mpg all day long. They are great on the highway

@OmarDenarzi 8 месяцев назад

Oh man, The amount of information a viewer gets in a little review is just unbelievable, Thank you so much my buddy Zack for such a beautiful channel and wonderful content

@bwofficial1776 8 месяцев назад

That's a clean-looking Grand Marq. I like that the shifter and gauges seem a little nicer than later Panthers. I like the painted steelies with center caps and trim rings. It's a shame these big boaty comfortable cars went out of style. The only thing that can kill these is rust. The aero Crown Victoria had a different roofline from the Grand Marquis due to the C-pillar window. When the Panthers were redesigned in 1997 the Crown Vic body adopted the Grand Marq's roofline.

@drewzero1 8 месяцев назад

I had a 95 and put those same center caps, they were from a Mountaineer. Wish I'd thought to grab the Ranger chrome trim rings from the same junkyard while I was at it. With the steelies and center caps my coworkers thought it was a decommissioned police car.

@rthomas40 5 месяцев назад

Mine got digital gauge

@danielh.3223 3 месяца назад

I own a 1996 grandma, and it truly is the most comfortable and smoothest driving car I've ever owned. Got mine a couple years ago with only 91,000 miles on it and showroom new interior. It was a granny's garage dweller and I was able to get it for only $1,800.00 CHA-CHING!! These cars are built like BEAST. I love mine.

@furiooo Месяц назад

any plans to replace to plastic manifold or r u gonna wait till it cracks? i got a 97 town car with 60k on it and have nightmares about it cracking when I'm on route to a job interview or something important lol

@mysticstarhf9265 8 месяцев назад

That locking gas door is not factory. These had recirculating ball steering instead of rack/pinion that came in 2003. But the interiors were nicer than the 2003+ where Ford started de-contenting them.

@drewzero1 8 месяцев назад

Same with the center caps and chrome trim rings. I had the same caps on my '95 Grand Merc which I took from a Mountaineer in the junkyard. (Needed to get the lug nuts too because they have a shoulder that holds the caps on.) I believe the trim rings may have been from a Ranger. Not much of a mod but it makes a great change to the aesthetic of these cars. Made mine look ten years newer (and made me look forty years younger) than the chrome spoked hubcaps that came with my car.

@melvinharris7859 8 месяцев назад

I always found the 03+ seats more comfortable and the door panels seem to hold up better, but the newer ones definitely aren't screwed together as well as these 90s models.

@davidp2888 8 месяцев назад

Those things soak up the miles. Not necessarily fast but they do the job.

@dhillaz 8 месяцев назад

Love the juxtaposition at the end of the Mercury museum piece against the Ford salty spitoon 😂

@EnthusiastCarHangar 8 месяцев назад

I owned a 1992 Crown Vic out of the aero era for many many years as a daily driver. It was an LX with leather seats and air suspension. I dare say it rode just as well as this Grand Marquis if not better. But I love all of the panther platform cars. This I love showing my Town Car in my videos.

@iandyck3069 8 месяцев назад

Love my 95 aero. Handles about the same as my 2020 Jeep Sahara 4 door with its recirculating ball, which is to say horrible, but I much prefer driving the Grand Marquis for everything else.

@dave11686 8 месяцев назад

Love the aero panthers

@Alcyone850 8 месяцев назад

Grandma Keith! Love my Panthers ❤ Had a 00 Town Car for a bit, but stumbled upon a 97 Mark VIII for a good deal. Would still love to add another Panther something or another from this gen at some point again when I get more space. Curious as to if you can swap the plastic intake manifolds for metal though 🤔

@trentryan27 8 месяцев назад

Been binge watching your stuff and now subscribed, keep doing what you're doing

@roryj625 7 месяцев назад

My Mom had a 96 Grand Marquis, it had everything, it was digital, leather, and had the reading lights in the rear. it was in really rough shape, she stopped driving it around 2019, it had too many issues with heating and air conditioning, brakes were gone when we pulled out of the driveway to take out in the street when we got our license, front seats were rough too

@drewzero1 8 месяцев назад

I bought a 95 Grand Marquis as an overreaction to my cramped Mazda 323. I got it cheap with some interior issues and a cloth top, did some repairs and tore off the roof cover, and put on the Mountaineer center caps like the one reviewed here. It was a great highway car but my wife said it made her seasick. After five years of faithful service the front suspension parted ways and it was just too rusty to be worth fixing. I have a feeling the upcoming Crown Vic is going to look a little more familiar to the condition of my car, lol. PSA: If you have one of these and it always smells like gas, change the filler tube ASAP. It's an easy repair and it's not safe to breathe or spill that stuff.

@Richard-Allen 8 месяцев назад

I actually own a tan 1996 MGM LS with 63k original miles myself. I named her Lisa Rae.

@azaz911c 8 месяцев назад

In my city there was a taxi company that had some Grand Marquis in in its fleet. I always liked when they sent a Grand Marquis because they are so comfortable, much better than the Camry and Prius they use now.

@BK-uw2uk 7 месяцев назад

Great review and nice work on your other episodes. It’s interesting hearing a younger perspective on the ‘older’ vehicles . I owned this Marquis also in LS trim and enjoyed it for years as I was doing a lot of driving at the time. I was in my 20s and constantly was made fun of for owning an ‘old person’ car ( can’t spell Grand Marquis without Grandma ) but it served me well for a long time. However, the plastics quality were sadly a weak link for that model year particularly on the door panels. Lots of cheap materials and loose assembly mainly in the armrest / window control area. The fit and finish always bothered me compared to other brands. I personally loved the design …. Very elegant for the time … the rear deck and light area still looks great to me and I always felt the design had great proportions compared with the 2000 + model years with the larger headlamps. Keep the videos coming !

@London.Bridgez 8 месяцев назад

I believe you can swap out the seats from any Panther body from 91-2011 and they bolt right in, no hassle.

@drewzero1 8 месяцев назад

A lot of parts are like that. I replaced the front fender on mine and had the pick of 1992-2011 model years in the junkyard. Some things like trailer hitch receivers will fit 1979-2011 though there were some changes to the frame around 2002 iirc.

@kc0lif 8 месяцев назад

panther platform cars were wonderful. real easy to go over speed limit if not paying attention.😅

@tdvandy2 8 месяцев назад

Another great review! Thank you sir!

@bazilwreckerloughead 8 месяцев назад

What a GREAT car, so pristine.

@santiagoguerrero2631 8 месяцев назад

Love your reviews, always gotta watch any grand marquis vids, actually i watched your video before i bought my 2005 lol

@manasseh7 8 месяцев назад

love these cars, awesome review

@dannylay7965 4 месяца назад

I seem to like them more and more as time goes by especially this generation. ❤

@ralphabreu5022 8 месяцев назад

They're the best for livery services. They were built for service.... And BJ's nice bench seats.

@Crispychicken4u 8 месяцев назад

Great cruiser to take down to the social security office and still have time to be first at the 4:00 🕓 dinner buffet . Thanks mercury. 👍

@robertdiehl9003 8 месяцев назад

Like the wheels. Nice look

@md2k8 8 месяцев назад

These mid-1990's Mercury Grand Marquis' are currently collectable vehicles.

@terrencesimpson9113 6 месяцев назад

Please review a low mileage 2004 - 2011 Ford Crown Victoria CVPI. I love these cars.

@GengarZ28 7 месяцев назад

Nice , I’m still hoping you review 2001 MGM 🤞

@robertdiehl9003 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful car...

@althunder4269 8 месяцев назад

The gas door lock would be added after market.

@bricegraham8256 2 месяца назад

If I was ever to turn anything into a slab, this would be it. Im nit the type of guy that would own a slab but we had ine at the last shop I used to work at and all my coworkers and even my crush were saying that car even with the big rims fit me really well. And it didnt help that I was always the ine bringing in at night

@targetegrat 3 месяца назад

When I buy my house I am getting a Grand Marquis and if I'm lucky also getting a SS Impala from the 90s too.

@terrencesimpson9113 6 месяцев назад

The difference in handling is because Ford went to rack and pinion steering in around 2002. My 04 and 11 CVPI Crown Victoria Police Interceptors handle better than my 98 Lincoln Mark VIII and 05 Dodge Magnum Hemi RT did.

@maddoxboyd6584 7 месяцев назад

I like the crown Vic more but these are great cars

@James-mw6se 8 месяцев назад

Cool video

@Nick-ts9qs 8 месяцев назад

Why is there a white stain on the bottom of the steering wheel?

@Blabus5 8 месяцев назад

[Danger old man driving]

@christophersmith1155 5 месяцев назад

SWEET

@Bowie_knife_713 4 месяца назад

They glide over speed bumps.... And if you take a corner too fast you could slide down to the floor board 😂... I know from experience!

@user-bu7jm5im7h 5 месяцев назад

Where can I get such rims and where is the location?

@markhealey9409 7 месяцев назад

I have never seen an adjustable automatic headlight switch!! How does that work??

@rthomas40 5 месяцев назад

Don’t matter which one you pick still does the same thing

@robertdiehl9003 8 месяцев назад

Pre rack & pinion car

@robertdiehl9003 8 месяцев назад

Museum quality

@Mr.Corinthians 8 месяцев назад

Not really. They are great cars, but this particular one was not in the best shape. Go to 7:32 and you can see a dent in the rear along the top body line, and the front passenger door has a couple of big dents as well.

@nathanmashek228 7 месяцев назад

@@Mr.CorinthiansI own the car and I bought it like that for a good price from an older dude that got side swiped in it

@davidkaufman7979 8 месяцев назад

Panther body 👍🏼

@santiandon3130 8 месяцев назад

A great replacement to Doug

@hunterkuech1151 8 месяцев назад

Shit Box Review Day

@nathanmashek228 8 месяцев назад

Your car is the real shit box

@Clamjammer 7 месяцев назад

Garbage jeep driver😂

@broman260 8 месяцев назад

The 98-2011 generation can't compete with the previous. The 91 GM would probably be the peak of this vehicle.

@melvinharris7859 8 месяцев назад

My personal favorite for these is the 92-94 models. The old box models from the 80s are poor quality and the interiors fall apart really fast. I think the newer ones drive better, but these 90s models definitely have more care put into the fit and finish and whatnot. They also look better IMO. But that's subjective I suppose.