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Seniors are attracted to rear-wheel drive vehicles, simply because this is what they grew up with. They apparently tend to mistrust the newer technology of FWD.
And, of course, many of them would only buy a car that they can identify as "American", rather than foreign--despite the reality that many of the so-called "foreign" makes are made in The US, and several of the so-called US makes are made in Mexico or Canada!
Also, since there are not many rear-wheel drive vehicles left on the market, there is not that much for them to choose from, and for quite a few years, the only choices were the Ford Crown Victoria, the Mercury Grand Marquis (a rebadged Crown Vic), and the Lincoln Town Car (a stretched version of the other two marques).
Now that all of the above-noted Ford products have been discontinued, Grandpa and Grandma will probably buy a Buick. Even if that Buick is FWD, at least they will take comfort in buying "an American car".
Most really older folks are not interested in a rough riding hard seat midsize vehicle. I know I look more toward comfort in a vehicle now. A new Accord is fine with me though... and we have a Miata. I must not be over the hill yet.
why is it that I notice that older men usually drive the Town Car but not women?
Why are seniors attracted to it?
There are plenty of younger people who like the Town Car, too. At one Lincoln Town Car forum I used to post at, I was surprised at how many members were under 30 years old.
There are plenty of younger people who like the Town Car, too. At one Lincoln Town Car forum I used to post at, I was surprised at how many members were under 30 years old.
The secondary market might include some younger buyers, but according to Lincoln, the average age of new buyers was over 70. Dwindling numbers of sales and the inability to lure younger buyers are probably why they killed it in 2010.
Lol. No, the members on that forum posted plenty of photos of their cars. They were unmodified. BTW, many of them passed the 200,000, 300,000 and 400,000 mile mark.
Seniors are attracted to rear-wheel drive vehicles, simply because this is what they grew up with. They apparently tend to mistrust the newer technology of FWD.
And, of course, many of them would only buy a car that they can identify as "American", rather than foreign--despite the reality that many of the so-called "foreign" makes are made in The US, and several of the so-called US makes are made in Mexico or Canada!
Also, since there are not many rear-wheel drive vehicles left on the market, there is not that much for them to choose from, and for quite a few years, the only choices were the Ford Crown Victoria, the Mercury Grand Marquis (a rebadged Crown Vic), and the Lincoln Town Car (a stretched version of the other two marques).
Now that all of the above-noted Ford products have been discontinued, Grandpa and Grandma will probably buy a Buick. Even if that Buick is FWD, at least they will take comfort in buying "an American car".
you do know that the last Gen and current (now out of production Gen) Ford Crown Victoria, the Mercury Grand Marquis were made in Canada Right?
Same with the all current RWD Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger and Chrysler 300M and the 4th and current 5th Gen Chevy Camaro models...
Seniors are attracted to rear-wheel drive vehicles, simply because this is what they grew up with. They apparently tend to mistrust the newer technology of FWD.
And, of course, many of them would only buy a car that they can identify as "American", rather than foreign--despite the reality that many of the so-called "foreign" makes are made in The US, and several of the so-called US makes are made in Mexico or Canada!
Also, since there are not many rear-wheel drive vehicles left on the market, there is not that much for them to choose from, and for quite a few years, the only choices were the Ford Crown Victoria, the Mercury Grand Marquis (a rebadged Crown Vic), and the Lincoln Town Car (a stretched version of the other two marques).
Now that all of the above-noted Ford products have been discontinued, Grandpa and Grandma will probably buy a Buick. Even if that Buick is FWD, at least they will take comfort in buying "an American car".
Seniors don't care which wheels drive the car. They couldn't tell blindfolded. They simply like the soft ride of a TC and have an image (incorrect) that the TC is a high quality car.
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