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Originally Posted by fud2468
Unless I've missed it, I haven't seen anything on here about FE mods to a Crown Vic.
What are your thoughts?
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Well, there was the time I half-jokingly suggested a 2.3L Ranger engine with a 5MT would be an excellent power plant for a Crown Vic (which it would be). Strip out every semblance of comfort and luxury to save weight, fit low rolling resistance tires, simple aero mods, and an engine kill switch, and you might see MPGs in the 30's, and not just on the highway.
As for safety, there are small and mid-sized cars that do very well in laboratory tests representing one-car collisions, the most common type of crash. Yeah, a heavier car has an advantage in two-car collisions, but that advantage is gained at the expense of the occupants of the other car. Are you going to tell me your life is worth more than that of a random stranger's?
I don't need much comfort or luxury, hence cars like the Crown Vic and LeSabre don't make sense to me.