If we gave you $500 and told you that you were only allowed to spend it on a car or truck on Craigslist. that you would then be expected to “abuse” for a weekend, what would you choose? What if we only gave you two choices? Well here is your shot to dream a little bit.
It’s FoMoCo day in the Would You Rather world, so tell us which of these you would choose and why. Tell us what you would do to abuse each of them and why they would take it like the American iron that they claim to be.
Choice Number 1:
1996 Lincoln Continental
“Good working condition. Small power steering leak but can be solved with stop leak. New air bags for air suspension.”
Choice Number 2:
1974 Mercury Grand Marquis
“For sale 1974 Mercury GrandMarquis” Apparently when it’s a Grand Marquis no further explanation or description is necessary.
So folks, which one would you choose? Will one jump better than the other? Which one is quicker? Does one to better burnouts? Which one would win in a Furious 7 style game of chicken? Give us some of your own scenarios of when one of these pair is better than the other.
Id be suprised if the Lincoln can move under it own power.
If the Mercury is packing a 429/460 in it, no question take the Marquis.
I’d have them both – install a remote drive-by-wire system and sit giggling insanely as I go Chevy hunting on the freeway!
Kabboooooom!
For destruction purposes, the Lincoln. I’d be too tempted to save the Mercury. And if there are new airbags on the Lincoln, where are they? That ass end is dragging quite a bit.
I’d take the Merc. A weekend in the spray booth to give it a bass boat flaked green and white paint job and craigslist 24″ wheels and I would double my money. Lots of folks around here would love a Newport theme Donk. Donk it out, that’s some carnage for ya.
I’d have to pick the Mercury, since its been running since 1974 and it is built like a tank, I’d do a satin black paint on it and build a push bar for it, and have fun with it.
The Merc for sure.
No contest. The Merc. Go big or go home. Get vanity plates that say “de Sade.”
The Merc. Pre-’76 means no Cali smog tests!
Get that merc backfirin and call it uncle buck!
The Merc is cool…the Lincoln… not cool
I’d take the Merc, friend had one and it would smoke the hoops no problem.
No contest, the Merc. No FWD fail.