I need advice from people who know about cars?

I am 16 and just bought by first car, a 94 Ford Crown Victoria. It's an old police interceptor. The odometer says it has 33000 miles(which I doubt is accurate). It has the police package(dual exhaust etc..) It seems to be running very well....


I payed like $600 for it...


Is it worth it?I need advice from people who know about cars?
Yea I would doubt the miles especially on a cop car, but still for $600 I wouldn't mind a crown vic at all. Good buy in fact.I need advice from people who know about cars?
I had an ltd, looked like the one on men in black. Anyhow, it was a great car and after driving that I can drive just about anything. (Because it was so dang big) I am excellent at parallel parking.


:)


Most likely, the odometer only goes up to 99,999 so it's probably 133,000. I could be wrong, because mine was a little older than yours, but it was like that.





I don't know, police maintain their vehicles very well (I know because we work on the police cars in our town) but they also abuse the crap out of them in between services. They need alignments and brakes all the time.





But for 600 dollars I think it was a heck of a deal.
well, you already bought it, so whether it was worth it or no is irrelevent at this point, but i would suggest that you take it to a mechanic and have it checked out. also, i'm assuming you didn't have a carfax run on it. do that, too, so you can have the history on the car. once you know all of that (assuming there's nothing wrong w/ the car after someone looks at it), i'd say it was worth it.
the crown vics can last a while but 600 for a 94 something has to be wrong with it the cops get rid of their cars for a reason but they also maintain them better than the average person maybe you got lucky and got one of the good ones i have a 92 with over 300,000 miles only had one major problem with the transmission but other than that its still going strong
Is the odometer 5 or 6 digits, if it's only 5 then of course it has rolled over, if it's 6 and shows 33000 then something is very fishy, more then likely it was rolled back.





But, even for a Vic with 133000 miles on it, 600.00 is a bargain, actually that's not even that bad if it had 233000 miles.





Good luck, they are strong cars that can last forever.
Why not. The mileage possibly is true.


Enjoy the car.
yeahh i wouldnt buy it... i wouldve gotten a hummer or lexsus.
Well, mileage is waayy over 33k i assure you, in older models and ones w/ analog odometer the numbers are reset when they replace the instrument panel.


Police interceptors however, are very well maintained by experts (unless another private party owned it before you), so normally you dont need to worry. $600 does sound reasonable.
if the car runs $600 is worth it..
More likely it has 133,000 miles on the clock! Any way, $ 600 is a good price for any vehicle, if it's running and can pass Inspection. (Ever see ';Blues Brothers';? Elwood has an ex-cop car, with ';440 motor, heavy duty springs, shocks, radiator..built before they needed unleaded gas';..)
Crown victorias are usually well maintained vehicles, but for a 12 year old car it seems a little fishy that it has only 33k miles on it.
Yeah Its worth it , The millage is over 33000 you can believe that However take care of it and it will get Minny Minny miles good luck on your car.
yes, you got a great deal. I own a the same car. I payed more for mine and I got an awesome deal. That car will last you awhile as long as you keep up on up keep. If it camefrom a police station, make sure you check the shocks on it, cops tend to be bad on shocks and breaks.
Heck yea. Change the oil, check the brakes, enjoy your car and be a courteous driver.