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bigmac
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Mar 15, 2011, 7:11 PM
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1999 Lincoln Continental
10,500 miles
Just bought a 99 continental with only 10,500 miles!!!!! Car looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor! The original owner had it for 10 years and only drove it 4500 miles. The next owner had it for 2 years and drove it 6000 miles. Everything looks and works great, and it drives like a cream puff. My question is: because it obviously sat in a garage for a long long time, is there anything I should have inspected for wear, dry rot, etc, due to the age alone?
Thanks, from the newbie.
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re-tired
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Mar 15, 2011, 8:25 PM
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Its a trap ! Being the big hearted kinda guy I am I will let you get out from under this trap. No need to thank me I wll even let you make a small profit.
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Seriously,have the fluids changed , change serpentine belt , hoses looked at real good ,brakes checked , check tires for dry rot and throw on a set of wiper blades.
LIFE'S SHORT GO FISH
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zmame
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Mar 16, 2011, 3:41 AM
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Also wouldn't be a bad idea to throw a fresh fuel filter on while your at it too..
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bigmac
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Mar 16, 2011, 6:37 PM
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 Thanks! I'm taking it to the garage tomorrow and wanted to know what exactly to tell them to do.
 Also, coming home from work today, a truck threw a rock at me and chipped the windshield....can you believe that crap? So should I have the windshield replaced or get one of those "miracle" chip repair guys to fix it? ....still can't believe that happened.....
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bigmac
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Mar 16, 2011, 6:38 PM
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Thanks for adding....will do!
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re-tired
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Mar 16, 2011, 7:05 PM
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i have had good luck on a couple of windshield repairs . use a co that gives a written warrenty
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