{"id":395,"date":"2018-04-05T18:11:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T18:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2024-06-30T16:33:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T16:33:31","slug":"1998-lincoln-mark-viii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/?page_id=395","title":{"rendered":"1998 Lincoln Mark VIII"},"content":{"rendered":"<table id=\"specs\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Year:<\/td>\n<td>1998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Make:<\/td>\n<td>Lincoln<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Model:<\/td>\n<td>Mark VIII<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bought:<\/td>\n<td>2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;Sold:<\/td>\n<td>February 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Horsepower:<\/td>\n<td>290hp @5750rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Torque:<\/td>\n<td>295ft-lbs @4500rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight:<\/td>\n<td>3765lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I had fond memories of the 540i and wanted another luxury cruiser, but this time I went for an American V8. The mod motor made a fantastic sound, but overall the power was disappointing. The power was up high and the transmission was sluggish, so it was never as satisfying as 300hp should be. It was fantastic road trip machine and the landau roof made for a surprisingly good canoe carrier. The drivetrain was solidly reliable, but the air suspension was a constant pain and the interior was falling apart. When it was too far gone I finally parted with it as a cash-for-clunkers trade in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_281\" style=\"width: 697px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PICT0007-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PICT0007-2-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"386\" class=\"size-large wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PICT0007-2-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PICT0007-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PICT0007-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PICT0007-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PICT0007-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mark VIII carrying a canoe<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_402\" style=\"width: 922px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/linc_dc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/linc_dc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"912\" height=\"604\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/linc_dc.jpg 912w, https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/linc_dc-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/linc_dc-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/linc_dc-800x530.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cruising in the Mark VIII<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year: 1998 Make: Lincoln Model: Mark VIII Bought: 2010 &nbsp;Sold: February 2012 Horsepower: 290hp @5750rpm Torque: 295ft-lbs @4500rpm Weight: 3765lbs &nbsp; I had fond memories of the 540i and wanted another luxury cruiser, but this time I went for an American V8. The mod motor made a fantastic sound, but overall the power was disappointing.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-395","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/395"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=395"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":524,"href":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/395\/revisions\/524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}