Well, this is not the type of review that I generally write. I am a mom to 4 girls and am busy doing things related to raising them. I don't know much about the technical workings of cars, but I drive them A LOT!! I really felt compelled to write an epinion about this car.

We recently traded in our Ford Contour and purchased the much bigger Crown Victoria. Try getting a family of six in a Contour. No can do. So out we went to buy a larger sedan for my hubby to drive. He is no car expert either so we had to drive and redrive and sit in every car that seated 5-6 passengers comfortably. We did this 23,302 times while we were deciding what was the best car for us.

The Crown Vic was our choice hands-down. It is plenty roomy in the backseat. My teenagers and kindergartener have plenty of leg room and space for all the stuff they must carry no matter where they go. The front bench seat will sit 3, but the middle person is a bit cramped. The airbags make it unsafe to put a child there, but that is really the size of the space. However, we can put an adult there for short trips and it works okay.

The drive is really smooth and the car handles like a much smaller car. There is ample power on acceleration and people get out of your way because they think you are a cop. I especially like the way this car brakes. I don't know any technical terms, but it is very responsive.

The Crown Vic gets pretty good gas mileage; about 25 mpg on average. The tank holds about 20 gallons of gasoline. The gas cap is easy to get on and off.

The trunk is huge and has a safety release strap in the event that you should somehow become trapped in there. Great for those with adventurous youngsters.

The only drawback of this car is that it is rear-wheel-drive. We feel that this issue was effectively dealt with the addition of traction control, which my husband swears by.

We are thrilled by our purchase and it is a dream to drive this car. We got a great deal on the car and Ford gave us extra incentive-0% financing for 60 months. Can't beat it.

I hope this review helps those that are not car experts, but want to find a really terrific car. The Crown Vic will not disappoint.


Amount Paid (US$): 20,000
Condition: New
Model Year: 2001
Model and Options: Automatic, traction control, ABS, airbags, power everything