1983 Mercury Grand Marquis Reviews, Pricing & Specs

The beast is quite a car. She has taken many long distance road trips and never really faltered once during them. as a daily driver, she is a little cost prohibitive, both in gas mileage and upkeep. She was built with the low power 5.0 V8 so she can get out of her own way, but barely, and she won't be taking on any Mustangs anytime soon. As for the fun factor, she kind of can go almost anywhere, from deep in the mountains on logging roads to snowy city streets, and rarely has much she can't handle. Lots of interior room for passengers, plus lots of trunk space for luggage, coupled also with the ride quality that nobody could ever deny, make her the ultimate long distance road trip car. The downside is gas mileage and maintenance costs. She is, after all, a 27 year old daily driver, therefore parts fail quite often. Overall, though, i wouldn't give her up for the world.Feb 06, 2010

I have a 1978 Mercury Marquis 2 door hardtop which I took on vacation from the Pittsburgh area to Miami about 25 times. I once made the 1,100 mile trip in about 19 hours. On the highway as anywhere else its ride gives you the feeling of immense protection as well as a floating on air feel that eases the miles away. I received the ultimate compliment while leaving Key West on U.S. 1 North from a group of young people in a one ton foreign compact. They said "Man, you could make five of our cars out of yours." My Marquis doesn't have much mileage for its age, only 133,000 but it never required major engine work. I did install stainless steel dual exhausts about 20 years ago which gave it a slight boost in power. I've been traveling by air for the last several years and haven't used the Marquis all that much but it's ready on moments notice. All in all with body on frame construction and classic styling it's not a car I want to give up anytime soon.May 12, 2009

This car isn't really that fast, or very well built, but it has room for six, and holds everything you could ever want because it is a wagon. The suspension can only be described as boat-like, so it floats over any road imperfections, and still manages to not be completely incompetent around turns because of large sway bars. Mine is actually the 81 carb version, but it still starts every time, and all the accessories work. I really could not ask for a better yank tank, and tank it is at 15 mpg.Aug 07, 2008