Hello, everyone. After much research, including some here, I bought an 06 Monte Carlo SS a couple of weeks ago. It's black with black leather, "certified" with 12K miles, and as far as I can tell it's got every option except a block heater and two-tone paint. So far, I'm a very happy camper.

I'm not much of a mechanic, but am a definate gear-head, for sure.Unlike the vast majority of buyers today, apparently, I like big, fastcoupes -a breed that is seems to be dead for the moment.

I'm also a moderator at a websitededicated to another big, beautiful and fast American-made coupe that got the production axe in back in 1998.

Anyway, I'm happy to be here. Thanks for the information that helped put an SS in my garage.

 

whats the other coupe that started in 98???

welcome to the site

 

Welcome, glad you were able to get some insight here, which helped guide your purchase. I have an 07 SS, and can't believe that anyone, especially a gearhead, would not like the V8 SS models. Enjoy your ride.

 

When I said "got the production axe in 1998", I meant that's when production ceased.The car is the Lincoln Mark VIII, which is a fantastic "American muscle" coupe, IMO. As seems to be the case with GM and the Monte Carlo in recent years, Ford did a miserable job in marketing the car, resulting in a production-run of only six-years. Sometimes, I believe thatmarketing exec's at GM, Ford and Chrysler must surely be on drugs! One of the most glaring examples of this is the way in which Chrysler mis-marketed the Crossfire (a car I noticed was mentioned in a recent thread). Before deciding on the Monte, I came very close to buying a 2005 Crossfire SRT-6 with 900 miles on the clock. The price through a Chrysler dealer? $23,500!! Unbelievable.

 

WELCOME TO MCF!!!