Mark VIII LSC?

syhuynh

Dear,
I am thinking of buying a 96 Lincoln Mark VIII from a friend. He says that his Mark VIII is a LSC model while I do not see anything in and out the car that show the word "LSC". So, can anyone differentiate the two models LSC and STD by just looking at the car? Please help.
Thanks a lot.
Sy Huynh,

kinley

I have seen a chrome "LSC" on the rear of a MarkVIII and I have seen the rears of MarkVIII's without the "LSC" The seller may consider he has a 'Luxury Super Coupe' for sale and thus it is an "LSC". However, it if doesn't say "LSC" on the back, it probably is the standard coupe. Either way it is a very good ride.

zandor

There's not much difference.

Basically, the LSC gets a slightly stiffer

suspension and real (vs. fake) dual exhausts.

Also, for '96 I believe the LSC had HID/Xenon

headlights. They should be obvious when they're

on. If you see that "fancy car" brilliant

blue-white light coming out of the low beams,

it's an LSC. I'd also check for a JBL sound

system. My Mark VIII's got one (standard in '98)

but I think it was optional in '96. It's

"very nice". First car I've had that would let

me turn the volume all the way up w/o distortion.

OTOH, I've never heard the base sound system so

have a listen anyway.

JBL won't help you tell the difference between a base & an LSC though.

Other than that, you could crawl under the car

and look at the exhaust system. However, I'm not

sure if the base and LSC had different exhausts

for 1996.

In the case of my car (1998 Mark VIII) the most

significant difference between the base and LSC

is the look of the car. IMHO, the LSC doesn't

come with enough chrome while the base is

"just right".

You should be able to find out more by going to

www.markviii.org or reading through the "Mark

VIII gone but not forgotten" group in Coupes,

Convertibles, Sports on this board.

You can also see some more owner comments here-

http://cartalk.cars.com/Survey/Results/

Another thing that might help you are these web

sites-

www.autoenhance.com

These guys have locking replacement wheel center

caps if yours get ripped off, though possibly

only for the "lacy spoke" wheels.

(I've got these wheels and yes the caps did get

ripped off)

store.autotoys.com

Sells OEM compatible CD changers. This will allow

you to add a CD changer to a car that doesn't have

one without having to pay the dealer price or

put up with having one of those stupid CD changer

remotes glued to your dash. Also, they don't

have the distortion problems of the FM modulated

style of CD changer. They've also got the special

tool you need to pop the head out (no pre-wiring,

sorry). It's cheap, but you'll have to dig for

it. (hard to find on the site & I forgot where

it is) I think they call it a Ford Audio

Extractor tool.

The Mark's a wonderful car as long as you're not

in the back seat. Have fun & good luck.

kinley

Valentine activities process very well in the back seat.