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It's clean inside and out.
Profit!
HELP!
I'll drive this to 150K miles then get a used CTS-V. If you frequent Forums like this, and treat your car right , it should be as good as most Japanese cars and probably more reliable than those over priced German rides. My last work car was a Lexus GS-300. It was good, but it had a few issues and when things broke on the Lexus they REALLY gouged me for parts . So... My LS V8 gives a good ride and is a GREAT value choice . But, I don't race around in it much ..I just set the cruise on 73 then watch the miles fly by . I use my corvette when I want to burn rubber and go fast fast fast.... :shades:
But , if it's already warm that's a different problem .
It never made a profit, it was over-engineered for the price point at which a Lincoln could be sold for at the time, and it wasn't good looking enough to grab the emotional attention needed to sell an expensive car. So it was discontinued when money got tight for Ford, and Nasser was canned for the Explorer mess. Bill Ford took over, and he never did like Lincoln, so he starved the brand nearly out of existence. That's why it is what it is today. His plan was to use Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin as his luxury brands, and Ford as his mainstream brand, and let Lincoln/Mercury die a slow death. He nearly succeeded. But nearly lost the entire company in the process. Bill Ford is a rabid environmentalist, and was moving the company toward "greenism", not performance. Nice idea - but never a very profitable one, especially back then. Plus he didn't execute his plan well at all. Killing the Excursion was about all he accomplished, which is now another highly sought after truck in the diesel form. Almost a cult following for it just like the LS. 10 year old Excursions still go for $15,000 with the diesel engine.
But I digress. Mullaly has saved Ford. He is making plans to restore Lincoln to its former glory and luster, and I hope he can do so quickly enough to save the brand. In its present form, I'm not interested - but I could be again if they would make Lexus style cruisers and large cars, and LS style performers again.