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My Olds is just about to turn 300K kilometers (about 160K miles)
Mileage on the T.C. will be about 75K (kilometers) when the lease expires and is an Executive model.
It retails for around $37,500.00 (Can.) (Which makes $30,000.00 U.S.(real money) sound about right).
Any thought about what I might look for before the warranty expires?
Overall I am extremely pleased with it.
#1. Above 30 or 35 mph,there is excessive wind noise at the front doors. The dealer says it is caused by wind turbulance over and around the outside mirrors. This would seem to a design problem which Ford Motor Co should remedy.
#2. The emergency SOS feature, which is touted, will only work if the installed Sprint phone is activated. Sprint does not serve my area of the country, so I didn't activate the phone and do not, therefore, have the SOS feature. Some feature, huh? And frequently the radio is interrupted with a message that the phone system is disabled. A real annoyance!
#3. Headlights provide "panoramic" illumination of the roadway and are POOR compared to the illumination provided by more focused beam lights. Am told the '03 TC gives the buyer an option of "panoramic" OR focused beam.....but the people dissatisfied with the "panoramic" lights on the '02 are simply stuck!
This is the third TC and compared to the previous cars, this one has had lot taken out of it. While the riding comfort is excellent, it doesn't really offset the above problems nor others I've not mentioned.
This TC is probably my last one!
Did you ask them to check the suspension? If not, what were they doing under there anyway? Are you experiencing severe tire wear, or wierd handling or clunks up front? Otherwise, I have to surmise that your dealer is giving you the old, "graphite shaft", and I would say yes to the servo, no to the rest, or try a different dealer. Don't you have a L/M dealer where you live?
But they also say I need left inner and outer tie rods, $275 and lower ball joints $ 300. and alignment $60. I can't believe it, at 66,000 miles. I have never, in 40 years of driving had to do this sort of front end work at any mileage.
Is this a weak point on the Lincoln Town Car? Is it to be expected these days? Any possibility of a recall on either of these items? Also, my extended warranty for 75,000 miles expired in May 0f 2003. Is there ever any flexibility in these warranty situations?
Any help or comments on similar experiences would be appreciated.
Murray Elliot
They were checking the suspension because the steering had become hard and uneven. I don't question that there is a problem and the suspension area seems a reasonable explanation. What I am questioning is that the wear seems extremely premature. I have never, in 40 years of driving, had ball joint or tie rod problems. Now to have them at 66,000 miles seems disappointing.
To answer your last question, in Ontario Ford and LM dealers have both been selling both lines for some time now.
Murray Elliot
64-66 time frame with doors that opened from the center. Reading your posts, it seems the first thing I'll do is change all the fluids and go to synthetics. Thanks for all your posts.
I would appreciate the info if there is any way to stop this thing from blinking when it is parked in the garage unlocked.
Thanks,
As you said the Lincolns are well equipped and there is not much you can do to it and keep it looking as nice as it is. Just fishing for ideas.
If you have the executive, you could add the DSP stereo with CD changer if you don't have it. Maybe upgrade the wheels to the chrome ones.
I have the standard Executive wheels and like themOK. Might be interested in the cd player as mine has the one cd only player.
Thanks,
Currently, I'm on vacation, in a Town Car rental. It's an 03 Signature, and I'm pretty dismayed to note the absence of lumbar support on the front seats, and generally poor support in the seats altogether. Anybody know what's up with that? Am I just spoiled with my Navigator seats back home? Otherwise, this T/C which is pretty long in the tooth for a rental, (21,000 miles) runs and rides like a dream. Seems like all the money has been put into the running gear, and the cabin has been neglected T/C is currently off my list for potential replacement vehicles.
I also heard that Ford bought Jaguar and that may be why the Conti is well constructed as of 2000.
And yes, it's a great car!
You are right, I do see a ton of Jags from a distance on the road and mistake the tail as a Continental all the time.
Anyway, to my point.... while I was there I checked out the 03 TC and continue to be underwhelmed with the stiff, cheap-feeling leather on the seats. I remember a day, not so long ago, that "glove leather" was used on Lincolns and Caddys that melted to the touch. Now its all this hard, featureless stuff that makes me feel like I'm sitting in a Honda. What gives? Is it cheaper? More durable? Cows are harder nowadays?
or some other product designed for that purpose.