Thoughts on the Lincoln MKS?

[audiman08]

I've been considering selling off the TT for a sedan, as I've been traveling a lot for work and need the space. I'm 6 ft, and I just can't do the little car thing anymore as a daily driver. While I'd really like an A6 or A8 (can you tell I'm tired of small cars?), I'd have to get an older one to afford it. I really need something newer that I could loan out long enough to keep payments roughly the same. Anyway, my wife and I were on a lot looking at sedans and saw two Lincolns, a Zephyr and an MKS. I really haven't thought about Lincolns since the Zephyr got a bad rap for being a fusion with a new grill. The '09 MKS on the other hand, was beautiful and apparently doesn't share as much with it's stablemates. I was reading thetruthaboutcars.com review, and they seemed pleasantly surprised. It has a lot of gadgets: can parallel park itself, smart cruise control, Lincoln nav, an AWD option, twin-turbo option, leather, heated seats, etc. etc. The one I was looking at is the 2WD version and has 20K miles, it's priced at 27K. Like I said, I'd rather have an A6 or A8, but this seems like a great deal. Any thoughts?

the car:

[gprsh924]

If it were me

2007 BMW 530 i, $29,900 - Cars.com

2007 Audi A6 3.2 quattro, $29,492 - Cars.com

[kaisen]

It's not an Audi. You'd have to change to 'Lincolnman10'

[targa911S]

My nephew has one. It's a nightmare. Has ghosts in it that nobody can find. Fuel management problems injector problems and more sensors than a 928. Run to the nearest Lincoln forum and you will see.

[audiman08]

Originally Posted by kaisen

It's not an Audi. You'd have to change to 'Lincolnman10'

lol that's true. I still love the Audis but haven't found any good deals on them. There are some great deals on American cars though, since they're desperate and all.

[audiman08]

Originally Posted by gprsh924

If it were me

2007 BMW 530 i, $29,900 - Cars.com

2007 Audi A6 3.2 quattro, $29,492 - Cars.com

That's a nice A6, and the price/milleage is about right. The Audi dealer out here doesn't want to deal at all, they usually don't want to even come outside to greet you.

Originally Posted by targa911S

My nephew has one. It's a nightmare. Has ghosts in it that nobody can find. Fuel management problems injector problems and more sensors than a 928. Run to the nearest Lincoln forum and you will see.

This Lincoln is supposed to be the "smartest" Lincoln to date. It has voice recognition, auto-pilot parking, lane sensors, etc. I could see it being an electrical nightmare unfortunately. I do think it's the best looking Lincoln in a very long time.

[Talewinds]

4 years ago at the auto show in St. Louis you could fire a cannon through the Buick, Lincoln, and Mercury areas and never hit a soul, sad.
It's amazing to see such a change. This year, and somewhat last year, people were crawling all over the domestic cars. This year you could barely walk through the Ford section.

[porsche4life]

You'll get a better deal if you DON'T go to the stealership.....

[targa911S]

Originally Posted by audiman08

This Lincoln is supposed to be the "smartest" Lincoln to date. It has voice recognition, auto-pilot parking, lane sensors, etc. I could see it being an electrical nightmare unfortunately. I do think it's the best looking Lincoln in a very long time.

Looks great on a flat bed tow truck.

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by targa911S

My nephew has one. It's a nightmare. Has ghosts in it that nobody can find. Fuel management problems injector problems and more sensors than a 928. Run to the nearest Lincoln forum and you will see.

Might just be a lemon he has.

Usually lincolns are ok with the electronics for the first 7 or so years, then it's wiring nightmare city.

[audiman08]

Self-parking, in case you can't parallel park. I know some Euro-brands have had this technology, but not sure any American makes have had this..