Lincoln LS - DD/Family Car?
 

Well, I thought some of you may have some opinions related to this......

I'm looking to make a change to my DD. I am currently driving an'03 SVT Focus that I bought new, but now that I am dropping my 8 month old daughter off at the sitter every morning, the 2-door Focus is less than ideal. I've tossed around a few different ideas, but have somewhat settled on an upscale sedan such as a Lincoln LS.

I am not dead set on a domestic product, but I definitely lean that way. There are several '04 V8 LS's that are pretty loaded for $13K or less with around 50K miles on them in my area. This seems like a pretty nice car that could be picked up for $10-$12K.

Thoughts???? Anyone have any personal experience, be it good or bad.

Thanks for any help. I know this is a boring topic compared to some of the others on hear, but I thought with so many knowledgeable car guys it would be a good place to ask.

Brandon

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be careful the LS's have some transmission issues.

my buddy bought one and unloaded it after a year due to the tranny.

On the other hand I had a friend who had one that he racked up well over 200,000 on before he sold it.

Then again, I would only buy an early car with a V6 and a 5-speed, so what do I know! :D

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Bill

Thanks for the feedback. That's an interesting thought on the manual trans. I was looking more at the newer V8 autos, but if they really have serious issues then maybe not.

I'm really just looking for a somewhat upscale 4-door sedan in the $10-$15K range and these seemed like pretty nice cars for the money.

I have a friend that
 

has owned 2. He loves them. Built on the same chassis as the Jag or the other way around since ford owned Jag at the time.

Nice riding vehicle

i have had one and loved it . sold it to buy wife a mercedes , keep the ls

Where they V8 models? Did you have any maintenance issues? My Dad works at a Ford/Mercury Dealer, so I have good access to parts and know several of the mechanics really well. They just don't have a ton of experience with them since they aren't a Lincoln dealer.

I'm not afraid of a few issues here and there, but the electrical gremlins and transmission problems scare me a bit.

It's good to hear that a couple of folks have had good luck with them. How many miles did you rack up on them?

Thanks,

Work at a Ford L-M dealer,there were some known electrical issues and trans problems related to that in the early cars but since worked out...all in all,they're pretty reliable.

I would be looking at the newer one ('03 to '06). I know they fixed a bunch of issues after the '00 to '02 models had a bunch of problems.

Thanks for the info.

very popular car with the latino's here in nor cal...

I'm far from Latino with the last name of Wiedeman, but I do like these cars. If I get one, maybe I can start using my name from H.S. Spanish class.

Just call me Berto! ;)

LOL...:thumbsup:

Well, I bought one!
 

Well, now that I'm hauling the rugrat to the babysitter in the morning, my SVT Focus just wasn't cutting it. I advertised it on Craigslist and sold it in less than 48hrs.

I had always liked the Lincoln LS, but the early ones had some transmission and electrical issues. From what I've read the '04 and newer ones are much better. I hope so, because I picked this '04 up over the weekend. I flew down to North Carolina to pick it up and got stuck in some nasty weather headed back to Indiana.

Bill Howell - thanks for the weather update in Tennessee.

It drives great - so far. Nice way to get used to driving a new vehicle, take it on a 750 mile trip right off the bat!

It's the most highly optioned vehicle I've ever owned. Heated and A/C seats, auto wipers, dimming mirrors and headlights.

This is one of the pics the guy sent me. My house is buried in snow right now!!!

http://www.wiedos.com/Forum Pics/LSpic.jpg

Very nice!!!

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Bill

It's cool you brought that car up. After the Impala was killed, I thought the LS was the coolest 'domestic' 4-door out there.

The fog-lamps suggest that the one in your pic is the illustrious LSE, though I'm not sure of the cues for the later-year models. If you're not familiar, the LSE was the performance-version and is kinda sportier looking.