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103 messages, Last post on Jun 27, 2007 at 8:39 AM
You are in the Lincoln LS Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens
I assumed that anyone on this board was already well aware of that fact  I did forget to mention that my wife decided to replace the Nissan Axxess with a 2000 Mazda MPV. I'm not so sure my forgetfulness of that fact was unintentional . . . I'm not too fond of the gutlessness of the MPV. Also, while minivans have come to be known as the people-mover of choice, I don't find the seating arrangement to be all that convenient for my tastes. I think the MPV will be replaced as soon as the baby Navigator hits the showrooms. Hope you're listening JRogers, et. al. |
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My name is Hector Amengual and the proud owner (picked it up today) of a 2001 LS V8 Sport. Today is my first day driving it but I can already tell that it handles a lot better than my 1996 Ford Explorer. Acutally I have been driving that brick for the last 4 years and it was time to get a real car. I'm not strong mechanically, but if you need any advice on Oracle products I'm your man. Before Oracle I worked for Lockheed Martin for 12 years installing and maintaining IBM Mainframes. I migrated firs to working on Data Warehouses and then I jumped to Oracle. My previous vehicles; 1971 Super Beetle (in 1977) 1981 Dodge Ram Van 1985 Mustang GT 5.0 1985 Jeep CJ7 1987 Nissan Pathfinder 1990 Mazda Pick up 1994 Nissan Maxima 1996 Ford Explorer 1998 Nissan Maxima 2000 Nissan Maxima The mustang was a lot of fun to drive. The 2001 Maxima is not bad but neither compares to the LS. I hope that I can eat up the first 1,000 miles quickly! Now that I have the LS I wont have to fight my wife for the Maxima. Hector |
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I have really enjoyed seeing all the "car histories" that have been posted here. In taking my own trip down memory lane I can clearly see that car choices have been a reflection on life events and changing priorities. OK so I have weird tastes that change often  67 Ford Mustang 73 Toyota Corolla 80 Chevy Citation X-11 83 Ford Mustang GT --- Dropped out of college, entered school of hard knocks. 63 Chevy Bel Air 77 Grand Prix --- Got married (x-wife was tough on cars, especially Camaros!) 81 Ford F-250 Super cab 78 Pontiac Bonneville ("old reliable" of 8 years - longevity record holder) 78 Chevy Z-28 74 Chevy Camaro 79 Chevy Camaro 86 Ford Escort GT --- Got divorced 76 Datsun 280Z 81 Toyota Supra --- Resumed college 77 Mercedes 450SEL --- Met future wife 94 Pontiac Bonneville 97 Ford Ranger --- Finally graduated from college 97 Mercury Grand Marquis 00 Lincoln LS8 sport --- Married by Elvis (yes we acutally did that!) 01 Mercedes C240 Oh yeah - click on my name up there to find out a little more... |
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My name is Raymond Smith. I live in Austell, (Atlanta area). I am a retired Air Force E-6 who currently works as an accountant for the State of a. Teachers Retirement System. I have been reading the board since Dec. 2000 when I got interested in the LS. I took delivery of my Red 2001 V-8 Sport on 2 Jan 01 and have just gone thru breaking My previous cars have included: 1972 Mercury Capri 1973 Ford ran Torino Sport 1974 Ford Thunderbird 1977 Ford Thunderbird 1980 Pontiac Trans AM 1982 Olds Cutlass Supreme 1983 Camaro Z28 1985 Buick Riviera 1986 & 88 Mark VII 1992 Ford Aerostar 1995 Cadillac Eldorado 1997 Ford Explorer 1999 Mercedes E320 As you can see I have had many different vehicles but I am having as much if no more fun with the LS as I've had with any of my previous vehicles. I have added no mods to it other than a front plate that has the lincoln symbol in the middle in red flanked by the letters L S on either side in gold. |
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My name is George Karg (27 yrs.) I work for the Marketing Dept. at a fall protection manufacturer in NW PA. I have been following the LS Forum from the beginning and really enjoy the input from everyone! My owned list is short, but I've racked up a lot of miles in these Fords. I've bought them all myself...no "free rides"!!! (Okay, except for the Torino...) 1974 Ford Gran Torino Elite - My bro's... I just took over driving it - blew up the original 351 Windsor... threw a rod right threw the block...OOPS! replaced with a 302 from a '69 Fairlane 1987 Mercury Topaz - great winter car.... and that's about it 1981 Lincoln Mark VI (Cartier Ed. - LOADED) - garage kept until i bought it in 93 for $3K - still have the beast, runs great & rattle free 1994 Lincoln Continental (Sign. Srs.) - sold to my parents when the LS arrived, beautiful car! 2000 Lincoln LS (V6 Spt. Auto Autumn Red -loaded) - there aren't enough words.... 1992 Lincoln Continental (Exec. Srs.) - my winter beater, bought in july for $500 with engine having bad knock - original plugs still in it with 130,500 miles on it! replaced with Jasper Reman. - runs like a top - will actually keep up with the LS off the line... The LS is will be taking winters off... Rotten Groundhog (just a few miles down the road) said I'd have to wait even longer to drive the LS! |
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I'm John Crawford. I'm a computer jockey (programmer/analyst), a native Central Texan, and a lifelong Ford wonk. I worked for Texas Instruments for 18 years in Austin until our site was sold to Solectron in '96. Enough about work. I'm a certified car nut, a music (especially jazz) fan, and a Frank Lloyd Wright buff. My rides have been: '70 Mustang Mach I, 351C/automatic, calypso coral exterior/vermillion (red) interior. My high school graduation present. It was a year old with 15k miles when I got it. A great car, but mechanically unstable. My dad got tired of the repairs, so I got a... '73 Maverick Grabber 2-door, 302/auto, tan & white/tan. Dull, but extremely reliable. '76 Mustang Mach I, 302/4-speed, black/red. Neat car, also extremely reliable. '79 Mustang Indy Pace Car replica, 302/4-speed, pewter/black & white Recaros. Another neat car. '85 Mustang GT, 302/5-speed, black/red. A hot rod. The last Holley 4-barrel. '90 Lincoln Mark 7 LSC, 302/auto, regatta blue/blue. My first luxmobile; a beauty. '96 Lincoln Mark 8 LSC, 4.6/auto, toreador red/saddle tan. The superb Romeo V8; 4 cams, 32 valves, 290 real horsepower. Great car. '01 LS V8 Sport, ivory/parchment, moonroof, AdvanceTrac. My first 4-door. A wonderful car; needs 50 more horsepower and a better stereo, but I think I'll keep it. One day I'd like to acquire a '69 or '70 Cougar XR-7 convertible with a 428 powerplant. Maybe if I quit buying Lincolns I'll be able to afford one. 
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René LeBlanc Born Feb, 1935 1st motorcycle in 1950: 1948 Harley Davidson 125 2nd motorcycle in 1952: 1948 Harley davidson 61 1st car in 1953: 1939 Chevrolet 2nd car in 1954: 1951 Nash Rambler Convertable 3rd car in 1955: 1951 Nash Statesman (bathtub) 4th car in 1963: 1963 VW bug 3rd motorcycle in 1964: Honda 305 Superhawk 5th car in 1967: 1967 Pontiac LeMans 4th motorcycle in 1968: 1968 Honda 405 6th car in 1970: 1968 Oldsmobile station wagon 5th motorcycle in 1972: 1972 Honda 750 7th car in 1974: 1974 Subaru station wagon 6th motorcycle in 1975: 1975 BMW R90/6 8th car in 1976: 1976 Saab sedan 9th car in 1979: 1979 Peugot 504 diesel wagon 10th car in 1986: 1986 Mercury Sable wagon 11th car in 1992: 1990 Sable LS sedan 7th motorcycle in 1992: 1992 BMW R75/RT 12th car in 1996: 1996 Ford Taurus LX wagon 8th motorcycle in 1997: 1997 BMW R1100/RTA 13th car (LUCKY) in 1999: 2000 Lincoln LS V8/sport I still have the '96 Taurus wagon for errands and running around town. It is very practical, peppy, and trouble-free at ~50K miles. I still have the '97 BMW R1100/RTA. It is also completely reliable at >28K miles, and is the 2-wheel equivalent to our Lincoln LS. Handles fantastically, great range, exciting performance, and a total blast to ride! When I retired in 1999 (from my job as a telecommunication engineer (mainly software development)) I realized it was time to do many things I didn't have time for while I was working. One of them is to do a lot more traveling around the country by surface roads. My wife of 35+ years says she is altogether too familiar with the back of my motorcycle helmet, and wants to travel in a more comfortable way. I said we needed a car that is really FUN TO DRIVE, like my BMW! The Lincoln LS is it! This is, with no doubt, the best car I've ever driven! |
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I spoke to Dana/Community Manager and they are trying to get all the Club chats set up on Tuesdays: 4-5pmPT/7-8pmET -or- Thursdays: 5-6pmPT/8-9pmET, 6-7pmPT/9-10ET, 7-8pmPT/10-11pmET (This last time would be kind of late for East coast, but is available if you want it.) The first scheduled chat would be March 6 or 8. Let me know what time works for you! KarenS Host Owner's Clubs |
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