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Re: MKX REVIEW [mkxawd]
by verdugo
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Aug 24, 2007 (12:14 pm)
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Replying to: mkxawd (Aug 24, 2007 11:47 am)
Thanks for the review. I'd be also interested in hearing your complaints.
"My complaints are things I can live with.. I knew going in that this was a first generation CUV for Lincoln so I can’t really complain…."
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Re: MKX REVIEW [verdugo]
by mkxawd
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Aug 24, 2007 (12:27 pm)
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Replying to: verdugo (Aug 24, 2007 12:14 pm)
Minor complaints are included throughout the review ...
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- #708 of 780
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Tires
by avlv
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Aug 24, 2007 (1:26 pm)
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Can anyone point me to an article or web page which indicates that the MKX tires were switched to Michelins for better stopping distance.
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Re: MKX REVIEW [mkxawd]
by verdugo
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Aug 24, 2007 (1:28 pm)
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Replying to: mkxawd (Aug 24, 2007 12:27 pm)
Thx. They must be very minor b/c nothing jumped at me as a negative/deal breaker. 
Thanks again.
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Re: Tires [avlv]
by akirby
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Aug 24, 2007 (4:23 pm)
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Replying to: avlv (Aug 24, 2007 1:26 pm)
No, because they wouldn't advertise or admit that. But that's what the insiders are saying.
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Re: Tires [avlv]
by cocoaowner
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Aug 24, 2007 (11:12 pm)
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Replying to: avlv (Aug 24, 2007 1:26 pm)
I can't say that there is no such message/claim, because I do not know. But it is very unlikely. With ABS, "skidding," in the old sense, just about never happens. A different rubber formulation and belting can improve skidding for a non-ABS car, and grip while cornering and in the rain, but those don't seem to be your issues. What the Michelins almost certainly do is improve "noise" -- to make it an even quieter ride. They also likely last for more miles and may be more puncture-resistant. All those would be reasons to have good-grade Michelins, IMO. If you are trading from the Continentals, on the other hand, I recommend you also check out the Kumho Ecsta KH11 -- it seems to get very high marks at tirerack.com.
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Re: Tires [cocoaowner]
by mkxawd
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Aug 25, 2007 (2:10 pm)
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Replying to: cocoaowner (Aug 24, 2007 11:12 pm)
I've had Mercury Grand Marquis' since 1992 until purchasing the MKX this year. All those Grand Marquis' came standard w/Michelin Tires... I assume Lincoln was trying to save money by making Continentals standard on the MKX.. I expected to see Michelin's on the MKX...
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Re: Armrests quite comfortable [magoo99]
by dt63944
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Aug 25, 2007 (3:20 pm)
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Replying to: magoo99 (Aug 24, 2007 10:46 am)
Thanks for your opinion on the armrests; I'm just window shopping for now and it was hard to tell. Are the handles reasonably out of the way of your elbows? I had a car once with armrests that my elbows would drop into when the seat was I had the seat adjusted just the way I liked it.
Frankly, the professional reviews of the MKX haven't been that kind but I love it.
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Re: Tires [mkxawd]
by akirby
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Aug 25, 2007 (5:12 pm)
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Replying to: mkxawd (Aug 25, 2007 2:10 pm)
I think it had more to do with meeting EPA fuel mileage targets than saving money.
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Michelins.
by mschmal
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Aug 26, 2007 (9:31 am)
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The conti's on the first MKXs might have just been a result of Michs not being ready yet.
Lincolns usually have Michs or Pirellis.
Mark.
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