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66 messages,  Last post on Aug 22, 2010 at 5:04 PM

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#62 of 66 Re: While cruising in my Mercury today... [nvbanker] by akirby

Jun 25, 2010 (12:48 pm)

Replying to: nvbanker (Jun 25, 2010 12:25 pm)
They *just* started the Lincoln rebuilding. It might take them longer than 2 weeks to come up with the new stuff!
 
It sounds like they are now committed to Lincoln and killing Mercury was actually a good sign. I think they'll continue to get better over the next 4 years and hopefully get a new RWD flagship platform in the process.

#63 of 66 I'm guilty as traded: aka, a generous father mourns the loss of Mercury by wtd44

Jul 31, 2010 (8:29 pm)

So Mercury is dead! My daughter recently was negotiating to buy a new Honda CRV so I threw in my 2002 Mountaineer Premier for her to use as a trade in. Then, I bought my daughter's 2007 Grand Cherokee outright from her at retail NADA value, minus the low NADA trade value of the Mountaineer. I'll drive my 2005 Escape and wait for Ford to produce the 2011 Mustang I put on order. My wife will drive the Jeep. And I was actually the original owner of the Jeep, but that is another story. I'll spare you further details... (It gets even deeper)
And it certainly appears that Ford will NOT sell Lincoln!

#64 of 66 Lincoln lives! by cannon3

Aug 22, 2010 (10:35 am)

I was relieved to hear Ford is killing Mercury and reviving Lincoln. Ford needs a luxo badge to compete with Cadillac, BMW, Lexus and the likes. What I am reading is Lincoln is going to be coming out with a barrage of new vehicles over the next 3 years. I am confident Lincoln will reclaim its spot in the American Luxury market in the next 5 years. Look how far Cadillac has come..

#65 of 66 Re: This is the only Lincoln product... [fezo] by andre1969

Aug 22, 2010 (11:53 am)

Replying to: fezo (Jun 02, 2010 11:48 am)
I checked in here about 2 1/2 months too late, and that pic is showing up as a broken link. What was it?
 
I think the problem with Lincoln these days is that the cars just don't seem that big a step above the Fords they're based on. At the Ford Nationals in Carlisle PA back in June, we test drove a Lincoln. I get my M's mixed up, but at this point I can't remember if it was the Fusion-based model or the Taurus-based model. It was nice, but it just didn't seem all that.
 
I forget whether it was Grbeck or Lemko who said it, but I remember one of tem summing it up quite nicely... "Lincoln: what a Mercury should be!"
 
I do still kinda like the Town Car, but I swear it feels like they've cheapened them over the years. I have a friend whose aunt bought a used '95-96 or so a few years back, to replace a mid/late 80's model they had, and it seemed really nice inside. In comparison, the newer ones almost seem like a taxi cab with leather seats.

#66 of 66 Re: This is the only Lincoln product... [andre1969] by akirby

Aug 22, 2010 (5:04 pm)

Replying to: andre1969 (Aug 22, 2010 11:53 am)
As Ford has said repeatedly they had to fix Ford first and then Lincoln. The Lincoln plan has just begun. The new MKX is close except they couldn't change the greenhouse yet. With Ford making $5B in 6 months without the new Fiesta, Focus and Explorer I think they'll be fine. If Lincoln isn't any better in 3 years then they deserve all the criticism. Until then you're just jumping the gun.

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