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Lincoln MKZ Prices Paid and Buying Experience

65 messages,  Last post on Sep 27, 2009 at 5:44 AM

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Re: I don't know [rablaw] by kingpcgeek
Jul 24, 2008 (7:59 am)
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Replying to: rablaw (Jul 24, 2008 5:09 am)

If will take some time to read any leasing forum you will find that you should never negotiate the payment of a car, rather you should negotiate the selling price of the car. If you only negotiate the price of a lease payment you open yourself to getting into a bad deal.
 
You need:
 
Publicly Available Items
MSRP
Invoice Price
Current Manufacturer Residual
Current Manufacturer Lease Factor
 
Items particular to your deal
Selling price (in these car buying times you should be around invoice on most cars)
Lease factor dealer is quoting you (dealers can mark this up)
Dealer doc fees
Local sales tax, and whether you pay up front or every month.
Out of pocket money up front.
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Time to buy by bjp818
Jul 25, 2008 (9:44 am)
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So Lincoln has a 2500 cash back program that ends on the 31st. Should I try to negotiate I deal by then or should I wait until Labor Day to buy a car? How much under invoice do you think I can get? Thanks.
 
Considering the 09s and even 010s will be out soon, I assume some good deals on the 08s will be coming up..
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Re: Time to buy [bjp818] by kingpcgeek
Jul 25, 2008 (1:41 pm)
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Replying to: bjp818 (Jul 25, 2008 9:44 am)

09's are already here. In fact looking at the online inventory of the dealers here in the Phoenix area there are more 09's then 08's. The 09's only have a $1500 rebate.
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Interesting by bjp818
Jul 25, 2008 (9:18 pm)
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How much should I be willing to spend on a brand new 07 MKZ that comes with navigation, chrome rims, thx, and moonroof? There is one available in my area that's listed for 35,230.
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Re: Interesting [bjp818] by cowbell
Jul 26, 2008 (9:19 am)
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Replying to: bjp818 (Jul 25, 2008 9:18 pm)

A new 07, and wouldn't pay more than 31,000. You might even be able to get it for less than that considering 09s are already out.
 
I got a similar loaded 07 about a year ago for about 32,500, so you should be able to beat that by a lot.
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gas pedal vibration by lance713
Oct 23, 2008 (1:53 am)
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i bought my 2008 MKZ in late may 2008. have noticed annoying vibration getting worse at this point with 5000 highway miles. called 5 or 6 dealerships service dept, said knew nothing of complaints, and were even unaware of problem, hard to believe, then again no surprise. called one more dealer, asked me for my vin # put in computer and was amazed that just the way i described it came up on his screen. told me it involves an intake manifold, and casing, would have to order parts and was about a four hour job. called one more dealer srv, he told me it was a bracket that had to be replaced, and it would take one hour of work. anyway it seems they have a handle on the problem and it can be corrected. it amazes me over and over again, how many people have no problem with such an annoying situation on a 35000 vehicle.
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Re: gas pedal vibration [lance713] by kimputer
Oct 23, 2008 (5:35 am)
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Replying to: lance713 (Oct 23, 2008 1:53 am)

Lance, please let us know if they fix the problem and how. I have had mine for almost a year now and have been very disappointed with the feel of this car. More annoying than the vibrating gas pedal is how when slowing down the transmission slams into the next lower gear and I get a big clunking sound. Of course, every time I bring it to the dealer it doesn't happen but it's an almost every day occurrence. Has anyone else had a problem like this with their 2008 MKZ?
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gas pedal vibration [lance713] by donnieofromyo
Nov 01, 2008 (5:40 am)
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ok here is another problem. 2008 mkz, 40000 miles on it all highway. i have been hearing and feeling vibrations in the transmission at all speeds. also had the clunking sound when it dropped a gear. i took it to a dealer other than the one i bought it from because i moved. its still under warranty for 10000 more miles. The dealor took a look at it and told me i had to leave it for a few days. Ok thats no problem, but they wouldn't give me a loaner because i didn't but it there! I just told them thats fine, i just won't but my next car there! get called from 4 days later telling me they did all this work to it, change gears, new clutch yada yada yada, but they still cant fix the problem so they have to order a new transmission to replace it! on a car thats not even two years old? give me break.
 
So the car comes out of the shop a week and a half later....
before the warranty expires and it falls apart on me i drive right across the street to the cadillac dealor and trade it in. This will be the last time a buy a ford product.
now i know why ford is going bankrupt.
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Re: gas pedal vibration [kimputer] by lance713
Nov 04, 2008 (11:18 pm)
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Replying to: kimputer (Oct 23, 2008 5:35 am)

kimputer: vibration problem is fixed. what a difference. my dealer ordered muzzled bracket, and intake manifold. called me two days later that parts came in, and would take about 2 hours to install. waited at dealer for the repair, which took about what they said. seems the bracket was designed to be built in to the car at the factory, but was left out by accident on the assembly line. your missing that bracket and intake manifold. he showed me the parts before installing, consisting of two pieces with a bunch of screws and nuts. tell your dealer to look up on computer. drives much more like a Lincoln now. lance
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Re: gas pedal vibration [lance713] by rick
Dec 31, 2008 (8:09 am)
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Replying to: lance713 (Nov 04, 2008 11:18 pm)

Lance: I also own a 2008 Lincoln MKZ which I purchased in July 2008. I have the same problem that you experienced. I would like to go armed with the right information when I take my car to the dealer. Do you know if there is a TSB published and what the TSB number is? Can you provide me with the part numbers that the dealer ordered and installed in your car to remedy the problem. I would appreciate any help you can provide me.

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