About to make an offer on a Lincoln MKZ

[alphatarget1]

Anything I need to watch out for as far as reliability goes? Does anyone have one? Model year is 2007.

 

[amdhunter]

If they are anything like the livery cabs here that use those big Lincoln cars to move back and forth, they have to be pretty damned reliable. I sat in one the other day that was pushing 400k on the dial. Seeing them in the 200+ range isn't uncommon.

 

[PricklyPete]

It is essentially a "prettied-up" Ford Fusion. The Ford Fusions from that time period were VERY reliable (the 4-cyl was more reliable than the Toyota Camry 4-cyl from the same time period). I think you should be good to go and the car should be relatively cheap to work on at independent shops due to its similarity to the Fusion.

 

[Throckmorton]

If they are anything like the livery cabs here that use those big Lincoln cars to move back and forth, they have to be pretty damned reliable. I sat in one the other day that was pushing 400k on the dial. Seeing them in the 200+ range isn't uncommon.

Those are completely different

 

[BD231]

Dont do it fords are shit, their engine blocks crack easy at high mileage.

 

[phucheneh]

Dont do it fords are shit, their engine blocks crack easy at high mileage.

Ummm...okay? Someone's seen too many internet pictures of destroyed 302's...

And amd, if you're talking about the big Lincolns that usually show up when someone 'sends a car for you' or however they want to put it (i.e. not just a taxi), those are Town Cars...same family as Crown Vics and Grand Marquiseses.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

Dont do it fords are shit, their engine blocks crack easy at high mileage.

WTF.

 

[CurseTheSky]

Dont do it fords are shit, their engine blocks crack easy at high mileage.

Lol, what? Which engine exactly?

I've never heard of an engine block cracking spontaneously due to high mileage.

 

[BUTCH1]

Co-worker has one, loves it, '07, I think he paid around 15K at a dealer for it.

 

[alphatarget1]

Thanks guys. Will be meeting with the seller this afternoon to present the offer. Pix to follow soon!

 

[desy]

yeah BD321 can go back to whatever forum he got 9000 posts in cause he knows crap bout cars

 

[BUTCH1]

yeah BD321 can go back to whatever forum he got 9000 posts in cause he knows crap bout cars

He prolly put 190K on an EXP and ran it dry on coolant then blamed the motor failing as "crappy Ford quality"..

 

[phucheneh]

I figured he was referring to the pics of 302 blocks split down the middle. Which I'm pretty sure had a combination of factors including a) large amounts of power and b) running like shit (a few grand of hop-up parts does not a healthy engine make).