Ongoing "grown up car" research: Lincoln LS

[slovanova]

I love mine. Had to replace the coils twice i think. Had the recall done, then started misfiring again so i just bought a cheap set from ebay. It is working fine so far. The window regulators are easy to replace. Trans have their problems, mine does pretty good most of the time. Has bunch of cool options which i like. Cant beat A/C seats in the summer!

[Baba Ganoush]

A buddy had one and it was a p.o.s. Terrible ride quality as well. I knew a girl that was interested in one, and ended up buying an Acura TL.

Domestic choices for a 4 door rwd v8 are limited to Cadillac or a used G8, towncar or crown vic, which is really sad, but zie Germans make quite a few.

[BLAKE]

LS Isnt worth a shit. everything on them is horribly priced and they seem to break worse than other lincolns in my experience. I like the cars, but would not dare own one.

Coming from you, that concerns the shit outta me.

ok turn in your man card

I was insulting the design, goofball.

As a shop owner Ive seen many issues with the LS's things you listed and also trans issues. I would personally spend the extra money and get a TL very reliable and you get what you pay for!! Just bought the wife one.

There's no denying that is the best of the bunch, but everybody knows it, and the resale is just too high for my budget. I didn't get to be a DFWthousandaire by throwing my money around.

[greenbullitt]

Coming from you, that concerns the shit outta me.



I was insulting the design, goofball.



There's no denying that is the best of the bunch, but everybody knows it, and the resale is just too high for my budget. I didn't get to be a DFWthousandaire by throwing my money around.

of the coils dont fix it, next on the list are pcms and throttle bodies. Ive seen a few of those...pcms are about double the pricetag of other pcms from what I recall

[fst_stng]

Owned an LS and I loved it but did have some issues with it. Had issues with a radiator hose which has plastic parts on it that cracked causing it to overheat. Hose itself was somewhere around $150. Also had issues with the heat going out.... never figured that one out. I did like how smooth it drove though.

[UserX]

G35's are great cars. Don't let the radio/climate controll issue scare you, it's a cheap and easy fix.

My Mom has almost 150K on her 03 sedan, and it's still like a new car.

[Rotortrash]

I know nothing about the Lincolns, but I will throw out some more kudos to the Mazda6. Ours is a 2005, with 110K on the clock now. Other than general maintenance, I've only had to replace a coil pack and an o2 sensor. Car is still in great shape, and very reliable. The V6 has plenty of get-up-and-go, and gets decent gas mileage. I highly recommend it.

[YALE]

LS 430s are really nice, but they're more around $14-16k on craigslist. I've driven a few of those. I think I just liked the ac seats in 110 degree heat the most, lol.

Would you say you were, "tired of the wet backs?"

[War Machine]

Which Lexus do you think is on par and available with this criteria:

Under 100k miles (preferably under 85K)
Under $10K
03-newer

I think the IS 250 is kinda cute, but I think the interior feels kinda cheap and boy-racer-ish.

I really like the IS cars for a small 4 door. They handle and perform as nice as a BMW but do not have the annoying road noise. We have sold more 3 series cars than any other luxury car. I like the BMW, but all have the same problems with coils, control arm bushings, window regulators, etc. The main issues with the BMW is the water pumps will explode and it doesn't take much to crack a head.

Mercedes are nice, stay away from Audi, Acura TL's are really nice.

[MattB]

Buy a Honda Accord 4 cyl and be done with it unless you have a job where you need to entertain clients or someshit, in that case, buy a Bimmer.

[90GT50]

Would you say you were, "tired of the wet backs?"

LOL, sí

[appelingogt]

as soon as i see an LS driving up to the service lane, i FUCKING run!!! pile o shit

[CyaNide]

The coil issue is a real pain, because when one goes out, you need to replace them all or you'll just seem them go down like dominos over the next few weeks. Had a LOT of those come in and come back whenever the customer would only approve the faulty one at the time. Also saw a few come in with the dual climate control that the way to fix it was to replace the master unit which was not cheap at all. Infinity>Lincoln

Infinity (over priced Nissan) is in no way a better deal. Parts are rediculous if you can find them; not that the LS is the way to go. A new SHO would be great, if they were cheaper. I would look into the Ford 500 for a family vehicle.

CN

[fordracing19]

as soon as i see an LS driving up to the service lane, i FUCKING run!!! pile o shit

Every time I saw one I knew it was money in my pocket!

[BLAKE]

Buy a Honda Accord 4 cyl and be done with it unless you have a job where you need to entertain clients or someshit, in that case, buy a Bimmer.

Fuck that. I've spent the last 5 years in a boring Ranger that's not fun to drive. I've got to get something that I actually enjoy this time. I would sacrifice a certain amount of reliability for that enjoyment if that's what it takes, and in my price range, that appears to be the reality. It'd be cool if somebody knew of an X-factor car that is fun, luxurious and reliable. If seems to be a pick 2 scenario though.

Infinity (over priced Nissan) is in no way a better deal. Parts are rediculous if you can find them; not that the LS is the way to go. A new SHO would be great, if they were cheaper. I would look into the Ford 500 for a family vehicle.

CN

I definitely see where you're coming from on this one, but shit why is it the reliable cars are so boring?