1990 Lincoln Continental review from North America
"Stay away unless you're rich and have enough for the repairs"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Just about everything, over the past 2 months spent over $4,000 on repairs. Over the past year probably around $8,000, seems like every 2 weeks the car is being fixed, always something.
Ride control keeps popping up, suspension totally went 3 times, goes through alternators like crazy, about 4 a year. There is too much to list, it's just generally a terrible car, will never buy Ford again as long as I live.
The radio doesn't work, the doors don't lock, just about the only thing that didn't break in that car was the engine. Other than that, everything was replaced even multiple times.
General comments?
Total lemon, stay away, will never buy another American car. The only good thing about it is that it's pretty comfortable. If it were up to me, I'd drive it off a cliff. Traded it a few days ago for a Mazda.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1990 |
| First year of ownership | 1997 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.6 L V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 90000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 175000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Pontiac Sunbird |
| Date of Entry | 30th June, 2001 |