2001 Lincoln LS review from North America
"American made... but not made for Americans, we are hard working people!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
When I bought the car, I immediately had to go to muffler man and replace the catalytic converter, and the resonator, and then I had get a transmission flush, which I thought would solve the problem of jerking when changing gears, but it didn't.
Then I had to get all new rotors and pads all the way around, and I had had to replace the inside door handle, and also 2 new sensors, and now I'm hearing some weird noise coming from around the flywheel area..
General comments?
This car is really a piece of junk. I really wish that I would have seen this site before I purchased it.
It's nice because I'm used to driving German cars and this LS was very appealing to me when I saw the leather and all the wood and the nice factory stereo system.
It had a very good wheelbase length and also a very good size, but this car is hands down the worst thing that Lincoln has produced in years.
America is in a depression right now, and Bill Ford is not making it any better; he is supposed to be doing what his grandfather was doing back in his day, and that's making reliable cars for the American people, and he is not doing anything remotely close to that by distributing 100% pure junk, that looks good on the outside, but is not mechanically reliable in the engine compartment.
I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I'm going back to the German engineered cars, they really know how to treat their people, they build theirs to last, and at the price that gas is right now, that's what I need... a car that's going to last after I put $85 worth of premium fuel in the tank, instead of breaking down and making me get a water hose and suck the gas out, and put it in a German made moped!!
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| Fun car to drive once you get the kinks out of the way |
| The manufacturer should fix this car by recalling it |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2008 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 170000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 180200 miles |
| Previous car | Mercedes-Benz M-Class |
| Date of Entry | 24th May, 2008 |