Hello All!
My name is Matt and I have a problem...oh, wait...wrong forum.
Well, guess it's kind of the right forum. I definitely have a car problem!
I am in the process of purchasing a 2013 Lincoln MKS Ecoboost Premium. It's a CPO with 27,000 miles in Crystal Champagne Tri-Coat with Black leather. Only options above the Premium pack are dual panel moonroof and adaptive cruise/collision warning. Not a fan of the exterior color, but it's the best option I have found after several months of shopping. Wife works at a Lincoln dealership so it's an easy purchase. We picked the car up and transferred it to her dealer. They are in the process of doing the CPO service and paperwork.
Been shopping new VW GTI's, Focus ST's, Subaru WRX's and used Taurus SHO's, and MKS'. Would probably have gone SHO above all else, but haven't been able to find one in my price range that's super clean with low miles.
I work from home so my car is mostly used for shuttling my 5 year old son to and from school and events plus out of state work and family trips.
For anyone that's not bored beyond belief with my story, here's the cars that I've either owned or cared for that have eventually led me to purchasing an MKS. Listed in order of purchase. Many overlapped each other.
1980 Honda Prelude
1988 Mustang GT - eventually became a drag race car. 10.32 was best time. many moons ago.
1989 Taurus SHO - black on gray
1992 Mustang LX 5.0 - street/strip car. 12.54 was best time.
1993 Taurus SHO - black on gray, probably the favorite car I have owned
1996 Chevy 1500 6.5 diesel - family truck and used to tow the 1988 GT
1995 Contour SE v6 - was an auto. nice otherwise
1999 Dodge Ram 1500 - was family truck and used to tow the 1988 GT
1999 VW Jetta tdi - shared work car
2000 Ford Ranger 4.0 Off Road - leased it and didn't want to turn back in
2002 Nissan Sentra specV - heavily modified
1990 Nissan 240sx - was a beater, but very fun to drive
1998 Oldsmobile Aurora - nicer to own and drive than you would think
2003 F250 4x4 6.0 Powerstroke - 13.9 in quarter and my second favorite vehicle that I've owned
2007 Explorer XLT v8 4x4 - also much nicer to own than you'd think. very competent and good power with the 3v 4.6
2008 Honda Fit Sport - manual, mildly modified, wife's car. Still own. 170,000 miles and going strong
1990 Mustang LX 5.0 - heavily modified street car. 532whp. Needs a new home.
2008 F150 Crewcab 5.4 - should probably still own, but couldn't get passed the poor power and fuel mileage of the 5.4 even after programmed and bolt on's.
2006 Crown Vic - Interceptor, 3.73's, cobra diff, programmed, Mustang GT wheels, etc. Nice car with full civilian pack. Still own for now, but will either trade in or sell.
As you can guess by the list above, the MKS will not remain stock
Happy to be here and hope to be of value to the community.
