lincoln LS any good?

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

so ive been searching for a new car and i found an 04 lincoln LS v8 on craigslist, for what seems to be good price compared to the other ls on there. so anyone have know anything on them as far as reliability or an opinion on them? thanks.

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[Ken448 10+ year member]

Ive HEARD a few times the v8's are garbage, and the chassis rattles like a 8itch

 

[Mike. 10+ year member]

i've heard the Lincoln LS is pretty much garbage.

Personally I wouldn't get one....

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

**** well ya im looking for an explorer of envoy, but i was just searching and found the LS 04 with 78k miles for 6900, i figured id offer 6k. but it they really that bad.......

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

I tow quite a few due to ball joint failure.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

damn

 

[AVSTANG02]

I love how they look.

 

[CobraStang98 10+ year member]

Very unreliable... A friend of mine had a V6 + V8 at different points and just had tons of issues with them. Great looking car and the V8 is pretty quick but garbage build quality.

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

I'll sell you my trailblazer all wired and deadened...ready to go //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

I'll sell you my trailblazer all wired and deadened...ready to go //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

x2, but mines better + fully loaded.

I need to get a Trailblazer SS.

 

[Andrizzle 10+ year member]

(see my sig)

A 2004 V8 LS w/78k for $6900? thats a helluva deal if it's in good shape/non-salvage.

The only thing that is common in them is the Coils go bad. They are cheap to replace, can get all 8 coils off ebay for just over 100 bucks. Install them yourself and you're good to go. Other than that one major mechanical issue, not many more.

All gen2s (2003+) coils are covered under factory warranty for 100k miles/10 years. So if they do go out, the dealership has to change them for you. Mine were done under that, but I am now over 100k. If they were to go bad again, I would be able to do it myself though, it is not a difficult job.

Bad ball joints too are somewhat common depending upon how the car has been driven.

I think I know a good amount about them so ask any questions and I'll try to answer.

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[pcolasfinest 10+ year member]

i have a 2000 ls and its approaching 110k on the odometer, nothing major has happened to mine in the 2 plus years i have had it, only thing is the window motor burned out.

 

[Andrizzle 10+ year member]

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

alright thanks for the info, rizzle. ya, well im going to go look at it. here is the link to the craigslist add. to bad its not black. your car looks badass.

http://detroit.craigslist.org/cto/1270439143.html

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

I'll sell you my trailblazer all wired and deadened...ready to go //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

4x4 and how many miles?