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That's one area I'd like to see Lincoln change - they should have Lincoln only colors. Smoked Quartz is a great start.

Lincoln doesn't want any customers who want a Town Car successor. All you do is bitch, moan and whine and then you give it one back handed compliment and say "See, see - I'm not a hater!"

Where the vehicle is located is only part of the information required to give accurate information and the rest of the information is in the current system. What about before the vehicle is built - how would you track the order being scheduled?

All you can really do is let them know you're disappointed. If they get that message enough they may make a future change. They're not changing anything now and expecting them to do something is not realistic.

And what is the difference between the MKZ and the MKC? One was designed by Wolff and one was only tweaked by Wolff after it was finished. Which one do you think is a better indication of future Lincolns?

No way. 88% is much better.

I remember at least one Edge owner who had a replacement APIM that was also bad and had to be replaced with a third one that finally worked.

All of the taillamps are LED. The question is which LEDs - the simple ones or the cool ones?

Welcome to GM product planning. I can't remember the product but this also happened a couple of years ago - I think with a promise of a diesel drivetrain that would get great fuel economy. I could just imagine all the engineers looking at what he said going "How the hell are we going to do that?".

Sounds like you may have a bad APIM.

It would have to shield the customer from a lot of the internal stuff (shipped and returned offsite e.g.) and just present basic order status to let the customer know when it's scheduled, the vin number, estimated build date, shipping date and eta. That could be done very simply just by adding a web front end to the current system. The user would just enter the Vin or the dealer #/order #. Fielding the questions would be another matter, especially if an order is delayed because of dealer allocation shortages. How does Dodge do it?

If it's just as good as the competition then why shouldn't Ford charge the same? If you build an outstanding product then people will buy it at a fair price. If you have to discount your vehicles to sell them then you're doing something wrong.

Hand washing is always safer but I just wanted to point out that there are some automatic carwashes that work without leaving swirl marks or damage. YMMV.

An expensive hybrid coupe at that.

I agree - this is another place where Lincoln can differentiate and provide a superb customer experience.

Could be but I don't think this styling necessarily represents the 2015 version. Looks to me like they just updated the current vehicle.

Confirmed - single exhaust on the titanium hybrid.

Where is Jim Rogers and his baseball bat when you need him?

Obviously a technology showcase and nothing to do with the new F150 styling.

Let's hope it makes it out the door with no problems or delays.

I use one with the soft undulating cloth strips and copious amounts of soapy water and pre-sprays. Never had a swirl mark and there is a million dollar plus subdivision nearby so I see all sorts of expensive cars including black MBs. It all depends on the equipment.

Should be fine.

Just FYI - FORD is not selling those warranties. You did not buy one from FORD you bought one from a Ford Dealer. Ford is the wholesaler and makes the same amount of money on each one regardless of how much the dealership gets for it. And if Ford is only getting $700 and making money (if they weren't they wouldn't be selling them or they'd raise prices) that should tell you the odds of you getting back your investment of $1000-$2000.

Since this is a concept I expect it to have a future powertrain - 2.3 or 2.7L EB at least.

Shelby Focus????