md3184

I lot of interesting points by many of the posters here...two points for me are salient but somehow contradicting. As one poster mentioned, the mustang is set to outpace sales of the entire lincoln line-up; however, the market is so small in the luxury coupe segment! I heard former prod development VP Derek K reply as recently as the 1st quarter, during a Q&A session after the earnings annoucement, that Lincoln is not considering entering into this segement because the market is not large enough. A lot of the speculation has been fueled by media outlets. Two weeks ago when Lincoln announced the new ad campaign and released a couple of teaser promotional videos on-line, viewers were given a brief glimpse of what appeared to be a mustang chassis during a scene in a manufaturing plant. This seemed to have stoke the fire. I had a conversation with a finance colleague who is working on the lincoln product cycle for the next five years. He divulged quite a bit of confidential information to me, but a rear wheel drive coupe was not mentioned. He seemed eager to share lincoln news and I think he would have mentioned confirmed this rumor had it been true.

oh bummer...thanks for the info. The VIN has already been assigned. I'll try not to give my dealer a hard time now when he responds accordingly. I guess I can inquire if the trim is something that can be changed at the dealer after arrival. I might have to just live with the brown swirl walnut application that is throughout the interior...not my favorite

does anyone know if it's possible to modify an existing dealer ordered vehicle if it hasnt began production yet? I have recently pre-ordered (dealer ordered in Oct scheduled for production Jan 14) a new MKZ and want to add a smaller option (e.g. aluminum trim package)? I am going to ask my dealer but want to be prepared w/ a rebutal if the immediate anwswer is sorry...no! It would seem the dealer could submit a change order for anything other than major option package changes.