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Red, You and I have talked about this elsewhere, but the exact same frustration I am having with my 2022 Corsair. The spoiler holds water and when you open the liftgate, it lets loose!

Rick, I am the author of this thread. I ended up buying a 2021 Corsair Grand Touring about 3 weeks ago Though it wasn't my first brand of choice I don't have any regrets on the purchase. It's a great vehicle. It drives like a dream. It is wonderfully luxurious. The only thing I hate about the vehicle is the infotainment screen and Sync 3 which is an embarrassment at this point.

Thank you for the kind words. Yes, this is a loud vehicle when accelerating. First thing I noticed since my MKZ was so quiet.

I just picked up a 2022 Grand Touring a week ago. If you have any questions let me know. Coming off a 3-year lease of a 2019 MKZ Hybrid.

I am not new to Lincoln. I currently am leasing a 2019 Lincoln MKZ hybrid. The lease is up in 3 months. Looking to buy my next vehicle. I was going to move to Lexus and get the 350NX Hybrid. However, there are no cars to be had and Lexus has stopped production due to the chip shortage. Lexus is also marking up vehicles $2-$5k. So a loaded Lexus NX would cost me the same (if not more) than a loaded 2022 Corsair GT There is a loaded GT near me. $62k. Approx. $65k with taxes and fees. Supposedly, the dealership is negotiating prices and NOT marking up the vehicle. I already know Lincoln is a great brand to drive. Not happy with the depreciation on them, but times are tough right now and if I can get a 2022 Corsair GT with no markup that might be a good thing. Any thoughts on the 2022 Corsair? Would it be a dependable, enjoyable car that I could own for the next 8-10 years? Appreciate any thoughts you may have

Thanks for the replies. I have 6 months left on my lease. Took my vehicle to Lincoln after they sent me an email saying they are looking to buy leased vehicles. However, sadly, they told me there was no demand for a Hybrid vehicle at this time and it wouldn't be cost-effective for them to buy my vehicle. So, outside of buying the vehicle and reselling it (which would cost me $2k in taxes and then document fees), there doesn't seem to be a way to get out of the lease. I'll just wait things out.

So, I have a 2019 Lincoln MKZ that I have been leasing. The lease ends in 7 months. I started getting letters two months ago from competing dealerships (I think Kia of Hyundai) offering to get me out of my lease and into one of their vehicles. How is this done? The bank has to get their money on the lease and I can’t see a competing car company benefiting from paying off over 7 months of lease payments and putting me in one of their vehicles at no additional cost to me. Even Genesis wants to talk to me about the possibility of getting out of my current lease into one of their vehicles. Does this sound too good to be true?

I am currently leasing a 2019 MKZ Hybrid Due to me being now retired and the pandemic, I don't drive it much. By the time I return this vehicle (2022) I estimate it will have 15,000 miles on it compared to the 36,000 I was allocated. Any advantage of returning a lease with ultra-low mileage on it? If I was going to buy my next vehicle from Lincoln would they give me a substantial discount knowing they have a vehicle with very low mileage on it that will sell for them? Or, am I better off just driving as much as I can right now? Thanks in advance.

I just wanted to follow-up on this thread and again thank all of you for the help. I finally got my Sandisk 500GB drive. I formatted it in FAT32 I used a Mac software called EXPORT ITUNES. Worked really well. I think I had about 8,000 songs on the drive. It indicated about 100 were DRM protected. I have to work on getting new versions of those songs. Anyhow, when all was said and done, the software did a great job copying everything over to the drive and preserving the playlists. I plugged the drive into the USB port of my Lincoln. It started indexing right away. Looks like, in an early look, the playlists are preserved and can be accessed on the screen. It's going to take some time for Lincoln to index all these songs. At that point, I will come back and let you know if the artwork is showing up in the display.

bbf2530, you have been of tremendous help. Thank You. Went with the SanDisk Portable drive that I referenced above. I take it that I have to format it in Fat32? I will use the Mac software I have to copy it all over. I will get back to you next week and let you know if it works and if I have any questions. Thak you again

No, perhaps I didn't make myself clear. I want to get the music OFF my iPhone. I have been buying a very expensive 512GB iPhone just for my music. I figured I could do much better offloading it on a 500GB SSD that costs under $100 So, I still need advice here.

Guys, Thanks for all the replies. Have a few thoughts and continuing to seek advice This is AMAZING! Had no idea I could upgrade my Sync 3 to the new UI that is being introduced to 2020 vehicles. Certainly, I will look at doing that today and I thank you so very much for this link. Here's the situation and I will be seeking further advice from tech-heads... I have about 300GB of music on iPhone. So, a USB stick is not an option. I am going to buy a 500GB SSD so I have room for expansion. Here's my tech problem... I have a Mac, but if I need to, I can run Windows on it to accomplish what needs to be done. I would think that the SSD has to be formatted in a Windows file format for the Lincoln to read it. I think FAT32 is the file system Ford systems support. Macs should be able to write to it but not certain. I am not sure that I can transfer music from iTunes on my Mac to the SSD drive due to the incompatible formats. I may be forced to Windows. That is where I can really use the advice. If I have to Windows to do this, I need a reliable program that will transfer the music keeping the iTunes architecture.

I have a 2019 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. I believe it has Sync 3, but it doesn't seem to be the newest version that 2020 cars are showing and I don't know if it's upgradeable or not. You guys can answer that question. Anyhow, I want to transfer all my music from iTunes (which now sits on my iPhone) to a hard drive to keep in my vehicle. I am going to use a software called EXPORT FOR ITUNES which should keep the iTunes architecture intact on the hard drive. My question is, how does Sync 3 handle music off a hard drive? Plugged into the USB will the Sync 3 recognize the drive and properly play the music from it? In what format does the SSD need to be formatted? I will be using a 500GB SSD. Macs usually use APFS and I know that the drive will have to be formatted in a Windows-compatible format but it has to be recognized by a Mac for the transfer. At worst, I can do it through Windows installed on a Mac. Thanks in advance

So, Lincoln sent out a survey about my current vehicle, the 2019 MKZ Hybrid. I essentially told them that if they were canceling their sedans I would not be buying another vehicle from them. I still have two years left on this lease so anything can happen and perhaps Lincoln will see the error in their ways. However, I have been on the BMW site many times building my dream 330e and I'm ready to make that switch if I need to.