Lincoln MKZ pre-orders; customer appreciation gift ($100)

[SMSgt B]

Wife just called stating FedEx just dropped it off

Edited February 11, 2013 by SMSgt B

[Serraph]

Wife just called stating FedEx just dropped it off

Mine would probably say what visa gift card? Nope didn't get anything here as she goes off shopping.

[SMSgt B]

Mine would probably say what visa gift card? Nope didn't get anything here as she goes off shopping.

 

She knows who to report too ... SHHHH don't tell her I said that

[Serraph]

She knows who to report too ... SHHHH don't tell her I said that

lol I know right? Anyways, got home today and the package was left on the front door. So it did arrive. The card it came in looks really expensive. I guess this is the

date night they were talking about late last year. I'm sure I will give it to her for shopping or something. Maybe get a new car seat for our new edition coming up in a few months.

[xgman]

Finally got mine yesterday.

[Serraph]

<sigh> That adhesive they used won't come off of the visa card. Made a hole in the nice card it came on.

[rogerrobin]

The Parable of the Lincoln "Marriage Proposal"

 

Imagine, if you will, that a suitor name McKenZie has approached you with a proposal of marriage. The suitor has spared no expense (slick brochures and ads) to arouse your interest and after carefully considering other offers, you accept McKenZie's "proposal of marriage" in July of 2012.

 

When you ask when the marriage will take place, you are initially told "late fall," but when you tell your beloved that you want the best caterer in town ("multi-contour Active Motion seats") you are told the wedding will need to be postponed until December as the caterer is not available until then. You're very much in love with this tech-savvy lover with a gorgeous body, so you say "fine." You tell yourself it will be worth the wait to have the wedding of your dreams and you sell a lot of stock, even though the market is down a bit, so you'll have the necessary cash for the honeymoon.

 

But December comes and goes and still no marriage. (Your CPA tells you that by selling all that stock you incurred a totally unnecessary tax liability, but you try to remain optimistic.) Your fiancée never calls, but you finally make contact. "Right after the first of the year," you're told, but January comes and goes as does February. Still no firm date for the day of the marriage. You begin to wonder if McKenZie's intentions are honorable. And still, you are the only one who initiates any communication.

 

Then, along about the first of March, in response to your persistent queries, your lover finally informs you that the chosen caterer can't tell you when she'll be available and that the marriage will therefore have to be postponed indefinitely. Your suspicions are now fully aroused and you begin to ask around, only to discover that without so much as consulting you, your fiancée has actually cancelled the contract with the caterer (i.e., one can no longer even order the multi-contour seats as an option on the Lincoln website for 2013!) In fact, it looks as if the wedding won't take place until sometime in 2014. If at all.

 

By now you are furious. You realize your intended has lied to you repeatedly. Obviously there are some real commitment issues in play with McKenZie. The market is up sharply and you wish you'd never sold that stock. You're still in love--even if you no longer very much like your suitor!--so a part of you wants to hang on, desperately hoping that this marriage really will happen. But you are also beginning to have "buyer's remorse" for having accepted the marriage offer in the first place as you think about all those other suitors out there (e.g. Lexus) with whom you could have already been happily married. Your best friend suggests hiring a lawyer and "suing the cheating bastard" for breach of contract, but that's just not your style so you decide to settle for a lesser wedding, with a rather mediocre caterer. Still, there is a part of you that wonders if this marriage will EVER take place, especially since your fiancée is still either unable or unwilling to give you a firm date! You decide to get your mind off the entire matter by reading Bill O'Reilly's best-seller, Killing Lincoln. There is something in the title that seems strangely satisfying as you sit by the phone, waiting for McKenZie to call.

[tanner83]

The Parable of the Lincoln "Marriage Proposal"

 

Imagine, if you will, that a suitor name McKenZie has approached you with a proposal of marriage. The suitor has spared no expense (slick brochures and ads) to arouse your interest and after carefully considering other offers, you accept McKenZie's "proposal of marriage" in July of 2012.

 

When you ask when the marriage will take place, you are initially told "late fall," but when you tell your beloved that you want the best caterer in town ("multi-contour Active Motion seats") you are told the wedding will need to be postponed until December as the caterer is not available until then. You're very much in love with this tech-savvy lover with a gorgeous body, so you say "fine." You tell yourself it will be worth the wait to have the wedding of your dreams and you sell a lot of stock, even though the market is down a bit, so you'll have the necessary cash for the honeymoon.

 

But December comes and goes and still no marriage. (Your CPA tells you that by selling all that stock you incurred a totally unnecessary tax liability, but you try to remain optimistic.) Your fiancée never calls, but you finally make contact. "Right after the first of the year," you're told, but January comes and goes as does February. Still no firm date for the day of the marriage. You begin to wonder if McKenZie's intentions are honorable. And still, you are the only one who initiates any communication.

 

Then, along about the first of March, in response to your persistent queries, your lover finally informs you that the chosen caterer can't tell you when she'll be available and that the marriage will therefore have to be postponed indefinitely. Your suspicions are now fully aroused and you begin to ask around, only to discover that without so much as consulting you, your fiancée has actually cancelled the contract with the caterer (i.e., one can no longer even order the multi-contour seats as an option on the Lincoln website for 2013!) In fact, it looks as if the wedding won't take place until sometime in 2014. If at all.

 

By now you are furious. You realize your intended has lied to you repeatedly. Obviously there are some real commitment issues in play with McKenZie. The market is up sharply and you wish you'd never sold that stock. You're still in love--even if you no longer very much like your suitor!--so a part of you wants to hang on, desperately hoping that this marriage really will happen. But you are also beginning to have "buyer's remorse" for having accepted the marriage offer in the first place as you think about all those other suitors out there (e.g. Lexus) with whom you could have already been happily married. Your best friend suggests hiring a lawyer and "suing the cheating bastard" for breach of contract, but that's just not your style so you decide to settle for a lesser wedding, with a rather mediocre caterer. Still, there is a part of you that wonders if this marriage will EVER take place, especially since your fiancée is still either unable or unwilling to give you a firm date! You decide to get your mind off the entire matter by reading Bill O'Reilly's best-seller, Killing Lincoln. There is something in the title that seems strangely satisfying as you sit by the phone, waiting for McKenZie to call.

This is by far one of the best posts on this forum I have ever seen. I truely feel your pain man

[rogerrobin]

Ditto, SMSgt B. I called Customer Service and they had me call Autoshow H.Q., but they knew nothing about it. So back to C.S. And on it goes . . . . (Hey Lincoln: does anyone from the Company monitor these forum posts? If not, why not? And if so, why don't you do something about all the issues that come up???)

[entropy]

I received and activated my Visa $100 card about a mo ago.

Tried to use it at 2 different restaurants, no-go????

hmmmmmmm....?

[Serraph]

I received and activated my Visa $100 card about a mo ago.

Tried to use it at 2 different restaurants, no-go????

hmmmmmmm....?

Hmm, I have activated mine but haven't used it yet. Was thinking of getting some dealer options with the card. Maybe give them a call and see what the issues are?

[coyote]

I received and activated my Visa $100 card about a mo ago.

Tried to use it at 2 different restaurants, no-go????

hmmmmmmm....?

Same. So I plan on giving it back as part of my payment on delivery of the car. Just another piece of the mess of this order.

[entropy]

i just called # on card:

you can only ask the restaurant to use 80% of yr balance on the card.

 

Afterwards, like a dumbass i tried to use it for gas, but as a debit card, i didn't have the pin.

Couldn't buy gas, but it put a $75 hold on the card which will disappear in 6-8 biz days.

 

then i'll try to hit a restaurant again (for $80)

 

sigh...

[jschmitt3]

i just called # on card:

you can only ask the restaurant to use 80% of yr balance on the card.

 

Afterwards, like a dumbass i tried to use it for gas, but as a debit card, i didn't have the pin.

Couldn't buy gas, but it put a $75 hold on the card which will disappear in 6-8 biz days.

 

then i'll try to hit a restaurant again (for $80)

 

sigh...

what about the remaining 20 after you use the first 80 for a dinner?

 

<that seems very strange, that you can not use the whole 100 for a dinner at one time!>

 

John

[entropy]

what about the remaining 20 after you use the first 80 for a dinner?

 

<that seems very strange, that you can not use the whole 100 for a dinner at one time!>

 

John

then i'll treat the family to Popeye's for $16!!! (80% of the remaining $20)

 

then i'll buy a BigMac for $3.20 (80% of the remaining $4)