akirby Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 People buy Teslas like they buy Smartphones - it's a new gadget. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, akirby said: People buy Teslas like they buy Smartphones - it's a new gadget. New luxury car & light truck purchases in general are that way. Neat new toys for big and rich boys (and girls) as the saying goes. Edited January 22, 2020 by rperez817 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 22 hours ago, rperez817 said: Thank you Deafsoundguy sir! Would you say that car buying preferences in your hometown of Portland, Oregon are similar to Seattle? Seattle stood out as one of the big metro areas in which Lincolns are less popular than in the USA as a whole among new car buyers. Yes, from what I can tell, if your neighbor wears Birkenstocks, and looks like a Seattle Jesus, they're running for the Prius (or Subaru) dealership and Lincolns come with a cloak of invisibility - they just can't even see them in their sensor range. And Portland is becoming more like Seattle everyday with homeless people camping any and everywhere they please to so probably why there's only one BL dealer in Oregon.... I used to live smack right in the middle of Portland where on my short street, there were 9 Priuses...?. I don't think any of these people won the high school most individual award. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKZMark Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Tesla is rated 27th out of 29 makes in reliability by CR. They're also dead last in the industry in autonomous driving technology, according to Navigant. 70% of the energy to charge them comes from fossil fuels, and the mining operations from nickel, cobalt, and lithium are environmentally destructive. And once all these giant batteries need disposing it's going to be another big environmental problem. Finally, they have to have government subsidies to survive, which means the middle class has been subsidizing toys for wealthy people. So, not a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T hawker Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Deafsoundguy said: Yes, from what I can tell, if your neighbor wears Birkenstocks, and looks like a Seattle Jesus, they're running for the Prius (or Subaru) dealership and Lincolns come with a cloak of invisibility - they just can't even see them in their sensor range. And Portland is becoming more like Seattle everyday with homeless people camping any and everywhere they please to so probably why there's only one BL dealer in Oregon.... I used to live smack right in the middle of Portland where on my short street, there were 9 Priuses...?. I don't think any of these people won the high school most individual award. That's one more BL dealer then New Mexico 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 19 hours ago, T hawker said: That's one more BL dealer then New Mexico Oh that sucks!!! We love New Mexico.... so much that we had this custom sign done for our... uh...Portland home..... I always fantasize of eating a nice Tex-Mex meal from the finest place in the world for food everytime I see that sign....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T hawker Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Deafsoundguy said: Oh that sucks!!! We love New Mexico.... so much that we had this custom sign done for our... uh...Portland home..... I always fantasize of eating a nice Tex-Mex meal from the finest place in the world for food everytime I see that sign....? Very cool sir! I'm way down between the M and e. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Unusual but interesting that I've seen a Lincoln Corsair, Lincoln Nautilus & Lincoln Aviator at our Ford dealership this week for service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolScoop Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) On 1/20/2020 at 1:51 PM, Deafsoundguy said: Dealer says they're selling Aviators the most, but where they're hiding is beyond me. 50% of them are probably still awaiting shipment in ramp jail and blocking mine in for months now... just sayin!!! Edited February 15, 2020 by CoolScoop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 In all this time I still have seen only ONE Aviator.... Yesterday I finally saw a BL Nautilus in some light beige or bronze color, must have been a 2019 because it had the 2.0 engine. I see only Navigators in any frequency and every once in while now a MKZ or Continental with the new grill styles. Can't remember if I wrote this before, but my Salesguy sold a BL Aviator to one of the Portland Trailblazers. Then shortly thereafter a valet at a restaurant totaled it...ugh - I saw the picture. It was one of those I can't believe anyone could total a car at very low speed but he did! The BB player ordered another one just like it immediately so I guess he liked his car... ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Handler Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 It all depends on where you live. Mercedes-Benz and BMW continue to dominant the Gulf South region. Lexus used to be fairly ubiquitous before it got hit with an ugly stick. I did see a new Aviator today. New Orleans finally has a Lincoln dealership again after an 8 year hiatus, so I should see more of them around. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangchief Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I see one everyday now? Really though, I've only seen a few in the wild. The dealership where I bought mine has seen a surge in Lincoln sales of late. They have one Reserve 1 left of 9 reserves that have arrived since Christmas. The manager is kind of peeved because he has more customer wants than vehicles available. He was picking up two yesterday from other dealers he sold last Saturday. He has 1 more GT on the way and another just got scheduled. The owner was giddy about how many Lincolns he was selling this year (He is a major truck/mustang guy) His Explorers have been going like hot cakes also. 80% of the sales team hit their Feb sales targets by Presidents day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Label Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, mustangchief said: I see one everyday now? Really though, I've only seen a few in the wild. The dealership where I bought mine has seen a surge in Lincoln sales of late. They have one Reserve 1 left of 9 reserves that have arrived since Christmas. The manager is kind of peeved because he has more customer wants than vehicles available. He was picking up two yesterday from other dealers he sold last Saturday. He has 1 more GT on the way and another just got scheduled. The owner was giddy about how many Lincolns he was selling this year (He is a major truck/mustang guy) His Explorers have been going like hot cakes also. 80% of the sales team hit their Feb sales targets by Presidents day. Pics of the one you see every day? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangchief Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Black Label said: Pics of the one you see every day? LOL There are more pics in the Aviator thread under GT ordered 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Label Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, mustangchief said: There are more pics in the Aviator thread under GT ordered Ah, yes that's right, I think I saw those. Very nice. Love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafsoundguy Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 14 hours ago, The Handler said: Lexus used to be fairly ubiquitous before it got hit with an ugly stick. HaHa there's justice at least SOMEWHERE in the US..... Where I live those things (bigmouth bass Lexus SUVs) are a dime a dozen. Truly astounds me someone would think that car looks good..... But they sell the crap out of them... a true head scratcher for me anyway. ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Label Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, Deafsoundguy said: HaHa there's justice at least SOMEWHERE in the US..... Where I live those things (bigmouth bass Lexus SUVs) are a dime a dozen. Truly astounds me someone would think that car looks good..... But they sell the crap out of them... a true head scratcher for me anyway. ? Agreed. I have never been a fan of Lexus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T hawker Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 6 hours ago, mustangchief said: There are more pics in the Aviator thread under GT ordered Love the color, my 88 Mustang was a similar blue. I did not even consider Lexus bc of front end design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T hawker Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Someone has a white Aviator Reserve here in little-ol Deming NM. Saw it today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Label Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Have seen quite a few Navigators recently here. A few Black Labels as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T hawker Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 1:57 PM, T hawker said: Someone has a white Aviator Reserve here in little-ol Deming NM. Saw it today. I know old thread, but i we have a second Aviator here in little-ol Deming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 9:43 AM, rperez817 said: Examples from IHS Markit new car registration data. Big city metro areas where Lincoln vehicles are more popular relative to the U.S. market overall. Detroit Cleveland Miami - Fort Lauderdale Big city metro areas where Lincoln vehicles are less popular relative to the U.S. market overall. Washington, D.C. - Baltimore San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose Seattle Add in Central Florida. Lincoln very popular around here, especially Nautilus, Corsair, Aviator, MKZ, and yes even the Continental. The Navigator not so much. I only see them during snow bird season. Three big Lincoln dealers here...Ocala, Plaza, and Orlando Lincoln. Big inventory and competitive lease deals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Label Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Still comes in spurts for me. I go a couple days without seeing a Navigator, then yesterday I saw 3 white Navigators to include a Black Label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Label Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Just ran out to Staples a mile and a half from the house to get a USB for my Sync Map update. In that short drive I saw 2 Navigators and several other MKX types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T hawker Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Took an 850 mile trip yesterday. Only saw 1 new Lincoln, an Aviator (besides my Nautilus). Did see at least a dozen MKX's and a dozen MKZ's but the surprise was all of the new Expedition's out there. At least a couple of dozen, did not track reg vs max. So i averaged just over 31 mpg at 65 mph on the back mountain roads between sw New Mexico and Salt Lake City. Started off with 2200 miles on Nautilus, awd v6, so mpg will probably increase. As a note my old 2017 Acadia with fwd 3.6l v6 averaged closer to 33 mpg. The 2.7l TT, as you can imagine was never lacking for power. The car was fully loaded with luggage and the a/c running. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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