2017 Lincoln Continental
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I never said people in Dallas don't customize their cars. I said that typical Continental buyers usually don't. They tend to be older and more conservative (from an auto standpoint) than many other buyers.
Now.....for Chrysler 300 buyers, that's another matter. Oversize wheels and Bentley-style grille-inserts have been the rage on 300s for years.
Now.....for Chrysler 300 buyers, that's another matter. Oversize wheels and Bentley-style grille-inserts have been the rage on 300s for years.
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That's true to some extent, Jill. But it is also true that long-distance Interstate and freeway driving (assuming you aren't in a stop-and-go traffic jam) actually keeps the car in better condition than typical stop-and-go urban or suburban driving. The engine heats up to its full operating temperature for long periods, which helps cleans impurities out the oil and coolant. Brake wear is usually minimal, even on long mountain grades, because the new advanced multi-speed transmissions help out with compression-braking. The transmission and final-drive fluids also heat up and keep those components cleaned and in top-condition. And, of course, the battery stays fully-charged, assuming the alternator is working correctly. You also typically get your best gas mileage that way.
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They had several at the DC Car Show, two you could sit in and one up on a pedestal. One of the ones you sat in interestingly enough inside was trimmed like the concept with the blue and all the chrome trim.
They were ignored. Funny thing was the second time I went they weren't even unlocked.
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I don't really see the Continental as being a car that would draw a crowd at a car show in the first place. By the time the Cadillac CT6 hit the B-list auto shows it didn't seem to have a crowd either.
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Last year both the Continental and the CT6 were freshly released and not on sale yet, both were at the DC show roped off, the CT6 drew a much bigger crowd. Even this year, there were people looking at the CT6s and sitting in them, Lincoln was just empty.
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I do have to admit as much as I like the idea of the Continental the CT6's exterior is much more of a head turner. How it will age remains to be seen as recent Cadillacs look very dated very quickly. If the Cadillac had the Lincolns interior it would be a win. The GM interior in the CT6 kills it for me, just not a cohesive or interesting design. The Continental interior is simple, but at least looks well thought out and the materials make sense where they are placed.
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When I was at the show Tuesday, both the Continental and (maybe?) the CT6 were locked up. I had noticed, on the smaller Lincoln MKZ, when I had tried the shift-paddles, that the entire assembly for the right shift-paddle loosened up right in my fingers and pulled right out of its hole, dangling by an electric cord. When I pointed that out to the Lincoln rep, she mentioned that several luxury-brand displays there, including Lincoln and Cadillac, had had some damage to their vehicles from the crowd, including wiper arms and some interior hardware pieces like that. She said they locked up the Continental to prevent any further damage inside. One or two models over in the Cadillac display, I noticed, had also gotten some interior damage, and they were locked up, but I can't remember if the CT6 was among them.
The reps told me it was the first time something like this had ever happened to their vehicles at the D.C. show, though not necessarily the first for the Philly show and in some other places with more-rowdy crowds.
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When I went back yesterday (we kept missing each other I'm sure!) the Continentals and the regular CT6 were locked, but the CT6 plugin was not...which is odd.
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Fleets. Gobbling them up!
They had several at the DC Car Show, two you could sit in and one up on a pedestal. One of the ones you sat in interestingly enough inside was trimmed like the concept with the blue and all the chrome trim. I couldn't even get in a Jeep Cherokee at the Fort Worth Auto show and that model has been out for years.
They were ignored. Funny thing was the second time I went they weren't even unlocked.
They had several at the DC Car Show, two you could sit in and one up on a pedestal. One of the ones you sat in interestingly enough inside was trimmed like the concept with the blue and all the chrome trim. I couldn't even get in a Jeep Cherokee at the Fort Worth Auto show and that model has been out for years.
They were ignored. Funny thing was the second time I went they weren't even unlocked.
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IMO, without moving up to the 300K class Bentley or Rolls, they probably couldn't have made a better choice.
I can easily see myself in a Continental, though it would be somewhat difficult to park in my condo spaces (and some other places I regularly drive), and I have some misgivings about Lincoln reliability.
I can easily see myself in a Continental, though it would be somewhat difficult to park in my condo spaces (and some other places I regularly drive), and I have some misgivings about Lincoln reliability.