Re: Anyone here own a Lincoln Mark VIII
I worked on a couple of the first models when they came out in '04- pretty click rides I thought. That 32 valve engine really sung a nice song! If you rolled along at about 25 mph and thenm punched it, you could almost hear the NASCAR sound from the exhaust. Yes, it really did sound that good. I was very impressed by the power, the ride and the handling. Did you know that the entire suspesnion drops by 1" at speeds over about 85 mph? It's computer controlled and it's a wild feeling when it happens. On the other hand, air ride suspensions on cars have been headaches for years. It's a problem center for sure. <br /><br /> The engine, being a modular design, was very easy to work on, but yes, pretty expensive. I don't know about that headlight story- I replaced a few bulbs in them and they were no different than standard bulbs. Didn't seem like a big deal top me. I do know that to "pull" the engine I had to actually drop it out the bottom. That was different. It wasn't an engine you were going to mess with anyway- I wasn't even allowed to work on them. Ford just sent a new assembly in a crate and I replaced them. I did two almost immediately upon their release due to an oil pump issue, but never saw many issues after that. <br /><br /> I liked the car but left the profession shortly afterwards and didn't have much more experience with them. I do remember the sound system ROCKED though. <br /><br />UFM82
