Mr Kilmer,
I’m interested in purchasing a Lincoln MKZ between years 2017 and 2019 from a dealership. Four-cylinder turbo non v6. Want a comfortable reliable vehicle to keep for 10 plus years. Never purchased an American vehicle. Please let me know if the car is overall reliable or will it end up being an endless money pit.
Thanks,
Don’t expect any turbo vehicle to last as long as it’s equivalent naturally aspirated counterpart. For a true comfortable & reliable vehicle, you’ll have to look at the Lexus ES.
Do your research well before buying any used turbocharged vehicle.
No matter what you buy, have the car checked out thoroughly by a reputed mechanic, before you buy it.
I suppose the V6 is more of a reliable option than the 4 cylinder turbo.
As long as a mechanic checks it out before you buy it, though.
Anything can be keep long with enough money, the reason that most mechanics do not like landboats with tiny engines is due to higher strain on the smaller engine to drive a bigger vehicle, more wear and tear, means more problems especially if you hear turbo and then vroom vroom, sure it might be quick but that again means more strain. The reason more manufacturers are switching to this system is emission regulations. Other than this I can't tell you much of lincolns. Many other techs can elaborate more.
Thank you BruceREE- the V6 may be a better reliable option.
Anything naturally aspirated will be, with that in mind also keep in mind that lincolns are considered luxury cars, means repairs are more expensive that the Ford counterpart. If you absolutely love the look and feel of it that is.
Excellent point. Always owned Honda’s and Acura’s in past. Like the look of the MKZ just want to make sure it will last equally in long run.
A Lincoln MKZ is not going to last as long as the cars you are used to. Lincoln consistently comes last in quality surveys, even further down than Fiat.
Also looking at maxima as first option.
Maxima could last a good 100k miles or 8 10 years but not really anything after that unless you are fine with paying 5 6 thousand dollars to replace the transmission.