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CAR REVIEWS AND RATINGS
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| Ratings |
( Maximum score is 100 ) |
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| Overall: |
( 100 )
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| Comfort: |
( 100 )
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| Performance: |
( 100 )
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| Quality: |
( 100 )
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| Appearance: |
 ( 80 )
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| Comments |
Favorite feature: |
Great handling |
Least favorite feature: |
Trunk release is where my big knees have accidentally bumped it a time or two. It ought to be somewhere less vulnerable. |
Advice to buyer: |
Grab an LS8 and find a winding road. It's competent and smooth on the road, but some good curves bring out the absolute best in the LS8. |
Detailed review: |
After having a BMW family for eleven years (including an M3, 540i, and 740i), I broke ranks and bought an LS8.
I have to say that I'm incredibly pleased with the car. It has plenty of power, room, and luxury. Snaking through the mountain backroads make me think that I'm in a BMW.
And then I realize that I paid $5K less, I get a CD changer in the glovebox, a V8, a great sound system, and stadium seating in rear, among other amenities.
So it's not a BMW. I've been very impressed with its responsiveness, its luxury, and its competence. It looks like Lincoln has a real winner on its hands.
The only problem that I foresee is the fact that everyone says, |
Also considered: |
2000 BMW 528
2000 BMW 328
2000 BMW Z3
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Vehicle purchased: |
2000 Lincoln LS
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| About This Reviewer... |
Name: |
M Davis |
Location: |
Hickory, North Carolina |
Other vehicles owned: |
1998 BMW 540
1995 BMW 318
2000 Ford Explorer
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Review submitted: |
July 07, 2000 |
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