In Canada, there throwing LS's at Customers!
Hi Guys and Gals!
My first post. I come from the BlueOvalNews forums.
Nice to be here, another great forum.
I work at Ford Motor Company. An hourly employee I am! hehe.
At Windsor Aluminum Plant (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) we make the engine castings for many Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo, Jaguar, and Mazda vehicles.
And just this past couple of months, we have begun to make the 3.6 litre engine for General Motors. They will put it in their next generation vehicles, including the GMC, Saturn, Buick and Cadillac brand. Joint-Venture's are the way to survive in the Automotive 21st Century I suppose. It's work, and in this economic enviroment, I won't complain. It feels strange though. A Ford Employee, making GM Engines, and qualifying for General Motors Employee discount while I still qualify for Ford's A-Plan employee discount. Weird.
As for the Lincoln LS and it's prices. It's to be expected.
I'm really interested. Especially now that the 2006's Qualify for Lincoln's Extended 6 Year/120,000 Kilometer Warranty!
WOW!
Here in Canada...whew! Prices have dropped like a lead weight.
Ford knows the residual value of the Lincoln LS will be like a 500 pound man trying to climb a flight of stairs (not a pretty sight or possible one for that matter). hehe. It's only worth it to buy one if your going to drive it into the ground. Let's say 6 years or more.
Here, a fully loaded LS (including delivery charges & all possible options i.e. THX SOUND/NAVIGATION SYSTEM), is $65,000 after taxes.
With the new "Family Pricing" discount it drops $5,000, and the discount for delivery is $6,000 and the additional CAW negotiated $2,000 discount for employees and add the A-Plan discount and applicable rebates...whew...I'm getting winded....oh yes, I can't forget the Graduate discount of $500.00, the No-Charge Oil Changes for 6 years, free brake replacement for 6 years and the ZERO PERCENT Financing for 5 Years!
It brings the price to approximately $45,000 before negotiating! hehehe. If we in Canada still had the Ford Gold Visa Card and its available $7,000 (rebate points allowed in 5 years)....well, Ford might pay me to take the car!
I'm seriously considering it. We at Windsor Aluminum Plant (the casting plant for the Lincoln LS's 3.9 Liter block), have a downweek August 21st. I'm going to do some window shopping of LS's and see what price I can make the salesman whimper yes to.
Trebor.
P.S. Nice to be here. Now if only Lexus Locklear or Jesse Jane would help me "break in" a new LS!

I KNOW THEY MUST LIKE LINCOLNS!