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3 out of 5 stars

Initial drive disappoitment!!!!

Ben McMillan, 12/17/2018
2018 Lincoln Continental Reserve 4dr Sedan AWD (2.7L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
13 of 29 people found this review helpful

I drove this from the selling dealer to my home, then directly to the repair shop! My "new" 2018 Continental Reserve was my worst new car experience out of 16 vehicles I have purchased! Very disappointed in its initial quality and multiple malfunctions which so far has the vehicle in the repair shop 3 weeks and counting to make it drivable. Switching from foreign to USA made vehicle seems to be a mistake!! My patriotic move to support USA made vehicles didn't pan out!! Very disappointed they did not replace the vehicle to make it right, rather was told I had to accept the extensively torn apart repaired vehicle!! Who knows what else I might find wrong with this "lemon!!!" Drove a Continental from the selling dealer to the repair shop!! Pretty sad for a "luxury" vehicle!!!. Malfunctions/failures include Audio system malfunction, Speaker failure, Fuel system software, Oil pan leak, damaged drivers panel, Welcome lighting intermittent failure, Collision alert intermittent, Adaptable suspension iffy (drove similar Reserve and found much smoother). I hope the other buyers have better luck, because Lincoln certainly did not live up to their name on this one!!!! My expectations were high going in, which I'm sure is the reason for the huge disappointment. No combined fuel rating can be given due lack of ownership and malfunctioning fuel system.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great car

Liam, 10/23/2016
2017 Lincoln Continental Black Label 4dr Sedan AWD (2.7L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 15 people found this review helpful

It's amazing

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2 out of 5 stars

Very Disappointed

Fred Domin, 01/15/2019
2018 Lincoln Continental Premiere 4dr Sedan AWD (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
13 of 38 people found this review helpful

It is pathetic that Ford calls this car their Lincoln Flagship. For the past 10 years I have owned 5 Lexus,1 Equus and 1 Cadillac SUV. Lexus has it over all of them including this Lincoln. The Lincoln interior appears to be made of cheaper material. Road stability does not compare to the 2014 Lexus LS460 that I traded in. I checked the used value with less then 2000 miles on this Lincoln after owning it one week and found that the Purchase price of $45,998 was worth less than $40,000 and my Lexus trade in had an asking price of $37,995 on that Dealers lot. My 2014 trade in was almost worth what the 2017 Lincoln. I did request the salesman along with the used car Manager to cancel this purchase and return my trade in. I was told that if I was not happy with this Lincoln that they could put me into another vehicle. After my Lincoln experience I can say honestly that I will not own another Ford/Lincoln product.

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2 out of 5 stars

Small, hard, fatiguing seats

Paul C, 01/28/2017
2017 Lincoln Continental Select 4dr Sedan (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 36 people found this review helpful

Lincoln Continental Town Car's and Mercury Marquis's of the past offered large, soft, deeply foam padded from seats. But this new 2017 Continental has small, hard, economy car like front seats. So this is not a comfortable long trip car like the Town Car was. The push button gear shift is dangerous because the buttons are not clearly marked or color coded - I ended up pushing Park when I reached for reverse and vice versa and once I even pushed Park when I intended to select Drive. The ultra-wide 19" wheels with 45 series tires detract from ride comfort as compared to the previous Lincoln Town Car. Road and tire noise is well suppressed, but exhaust noise is prominent. At idle, engine vibration is transfered to the steering wheel - yet another economy car like characteristic of this car. Directional stability at highway speeds is only fairly good so the driver needs to maintain attention to keep the car in his lane - yes still another economy car like feature. After renting this car for two days, I had no desire to own one.

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Lincoln for my lady

bill toder, 01/31/2021
2017 Lincoln Continental Premiere 4dr Sedan AWD (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I got a great deal on this car.Almost a black label.Very comfortable and drives well with a great turbo boost.Do your studying online as these cars depreciate dramatically.be prep before you go to the dealer.

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