Comments on: Lincoln’s drop in initial quality being blamed on ‘innovative technology’

By: justmatt

justmatt — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:57:13 +0000

I agree. Cadillac was in this same boat some years ago. It is infact why I was shocked back at the end of 2000 when GM decided to kill Oldsmobile. Oldsmobile's line up was finally good when that happened and even looked like it had a future. Buick on the other hand had 2 medium size cars and 2 full size cars. Buick hardly improved even after picking at Oldsmobile's rotting bones (Terrazza and Ranier).

By: Bobmarley

Bobmarley — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:56:19 +0000

when i think of Lincoln and Buick customers i think of older baby boomers. And i think these brands will either die off as their customers do or they will need to find a way to recreate their brand to stay alive

By: justmatt

justmatt — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:33:19 +0000

Or maybe Lincoln's traditional customers are not happy with the direction the brand has gone (small upscale Ford).

By: lonesome_coder

lonesome_coder — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:47:09 +0000

Sorry to hear that Grandpa can't figure out that new-fangled gizmo in the dash. I haven't heard anything bad about Sync…it must be pretty decent if other automakers (Read: Hyundai / Kia) are springing for it.

I'd like to see the results sans the entertainment system tech woes.

By: justmatt

justmatt — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:57:13 +0000

By: Bobmarley

Bobmarley — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:56:19 +0000

By: justmatt

justmatt — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:33:19 +0000

Or maybe Lincoln's traditional customers are not happy with the direction the brand has gone (small upscale Ford).

By: lonesome_coder

lonesome_coder — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:47:09 +0000

I'd like to see the results sans the entertainment system tech woes.