[Shotimes] Re: (OT) Automotive Turkeys 2005

[kevin624@bellatlantic.net]

I've extolled the virtues of the LS on this list before and I still stand 
by it. I recently traded in my 2001 LS V8 for a leftover 2004 that I got 
one helluva deal on. And you can't go wrong with free maintenance for the 
first year and a 50K mile warranty. There is noticeably more power in the 
04 than the 01 had. I think they added variable valve timing or something 
of the sort to bump the HP from 252 to 280?? It's eerily smooth 
accelerating on the highway. The fit & finish is markedly improved. The 
only downside to the new one is it lacks the rain-sensing wipers my 01 had.

--Kevin


>They also mentioned the Lincoln LS was being
>discontinued.  What a waste.  That chassis was the
>best thing Ford has come up with in the past 10 years,
>and they wasted it.  Dad's 2000 V-8 is the best car we
>have ever owned.  Been to the shop once.  There is no
>way in hell Dad will be buying a Zephyr to replace it.
>  Maybe I can talk him into a 2 year old BMW...