1997 Lincoln Mark Series

LSC Coupe

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

1LNLM92V2VY686304

Gasoline

I AM REVISING SOME OF MY WORDING. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO A BUNCH OF CAR GUYS, BUT I'M A BIT TIRED OF HAVING TO RESPOND TO THOSE WHO COMPLAINED OF SOME OF MY LANGUAGE USED TO COLOR THE DESCRIPTION AS I CHOSE TO DO. I DO ASK YOU TO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT I DON'T WANT TO SELL THIS CAR, BUT FOR MY SON, THUS IT'S A BIT OF AN EMOTIONAL TRANSACTION TO ME. SORRY IF I OFFENDED. I BELIEVE IN GOD AND THE BIBLE AS WELL. ALRIGHT, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THIS DAY, BUT TIME HAS COME TO SELL MY NEAR PERFECT BLACK ON BLACK '97 LINCOLN MARK VIII HOT ROD LINCOLN, BUT I'M 63 YEARS OLD AND MY SON IS BUGGING ME FOR A LIME GREEN SLUG BUG, PLUS WE HAVE MOVED TO THE COUNTRY RECENTLY AND SHE NO LONGER CAN BE KEPT IN A HERMETICALLY SEALED ENCLOSED GARAGE. YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE HOW GORGEOUS MY BLACK ON BLACK BABY IS! MOST PEOPLE THAT SEE THIS CAR THINKS SHE IS BRAND NEW! SHE SURE LOOKS AND RUNS LIKE SHE IS AND ONLY THE FINEST AUTOMOBILE CONNOISSEIRS' COULD EVER APPRECIATE JUST HOW JEWEL-LIKE SHE REALLY IS! HER BODY IS AS FLAWLESS AS ANY 1997 MUSCLE CAR CAN BE. DO I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE HER? YOU BET I DO, BUT AT MY AGE, ABOUT THE ONLY TIME I REALLY OPEN UP HER 310 HORSES IS UP THE ON RAMP OF THE FREEWAYS. :o) HELPS CLEAR CARBON ALONG WITH THE MARVEL'S MYSTERY OIL I ADD TO THE FUEL. SHE IS SO TOTALLY AWESOME THAT I CAN HARDLY EXPLAIN THE EXUBERANCE OF THE ACCELERATION. SHE PUTS YOU DEEP INTO HER OVER-STUFFED BLACK LEATER SEATS SOMETHING LIKE AN F-16 BABY! OKAY, SHE IS AN AMAZING LOOKING RIDE IN AND OUT BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE REAL MAGIC IS? WELL, SHE'S GOT THIS SO ADVANCED ONBOARD COMPUTER THAT FIGURES ABOUT EVERYTHING OUT FOR YOU INCLUDING FUEL MILEAGE IN SEVERAL CHOOSABLE MODES INCLUDING MINUTE BY MINUTE AND OVERALL AVERAGE PER TRIP, AND MY SLUG BUG SON AND I TOOK HER DOWN TO ROCKPORT TEXAS BY THE GULF FROM SAN ANTONIO, A 2 PLUS HOUR TRIP AND WE HONKED DOING ABOUT 80 ON AVERAGE WHEN WE WEREN'T GOING THROUGH THOSE PESKY LITTLE TOWNS ON THE WAY AND WHEN WE FINALLY ARRIVED AT ROCKPORT I HIT THE MILEAGE BUTTON AND WE AVERAGED OVER 27 MILES PER GALLON?!!! HOW DOES A HOT ROD LINCOLN WITH 310 MONSTER HORSES DO THAT?! WELL, I'M NO ENGINEER, BUT I THINK IT IS THE COMBINATION OF THE AMAZING MULTI GEARED TRANSMISSION THAT IN HIGH IS GEARED SO HIGH BUT EASILY ALLOWS THE HORSE POWER TO DRIVE IT AT THAT GEAR RATIO BECAUSE THE TACH INDICATES NOT MUCH RPM AT ALL EVEN AT 80 MPH. THIS SIMPLY PUT "GORGEOUS" LINCOLN HAS SO MANY ADVANCED TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THIS BUGGY MUST HAVE BEEN THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY. WHAT I FIND REALLY COOL IS THE SUSPENSION THAT ABOVE 55 MPH LOWERS THE CAR SO CLOSE TO THE GROUND AUTOMATICALLY THAT THERE'S BARELY ANY CLEARANCE FOR ANY AERODYNAMIC DRAG TO ESCAPE AND OF COURSE THE SMOOTH AIRFLOW ON THE BODY CONTRIBUTES AND SHE IS PURE AND SIMPLY THE MOST EFFICIENT ROCKET SHIP I COULD EVER HOPE FOR. BEST OF ALL, HER VERY LOW 80K MILES TOTAL TIME HAS HER BARELY BROKEN IN! I BELIEVE THAT SHE HAS ABSOLUTELY EVERY OPTION THAT WAS AVAILABLE INCLUDING THAT SO VERY COOL SUN/MOON ROOF, AUTO SEATS.... I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY TO LIST THE FEATURES THIS BAD-BOY HAS ON BOARD. THIS "CAR" WILL GIVE YOU THE MOST PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP THAT NEAR ANY CAR AT ANY PRICE WILL EVER GIVE YOU. I KID YOU NOT! YOU WILL LACK FOR NOTHING! OH, I'VE GOT TO MENTION THE COOL SIDE MIRRORS. HIT YOUR ALARM/UNLOCK BUTTON AT NIGHT AND THE SIDE MIRRORS SEND A LIGHT TO THE GROUND SO THAT YOU CAN SEE YOUR ENTRANCE EASIER. I AM SO GOING TO MISS THIS RIDE LIKE I WOULD MISS AN ARM! SO NOW THAT WE HAVE A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY, IT BUGS ME TO NO END AS TO HOW FAST SHE GETS DUSTY IN A CARPORT AS OPPOSED TO HOW SHE HAS ALWAYS LIVED IN A MORE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. I JUST WON'T BE A PART OF HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH DETERIORATION TO THIS JEWELED GEM OF A RIDE, THUS, I OFFER HER TO YOU. EXTERIOR? AS NEAR FLAWLESS AS YOU CAN GET FOR A CAR OF ANYWHERE NEAR HER VINTAGE. INTERIOR? SAME THING! NOTHING IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS UNLESS IT'S ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, BUT REST ASSURED THAT UNLESS YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE TIME SHE'S BEEN AROUND, YOU WILL BE SO TOTALLY IMPRESSED. THIS CAR AT LEAST TO ME IS EXCITING EVERY TIME I LOOK AT HER AND DRIVE HER. TRANNY? RIGHT ON THE MONEY! ENGINE? TO ME FLAWLESS! TIRES? GREAT SHAPE ALL MATCH! MECHANICAL? NOT TOO SHABBY! ELECTRONICS? NEAR RIGHT ON THE MONEY! AFTER MARKET MAINTENANCE MANUAL? YOU BET, BUT RARELY NEEDED IN THIS WHICH HAS BEEN A SUPER RELIABLE CAR! HISTORY? AN OLDER WAY TOO SPOILED, OVERLY MADE UP LONG FINGER NAILED LADY FROM FLORIDA LEASED HER NEW. I'M SURE SHE WAS A VERY NICE LADY. SHE DID TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER. HOW MANY OWNER'S SINCE? JUST ME! I THINK SHE STARTED HER LIFE NEW IN MISSOURI, BUT SHE SOON MOVED TO FLORIDA WITHIN A YEAR OR SO OF HER LIFE AS I UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY. I DO KNOW THAT WE BOTH KEPT HER GARAGED. RUST? NOT A SPOT! PHOTOS? I TOOK A BUNCH LAST EVENING, BUT I'M A LOUSY PHOTOG GUY AND BECAUSE OF HER BRILLIANT PAINT FINISH, IN RETROSPECT I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN HER TO SOME ELABORATE PLACE TO SHOOT THEM BECAUSE THE STUPID ROCKS IN MY DRIVEWAY ARE SO REFLECTED IN THE CLEAR COAT THAT SHE SEEMS TO HAVE PAINT FLAWS. WELL I DON'T KNOW OF ANY APPRECIABLE PAINT FLAWS FROM NEW! SUCH DEEP BLACK AND NO MATTER WHERE YOU DRIVE THIS BABY, EVERYONE WILL THINK JUST HOW GREAT YOU WILL BE IN THIS 14 Y.O. BAD-BOY! I ONLY DRIVE HER ABOUT EVERY OTHER WEEKEND. CHANGE OIL SOONER THAN NECESSARY WITH SYNTHETIC AND NOTHING ABOUT THIS DRIVETRAIN WILL BE OF DISAPPOINTMENT. I EVEN HAVE A SECOND SET OF FACTORY CARPET MATS FOR YOU, AND ON TOP OF THE MATS, I USE THOSE PLASTIC ONES TO HELP KEEP HER CARPETS IN AS NEW CONDITION AS POSSIBLE AND THEY LOOK GREAT! IN A PERFECT WORLD, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADVERTISE THIS 1997 AS A 2007 BECAUSE I WILL HOLD HER UP TO ANY 2007 CAR AND MAKE THEM BLUSH WITH ENVY BY COMPARISON. NOW, TAKE A LOOK AT MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK SINCE 1999. I USUALLY DON'T TOUT ITEMS THAT I SELL ON EBAY THE WAY THAT I AM TOUTING THIS RIDE, BUT PERHAPS YOU CAN SEE HOW IMPRESSED I AM WITH MY LOVE CAR. I AM A 6,000 HOUR PRIVATE PILOT AND AIRPLANE DEALER BY TRADE, SO SINCE I BECAME A PILOT, CARS KIND OF LOST THEIR IMPORTANCE IN MY LIFE OF LOVING CARS FROM THE TIME I WAS 5 YEARS OLD, BUT I TELL YOU WITH HONESTY, THAT I GET AS EXCITED WHEN I LOOK AT AND DRIVE THIS BAD-BOY AS ANYTIME I GET INTO AN AIRPLANE BECAUSE THIS RIDE WILL DO ANYTHING YOU ASK OF HER JUST LIKE THE AIRPLANES THAT I FLY. OVER-SELL? JUST COME ON OUT AND SEE HER IN PERSON AND YOU DECIDE... BUT PLEASE! DON'T BUY HER AS A DAILY DRIVER. SHE IS JUST WAY TO SPECIAL FOR THAT APPLICATION EVEN THOUGH SHE WILL RISE TO THAT OCCASSION, PLEASE, JUST DON'T DO IT! SHE IS EVERY BIT OF A COLLECTOR CAR MEANT ONLY FOR THE AUTO AFFECIONADO'S THAT CAN APPRECIATE SUCH A TREASURE AS I FIND HER TO BE. MY BEAUTIFUL YOUNG SON HAS HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM, BUT HAVING THAT IS ONE COOL YOUNG DUDE. HE'S A FEW YEARS FROM HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, BUT HE STILL WANTS A METALLIC LIME GREAT SLUG BUG VW TO TAKE CARE OF ON HIS VERY OWN CAR AND TO ME IT IS WORTH PARTING WITH THIS LINCOLN IN ORDER TO MORE PLEASE HIM, SO THERE SHE GOES. WE'D EVEN CONSIDER SOME TRADE THING IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A METALLIC LIME GREEN LATE MODEL VW BUG. WHAT'RE THE ODDS? :o) SQUAWKS? A COUPLE. THOSE PESKY CENTER FLOURESCENT BRAKE LIGHTS. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT ON EBAY, BUT I THINK I MESSED UP THE WIRING HOOKING IT UP AND I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO TROUBLE-SHOOT. SUSPENSION ON OCCASSION INDICATES ON THE COMPUTER TO CHECK SUSPENSION. THE CURE I HAVE USED THUS FAR IS TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN TO RESET THE SYSTEM AND THEN SHE GOES ON JUST FINE FROM THERE, BUT BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ON OCCASSION, THERE IS PROBABLY A SLIGHT LEAK IN THE AIR RIDE SYSTEM. I DID REPLACE THE AIR RIDE COMPRESSOR PUMP WHICH HAS LOW HOURS ON IT SINCE AND THE INSTALLING MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS LEAKS THAT HE COULD FIND, SO YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CHASE THIS DOWN AT SOME POINT. I THINK THAT'S IT. NOT BAD FOR A CAR OF THIS VINTAGE, YA THINK? DOOR DINGS? MAN YOU'D HAVE TO LOOK HARD. I CAN'T THINK OF ONE! LICENSE PLATE LOST ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD IT IN ON THE FRONT. OH YEAH, ANOTHER FLAW I JUST THOUGHT OF. THE WINDOWS HAVE GREAT DARK TINTING DONE TO THEM, BUT THE REAR WINDOW'S TINTING IS NOT PERFECT. NOT REALY BUBBLING, JUST A BIT OUT OF FOCUS. PROBABLY A $50.00 FIX TO REPLACE THAT TINT OR DO IT YOURSELF OR LIKE ME, DON'T DO NUTHIN! I HAD BOUGHT SOME TINT TO DO IT, BUT JUST NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT BEING THE EVER INCREASING LAZY OLD MAN I'M BECOMING WITH TIME. I'LL THROW THAT IN IF YOU'D LIKE BUT YOU HAVE TO REMIND ME. THERE IS A TRUNK MOUNTED CD PLAYER BUT I DISCONNECTED IT IN MY EARLY ATTEMPT TO PUT IN AN IPOD ADAPTOR THAT ENDED UP NOT WORKING, SO IF YOU WANT THE CD CHANGER TO WORK, YOU'LL HAVE TO RE-HOOK HER UP BEHIND THE RADIO. THE FACTORY HI END STEREO SYSTEM IS AWESOME TO HEAR MUSIC! ONE MORE THING. I HAD BOUGHT A NEW SET OF THOSE CHROME WHEEL WELL TRIM KITS, BUT NEVER INSTALLED THEM. I JUST COULDN'T DECIDE IF I LIKED HER BETTER WITH OR WITHOUT, SO YOU DECIDE. THEY INSTALL IN MINUTES PER WHEEL AND THE SET COST ABOUT $60.00, SO THEY ARE YOURS FREE. THIS IS THE TOP OF THE LINE LSC MODEL WHICH MEANS BETTER FUEL MILEAGE DUE TO DUAL EXHAUST, MORE HORSEPOWER AND A BUNCH OF OTHER TOP OF THE LINE STUFF AND OF COURSE SHE HAS HER ORIGINAL OWNER'S MANUAL AND PAPERWORK. PLEASE CHECK OUT TO VERIFY, BUT I REMEMBER CHECKING AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANY DAMAGE HISTORY. THOSE OLDER LADIES NEVER SPEED AND I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE! PLEASE NOTE ON THE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT ACCESSABLE ON THIS PAGE THAT THIS IS INDEED AN LSC MODEL AND THE REPORT GAVE THE EXACT SAME CARS AN AVERAGE OF 30-56 BUT THIS PARTICULAR CAR GOT 63! LOOK, I WANT EVERY BIT OF THE MORE THAN 7 GRAND SHE'S WORTH TO ME, BUT FOR MY SON, I WILL START THE BIDDING AT JUST $5500. DON'T YOU DARE BUY HER FOR THAT! :o) BID HER UP and LET'S HAVE SOME FUN! THIS BABY WOULD COST OVER 50K TODAY! THE MORE I GET FOR THIS JET, THE MORE I CAN SPEND ON SEAN'S SLUG-BUG, and the reson he's getting his VW this early is because he was nominated for Gifted Child Genius at his school, autistic or not! Seems I worried all these years over him for nothing! YOU GO SEAN! :o) I WILL HELP WITH SHIPPING, BUT HEY, I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU LIVE, JET IN AND COME GET HER YOURSELF AND HAVE THE MOST FUN, THE MOST EXHILLERATING RIDE BACK HOME OF YOUR LIFE. OH, BRAKES ARE NEAR NEW TOO. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ANY MORE SPECIFIC PHOTOS, BUT DON'T EXPECT TO SEE MUCH DISAPPOINTMENT. LAST THING: RESEARCH THE STANDARD AND OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON THESE LSC'S. YOU JUST WON'T BELEIVE ALL THEY HAVE AND DO FOR YOU RIGHT DOWN TO THE FULLY ELECTRIC FRONT SEATS BOTH HEATED AS WELL FOR YOU REFRIGERATED WINTER PEOPLE. I JUST CHANGED THE LAST PHOTO TO SHOW A BETTER VIEW OF THE COCKPIT. ENJOY! "SON; YOU'RE GOING TO DRIVE ME TO DRINKIN' IF YOU DON'T STOP DRIVING THAT; HOT***ROD***LINCOLN"! richard www.mooneyland.com Perhaps I should elaborate further on the lease question. We can lease a new car as opposed to buying it. Many people do that so they can change new cars every few years. So instead of putting a down payment when you buy a car, you can choose to lease it and then have a balance owed after a lease or turn the car back in. In many ways a lease is better than purchase for subsequent owners because they are limited on the mileage they can put on a new car and they have to keep the car in great condition as outlined by a lease. Leasees also have the option of purchasing a car after the lease is over for a pre-determined amount of money. Other than that, there is no difference in lease vs purchase. I too have leased cars from time to time, some I later paid off while other's I've turned back in and it makes zero difference to later owners. It is simply as in both instances a change in title as one owner or another. Thanks, richard ps. one of our watchers has a great knowlege of cars. I think he's from Nascar. Anyway he brought up the question of whether this is really an LSC because of the rear tail light chrome and this was my response. I wish to hide nothing from anyone: Rest assured that this is an LSC. Check the VIN. I personally changed out the black around the rear tail lights because it looks a hellofalot better this way. If you notice, the black around the grill in front is still black like the LSC. It was chromed on non LSC's. It cost me some bux to change to chrome framed lights in the rear but that is the way I like it. Can be changed back easily, but still looks better this way if you ask me. Richard