Traded my SHO, trading MKZ later this year or next.

[ctrcbob]

Well I no longer wanted (or needed) the extra power of the 2010 SHO. Narrowed my choices to either the 2013 MKZ or the 2013 Avalon Limited. Drove them both. Like them both. Decided to trade the SHO and get the Avalon Limited (Loaded), and trade the 2011 MKZ for a 2013 or 2014 MKZ at a later date. .

 

Both the Avalon Limited and the MKZ have their advantages and disadvantages. (I can go into this another time).  I want a V6. Do NOT want that MKZ roof that goes all the way down, making it hard to see through the rear window. While looking, I did find one V6 MKZ equiped the way I wanted, but the dealer would not budge on price. (I refuse to buy, or have anything to do with my closest Lincoln Dealer, Plaza Lincoln in Leesburg FL due to the way their Service Department took advantage of my wife [and me] when we had a tire problem - this is all in another thread in this site). Lincoln Dealers tried to get me into a 2.0 EcoBoost MKZ, but I don't like the sound of a 4 cylinder engine, and want the V6.

 

To make a long story short, we still have the 2011 MKZ, which my wife loves. Later this year, assuming the 2014 MKZ is introduced on time, unlike how the 2013 MKZ was so late in introduction, we will see about trading the 2011 MKZ. (One problem is that there are so few Lincoln Dealers around, that to test drive the exact car I would buy, I would need to drive all over the state to do a test drive, even after checking the dealer website to make sure they have the car I want).

[SteveB_TX]

You should be able to order a 14 now.  The problem is finding a dealer that will, you know, DEAL!  :)

[robertlane]

New stuff is coming out for the 2014 MKZ.  ;)

[drolds1]

New stuff is coming out for the 2014 MKZ.   ;)

 

For instance?

[SteveB_TX]

I wonder when the massaging seats are going to be available.  I sure wish mine had them... the darn seats cost enough!  :)

[ctrcbob]

Here it is, September. This past week, I saw two 2013 MKZ's. Parked next to a LOADED one with the 2.0 EcoBoost turbo engine and compared it to my Avalon. Yes, I test drove one, before I got my Avalon, but because a newer MKZ would be for my wife, she looked it over and guess what? She does NOT like it. She does not like the rear end treatment and says the front looks like it is wearing a mustach (sp). I don't mind either of these designs, but the car would be for her.. I would insist on the 3.7 liter V6 though.. We both don't like the "push button gear selector". When I drive, I like to keep my hand on the shift knob and with the 2013 MKZ, I have nowhere to rest my hand.

 

My wife just loves her 2011, and as it stands right now, she does not want to trade..

 

BTW, two or three of the 2013 MKZ's I've seen in the past two or three weeks, have that (dumb) sliding roof. You can identify the car because the roof is black, plus the radio antenna is a short stubby (read that as ugly) thing on the rear fender. None of them had the top in the open position. Probably because (as I've read) it cuts into your rear view.

 

Ok, the important thing is that my wife LOVES her 2011 and she would probably trade me before she would trade it..

[KenZ]

Here it is, September. This past week, I saw two 2013 MKZ's. Parked next to a LOADED one with the 2.0 EcoBoost turbo engine and compared it to my Avalon. Yes, I test drove one, before I got my Avalon, but because a newer MKZ would be for my wife, she looked it over and guess what? She does NOT like it. She does not like the rear end treatment and says the front looks like it is wearing a mustach (sp). I don't mind either of these designs, but the car would be for her.. I would insist on the 3.7 liter V6 though.. We both don't like the "push button gear selector". When I drive, I like to keep my hand on the shift knob and with the 2013 MKZ, I have nowhere to rest my hand.

 

My wife just loves her 2011, and as it stands right now, she does not want to trade..

 

BTW, two or three of the 2013 MKZ's I've seen in the past two or three weeks, have that (dumb) sliding roof. You can identify the car because the roof is black, plus the radio antenna is a short stubby (read that as ugly) thing on the rear fender. None of them had the top in the open position. Probably because (as I've read) it cuts into your rear view.

 

Ok, the important thing is that my wife LOVES her 2011 and she would probably trade me before she would trade it..

 

It is interesting to see what pushes peoples buttons... so to speak.  I did buy a 2013 MKZ and I was a little wary about the push buttons (I was a shift knob rester also),   While the buttons are definitely not intuitive, you do get used to them.  It is sort of like when they moved the gear shift from the steering column to the console oh so many years ago.  It took me a year or more to keep from reaching to the steering column for the gear shift.  It has been three months and the buttons are moving their way into intuitive.  I have come to enjoy the extra storage space in the console area.

 

I have found a new space for my right arm.  Instead of resting on the shifter, I sort of lean on the console with my hand wrapped around the right edge.  It is a great leaning console!  

 

I am a big fan of the sliding roof.  My other vehicle is a Jeep wrangler with the removable roof panels.  I rarely take them off because it is a pain in the butt.  I wish they made a sliding roof for the Wrangler.  I have my roof open whenever I am not running the AC.  I don't quite get the visibility issue that folks bring up.  Even with it fully open, you can see when a car is behind you.  If it is a SUV or tall vehicle behind you, you are pretty much looking at the grill or hood.  You can't see who is in it - but I don't really want to!   You have more visibility than a multi-row SUV I drove with people in the back.    

 

When I bought the car, I did not realize that the antenna was only on the panoramic roof models.  I noticed the antenna on the models at the car show and it didn't seem out of the ordinary.  I just thought it was part of the "retro" styling.   I was not particularly fond of the shark fin on the roof of my last car (Acura), although I got used to it,                   

 

My decision to buy was based primarily on the availability of a hybrid engine without a premium cost.  My neighbor had gotten a 2012 MKZ hybrid a year earlier and had such good things to say, I decided to give it a try. The engine is peppier than I thought it would be, although not as peppy as a Chrysler 300C Hemi I had a few years back.   I will give up some pep to get 43.4 MPG (my lifetime MPG on the MKZ so far) rather than the 17.8 MPG I got with the Chrysler!   

[ctrcbob]

That 43.4 mpg sounds great.

 

Although my wife LOVES her 2011 MKZ, that will not stop me from looking at a 2014 MKZ. Don't mean I'll buy but just looking.

 

I will NOT buy one with the 4 cylinder 2.0 Ecoboost engine. Would only buy the 3.7 V6 except I would consider the hybrid. (Yes I know the hybrid has 4 cylinder engine used when not on battery power).

 

What I don't understand is that my MKZ (3.5 V6, 6 speed transmission) gets 2-3 less mpg around town and 5-6 less mpg on a trip, highway, vice my Avalon (3.5 V-6, 6 speed transmission). I drive them both (when my wife lets me) the same way on the same local roads and the same highways on our longer trips.

 

Just don't understand it.

[Cookie]

I have the 2013 MKZ 3.7 V6 and just love it!  So much more power than my old Zephyr. I also have the panoramic roof. Yes, it does block part of the rear window, but you can easily see the car behind and I have found it to be no problem at all.  

 

The push buttons are easy to adapt to - the only problem is when I use valet parking and the guy sits there looking very confused until I point out the buttons.

 

The radio antenna is dippy looking and I am now looking for a short replacement.  If anyone has found one that fits, please reply!