Something about cherry blossom trees and my cherry red Lincoln MKZ just go so well together. Now that it is spring season here, I am finding a lot of beautiful trees like this one to photograph my new car with.
You may remember a few weeks ago when I took a bunch of awesome photos of the car with a different tree. If you missed those, go have a look for some more angles.
Much like a lot of women, this car is best viewed from behind. It's also got to be freshly washed like it was on this day, otherwise, there is no point in taking photographs.
I'm approaching the 2-month mark of owning this car. At that time I have already grown to love it quite much. It's not the perfect car by any means, but there is so much to enjoy with it that I really can't complain one bit.
If I were forced to say a few negative things about it, they would be:
- The gas mileage is atrocious. I average 15mpg in the city. I haven't done a bunch of long-distance highway driving yet, but I assume it is at least in the low 20s.
- Way too much chrome for my taste. I wish all the chrome on the car was blacked out, or better yet carbon fiber-wrapped.
- No window tint means the sun beats down on me when I'm parked in a parking lot without shade.
- The Bluetooth occasionally fails to connect for some odd reason. It's still miles better than not having Bluetooth audio like my last car.
- The trunk open button is underneath the license plate in the back. I don't know why on earth it is located there instead of higher on the trunk. I can use my key to unlock it too, but I barely use my keyfob at all with this car because pretty much everything happens automatically.
There is far more good things about this car than there are bad. Now that I've degraded it a tiny bit, time to boost my ride's confidence back up through the sunroof.
My favorite things about the car are:
- The tech is insanely nice. It has an endless amount of cool features that make being in and driving the car pretty amazing.
- It has great speed and is a lot of fun to drive.
- The sound system bangs and I am constantly listening to EDM while I’m driving.
- I’ve gotten a lot more compliments on the looks than I expected. It’s usually older men who appreciate it, but I guess to them Lincoln’s are just badass. The younger generations just don’t get it.
- Storage space is nearly unlimited. The trunk is huge and the back seat is also very useable.
One thing that is both a good and bad thing about the car is how low it is to the ground. I have always loved the look of lowered cars and this car out of the factory looks like I purchased lowering springs for it. If I went any lower than stock it would basically be slammed. I love the look, but I have to be very careful with it. Some driveways are difficult to safely enter and exit. Others are literally impossible. Luckily I’ve always had lower cars so I’m used to it, just never this low.
Overall I am happy with my purchase and feel very lucky to own this 2013 Lincoln MKZ.