New MKX owner

[ebodell67]

Just bought a 2007 Lincoln MKX. Was not in the market for one or had ever really paid attention to them but I stumbled upon a crazy deal so I picked it up. It needs work; AC has a leak, something is "banging" under the car, and two wheel bearings are shot. Car has 260k miles, all on the highway from Newton to Urbandale. I have known the PO for almost 10 years and he has done a lot of maintenance and repairs on it in the 8+ years he owned it. He just bought a new Maverick and wanted this one gone. Plan is to sort it and make it reliable for a spare car/winter beater. Everything works on it aside from the AC and it runs and drives. Was a daily up until a week ago.

Too good of a deal to pass on.

 

[ebodell67]

Little more information on the car that I have a bit more time. I only paid $200 for it. I enjoy wrenching as it helps me relax and destress. It needs some work but nothing major. Looks to be fairly easy to work on from what I can tell so far. The local pick and pull yards have a few of these in stock and my favorite boneyard has a few as well. If I can get a year or two out of it I will be happy to spend a weekend or two getting it sorted out. I typically work on vehicles a bit older than this one so the money spent on it is well worth the education to me. Parts seem reasonable and the known issues are well documented with solutions. Motor and trans seem solid. Motor has good compression and the valvetrain looks clean for such high miles. The PO did a lot of work in the past couple of years; new CVs, new PTU, and a few other items. I may need to replace some bushings; control arms (?). I have not been under it to find out what is banging. Even the wife likes it; last vehicle I brought home was infested with mice so I set the bar pretty low. Few years ago I came back from an auction I went to with her dad with a '63 F250 with a stuck motor that was a racoon hotel. She puts up with me.....