"RG" wrote in message
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Anyway, she now has one of these as her daily driver and loves it for
it's room and utility:

http://www.lincoln.com/marklt/photogallery_exterior.asp


I was going through the features with some level of interest until I got
to the 4 speed auto trans. I couldn't believe it. I'm currently vehicle
shopping and I'm disappointed when the vehicle I'm looking at has only a 5
speed auto. 6 speed autos are starting to become the norm, with more
exotic fare beyond that. I never realized the F150 platform was still
saddled with that old of transmission technology.


I don't mean to insult anybody but I think this vehicle is primarily
targeted towards women as a market. It's loaded with fancy stuff and looks
.... well .... sorta "pretty". My wife remembers sometimes that it has four
wheel drive but I doubt she has any clue as to how many gears it has nor
does she care.

IMO, a "real" truck is a 250/2500 or a 350/3500 series by your favorite
manufacturer. As someone mentioned the Lincoln is a fancy F-150 which, by
the way, was the chassis basis for all the full sized Ford/Mercury/Lincoln
car lines over the past several years until the recently introduced Ford
500.

Eisboch