# Lincoln MKZ for a young professional? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 18, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798 "2016-03-18T19:36:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/81 "2016-03-25T03:52:41Z")
Yep. '77-'79. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/82 "2016-03-25T05:10:26Z")
Fair enough. Different strokes for different folks. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 6:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/83 "2016-03-25T06:20:53Z")
@jtsanders I actually think BMW’s 6 series coupe has beautiful lines . . . on the outside, anyways I’m fairly sure that qualifies as luxury, because it was top of the line for BMW, back in the 1970s Jaguar made pretty sleek looking machines, back then, as was already mentioned ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/84 "2016-03-25T07:17:34Z")
The 6 was my favorite car, style wise: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/d/d8b4d581fbbf7eadfa6e7356d75be7fc9095562f.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/85 "2016-03-25T17:43:19Z")
I agree, the 6 was beautiful. I’ve always considered it a luxury car. A very sporty luxury car. ---
**Author:** ![beepbeeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@beepbeeep](https://community.cartalk.com/u/beepbeeep)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/86 "2016-03-25T18:52:55Z")
I’m a 28 year old female. I wouldn’t associate a 27 year old driving a new Lincoln with being old; I’m much more likely to associate it with being classy, and a sign that you’re not a frat boy type guy, but rather a young professional person with an old-school kind of sexy vibe. My general impression of Lexus owners it that they’re often trying too hard. I agree that recent marketing of Lincoln (and Buick, for that matter), have tried to put out a very different image from old man boat cars, and I think they’ve succeeded. I’d imagine that the vibe a Lincoln puts out will also vary by region; in my part of the country, domestic cars reign supreme, and the idea of an American Renaissance has a lot of romance and appeal. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/87 "2016-03-25T18:58:39Z")
Ah memories… A former boss and I drove to a job 200 miles away in his 633csi. Driving through Kokomo, IN, we were coming up to a red light that I realized he didn’t see. “Uh, that’s a red light,” was followed by minor squealing as the ABS did its thing. I couldn’t believe that he didn’t put as much as the tip of the front bumper into the intersection. Amazing brakes. The up-side was that he let me drive it back while he snoozed. Sweet. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/88 "2016-03-26T03:57:22Z")
I agree that the 6 series is a good looking luxury coupe. I was sticking with sedans, as that is where we started. I think there are a few good looking luxury sports cars from the 1970s, but I avoided them, too. Any luxury sedans from the 1970s you like, @db4690? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/89 "2016-03-26T19:16:47Z")
I’ve got a favorite for styling among (entry-level) luxury sedans of the '70s, and it’s the **_NSU Ro80_**. While the car was saddled with an under-developed early Wankel engine that was very problem-prone and short-lived, it was–IMHO–a very nicely-styled and very technologically advanced car. Some owners swapped a Ford Transit V-4 into it, and got many years of reliable service, albeit with much less refinement. On a side note, VW purchased the NSU company at a bargain price because of the Wankel engine problems that gave NSU a black eye. In the process, VW bought a lot of technology that they lacked at the time. [http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjTg7fz0N7LAhWMWD4KHXFPC0IQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carstyling.ru%2Fen%2Fcar%2F1967\_nsu\_ro\_80%2Fimages%2F17973%2F&psig=AFQjCNFF4Ey17Qme9wHVrRfFYNvHx0ubVw&ust=1459091271838177](http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjTg7fz0N7LAhWMWD4KHXFPC0IQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carstyling.ru%2Fen%2Fcar%2F1967_nsu_ro_80%2Fimages%2F17973%2F&psig=AFQjCNFF4Ey17Qme9wHVrRfFYNvHx0ubVw&ust=1459091271838177) ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/90 "2016-03-26T23:17:25Z")
I remember those from Europe . . . you sure that was considered a luxury sedan? They do have a following now, over there, anyways ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/91 "2016-03-26T23:55:29Z")
I like it! A lot! It’s got a funky quess-what-I-am weird-car look. It’d drive the neighbors nuts. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798/92 "2016-03-27T00:24:39Z")
I think that it was…sort-of…an entry-level luxury sedan. The technological advances contained in that car definitely put the price above that of a family sedan. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lincoln-mkz-for-a-young-professional/92798.md?page=4)