Ford Motor Co.’s Lincoln division produced the Lincoln Continental automobile. This automobile, which was succeeded by the Lincoln Town Car, is a distinctively styled luxury car. Its first model was developed as one-off personal vehicle of Edsel Ford. Eugene T. Gregorie allegedly sketched the design of this automobile in an hour.

Production of the Lincoln Continental was suspended after the Pearl Harbor attack. The features of this car include dual front airbags, roomy interior and anti-lock brakes. For most of this model’s lifetime, the Continental nameplate pertained to the 4-door flagship of Lincoln. In the year 1981, its reign ended when the Lincoln Town Car took over. The first generation of this model can be recognized as a channeled Zephyr.

All Lincoln Continental models that were made after 1958 were assembled at the Wixom Assembly Plant of Ford and the last model rolled off the construction line on the 26th of July 2002.

Estimated Price Range for Used Lincoln Continental: $1,000-$8,000
Estimated MPG for Lincoln Continental: 15 City/23 Hwy
Available Trims: Base, Signature, Executive,
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This mid-size sedan is based on the DEW98 platform of Ford that was shared with the Ford Thunderbird and the Jaguar S-Type. Production of the Lincoln LS starts from 1999 up to 2006. Its versions were basically coined as LS8 and LS6, depending on the choice of engine. On the other hand, those terms were replaced with “LS V8” and “LS V6” after the Lexus division of Toyota became concerned regarding the possibility for naming mix-up with its Lexus LS.

Lincoln LS was the first model in decades to tender an elective manual transmission. The price of this model ranged from over 30,000 dollars in 1999 to around 45,000 dollars in 2004. In the year 2006, its price ranged from 39,945 dollars to 49,100 dollars. The growth on its base price is primarily caused by the removal of the LS V6 entry level. Lincoln LS is available with either a 3.0 L V8 or 3.0 L V6 engine.

Estimated Price Range for Used Lincoln LS: $2,000-$13,000
Estimated MPG for Lincoln LS: 16 City/33 Hwy
Available Trims: Base, V8
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Lincoln produced the Lincoln Mark series of personal luxury cars from 1956 until 1998. Being offered in seven series, the Lincoln Mark is being offered as a two-door personal luxury coupe during its running period except for the model year 1980 until 1983 when the Lincoln Mark VI was offered to the public as a four-door sedan.

Part of the Lincoln Mark series is the Continental Mark II, Continental Mark IV, Continental Mark V, Continental Mark VI, Continental Mark VII and the Continental Mark VIII. Special edition Lincoln Mark series was introduced with color, interior and trim choices by popular fashion designers.

To honor a dying breed, a “Collector’s Series” edition has been offered by Lincoln for the 1979 model Mark V and Lincoln Continental sedan. The Lincoln Mark series was downsized in 1984. And as it possess in the mid 1970s, the Lincoln Mark series shared a manifesto with the Ford Thunderbird. Although the Lincoln Mark VII featured considerably unusual styling, the similarity to the Thunderbird is quite obvious.

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The Subaru Baja is a car-based crew-cab pick-up truck. With car-based means that Subaru wanted to market a utility vehicle minus the harsh ride and poor fuel efficiency of a truck. It features the cargo box of a pick-up truck with the cargo bed extendable. The rear seats may be folded allowing that area to be converted for storage use and expanding the capacity of the cargo bed from 41.5 to 60 inches. The rear glass, however, is not removable. An optional tailgate extender increases cargo bed length to a further 75 inches. Subaru stopped production of the Baja after 2006.

The 4-seater Baja comes in the base Sport, Turbo, and a leather-packaged Turbo. All models come in an AWD drive train and a 2.5 liter, 4-cylinder, SOHC, 16-valve engine. The Turbo models get a turbo-charged power plant. Transmission is available in a 5-speed manual and an optional 4-speed automatic. The leather-package Turbo is available in 4-speed automatic. The base engine produces 165 horsepower at 5,600 RPM. The turbo-charged version generates 210 horsepower. The 5-speed manual driving mileage is at 20/26 mpg city/highway.

Estimated Price Range for Used Subaru Baja: $5,000-$29,000
Estimated MPG for Subaru Baja: 18 City/23 Hwy
Available Trims: Base, Sport
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It can carry a payload of 1,050 pounds maximum and can tow 2,400 pounds. This is about only half of what a typical compact pick-up is capable of, but it is enough for personal items. Suspension is a modified independent MacPherson struts at the front and multi-link at the rear. It has front and rear stabilizer bars. Stopping power is ably provided by front and rear disc brakes with Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) with Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD). Safety is offered with driver and front passenger airbags.

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The Subaru Forester comes into the market redesigned and in a variety of trims as well. A part of the new design is the apparent downgrade of the interiors and a farewell to its truck-alternative identity. Both has disappointed and pleased car enthusiasts.

The price of the 2009 base model is lower compared to others, even to that of its predecessor. The change into a full 4WD SUV has made it bigger with a more appealing exterior. The 2009 Forester been nominated at least thrice for best SUV in a sea of competitors.

Base MSRP for New Subaru Forester: $20,495
Estimated Price Range for Used Subaru Forester: $1,700-$19,000
Estimated MPG for Subaru Forester: 19 City/25 Hwy
Available Trims: Base, S, L
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The 5-seater, 4-door SUV comes in an array of trims, from the base 2.5X, 2.5X Premium, 2.5X L. L. Bean, and the turbo-powered 2.5 XT, and 2.5XT Limited. Every variant is in AWD as with all Subie vehicles. One of the positive changes is the sportier performance. The power plants on the Forester are Subaru Boxer engines. On the non-turbo is a 2.5 liter, 4-cylinder 16-valve, SOHC, 170 horsepower at 6,000 RPM. On the XT models is a turbo-charged intercooled 2.5 liter, 4-cylinder 16-valve, DOHC, 224 horsepower at 5,200 RPM. They come with active valve control system (AVCS) and electronic throttle control (ETC). The 170hp provides a sufficient enough acceleration when the vehicle is not fully loaded. The turbo 224hp pulls very well.

Transmission is a 5-speed manual with overdrive and a 4-speed automatic, also with OD. Engine power is contained by power-assisted 4-wheel disc brakes with Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) with brake assist and Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD). The ride is smoothened out by a MacPherson-type suspension at the front and a double-wishbone system at the rear.

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