1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Been there, done that (Lincoln ad)

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Doc Willie, Oct 24, 2008.

  1. Doc Willie

    Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2007
    1,717
    144
    0
    Location:
    Out there, somewhere
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
  2. wchardin

    wchardin Senior Member

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2008
    2,055
    3
    0
    Location:
    Nashville, TN
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    Model:
    ----USA----
    Looks better than the old Town Cars I remember, actually it looks better than the current Town Cars they are trying to sell for $38,000. The the MKS looks like it has a lot of kit on it. I wonder if they well sell much to help out Ford.
     
  3. Prius 06

    Prius 06 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 6, 2008
    283
    29
    0
    Location:
    Ontario, Canada
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    I've seen that ad on tv a few times....always makes me laugh when I see the button light up "Engine". I much perfer "Power".

    But they aren't really turning the car on...it's really just a button for the starter..........Big Deal.......
     
  4. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 29, 2007
    4,374
    313
    0
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    those keyless entry buttons on the door..... so i can now see what your code is and get away with your car?
     
  5. Yankees251

    Yankees251 Black Touring HI Package

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2008
    96
    2
    0
    Location:
    Danbury, CT
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    I laugh at those buttons on door, they have been around since the early 90's and there is a reason why you don't see them on every car....THEY SUCK! Reason number 328 why American car companies are not gaining ground on their foreign counterparts.
     
  6. okiebutnotfrommuskogee

    okiebutnotfrommuskogee Senior Member

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2007
    1,813
    15
    0
    Location:
    Tulsa, OK
    Vehicle:
    2011 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    They have been around at least since the early 80's, We had an 84 town car with them. I still remember the code, 6-4-7-8-2 I think. :)
     
  7. wchardin

    wchardin Senior Member

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2008
    2,055
    3
    0
    Location:
    Nashville, TN
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    Model:
    ----USA----
    To my knowledge, only the Ford Motor company uses the buttons on the doors, we had a Mercury Mountaineer that had it, I remember the two bottom buttons locked the doors.
     
  8. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    May 11, 2004
    14,816
    2,498
    66
    Location:
    Far-North Chicagoland
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Prime Advanced
    Yeah, I feel that I'm annoying people at this point when I tell them that my 2004 Prius came with bluetooth years before it was mainstream, that I had voice-nav/climate/radio control, that I could lock/unlock my car without keys and start my car with the keys in my pocket and the push of a button. Again, years before it was "mainstream."

    Oh well, I say. Let them have their fun. By the looks of things, we will have night vision in 2010!
     
  9. SW03ES

    SW03ES Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2004
    2,480
    176
    0
    Location:
    Gaithersburg, MD
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    It is very ironic that Lincoln...a car company that has a bad reputation for being behind the times is pushing the SKS so hard when its on almost all luxury cars now and has been for a few years, and is even on a lot of downmarket cars now. Funny.

    The MKS is a real nice car, I drove one. Best car Lincoln has made in my lifetime, by far and I would seriously consider it alongside a new Lexus ES or GS, etc. Its main drawback is its FWD...has an AWD option but still front biased. Very well built, excellent materials, beautiful wood trim.

    As for the combo lock, its actually patented and copywritten by Ford. Nissan came out with one in the early 90s and promptly got sued. I actually really miss the keypad from my Explorer. Its handy to be able to access the car without the keys to get things out of it, its nice to be able to lock the keys in the car when I can't carry them...
     
  10. fruzzetti

    fruzzetti Customization-Obsessed

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2007
    377
    6
    0
    Location:
    California (Pulled over 6x, ticketed 2x for tint)
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    I was thinking, "why advertise a brand new car by showing off an obsolete feature?"

    ~ dan ~
     
  11. RonH

    RonH Member

    Joined:
    Aug 11, 2004
    556
    7
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    My favorite part is the highlighting of that oh so cutting edge analog instrument cluster.
     
  12. bruceha_2000

    bruceha_2000 Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jan 2, 2004
    3,054
    301
    19
    Location:
    Northwest VT
    Vehicle:
    2018 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Prime Advanced
    I presume you still need the SKS fob in the car to start it. Wikipedia has this line:
    Maybe they should say new TO FORD technologies :)

    I have found the ad amusing as well. Yep, already have that. And the whole star ship thing. Yeah, OK. I guess some people will be fooled into thinking they can get a star ship for $38K :)
     
  13. Yankees251

    Yankees251 Black Touring HI Package

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2008
    96
    2
    0
    Location:
    Danbury, CT
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    Done.
     
  14. SW03ES

    SW03ES Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2004
    2,480
    176
    0
    Location:
    Gaithersburg, MD
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    Actually most people vastly prefer an analog instrument cluster, including me. Digitial instruments were popular in the 80s and early 90s, but the novelty wore off and people went back to analog instruments.

    I believe the Prius is one of...if not the only car on the road today with a digital instrument cluster.
     
  15. liverbomb88

    liverbomb88 Push the Button!

    Joined:
    Feb 13, 2007
    130
    16
    0
    Location:
    In a galaxy far far away...
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    When turning on the HIDs, the lenses seem to focus by moving laterally (outward). This means that during normal daylight waking hours, the MKS is sitting there cross-eyed.:dizzy:
     
  16. onlynark

    onlynark Member

    Joined:
    Mar 10, 2007
    189
    2
    0
    Location:
    bay area
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    the 06/07 has the digital instrumentation as well. I MUCH prefer it over the analog because I can see how fast I am going when I am looking straight ahead.
     
  17. Boo

    Boo Boola Boola Member

    Joined:
    Feb 13, 2007
    5,051
    485
    97
    Location:
    Flushing, NY
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    At least in another ad they play Bowie's "Space Oddity" as covered by Cat Power.
     
  18. SW03ES

    SW03ES Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2004
    2,480
    176
    0
    Location:
    Gaithersburg, MD
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    The Prius has always had the digital instrumentation, but its one of if not the only car currently on the market that does.
     
  19. jelloslug

    jelloslug It buffed right out!

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2008
    813
    54
    0
    Location:
    Greenville, SC
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    I have them on my 1990 Taurus SHO. I like them, I can get in the car at any time with them, lock the doors, unlock all the doors and pop the trunk. Nine times out of 10 I just use the remote fob but when you need them they are very handy.
     
  20. jelloslug

    jelloslug It buffed right out!

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2008
    813
    54
    0
    Location:
    Greenville, SC
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    I'm sure you can probably get a Town Car or a Grand Marques with a digital cluster. The Honda Civic and the Honda S2000 both have digital speedometers. Also, there are quiet a few GM products that have both, either as a HUD or as a selectible option on the cluster.