Aviator Black Label GT Feedback so farWhen my original order back in July of 2019 never showed up and the dealer and I both agreed to cancel I received a call back in January from the dealer offering me to order again and they would provide Xplan on a Black Label GT (I originally ordered non GT). I decided to give Lincoln another shot. I received my Car in April and have a little over 550 miles on it. Yep Mustangchief I gave them another shot. No emotion but honest feedback here on it so far (granted limited miles due to covid lockdown limiting need to drive as much). Background I have owned mainly german from Benz, BMW and Audi will Benz being the most and audi the 2nd.
Bad stuff.
1. Fit and finish is not up to par vs my German experiences. I have a ceiling speaker that is not popped in all the way. literally sticking out that I can put my pointer finger in the gap. My 11 year old daughter sitting behind rear passenger seat noticed the panel below the front passenger seat belt adjustment is completely loose. She saw sunlight through it which is the only reason we caught it.
2. mechanical:
Day time running lights have not worked yet. (yes setting is on and yes the switch is in auto etc). Flat out don't work.
Trunk kick doesn't work. tried every single angle and have adjusted my foot position for the hitch.
turned off reverse sensor that brakes for you. enough of the whiplash backing out.
randomly my entire left drivers side door controls for windows, locks, etc decided to not work just as I was entering hosptial parking lot to get ticket from machine. Had to get out of car. Subsequently came back to life after shutting off car getting out and locking and coming back.
lane assist- at required speed and green bars on heads up display the car will run right of the road on left side (yes I switched to right hand vs left) unless I steer back. As some have suggested in other topics take to dealer and have camera recalibrated.
stupid that lighter plug stays on because I have to manually turn off my radar detector every time. PITA.
rattle in right rear passenger seat when no passenger in it. One of those rattles that takes the right road (less than newer paved roads) condition or the right bump and you get it. So I can see I will have to show the dealer because some trips on nice paved roads you don't get it.
Don't see a hang up button for phone if you are using carplay and you are on call. No hang up button on dash, I have to hit phone or hit mainscreen hang up. Maybe I missing something.
Minor wish as well, but wish door mirrors had blinking indicator when you use turn signal as a confirmation. Totally minor and anal thing admittedly.
I used the cruise control once and vehicles came to stop and my car was driving along and didn't begin to stop and flashed the red blinking alarm warning and sound and I had to brake the car. I will say my advanced cruise control on my audi was flawless and I drove 90 miles round trip back and forth to NYC from NJ everdyay on I-78 doing 85 down to stop and go and it never ever failed to stop the car. will keep an eye on this. If I had relied on vehicle only major accident would have happened and this was not a short stop situation.
Good Stuff:
1. Great gas mileage so far and even with using preserve mode a bunch.
2. Rides nice (close to my sq5 and s6 air suspension so no complaints with ride and I haven't been disappointed in transition from gas to electric when I have used normal.
3. Climate controls system - so far awesome. Love the auto function has 3 fan settings. So many cars auto systems blow ass and you end up wanting to turn fan up. Coldest AC system I ever had was in my 325 wagon. You could hang meet in the car if necessary.
4. Room for kids is excellent in 2nd row.
5. Soft close doors- huge and love it.
6. Entry height is nice. I wish automatically when you shut engine off and open door that it would lower as well or anytime you open drivers door or front passenger door with car in park. likely have to get running board as wife is 4'11" and slideing down is gonna ruin the seat.
7. nighttime lights seem to be as good as my sq5. The sq5's lights were the best nighttime automatic lights for brightness and function I have ever had in a car. these are pretty damn good too.
8. Audio system is miles better than my B&O system that I had in my Audi or better than any other factory system I've had in any Benz, Bmw or Audi and I always upgraded my audio systems. The SQ5 and the S6 the most recent blew arse totally.
9. HUD that works will polarized sunglasses is money period. Info on screen is what you want.
10. never thought I would say this because on every other car I would turn it off or hack it to turn off- but the auto start-off is no bother to me. Don't even think about it anymore.
11. Love the auto hold braking function.
12. No issues with my radar detector (valentine 1) so far. I don't detect any range limitation. Haven't put on EZ pass yet.
Ok thats it for now. So my overall feeling is good for now with concern about quality of build as I never had these type of issues with my prior car and I ordered them all, none were lot cars. For the cost of this vehicle and who Lincoln is trying to compete with fit and finish should be outstanding. I read and don't know if its valid but many people seem to say the Chicago plant quality is not the best int he ford plant system. So time will tell and I bought the 125k extended warranty and dealer matched the online pricing that folks pointed to in the other threads. I have a sneaking suspicion the warranty will be used. I added xpel ultimate wrap, xpel fusion plus ceramic and xpel prime xr plus 70 tint for driver and passenger and sunroof so I'm all in on this vehicle for the next 10 years so investment is substantial. You cant really detect the tint but the heat reduction from sun was immediate. I will actually do the windshield once I get my 5 year new car inspection sticker from NJ DMV when they open. Bought the car in PA. Not bashing the car, I like it and hope to God the mechanical reliability is there and no old school American begin to get loose and rattle a few years in. If they stay tight like my German cars did then this is a winner. I tell my son all the time (borrowed form a movie favorite of mine), you won't be perfect nobody is, but you can put in a perfect effort. I hope the men and women on the line building these vehicle did just that. Time will tell.Sun, 07 Jun 2020 14:42:54 +0000
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