DaveBerry13

I'll take this one step further. When the initial excitement wears off and he is sitting in the MKZ, and sees the new models debuting months later he is going to say why did I buy this thing? He is going to wish he still had his $31k F150 and $20k sitting in the front seat. There will be big time buyer's remorse. Even more so because Ford is dropping the MK-whatever names.... Jan 11, 2011 Ford's Alan Mulally wants Lincoln on par with BMW, Lexus http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/01/fords-alan-mullaly-wants-lincoln-on-par-with-bmw-lexus-/1 You see a lot of guys on the F150 forums say they bought a 2010 but wish they had waited for a 2011. Don't be one of those guys. If you are buying new and keeping it for 10 years, like Orman says, it makes more sense to wait just a little bit more for the vastly improved models.

Let me be the voice of reason. Do not buy the current gen. Be smart and hang onto the paid off F150. You seem like a young guy who is maybe not making big money so you don't want to shell out big bucks on a car that will lose 60% of the value after the MK names are dropped and the new models arrive. If you must buy a new ride no matter what, wait a few more months for the all new models to debut at the end of the year and make sure you have an 8 month emergency cash fund. Remember what Suze Orman says: "Sure, it might cost you a few style points in the office parking lot to drive something less flashy, but keep reminding yourself of the lousy "investment" value of your car. You're going to win big by spending less on your car so you have more money to use for other financial goals."