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Financing
Or up to

P0,000

In Cash
rebates

es, dear, I'm on the curb. I could be on a
boulder. Or in a swamp. Or any place I want.
I'm in the brand new 2005 Land Rover
LR3, which replaces the venerable Land
Rover Discovery series.
I drove 'em both and there's a world of difference,
including the price.
Nothing was more fun than taking the LR3 through its
paces on a 150-foot, off-road track in front of the Land
Rover of Farmington Hills dealership.
You start on a 35-degree pitch that tips the Rover practi-
cally on its side, followed
by a bumpy gravel pit, fol-
lowed by a climb that
closely resembles the view
taken from a Cape
Canaveral launch pad, fol-
lowed by a descent that
closely resembles a wind-
shield view of dirt.
All Land Rover models,
including the Range
Rover, can handle the
track with equal aplomb.
While the Discovery
uses a manual four-wheel
drive shift control, the
LR3 has "Terrain
Response," which allows
you to select a program
through a small control
knob that changes driving
settings for grass/gravel and snow, mud/ruts, sand or crawl-
ing over rocks. There is no "curb" setting, though — I had
to wing it.
With a base price of $44,330, the LR3 is almost six inch-
es longer, an inch wider and about 2.5 inches lower than
the Discovery SE, and handles on a paved road as smoothly
as the upscale Range Rover.

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2004 Lincoln LS V-8 Sport

36 month lease:
$399 per month or buy for $24,900
$855 due at signing

Ool 0
Financing
or un to
-$8,600
in Cash
rebates

2004 Mercury Monterey

24 month lease:
only $1,174 due at signing
or only $4,999 pre-pay

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All leases 10,500 miles per year. Price is based on all rebates to dealer. payment based
on the standard rate of financing through FMCC and is subject to tiered credit approval.
All program figures are based on information at time of printing. Plus tax, title, plate and
DOC fees when applicable. Non Z plan cost will have slightly higher payments.

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