At least he is not asking for the $10K he put into it. We have a page on the 1996 Diamond Anniversary Mark VIII http://www.lincolnsofdistinction.org/lincolntech/technical/96diamond.html
That is the car JW wrote about and it's been on our website maybe for almost 20 years now. Last I recall it was in a museum in a dark corner as shown in the photo on our web page.
http://www.lincolnsofdistinction.org/lincolntech/technical/bonneville.html
Also it does not cover repairs at an independent shop, • Service available at any Lincoln Dealership in the 50 states and Canada, and could probably get repairs at a Ford dealer too.
The people here can help you keep it going. The only reason I sold mine after 18 years was it was no longer practical with two young kids in car seats.
The MKS went in for a blend door repair, so got a 2017 MKZ loner car. It was nice, but I still prefer to drive the MKS, yes the MKZ looks sharper. However for me my Flex is the most comfortable for me to drive.