Historically, luxury pickups have always been a weird sell. Tesla is often named as a luxury brand, so if you want to count the Tesla Cybertruck, we can't stop you, but we both know that the electric pickup's selling points are its electric powertrain and its futuristic styling. Outside of the modestly successful Cadillac Escalade EXT, there haven't been a lot of winners in the luxury pickup segment, but that hasn't stopped automakers from trying.Lincoln's actually taken a swing at the luxury truck segment a couple times, first with the Lincoln Blackwood, a Lincoln Navigator-based pickup that failed to gain much traction, and then with the Ford F-150-based Lincoln Mark LT, which proved more popular than its predecessor, but not popular enough to last more than a few model years. These trucks just didn't make a lot of sense at brand-new MSRPs, but, now that they've been on the market for a while, the price has never been more attractive. The Lincoln Mark LT Was like An F-150, But Fancier LincolnThe Lincoln Mark LT was introduced for the 2006 model year, lasting for a single generation until the 2008 model year.The Lincoln Mark LT was everything you could want in a luxury pickup. You had a spacious cabin with plush, heated leather seats and real ebony wood trim, plus high-end audio, and automatic-everything, from the seats to the mirrors to the optional sunroof. It's built on a Ford F-150, so it's a capable work truck, towing up to 8,900 lbs, and packing up to a minimum payload of 1,430 lbs in the back. Plus, you've got 9.1 inches of ground clearance and optional skid plates, so it's a luxury off-road trooper.Lincoln Lincoln's new truck earned some praise within the industry. J.D. Power gave it an 82/100 overall for the 2007 model year (a facelift year for the truck, adding an optional DVD player), although reviewers were less impressed with its rugged, Ford F-150-like ride, when the Lincoln brand suggests a smoother, cushier journey. The Price Was The Breaking Point Lincoln Ultimately, what Lincoln had in the Mark LT was a Ford F-150 with all the trimmings, and a higher price tag. A Limited all-wheel drive 2008 F-150 with a Supercrew cab featured premium sound, leather seats, and an optional sunroof, just like the Mark LT, but it started at an MSRP of $38,160 before any additional options. An all-wheel drive 2008 Mark LT started at $41,715.This was a value proposition that just didn't make a lot of sense. Lincoln found few buyers willing to spend an extra $3,555 for basically the same truck, but with a flashy chrome grille. To go over the Mark LT's year-to-year sales.The Lincoln Mark LT's failure helps to illustrate a key point regarding luxury pickups, which is that they already exist. A top-spec Ford F-150 or Toyota Tundra with heated leather seats and premium audio is already delivering the same experience you would want from Lincoln or Lexus, for about what you'd expect to spend on an upmarket branded version of the pickup.Perhaps encouraged by the relative success of the Cadillac Escalade EXT, Ford learned this lesson twice, releasing a pair of luxury pickups that just didn't go above and beyond in delivering a cushier driving experience. The Mark LT was actually a moderate success in Mexico, sticking around until the 2014 model year, but, here in the US, we never took to the truck as anything more than a fully-loaded F-Series, at a higher price. The Lincoln Mark LT Makes A Lot More Sense At $10,000 Lincoln If we check in with the CarBuzz Marketplace, and around the web, we find that the Lincoln Mark LT is typically selling for around a quarter of its original MSRP these days. We were able to dig up the following listings to get an idea of what's out there. A 157,876-mile 2008 Mark LT is selling for $11,995 in Louisiana. A 129,622-mile 2007 Mark LT is selling for $8,999 in Texas. A 157,527-mile 2007 Mark LT is selling for $10,995 in California. The cheapest listing we can find is for a 201,750-mile 2007 Mark LT selling for $3,289 in Minnesota. The lowest mileage we can find is 88,298 miles on a 2006 Mark LT selling for $15,999. Remember that these listings could be gone by the time you're ready to take a look.Based on the numbers we were able to turn up, setting a budget of $10,000 should get you something in good condition in the 120,000 to 150,000-mile range. If you have $15,000 to put toward the purchase, you can pretty much have your pick of under-100,000-mile listings. While these trucks aren't incredibly common, they're not in high demand, either, meaning it's sort of a buyer's market out there, so bring your negotiating cap to the local used truck dealer if you think you can get the price down a few bucks. The Mark LT Is Cheap To Own, Too Lincoln According to RepairPal, a Lincoln Mark LT should cost around $770 a year to maintain, which is considerably lower than the average of $936 for full-size pickups in general, and, really, not bad at all for a luxury vehicle. RepairPal lists the following as the most expensive common fixes. Knock sensor replacement $910 - $1,339 AC compressor replacement $725 - $994 U-Joint replacement $641 - $729 Water pump replacement $634 - $734 Coolant reservoir replacement $495 - $570 One of the biggest issues you'll face in a Lincoln Mark LT is the same you'll encounter in a 2008 Ford F-150 powered by a 5.4-liter Triton V8, being that the spark plugs are known to break off inside the head when you're trying to replace them. Our advice: get a spark plug removal tool. Lisle sells a good one for under $200. It's a cheap tool that can save you thousands in repairs at the shop.The EPA estimates an annual fuel expense of around $4,300, assuming 15,000 miles driven every year, split 45/55 between highway and city driving. The rear and all-wheel drive models are both estimated by the EPA at an average fuel economy of 14 mpg combined. These fuel costs are likely to be a deal-breaker for some buyers. 14 miles to the gallon was lousy in 2008. In 2026, with gas topping four bucks a gallon, that kind of fuel economy could have you spending more to drive to work than you'll earn while you're there. Cadillac Seems To Be The Only Automaker That's Figured The Luxury Pickup Segment Out Cadillac The Cadillac Escalade EXT was a modest hit, but a hit nonetheless, usually averaging one sale for every four or five Escalade SUVs sold in a given year. Even so, the truck was discontinued after just over a decade on the market, and General Motors hasn't revisited the luxury pickup segment ever since. This means that, ultimately, even the segment's leader doesn't consider it to be worth the effort to develop, produce, and market luxury trucks. The Escalade EXT wasn't a flop, but General Motors was ultimately competing with its own Silverado 1500.The leading full-size pickups take a tremendous lion's share of the market. Ford, Ram, and General Motors sold more than two million full-size pickups between them in the US last year. Meanwhile, Honda sold just 48,488 Ridgeline pickups. If you're in charge at Ford, and you're looking to attract truck buyers who want a cushier cabin and more advanced tech, you don't try to lure them away from an F-150, rather, you make sure that the Platinum trim meets all of their luxury pickup needs.