A down payment on a Lincoln Town Car

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Hi,

Help required with the following.

Quite a complicated phrase here:

"Don't you talk to me about murder.
All it ever took was a down payment
on a Lincoln Town Car."

First, would you please explain the general meaning of this phrase?

Second, what is a Lincoln Town Car? (Don't want to seem dumb, but unfortunately I don't know).

Thanks.

Casi · Accepted Answer

A Lincoln Town Car is a big American luxury automobile, and it cost about $50,000 US. A down payment would be about $10,000.

Photo (Lincoln Town Car)
http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/lincoln/towncar/sedan/large/index.html?tid=edmunds.n.typemindex.content.num21.0.*

Guest · Answer

Lincoln town car: mid-range American luxury car, usually used as substitute for full-sized limousines (because they are cheaper but still nice).

Down payment: a small up front charge such as 10% of the full price (instead of paying full price at once).

The cab driver's life dream was to own a limousine service business. He never did anything about it, instead suffering from job drift by staying at his taxi driver position for 15 years.

Cruise's character is telling the driver that he is a murderer, killing his own dreams, killing himself, because a simple down payment on a car would have started him off on the right path to his dream life instead of wasting years doing something he hates.

A down payment on a Lincoln Town Car

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