one of my local lock smiths said he could not make a key for my 2000 lincoln hereferredme to the dealer or another locks smith he said it is hard to make anembedded chipped key when there was only one working key available...he talked about pricesof $120.00USD each... ouch whats everyone thoughts on this...thanks lenny

that is the it ..if the key don;t have the chip, the car will not start..the dealer is you only option.

Your 2000 Lincoln Continental is equipped with what is called a PATS key. If you have two working keys, you can program a third, or more keys up to a maximum of eight keys yourself. Failing that, your only option is to have another one cut and programmed at your nearest Ford dealership. Hope this helps.

Maybe buy another ignition { with the keys} from a junk yard and have a mechanic put it in for you.