Merc has made some great cars in the past, but most anything they've put out in the past 20 years has been a major POS.
UAW, now there’s a brand that needs to go away!
Who cares about the cars. I just like the girl in the commercials who says “You gotta put Mercury on your list”.
Someone feel free to post her picture.
I’m still driving a 1994 Mercury.
Mercuries are just Fords with a different emblem and higher price tag. It’s been the case since the early 70s.
Steve Miller Band
Mercury Blues
Had my money
I tell you what I’d do
I would go downtown
Buy a Mercury or two
Cause I’m crazy ‘bout a Mercury
Cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
I’m goin’ to buy me a Mercury
And I’ll cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
You know that gal I love
I stole her from a friend
Fool got lucky stole her back again
Because she knowed he had a Mercury
Cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
Well, she knowed he had a Mercury
And she cruise up and down this road
Hey now mama
Where’d you stay last night
Your hair’s all down
Your clothes don’t fit you right
Had my money
I tell you what I’d do
Go downtown and buy a Mercury or two
Cause I’m crazy ‘bout a Mercury
And I’ll cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
I’m going to buy me a Mercury
And I’ll cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
I’m going to buy me a Mercury
Going to buy me a Mercury
Going to buy me a Mercury
Cruise, cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
I’m going to buy me a Mercury
Buy me a Mercury
Going to buy me a Mercury
Cruise, cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
Worse: They have that cool song now.
Gonna buy me a Mercury and cruise it up and down the road.
Worst: Doesn't apply to any Merc over the past 20-30 years or so.
prisoner6
Ford is making a good business decision here, but they still have a problem with the lincoln line. How may new lincolns have been seen running around? Ford ought to make lincoln a special order vehicle and zero in on the Ford products, save up a lot of cash and prepare for the coming assault by the unions and their buddies in the white house. When Maobama took over GM and Chrysler they didn’t go after Ford. That didn’t make sense. Ford should be very wary of this bunch.
We had a 1963 Mercury Monterey when I was a kid. It had the powered back window that slid down at the touch of a button on the dash (actually a little lever). With the back window down (or even partially down), you could keep the windows rolled up and open the underdash vents, and you got a huge amount of air flowing through the car. The car was very heavy and was a dog as far as acceleration, even with a 390 cubic inch V8. Once it got rolling it was very quiet and comfortable and really ate up the miles on the interstate.
The Grand Marquis is not the coolest thing but it’s no POS.
Driving an ‘05 Montego and have had zero issues with it. I’ve had warranty work done to the braking system and replaced the throttle body, but the car ran fine. I’ve owner Mercs in the past and had zero problems outside of what’s standard with most Fords: cooling system failures.
I’m very sad to see Mercury go. A comparably equipped Ford (i.e. Sable vs. Taurus) is much more expensive than a mid-range Merc. This leaves us with Lincoln as a higher-end standby, but most Lincolns I’ve priced are higher than what I would want to pay. Love the MKZ though!
Most of the Mercury models were simply Fords with a little more expensive trim.
However, the Marquis, while essentially a Town Car, was a hell of a lot cheaper and lots of older folks on a budget bought them to have a comfortable big car with a good ride.
You’d think that Ford might keep the models that were pretty good sellers but sell them under the Ford label.