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Knucklehead
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edited June 2010 in The Clubhouse
RIP Mercury.


Mercury Announcement
Updated June 2, 2010

You may already have heard about an important announcement we made recently to end production of Mercury branded vehicles by the end of this year.

Ford will continue to provide existing and future Mercury owners with parts and service support at Ford and Lincoln dealers, and honor current warranties and Ford’s Extended Service Plans.

For additional information please view our Frequently Asked Questions section of the website.

Sincerely,
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited June 2010
    Funny, as I read this "Another one Bites the Dust" spins on my turntable.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,994
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    It's about time.
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited June 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    RIP Mercury.


    Mercury Announcement
    Updated June 2, 2010

    You may already have heard about an important announcement we made recently to end production of Mercury branded vehicles by the end of this year.

    Ford will continue to provide existing and future Mercury owners with parts and service support at Ford and Lincoln dealers, and honor current warranties and Ford’s Extended Service Plans.

    For additional information please view our Frequently Asked Questions section of the website.

    Sincerely,
    Your Mercury Customer Support Team

    What I can't believe this!!!!






    They still make Mercury's?
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited June 2010
    I feel like this should have happened at least 20 years ago.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited June 2010
    concealer404 wrote: »
    I feel like this should have happened at least 20 years ago.

    Come on man... how can you say that. Mercury has built some great cars over the past twenty years like the......


    or the......



    and the...................................


    I can't think of one, but I am sure they were great cars.:D:D:p
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2010
    Mercury Marauder.

    Enough reason to have been around the last 20 years.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
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    audiobliss wrote: »
    Mercury Marauder.

    Enough reason to have been around the last 20 years.

    Ever actually driven one? They're horrendous abbysmal turds in stock form.

    Think like.... a Ford Crown Vic. Mainly because it IS one.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited June 2010
    concealer404 wrote: »
    Ever actually driven one? They're horrendous abbysmal turds in stock form.

    Think like.... a Ford Crown Vic. Mainly because it IS one.

    I drove one....its a Crown Vic on steroids.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
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    I drove one when I was going to buy one. Seemed pretty buttoned down to me. Sluggish off the line but a beastly top end. It wasn't a major corner carver but then again, no 4000-4500 pound car is. If you are expecting it to be then, well, you're not beaing realistic. It was a comfy ride too!

    I would have bought one but they delayed release and then I found out I could get my X-Plan discount on a Lightning. I made the obvious choice. The Lightning is insane on all levels. Especially when you consider that it's a pickup truck that still does pickup truck things and can embarrass most cars on the road. The Marauder was a land yacht that was still head and shoulders above the rest of what was available in it's class at the time and a good chunk of what was available in the mid-sized class too. The last ride to be anything like it before it came alone was the Impala SS.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited June 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    I drove one....its a Crown Vic on steroids.

    I'd prefer to just buy a P71 ex-cop car for $3k if i wanted a Crown Vic on steroids. Handles about the same, has the same oomph (or lack thereof), and is way cheaper.

    Yeah, the interior might not be as good, and it might not have the bling blang rims, but gotta think, that's a HELL of a markup.

    I'm not really bagging on the Marauder as much as it seems. I think they're neat, cool looking, but were horribly overpriced, and appeal to me about as much as a P71. Which is... not at all.

    That said.... Marauder + supercharger = win
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    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2010
    concealer404 wrote: »
    Ever actually driven one? They're horrendous abbysmal turds in stock form.

    Think like.... a Ford Crown Vic. Mainly because it IS one.
    Nope, sure haven't. However, I understand they're at least similar to the 94-96 Impala SS, and Dad owned a '96 (really the only year to own). No, I never got to drive that either, but I sure thought it looked nice, and I definitely remember Dad laying down the rubber in it! Ooooh how I longed to drive that!!!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2010
    Actually, I'd still really love to drive one. :(
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • Knucklehead
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  • Mike Kozak
    Mike Kozak Posts: 931
    edited June 2010
    Mercury is a real good car, thats what I was driving when I picked up my neighbors wife. took some real strong nylon cord............
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,166
    edited June 2010
    Many of these disappearing brands have a wonderful history, although not so much so, in the case of Mercury:
    In 1935, Edsel Ford designed a more luxurious version of the Ford that he intended to call the Falcon. Since he didn't think it fit in with other Fords, he created a new brand named for the Roman god.

    The 1939 Mercury 8 began production in 1938, with a 95-horsepower V8 engine. Over 65,800 sold the first year, at a price of $916.

    From the very beginning, Mercury was a division that seemed to have a brand identity that was constantly in the process of finding its place in the North American automotive market. ...

    Here's a link to the wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(automobile). Was this Ford's failed attempt at a Toyota/Lexus Honda/Acura strategy?!

    In any case, the steam engine has a wonderful history too, but like Mercury they're not very useful today.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited June 2010
    There wasn't enough to differentiate them between ford and lincoln IMO....different superficial stuff isn't enough to survive in this day and age...

    I don't think ford/mercury is the same as honda/acura.......it would be more like ford/lincoln
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
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    Unless modified, the marauder was too heavy and under powered. 0-60 in 7s is abysmally slow for a "muscle car".
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited June 2010
    Many many moons ago I had a 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 351 C 4 barrel carb.....god I miss that car. THATS when the Cougars were very different than anything the Ford product had.
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    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
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    brettw22 wrote: »
    There wasn't enough to differentiate them between ford and lincoln IMO....different superficial stuff isn't enough to survive in this day and age...

    I don't think ford/mercury is the same as honda/acura.......it would be more like ford/lincoln

    Well... ford/watered-down Lincoln.

    I could see the relevance of Lincoln, they are TRULY a big step up in luxury from Ford.

    Mercury... not enough. But if it WAS enough, then Lincoln would have been redundant.

    Basically... which grill do you like better?
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    edited June 2010
    nguyendot wrote: »
    Unless modified, the marauder was too heavy and under powered. 0-60 in 7s is abysmally slow for a "muscle car".

    I understand what your saying but I dont think it was ever considered a "muscle" car....maybe a late sleeper.
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    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited June 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    I understand what your saying but I dont think it was ever considered a "muscle" car....maybe a late sleeper.

    The term "sleeper" implies that it would be able to actually beat something. :p
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
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    Too Fast....Too Furious!!! :)
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited June 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    Many many moons ago I had a 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 351 C 4 barrel carb.....god I miss that car. THATS when the Cougars were very different than anything the Ford product had.

    I believe it was just a fancy Mustang, and in later years based on a Thunderbird.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited June 2010
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    I believe it was just a fancy Mustang, and in later years based on a Thunderbird.

    From that year, the Cougar was based on the Mustang but the chassis was lengthened. Not really "fancy Mustang" since the dynamics of the car changed. Those Cougars had the engine sitting fairly far back it was almost mid-engined.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited June 2010
    Good. Maybe Ford can take the money they'll save and put into their quality control department.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited June 2010
    This was a good looking car. To bad the bean counters at Ford thought otherwise as a car like this would have set Mercury apart ....
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited June 2010
    Traditionally Ford products have been very reliable for me, at least the vehicles that Ive owned.


    1968 Merc Cougar
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    1968 Ford Mustang
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited June 2010
    "Traditionally" a 40 year old car has zero bearing on reliability of vehicles purchased in the time since those were made.......regardless of manufacturer.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited June 2010
    brettw22 wrote: »
    "Traditionally" a 40 year old car has zero bearing on reliability of vehicles purchased in the time since those were made.......regardless of manufacturer.

    I agree 100% , I was just posting the differences of the Mustang/Cougar. I would say since 1983, the Ford products Ive owned have been reliable for me. Im not hard on my vehicles and I do the regular maintenance as well.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2010
    OMG! No more "Mercury girl?? What will Steve McGarrett drive in the reboot of "Hawaii Five-O"?
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