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Re: Check the 500's twin

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Not bad. I wouldn't give my T-birds up to own one, but I wouldn't exactly say no if someone gave me one. :D

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Well nor would i give my "baby" up either but she would go into storage and get the fixes she needs and brought back out when done. Im keeping my Cat Till i die i will go out  :2gunsfiri before i give her up. But the Montego looks slick

They are even offering a 3.0 v6 for the Montego

http://www.mercuryvehicles.com/vehicles/montego/specs.asp#engine

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ick!
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

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One drove by me the other day as I was walking to campus, so I got a pretty good look. I don't know if it's my "ford" bias, but that car is classy! The guy driving it was yapping on his cell phone like a typical yuppy, but the car itself sounded solid and looked like it drove like a dream.
1984 Cougar Convertible
1988 Cougar XR-7

Re: Check the 500's twin

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uuum. No!

The Ford is enough of a ripp-off without those Mercedes tails.

If you can't tell, I'm severely disapointed with Ford on this one.

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Looks too much like the 500.  I was hoping for a slam dunk like the 1986 Sable (different body, different interior, more style than a Taurus) but this car is pretty tame.

Still wanna drive one, of course. ;)
pro-five-oh

88 Cougar XR-7...5.0HO, T-56, and much more                             
85 Thunderbird 30th...#2471, 29k, all original and might actually stay that way

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What y'all think about the Escape's twin, the Mariner?



I kinda like it.

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Not big on SUVs.

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Very nicely done, but needs a more unique interior to be really cool. It should come as a hybrid in a year or two.
pro-five-oh

88 Cougar XR-7...5.0HO, T-56, and much more                             
85 Thunderbird 30th...#2471, 29k, all original and might actually stay that way

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Wow! That looks............... just like an Escape with a Mountaineer grille. Remember the days where brand management meant same platform, not same body?

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Volvo and Jaguar all give platforms to Ford that Ford rebodies, but not for Mercury. 

Mercury is the red headed stepchild of Ford these days.
pro-five-oh

88 Cougar XR-7...5.0HO, T-56, and much more                             
85 Thunderbird 30th...#2471, 29k, all original and might actually stay that way

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Does anyone know of any car platforms that Ford builds for itself? Mustang & T-bird on a Jag platform; 500 on a Volvo platform; Focus on a Mazda platform. That leaves the Crown Vic. And that's the only one that's blowing up. Something's not right in the world.

Oh, sorry, they still make the Taurus, at least they're still selling them. The GT is a different kind of story, being such low volume.

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Quote from: Ifixyawata
What y'all think about the Escape's twin, the Mariner?





Double ick...
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

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i have an idea, how about they take the time they devoted to designing that fancy pants website for their cars, and use it on designing the actual car... ill bet if more cars looked better or were more origional, word of mouth would sell more than all the fancy pants webpages ever dreamed...