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Jul 15, 2008 | 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight

The only model i will miss, is the Mercury Mistress.

I guess great minds think alike.

Jul 15, 2008 | 01:04 PM

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Jul 15, 2008 | 01:07 PM

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Jul 15, 2008 | 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs

I guess great minds think alike.

I think we might be talking about two different things.

Search youtube for SNL mercury mistress...

Jul 15, 2008 | 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight

I think we might be talking about two different things.

Search youtube for SNL mercury mistress...

OK, I get it now. Must have missed that one.

Is that what's behind our rear medallion on the Mustang?

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Jul 15, 2008 | 02:07 PM

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Is that what's behind our rear medallion on the Mustang?

Jul 15, 2008 | 04:53 PM

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The only model i will miss, is the Mercury Mistress.

Hard to find cars, those Mistresses

Especially if you want one with low miles that hasn't been driven hard and abused

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Jul 15, 2008 | 05:46 PM

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Jul 15, 2008 | 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Star

Mercury dying: No updates planned past 2010

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/15/m...ned-past-2010/

A nothing story that didn't tell us anything we didn't already know.
The old news bus. axiom, "when there's no news, make something up"

Jul 18, 2008 | 06:38 PM

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The Automotive Press has been churning out articles just like this for years now. They can't stand that Mercury exists, and that they have been wrong in their predictions.

I'll believe it when I see a Ford Press Release. Until then it's just hot air, again.

Jul 18, 2008 | 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood_North GT

Same thing happened to Oldsmobile. Did anyone lament its passing? Nope.

Did it's disappearance hurt GM? Nope.

Sure, GM is in great shape.

Saturn should have been Oldsmobile.

Jul 18, 2008 | 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Black GT500

Mercury continues to miss the mark. There were/are so many opportunities for them to make and sell desirable cars.

They killed the town car, they choked the sporty mark series, they have totally dropped the ball.

Where is my **** retro 1969~1970 styled 2005, 2006, 2007, & 2008 COUGAR???

This Cougar should have used the same platform and performance options as the SN197 Mustang with the requisite Mercury creature comforts, like automatic temperature control.

If I could have gotten a 2008 Mercury Cougar Eliminator complete with 500 horsepower 5.4 and six speed manual transmission along with performance suspension, brakes and automatic temperature control, I may well have bought that rather than my GT500.

As late as 2003 they were working on just such a 'retro' Cougar.
Anything like that though was killed by Elena Ford who was in charge of Mercury.
Goes to show having Ford as your last name doesn't mean you know cars or car buyers.