Comments on: Ford officially kills Mercury Sable

By: wagon

wagon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:05:56 +0000

I totally forgot about Mercury. They don’t exist in Canada and I think for a good reason, they are the same cars as Ford’s with a different look. Seems like Ford is trying to save some money. They will save on all those Mercury parts they don’t need to make anymore. Ford needs to kill Mercury, useless brand. I know American’s love their choices but Canadian’s don’t have that choice anymore and I don’t think they care. If you like Ford, buy a Ford. If you like Ford and want to get ripped off buy a Lincoln.

By: Get Real

Get Real — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:49:51 +0000

Bland interchangable body designs lost in a parking lot of cars with a different headlights and tail lights.

Copy the Japanese and you too will be as lost as GM and Ford.

Chrysler is trying….but nobody wants to buy design with bad quality.

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:10:18 +0000

geobaum- Think a Mazda5 replacement for Mercury.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:48:28 +0000

Tough words from a man with Ford stock
I’ve done more for Ford than you or anyone you know
I’ve washed my hands of them
I work with winners
DrFill

By: geobaum

geobaum — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:34:07 +0000

This is not very surprising since Ford announced that Mercury would be making premium small cars with European styling, and also since there were no spy shots or any hints at a new Sable in the works unlike the Taurus. Milan will be the largest Mercury with the imminent death of Grand Marquis. My guess is a new Focus-sized Mercury will come when the next global Focus arrives, and Fiesta-sized Mercury sometime after that. Also, it is likely that there will be a C-Max, S-Max, or Kuga based Mercury model or possibly all three of those models coming as well. To zoomzoomer, the next Explorer will not just be a re-skinned Taurus X. There are mules running around of the new Explorer that are clearly a combination of the Taurus X body from the A pillar back and the Flex body from the A pillar forward along with a noticeably higher ride height. Ford reported yesterday that the Taurus X is being canceled anyway with the Flex being a suitable replacement. This doesn’t really show anything about Explorer styling and platform other than that in the early development and testing stages this Taurus X/Flex combination is the closest thing to a production Explorer. Ford has confirmed that the next Explorer will be a car-based unibody platform and I am guessing the overall styling will also mainly reflect the Explorer America concept.

By: tyler_is_aero_tt

tyler_is_aero_tt — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:29:53 +0000

Yeah it would be great if Mercury was a small, fun to drive, and sort of classy brand of vehicles rather than copy-cats of Ford.

By: jdasch1

jdasch1 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:39:06 +0000

Dr Fill= Toyota lover. At least this story let the real Fill come out. “the same stupid company”…Dr Fill. Idiot

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:26:56 +0000

I’m still honestly not sure what your point is… Saying a family sedan’s design philosophy is to compromise isn’t exactly what their meant to do… their meant to meet the necessities of a family, not compromise on them.

And also, for $20k… I would say the Taurus isn’t compromising, at all.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:10:42 +0000

You heard me!
Is the Taurus sexy?
Fast?
Great seat comfort?
Luxurious?
Fun?
Or is it a compromise of many different necessities, which is every family sedan’s design philosophy?
Sable certainly isn’t where a sane man would draw the line on automotive compromise
DrFill

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:49:57 +0000

DrFill- “No car is more about compromise than a Ford Taurus”

Huh?

And hey, it’s just a matter of taste… People just like the Sierra’s looks more than the Silverado. It’s not like their charging them a huge premium. I like the Sable more than the Taurus, it looks good in black imho.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:40:59 +0000

The people that would buy a Sable, but not a Taurus
That’s some stupid stuff right there!
No car is more about compromise than a Ford Taurus
The Sable is the same stupid car, made by the same stupid company, sold by different bad salesmen in a gisebo
Just as dumb are the people who would buy a Sierra, but not a Silverado
It’s not like the Taurus was almost perfect, and the Sable made the cherry on the f’n sundae!
No wonder the domestics are going under
Stupid people can’t get bought anymore
DrFill

By: olds307

olds307 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:17:07 +0000

Acura is about as needed as a second asshole. Kill, kill, kill

By: zoomzoomer

zoomzoomer — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:21:29 +0000

NismoSentraKen and global.. since the next Explorer will pretty much be a reskinned Taurus X, things don’t look too promising for the Mountaineer.. particularly since there was never a Mercury version of the wagon, and now the Sable sedan version is dying too!

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:02:10 +0000

I want to see Mercury come out with a small, sporty and good looking luxury vehicle. Sorta like Lexus’s IS, only better to look at.

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:00:20 +0000

Most people have a second asshole, or atleast something that spews crud. It’s called their mouth.

By: global_lightning

global_lightning — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:56:20 +0000

So now it’s the Milan, Mariner, and Mountaineer. Milan and Mariner have been confirmed and nothing on the Mountaineer. Mercury needs its own unshared model ASAP or it’s no longer worth the extra tooling.

By: phxhenson1

phxhenson1 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:30:29 +0000

This is the first move in making Mercury a small car entity that compliments Lincoln, as reported earlier by Leftlane. It makes perfect sense, as long as you keep that in mind. Watch for a lux Focus and Fiesta next.

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:05:43 +0000

Mercury is about as needed as a second asshole. Kill, kill, kill.

By: gehrhardt

gehrhardt — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:55:39 +0000

Mercury has been gone from Canada for almost 10 years now. I don’t think anyone really misses them here.

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:24:33 +0000

Really, what’s the extra cost of having another badged product besides some extra advertising? I know personally I like some of the Mercurys better than their Ford counterparts and would consider them when buying a car and not the Ford version. I’m not a big Mach3 razorblade front end fan.

I’m a little biased due to growing up with my parents having many Mercury’s and, funny enough, Oldsmobiles because their dealers were always better and their product, while a small amount, always looked better and were equipped better than the Ford/Chevys back in the day and they would end up cheaper than the fords/chevys since there was less demand for them becasue people “assumed” they cost more.

By: Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3

Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:50:18 +0000

I will be sad to see Mercury leave, but it should have exited the room a decade ago to aid in ensuring that Ford survives.

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:31:30 +0000

thank god!

By: A4

A4 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:28:07 +0000

====================>>>> oh look the arrows are back! fucker

By: yarddog82abn

yarddog82abn — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:25:53 +0000

Some times I wonder if some one in the Big 3 read our comments… “SOME TIMES”

By: MercMark

MercMark — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:10:51 +0000

I thought this was a better looking car than the Taurus (Mach 3)

By: procrastinate now

procrastinate now — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:06:50 +0000

Well, there’s a promising start. One down, a few more to go. This looks like they’re serious about making necessary changes.

By: NismoSentraKen

NismoSentraKen — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0000

==========>>hmmnn….anybody seen any updates on the Moutaineer?

By: casualobserver

casualobserver — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:03:23 +0000

This makes sense, there is not enough room between the Taurus and the MKS

By: DB9

DB9 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:02:21 +0000

The Sable!! Noooooo…. The scummers!! Geezus, the crown vic, the marquis and the town car and now this…too much to bear:*( Well at least there is buick:)

DB9

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:43:03 +0000

The brand isn’t far behind. Or at least it shouldn’t be.

By: bigjimid

bigjimid — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:29:06 +0000

Ohh shit! The Sable is now a collector’s item. Get em while you can folks!