Comments on: Mercury Montego to get a modest facelift for 2008 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SJS http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-48193 SJS Mon, 22 May 2006 23:03:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-48193 StephenJ is right. I read that a few months back in all of the big car mags. I know at least one of them and maybe all of them made the observation that of all the Ford brands in the U.S., Mercury and Land Rover were the only profitable ones in 2005. It's just one of those things that people ignore because they're to busy being critical and uninformed. As to the design the look is 100% Mercury. The headlights are almost identical to those of the Milan and the grille, while slightly curved, is by no means a Lincoln waterfall. StephenJ is right. I read that a few months back in all of the big car mags. I know at least one of them and maybe all of them made the observation that of all the Ford brands in the U.S., Mercury and Land Rover were the only profitable ones in 2005. It’s just one of those things that people ignore because they’re to busy being critical and uninformed.

As to the design the look is 100% Mercury. The headlights are almost identical to those of the Milan and the grille, while slightly curved, is by no means a Lincoln waterfall.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-45722 Patrick Sun, 21 May 2006 14:00:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-45722 Where's your source StephenJ? Where’s your source StephenJ?

]]> By: StephenJ http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-43065 StephenJ Sat, 20 May 2006 17:49:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-43065 Patrick: Actually, Mercury is profitable and has been increasing in sales year-over-year. Not a bad thing... Patrick: Actually, Mercury is profitable and has been increasing in sales year-over-year. Not a bad thing…

]]> By: Patrick http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-41883 Patrick Sat, 20 May 2006 05:18:03 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-41883 Mercury needs to be shot. It sucks. The only car they sell moderately well is the Mountaineer, and it's not a good enough reason to keep this brand around to simply sell exact cloned replicas of Ford products for $2,000-$4,000 more. Pointless. Mercury needs to be shot. It sucks. The only car they sell moderately well is the Mountaineer, and it’s not a good enough reason to keep this brand around to simply sell exact cloned replicas of Ford products for $2,000-$4,000 more. Pointless.

]]> By: BCM http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-41849 BCM Sat, 20 May 2006 04:54:35 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-41849 I have seen the picture in question, and I didn't say the body wasn't a Montego. But the face is pure Lincoln; the headlamps are identical, and the grille strakes appear to angle towards the center instead of being parallel like every other Mercury. If this really is Mercury's new face, it seems like a dumb idea. The Montego has much less need for a new look than the 500 to begin with; to make it look like a Lincoln instead of a Mercury probably doesn't help Lincoln and may not help Mercury. Where does this leave the MKS? It's true that back in the '70s it was sometimes hard to tell a Grand Marquis Brougham from a Continental, or later the Town Car, but I don't know whether that works today. I have seen the picture in question, and I didn’t say the body wasn’t a Montego. But the face is pure Lincoln; the headlamps are identical, and the grille strakes appear to angle towards the center instead of being parallel like every other Mercury. If this really is Mercury’s new face, it seems like a dumb idea. The Montego has much less need for a new look than the 500 to begin with; to make it look like a Lincoln instead of a Mercury probably doesn’t help Lincoln and may not help Mercury.

Where does this leave the MKS? It’s true that back in the ’70s it was sometimes hard to tell a Grand Marquis Brougham from a Continental, or later the Town Car, but I don’t know whether that works today.

]]> By: illnevertell http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-41298 illnevertell Sat, 20 May 2006 00:39:18 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-41298 BCM, just click the link in the article. This is without a doubt a facelifted Mercury Montego. There were more pictures at Edmunds.com a few weeks ago too. BCM, just click the link in the article. This is without a doubt a facelifted Mercury Montego. There were more pictures at Edmunds.com a few weeks ago too.

]]> By: BCM http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-41127 BCM Fri, 19 May 2006 22:36:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-41127 This front end looks a lot like the Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ. How do they know this is a Montego facelift and not a mule for the MKS? This front end looks a lot like the Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ. How do they know this is a Montego facelift and not a mule for the MKS?

]]> By: aj http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-40462 aj Fri, 19 May 2006 17:49:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-40462 I have nothing to say about the car itself, but the girl in the Mercury commercials is HOT. Holy hell, like donut grease! I have nothing to say about the car itself, but the girl in the Mercury commercials is HOT. Holy hell, like donut grease!

]]> By: BAMF http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-40060 BAMF Fri, 19 May 2006 15:47:58 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-40060 I dont think this qualifies as "all the hype." I think this is more of a notification of a facelift. I dont think this qualifies as “all the hype.” I think this is more of a notification of a facelift.

]]> By: Mike http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008.html#comment-39743 Mike Fri, 19 May 2006 14:40:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/19/mercury-montego-to-get-a-modest-facelift-for-2008/#comment-39743 the new engine will be very well received... but why all the hype on this site and others about a different grill? the new engine will be very well received… but why all the hype on this site and others about a different grill?

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