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Over the years we have owned three Grand Marquis' and five Crown Victoria's. All have been very reliable. The fuel economy is not bad for a car this big. The later models average 24 to 27 highway. Our current 2004 Grand Marquis proved it's ruggedness in 2005 when my wife ran off the interstate, sideswipping the guardrail, spinning out, jumping a ditch, and plowing into a hillside. She walked away without a scratch. The car had $8300.00 in sheet metal damage, but was still drivable. After the three month repair, the car was sent to the alignment shop, and to everyone's surprise, was still within factory spec's. We still have the car, and it is still trouble free. It drives and tracks perfectly. No wonder police departments and taxi companies prefer these cars. The cars are outdated, but function with the flawlessness of a car that has had all of the bugs worked out of them. These cars are not made to impress the neighbors, but are a good transportation value. We will continue to drive the big Fords and Mercury's as long as they are avaliable.

A lot of people have ideas about American cars that aren't reliable but the panther platform ( Mercury grand marquis , Ford crown victoria,and Lincoln town car) changed these ideas . Mercury grand marquis is the most reliable Rear Wheel Drive on the road today please Ford revive this American icon .

The Grand Marquis is the only Mercury I would own. I"ve owned two of them a 1994 and a 2002 LSE. It is the only sedan I will buy, even though Ford has done a terrible job with the platform in general - complete neglect as the company throws money away on lesser product I would never buy in a million years. My wife and I just had a baby - so she get to drive the Grand Marquis, and I"m stuck with the Toyota. Once the Grand Marquis goes, you may as well shut down all your Mercury dealerships - if i wanted to buy copies of Japanese cars, I'll go to my Toyota dealership.

Mercury needs new vehicles! I suggest that you build the Meta One and the Messenger. I also suggest you bring back the cougar. With Dodge's Challenger and Chevrolet's Camaro that both will soon be back on the road, the mustang will be crushed. It needs all the help it can get. Make a new Cougar and style it like th 1969 Cougar. If you build the Messenger and resurrect the Cougar then Ford's sports car line will not die. Also if you are to build the Meta One it will help to boost The image of Ford with such a stylish and bold vehicle Good luck Ford

I bought a used 2003 CV Police Interceptor for my daughter because it's a very safe car and also because it was a very good buy. After test driving it myself, I realized that this is an excellent road vehicle. The heavy duty suspension and power train make it a very pleasent car to drive and one that will probably last over 400,000 miles. In addition, it gets around 24-25mpg hwy. Too bad Ford never styled

i have grand marquis 2005 now..have you ever wonder ,why taxi cab owners mostly choose this vehicles?i am in taxi business long time,and i can say they are most strongest cars in us.fast,tough,easy to find parts,roomy and also when you get involve an accident....you will be the one who has less damage with your more than 2,5 tons vehicle...we love `em...we will always...god bless crown vic`s and grand marquis...

I love the body sttyle of this car. I live in Austria the Ford vehiclesd sold here are....rubbish. Sorry, but the designs are so ugly and borinh! I would love to buy a Grand Marquis! Unfortunately they are not sold here in Europe. I will have to import one if that's possible. I love American cars and please don't retire the Grand Marquis, the Crown Victoria and the Town car. They are your flagships, without them Ford USA will depreciate to being as boring as Ford Europe!

wow i would not want that if some one payed me! does anyone know what year it is? wow pathetitic, GARBAGE !

The Grand Marquis has been around forever and has changed very little year to year. This just proves that ford has lost its drive to produce something worth buying.

IT LOOKS LIKE A BRAND NEW 10YEAR OLD CAR, NOTHING SPECIAL AT ALL.... KILLING THE MERCURY LINEUP WITH ABSOLUTELY NO NEW CHANGE.... FORD NEEDS TO GO IN A NEW DIRECTION WITH THE MERCURY LINE..... I ALWAYS WILL BACK FOR, BUT ITS A SHAME THAT THEY WOULD NOT CHANGE THIS STYLE...

I hope Ford never stops making these v8 RWD cars. These are the only thing they make well ! All of there FWD cars are garbage, with piss poor reliability. I have no use for FWD, jelly bean looking, no quality having boxes that all the manufacturers are producing en mass. Some of us appreciate large RWD, body on frame, v8 luxury type cars. We dont all want to be driving around in snotty little jap/euro boxes. I cant tow my boat with any Camry or Accord. Long live the v8 RWD's !

The Grand Marquis and Crown Victoria still keep selling and making a profit after nearly a decade of neglect - not one minor update! Imagine if Ford had put some effort into these products instead of the Contour/Mystique failures. Know Ford is looking at dumping both and import the failing Falcon from Australia. Keep it up, Ford will be global (not American) and bankrupt in not time!

I am 38- I have owned 2 Grand Marquis. The first was a 95 w/ the 190 hp engine. Great car. it had 247k on when my wife tried to mate the front end with the rear end of a mustang. Insurance company totaled it out. It ran like a champ. My 02 Grand Marquis is a much better vehicle in all respects. There are many things that I like about it. It has a very roomy interior, a must for me and my family, since my 14 year old is 6'1". The mafia sized trunk will hold six bodies or all the luggage for a family of three plus some extra. My younger brother, who dosen't like "big"cars asked me this last christmas to bring down what he couldn't fit into his Focus. I averaged 28MPG on the trip to my folks house (over 600 mi) with the cruise locked at 70 MPH. It has been a maintenance free/worry free vehicle and has a very cofortable ride and is fun to drive. Performance brake rotors and ceramic pads only improved stopping abilities. The thing I like the most however, is when I stand on the accelarator, I get a RESPONSE!!! It kicks out of O/D and shifts into passing gear and away I go. I ate a 300M for lunch a couple of weeks ago, and have taken a BMW 3 series to the cleaners. Restyling the car is not a necessary must. Improving performance is though. As a sleeper, you aren't going to get a better bang for your buck. But the addition of the 3 valve 4.6L V-8 or a supercharger, or both would be good, mate that with a set of 4:10 rear end gears and it would be best. Go back to rack and pinion steering as well.

I've owned many cars and trucks over the years, most of them Ford products. One of my favorites was the 1977 Marquis Brougham 2 door with two-tone paint (Lt. and Dark Jade Green, dark roof and hood, light on the sides and trunk lid). I put chrome spoke wheels on that car and it was beautiful. I so miss a nice, larger, rear wheel drive two door car...Update the Marguis and come out wth a two door and I'm there. Maybe the size of a late 70's Mercury Cougar or Ford Elite. Remember those? "At the sign of the cat"

IN my opinion ford=Mercury grand marquis Ford crown victoria Lincoln town car . othe ford's cars look like imports ( Sedan)

I have a 2004 MONTEREY AND 2006 Freestar SEL. Both are excellent automobiles. What I haver yet to understand is why FOMOCO did not do a better job in marketing them. I want a new Monterey and would like to recommned you make one using the Taurus X or new Flex platform. I also own a mint condition 1997 Mark VIII. You should never market a Lincoln without a V-8 engine. I am looking forward the new MKS, though.

Here's a suggestion to all of Ford-L/M: Drop the Crown Vic and bring out the Interceptor and appeal to a different consumer for full-size RWD. KEEP the Grand marquis but drop the "Grand" and just call it Marquis. Update the design but build it for the more traditional RWD consumer. Let Merc take over the police fleet sales and car service sales with the new Marquis and dont mess the Intercpetor up by fleeting it. Build the Marquis nice enough so it can get Town Car customers as well because you need to drop that old bag if you want Lincoln to survive....and Bring out the MKR for Lincoln. How do you do it? One new RWD platform for all (perhaps a stretched Mustang platform or one from Ford of Europe?) Make the MKR the most sophisticated chassis, take it down a notch for the Marquis/TC type car and let Ford use it with a more muscular approach....GET MOVIN' FORD...if you MAKE THEM, they will come!

I have own full size fords since I was 16 and now I am 50 I love full size fords and have had both . the crown Vic And The Gm. I now have a 04 grand Marquise and its a great roomly and comforable car for trips, It gets great gas mileage for it size It does need to be updated but not to the point where it looks like the rest of the cars out there today but a american RWD sedan that is roomly for a family. By the way I have always thought the 88 thru91 Grand Maquis were the best looking ones you have ever made. If I could find one In great shape I would buy it. I will alway be a ford product person and right now I own the 04 Gr marquis a 05 Escape and a 350 superduty lariat 04. Keep up the Good work.

SINCE YOU ARE TRYING TO COME BACK WITH OLD CONCEPTS THAT PROPLE LIKED, WHY NOT COME BACK WITH THE VENT WINDOWS THAT SO MANY OF US LOVED?