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What dead car brand would you want to bring back and why? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] 7 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I'm honestly kind of surprised Ford hasn't re-released the Mercury or rebranded some cars as Mercury brand.

They weren't good cars, but they had songs and brand appeal. And who knows, maybe somebody would think well of them.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    That was one of the last old people brands, especially with the vinyl top.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    I know that consumers now mainly care about power and fuel economy but I would very much welcome Ford bringing Mercury back as their old people car subsidiary...as much as I doubt there is enough of a market for it.

    My 98 Grand Marquis is my 5th car and it's the comfiest daily I've owned (the others being a 1999 Civic SI, 2001 Cavalier, 1997 Tercel, and 2003 A4 in that order. I know they're entirely different classes vs. a full sized sedan). Just give it an updated powertrain with better fuel economy and some QOL features (folding rear seat plz) and I'd drive one off the lot.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    The death of the touring car, and even the sedan really sucks. We need more large 4 door cars that can fit four adults comfortably with reasonable trunk space. My first car was an old Chrysler LHS and it's still the most comfortable car I ever drove.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 4 months ago

    Agreed.

    Those old boats with big trunks would fulfill the needs of probably 90% of truck and SUV owners, it's a shame we've moved away from the full sized sedan.

    Oh well. As long as I can continue to source parts easily and cheaply I'll keep this thing going until it dies, and at less than 170,000km, it's got a lot of life left in it.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Does Ford even make cars anymore? I thought they ditched them with the Fusion and just build trucks/SUVs.

    Edit: duh I forgot about the Mustang.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago

    Yep, just the mustang. Trucks and SUVs make them more $$$.

    I wasn't a huge fan of the Fusion's styling but it seemed like they had that platform mostly dialed in before they nuked it. It seemed to be pushing towards the luxury end of things in many ways.

    They also killed the fiesta and focus RS which looked great and offered people who enjoy driving a fun, cheap option. I would've been fine with one or the other but they said nope fuck them both. They basically just sell fleet vehicles and mustangs now.

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