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Been this way since Model Year 2005 on Explorers/Avaitors, Mountianeers, Expedition, and Navigator. I worked for a huge FLM dealer at the time. This has not changed in 6 model years. Oh, and BTW I would much rather have the Limited Slip.

My Dealer Smith Carins Ford Lincoln/Mercury Mazda in Yonkers NY has 46 Mercurys.

Interior looks similar to the MKX on the limited models. :hyper:

Did the exact same thing with my Explorers as well. And of course it cracked as well.The part that I am referring to is the composite piece that went around the rear window. :shades:

You mean Toyopets actually break! Say it isn't so! The scary thing is that My wife's family would still by this garbage. They just bought a 2010 Matrix in January. They still think I am nuts for not /never wanting to own one of these rice death rockets. My cousin who knows nothing about cars, just names only has a Lexus. Thinks it's wonderful, and thought it was better than a Mercedes S-Class. Ah yes Lexus, or what is known as a Toyota with leather. :banmolest: They walk among us

Yes, please make sure and get the RPO Cope for that Paint Color. I believe the name for that color is called "Prototype" :tease:

Love It!!

[My lease on my 2010 Milan is up in August 2012. I would like to order a 5.0 Mustang at that time. Based on ordering time frames now in place, when would I have to order that car, like April - May of 2012? Secondly, would said Mustang have a MY of 2012 or 2013 if they continue with this schedule of model year changeovers? Just a hypothetical question at this point?

Judging from the cup-holders in the console, it looks like it will have the ambient lighting. For the tailgate button, couldn't they just have a label that says "Gate" on the button.

FYI Guys: 2011 Ford and Lincoln information is now available at Media.Ford.Com The 2011 F-150 and Explorer is not up on the site yet Thanks.

I had a Fiesta Sighting last week. It was at the Greenwich Concours in Greenwich CT. it's a show that brings out a lot exotic vehicles and a lot of vendors. Across the street from this is the parking lot for the event and lo and behold in the front row was a Fiesta SES 4 door Sedan in Red Met. with what look likes a Tan Interior? It had Michigan Manufacture Plates on it. It look nice.

Where is the 2011 MKZ Order Guide?

Can we get and AWD option for 2012. It would be great for those of us who live in the North Jersey area who get some serious snow, yet still want to drive an exciting machine. Just make it an option, please!

Mercury is being discontinued in the 4th Quarter.

Is it possible to post a video of the dealer brief?

Good Point.

Make this video clip mandatory for every driver's ed class. Every 16-17 year old should be required to watch this prior to getting a set of keys. It's graphic enough and it may just save someone's life.

If this happens and this $40k Focus, excuse me Lincoln Cimmarron comes out, they will be a report of Lincoln going down the tubes this time next year....

I can see it now (looking in to my crystal ball) that all model year 2012 vehicles will be equipped with tacky sew in labels on the floor that tell you not to stack floor mats. They will be equally as ugly as the air bag warning labels now adorning every sun visor in creation .

ETROIT (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. is preparing to wind down the Mercury line, created in 1939 by Edsel Ford, after sales plunged 74 percent since 2000, said two people familiar with the plan. The automaker's top executives are preparing a proposal to kill Mercury to be presented to directors in July, said the people, who asked not to be identified revealing internal discussions. Mercury, losing two of four models next year, will be starved of products and promotion, the people said. CEO Alan Mulally emphasized the automaker's namesake brand as he revived the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy. The timing of Mercury's demise depends on how fast executives can persuade the brand's dealers, who also sell Lincoln models, to close or merge with Ford showrooms, they said. "Mercury is a forgotten brand," said John Wolkonowicz, an auto analyst with IHS Global Insight. "Many Americans probably already think it has been discontinued. Mercury was too similar to Ford from the very beginning." Mulally also is unloading Ford's European luxury brands, after the automaker failed to achieve a goal to have them generate one-third of automotive profits. Ford in March agreed to sell Volvo to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Co. It sold off Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin in the last three years. Mercury would join Pontiac, Saturn, Oldsmobile and Plymouth among the departed Detroit brands of the 21st century. Sales will end within four years, one of the people estimated. General Motors Co., as part of its U.S.-backed reorganization last year, sold or closed four of its eight brands sold domestically. Plans "have not changed" “Our plans regarding Mercury have not changed,” said Mark Truby, a Ford spokesman. “Like any good business, we constantly assess our business portfolio. If things change, we will let you know.” Edsel Ford, son of founder Henry Ford, established Mercury during the Great Depression as a mid-priced alternative to mainstream Ford and upscale Lincoln. Edsel's great grand-daughter, Elena Ford, now the automaker's director of global marketing, initially opposed discontinuing Mercury, which she was in charge of promoting prior to 2002, the people said. Doing away with Mercury is supported by Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford and other members of the founding family, who have 40 percent voting control of the automaker through a special class of stock, the people said. With Mercury accounting for 1.9 percent of Ford's global sales in the first quarter, the family has decided ending it is best for the business, the people said. “Edsel Ford is revered in the family, and Mercury was his creation,” said Wolkonowicz, a former Ford product planner. “This is the end of an era.” Bill and Elena Ford also declined to comment, Truby said. 1978 peak Mercury's U.S. sales peaked in 1978 at 579,498, when it had the slogan “The Sign of the Cat.” Deliveries fell to 92,299 last year. As the U.S. auto market recovers, Mercury's sales are up 23 percent this year through April, less than Ford Motor's overall gain of 33 percent. Mercury had 0.9 percent of the U.S. market through April, unchanged from 2009. Mulally, since arriving from Boeing Co. in September 2006, put a priority on improving quality and expanding the offerings of the Ford brand to lessen its dependence on pickups and SUVs. He ended three years of losses at the automaker by earning $2.7 billion last year and has said 2010 will be “solidly profitable.” As Mulally focused on the namesake brand, Mercury withered, the people said. Ford's ad spending on Mercury fell 88 percent from 2005 through 2009, according to researcher Kantar Media of New York. Last year, Ford stopped selling the Mercury Sable, a sibling to the Taurus. The Mountaineer, Mercury's version of the Explorer, is to go away next year as Ford rolls out a new version of the SUV. Since Mulally's arrival, Ford stopped giving Mercury exclusive features and technology, the people said. That made Mercury less distinctive than comparable Fords, which tend to be priced lower. “The reason Mercury failed throughout its existence is because Ford never wanted to spend any money on it,” Wolkonowicz said. “Ford always wanted to do it on the cheap and the results were what you'd expect.” Milan #1 Mercury's top-selling model is the Milan, a sibling of the Ford Fusion, with sales up 53 percent this year. Mercury also sells its own version of the Ford Escape SUV, known as the Mariner, which has had a 22 percent sales gain through April. Ford is scheduled to replace those models in 2012 and 2013 and could drop the Mercury versions, Wolkonowicz said. Mercury's second best-selling model, the Grand Marquis, is being retired next year as Ford stops producing a trio of large, rear-wheel drive sedans that also includes the Lincoln Town Car and Ford Crown Victoria. Mulally has emphasized more fuel- efficient models, such as the Fiesta and Focus small cars Ford is introducing this year in the United States. Neither has a Mercury counterpart. “The Grand Marquis has the oldest buyer demographics in the industry with an average age of 70,” Wolkonowicz said. “There are still members of the Depression generation who will miss Mercury.” Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100527/OEM/100529851/1255#ixzz0pBtaMfwC

Hey Guys, Just got the 2011 Police and Special Service Brochure. Inside front cover shows the 2012 Taurus PI, Then devotes 8 pages to 2011 CVPI, Then Shows 2010 F-150 and Expediion, Along with 2010 Escape and Fusion. Why not have the 2011's in this instead of 2010?

Any news on when we might see the 2011 MKS Order Guide? Lincolnvehicles.com has the 2011 MKS already up on the site. Thank You

Is it possible to get 2011 Milan and MKZ order guides as well? Thanks.

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Wrong again. Imagine that...