Versa-Tech 118 Posted December 1, 2011 Sources say: that Ford is considering on reviving Merc[ury] as it's premium brand. That's not a typo either, as word is (err... documented proposals) that, what was once, Mercury will now be referred to as "Merc" in official speech Though the Mercury name will still be represented, when written... but only on documents, as Merc[urie]s [going forward] will only be defined as such by logo and design language. Sound crazy? I'm sure my sentence structure helped :P ...as was the intention This proposal also ...proposes (LOL)... that the Lincoln brand be phased out, or reduced to a single architecture... err model. I know, blasphemy... but so was the whole round earth idea. Could this "Merc" be the luxury brand we wished lincoln could be?.. or is this just a load of crap? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twintornados 2,225 Posted December 1, 2011 Sources say: that Ford is considering on reviving Merc[ury] as it's premium brand. That's not a typo either, as word is (err... documented proposals) that, what was once, Mercury will now be referred to as "Merc" in official speech Though the Mercury name will still be represented, when written... but only on documents, as Merc[urie]s [going forward] will only be defined as such by logo and design language. Sound crazy? I'm sure my sentence structure helped :P ...as was the intention This proposal also ...proposes (LOL)... that the Lincoln brand be phased out, or reduced to a single architecture... err model. I know, blasphemy... but so was the whole round earth idea. Could this "Merc" be the luxury brand we wished lincoln could be?.. or is this just a load of crap? Sources ....? Where? Who? C'mon man....really? Ford just paid off dealers to close Mercury down.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boss444 85 Posted December 1, 2011 This sounds like an Onion story... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deanh 1,936 Posted December 1, 2011 answer...crap....imagine the backlash from all the revamped stores with the HUGE Lincoln sign out front...... :shades: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PREMiERdrum 2,114 Posted December 1, 2011 Somebody, somewhere, is having a good laugh at the fact that this little nugget made it all the way to the WWW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fgts 149 Posted December 1, 2011 This may give the rwd large Lincoln rumor some traction. Have most of Lincolns line up as well as a Cougar based of the Mustang as Mercury and just have the Navigatior and the large sedan/coupe as Lincoln. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fgts 149 Posted December 1, 2011 This may give the rwd large Lincoln rumor some traction. Have most of Lincolns line up as well as a Cougar based of the Mustang as Mercury and just have the Navigatior and the large sedan/coupe as Lincoln. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edstock 500 Posted December 1, 2011 2015 is the centennial for Lincoln as a marque. The 2015 MY should be interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2b2 229 Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) or THUD! This had better not be a cruel joke! & it's a bit ahead of my Mercury: Mission 2020 timeline &but Lincoln without a Continental doesn't really EXIST anyway &tho if they boost the luxury & features & styling on all the F-Awd's add a "Lincoln-worthy" Mustang-co-platformed COUGAR and just have the GRwdP Continental as the only Lincoln car (don't personally CARE about the Navidinosaur) IT COULDN"T BE ANY WORSE Edited December 2, 2011 by 2b2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardJensen 3,436 Posted December 2, 2011 File under "N" for "No way." 1 97svtgoin05gt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jpd80 3,618 Posted December 2, 2011 After Ford spent money killing Mercury and promising to spend big time on Lincoln? I can't see a Mercury revival happening...ever, it just goes against everything Mulally has done to simplify Ford.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
probowler 874 Posted December 2, 2011 I also heard that in order to combat this latest move, GM is killing Cadillac and coming out with their own new Luxury brand, Jupiter. While documentation will refer to the brand as Jupiter, it will simply be known as "Jupe". 6 aneekr, Mark B. Morrow, Versa-Tech and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weiweishen 42 Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) Sources say: that Ford is considering on reviving Merc[ury] as it's premium brand. That's not a typo either, as word is (err... documented proposals) that, what was once, Mercury will now be referred to as "Merc" in official speech Though the Mercury name will still be represented, when written... but only on documents, as Merc[urie]s [going forward] will only be defined as such by logo and design language. Sound crazy? I'm sure my sentence structure helped :P ...as was the intention This proposal also ...proposes (LOL)... that the Lincoln brand be phased out, or reduced to a single architecture... err model. I know, blasphemy... but so was the whole round earth idea. Could this "Merc" be the luxury brand we wished lincoln could be?.. or is this just a load of crap? Christmas is coming, we need better joke! Here is a one. The pharmaceutical company Merck will merge with Ford motor company, so that Ford can sell a premium car called Merck.And Merck can sell a antiviral drug called Lincoln. Due to some unknown reason, Ford mis-spell Merck as Merc, both companies believe that Merc is a better name than Merck is, so they decide to call it Merc. Edited December 2, 2011 by weiweishen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardJensen 3,436 Posted December 2, 2011 Lincoln will, of course, be the Cadillac of anti-virals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moosetang 264 Posted December 2, 2011 V-T, go easy on the sauce. It can ruin your life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickF1011 1,969 Posted December 2, 2011 Would never fly. Not to mention that "Merc" is often used by Europeans as shorthand for Mercedes-Benz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tico 7 Posted December 2, 2011 Yeah and Fiat - Chrysler should stop selling cars under the Dodge name and bring back AMC. Dodge should be used only for trunks. MY 2015 American Motors cars will include the Hornet, Gremlin, Ambassador, and of course the all new downsized and modernized Challenger will be called Javelin! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickF1011 1,969 Posted December 2, 2011 Yeah and Fiat - Chrysler should stop selling cars under the Dodge name and bring back AMC. Dodge should be used only for trunks. MY 2015 American Motors cars will include the Hornet, Gremlin, Ambassador, and of course the all new downsized and modernized Challenger will be called Javelin! Don't leave out the Flying Matador!! 1 97svtgoin05gt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
97svtgoin05gt 111 Posted December 2, 2011 Haven't seen such a large pile of BS on BON in some time. No way Jose'. Not buying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Versa-Tech 118 Posted December 3, 2011 Happy December Fools!.. fools... For those of you that took this as it was intended, congratulations on maintaining a sense of humor. For those of you who actually believed I was serious.... well, oh well. I guess, even the most painfully obvious joke, couldn't be obvious enough... but then again, amidst the ridiculous satirical nature of the post, I've actually seen stuff similar to this on that "other" forum (starts with a C and ends with a 5). Cheers, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2b2 229 Posted December 3, 2011 ...and another one goes on the Naughty List :shakes head: enjoy your lump of coal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twintornados 2,225 Posted December 4, 2011 Happy December Fools!.. fools... For those of you that took this as it was intended, congratulations on maintaining a sense of humor. For those of you who actually believed I was serious.... well, oh well. I guess, even the most painfully obvious joke, couldn't be obvious enough... but then again, amidst the ridiculous satirical nature of the post, I've actually seen stuff similar to this on that "other" forum (starts with a C and ends with a 5). Cheers, Hope you enjoy your status as troll in the realm of the likes of P71Crown_Vic, mlhm5, T-Stag, and the quickly rising Ford Jellymoulds.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fordmantpw 2,882 Posted December 4, 2011 Hope you enjoy your status as troll in the realm of the likes of P71Crown_Vic, mlhm5, T-Stag, and the quickly rising Ford Jellymoulds.... There's a difference between trolling and joking. This was obviously a joke, and to lump VT in with that group is, well, inaccurate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Versa-Tech 118 Posted December 5, 2011 Hope you enjoy your status as troll in the realm of the likes of P71Crown_Vic, mlhm5, T-Stag, and the quickly rising Ford Jellymoulds.... Quickly rising Ford Jellymoulds? More like quickly recovering :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
