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Any Ford dealer can service a Mercury. Parts, like interior parts might be a problem 10 years out. You can still get Oldsmobile parts and service at most GM dealers.
Ducit Amour Hybridae
Mark Smith
Master Certifited Technician
Tempus non reparabilis fugit
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
Best Tank 35.0 MPG
Any Ford dealer can service a Mercury. Parts, like interior parts might be a problem 10 years out. You can still get Oldsmobile parts and service at most GM dealers.
Oh, I realize that, but it would affect resale... not that hybrids have to worry about resale with gas so high.
Yes, the resale would be effected. I got next to nothing for my Contour when I traded it in, arguably because the model was discontinued. I have heard that the resale value of Olds' has taken a hit too. Honestly though, except for whatever "hybrid factor" effects prices, I wouldn't expect either the FEH or MMH to have a stellar resale value based on how American cars don't tend to hold their value very well.
I intent to own the MMH long enough that resale value was not a consideration when buying it. Who knows though--at the rate we're going, gas will be well over $7.00/g by the time I would sell so the value might be a lot more solid than most American cars...
The resale value of the hybrid version of a vehicle is significantly greater than the non-hybrid version. I would expect that to continue in the future.
2005 4WD Escape Hybrid
Best Interstatetank trip E20 MPG 34.6 for 271 miles along I-80 in Indiana and Ohio. May 2008
Best multiple road tank trip E20 MPG 36.2 for 202 miles in Southwestern Pa. July 2008.
Best multiple road tank trip E50 38.1 MG for 246 miles in Northern Wisconsin Aug 2012
The dealer that I bought my 2008 Mariner from was closed/consolidated into a Ford dealership recently. I don't anticipate any service issues from the Ford dealership, but until I go through one, I won't know for sure.
The dealer that I bought my 2008 Mariner from was closed/consolidated into a Ford dealership recently. I don't anticipate any service issues from the Ford dealership, but until I go through one, I won't know for sure.
You'll be served as well as any FEH owner by that dealership. The vehicles are identical except for the cosmetic touches.
MMH? Will Mercury be there to service it?
