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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2010 Grand Marquis, so we've included reviews for other years of the Grand Marquis since its last redesign.
Great Car For Tall Drivers
DavidW9819, 07/12/2015
2009 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
27 of 27 people found this review helpful
I'm 6'3" and 300 lbs., and most cars made since 2000 are WAY too small to accommodate a man my size. Not so with the 2009 Grand Marquis. I have more headroom and legroom in this car than I'll ever need, although the back seat is a bit cramped. That's not an issue for me, as I rarely have any passengers in the car with me, and if I did odds are they'd be a lot smaller than me and just fine with the rear seat accommodations. I bought this car in 2011 for less than 1/2 the original MSRP and something like 27 K on the odometer because it was a fleet vehicle and the Grand Marquis was slated to go out of production that year. In the four years I've owned this car, the only maintenance costs I've had are a new set of tires and regular oil changes. I wouldn't even had to purchase new tires if the ones that were on the car when I purchased it hadn't dry-rotted. (I live in the West, and the desert sun and heat rots rubber like you wouldn't believe.) The steering column shaft was replaced under recall by the local Ford dealership in April 2015 even though my car is six years old, so kudos to Ford for having the integrity to stand behind its products even though they've discontinued the Mercury nameplate. The only downside of the car are the low (around 11) MPG's, but that's probably because I do mostly city driving and run the A/C (terrific, by the way) 8-9 months of the year. Fortunately, my round trip mileage to work is less than 10 miles, so even with gas currently at $3.15/gallon locally, the low MPG isn't really an issue for me. I'm sure that the fuel economy would probably double if I drove on the interstate more often. The 2009 Grand Marquis is one of two vehicles (the other being the Ford Ranger) that I wish Ford hadn't discontinued. Both are reliable, low maintenance vehicles that will easily go 200,000 miles with proper care. Hey Ford, how about making more vehicles without all the latest gadgets for us old guys?
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Muscle Luxuary Car Roars like a V-8
Steady Eddie, 12/31/2018
updated 01/27/2025
2010 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
23 of 23 people found this review helpful
When I heard Ford was not making this car past 2010 - 2011, I flocked to the Mercury Lincoln Dealer and bought a new "Ultimate" Grand Marquis. I sold my 2003 to a relative. I viewed a video on you tube where a 93 yr. old owner was getting a dual exhaust put on his 2003 Mercury. Well at 73 I thought I'm not waiting til I'm 93, I'm getting a Borla dual exhaust put on it and a K&N air filter on the 4.6 V-8. This upped the h.p. and acceleration and gas mileage of the vehicle. In my book, there is nothing better than the sound of the roar of a V-8, rear wheel drive equipped with Michelin tires. And since the car has an installed tachometer, why not add the above mentioned! I'm from the old school, I don't need all the complicated electronics and I can add a GPS to my wind shield. I love the cushy ride, it is very comfortable. Mercury will be turning 10 years old in March 2020. It is still reliable and serving us well. The sound of the dual exhaust turns a lot of heads! It still has that nice cushy smooth ride. This is an update on my Mercury: The automatic transmission would not operate in reverse but was fine going in drive and shifting. I had to have it replaced and lucky for me, I have an extended mechanical electrical warranty that paid the majority cost of a replacement remanufactured transmission. We were out of the car for 2 weeks but thankfully we got it back with a replaced tranny. That was done by a major Ford dealership here in the Dundalk, MD. area. Also a couple of days ago a check engine light came on and it was diagnosed code PO301; no. 1 cylinder of the 4.6 L 281c V-8 had a bad ignition coil which was replaced and code cleared, so car is up and running great again! I figure that an 11 year old car is going to have problems and my Ford dealership along with my favorite local auto mechanical garage can take care of the problems. Update: My Mercury Grand Marquis is going to turn 12 years old and I decided to eliminate the air ride suspension and go with Strut Master steel coil springs and shock absorbers for the rear suspension and new struts and shock adsorbers for the front suspension. These items are from North Carolina, made in the USA. Now I don't have to worry about the air shocks leaking air, collapsing and the air pump burning up trying to keep air in the shocks. It can be very expensive to replace the air suspension and I don't have to worry about my Mercury sinking down at the rear. The mechanical suspension in the rear has a nice ride and I am happy with it. Update: No changes, car is holding its own, still reliable and dependable! Update: Merc is turning 13 years old still running great, everything that I can think of it working fine, just oil changes and normal maintenance done on it. We will be taking it to Ziebart for it's annual preparation for undercoating, exterior paint protection and interior cloth protection to the seats. I am now at the age to officially drive a grandpa car! Now it is 2024 and I am 79 and was 73 when I started writing this review. Time is marching on my Panther car is around 14 years old with body on frame with the smooth ride. I like watching videos on the channel you tube "Love What You Drive" So far I have removed the wide side body molding on the right and left hand sides of my car and replaced with 3/4" chrome molding. I think it gives my Merc a Lincoln Town car look. Reliable car the Mercury is and quite a daily driver. I had to replace some center wheel hub covers as the original were detioriating and fell off and got lost. When these are removed when the wheels are taken off for tire rotating, etc. they lose their grip to stay on. No complaints about the car; everything works. Oh yea, just remembered I had to have the front end shocks and struts replaced when I hit a gigantic pot hole at 65 m.p.h.! Update: My Panther car is still running great! I removed some failing fading molding on the front and rear of the car and replaced with new 3/4" chrome molding to dress the car up. Bought some Ford touch up paint stick Silver Birch Metallic and touched up some dings, chips and parking lot minor scratches.
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good car
Thomas Miller, 04/24/2016
2009 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
23 of 23 people found this review helpful
I got this car with 12000 miles and put on additional 100000 on it. I got as high as 28 mpg and lowest was 16 mpg.. comfort hard to beat the big sled. Ride is soft and pretty quiet. I took many long trips without a bit of trouble. I always run synethic oils and its like new yet. Wish they were still made.
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10,000 miles per month
LimoDriver, 10/29/2010
2009 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
19 of 19 people found this review helpful
I am a limo driver. We have a fleet of Linc/Mercs/Ford E350 vans and a Rolls Royce Silver Spur. The owner is religious on oil changes and tire rotations on these vehicles. They drive from Pa to JFK, Manhattan, NY, Newark, NJ and etc DAILY. That is 10,000/MONTH/vehicle! They are flawless, reliable, comfy and great mpg on the hwy. City driving isn't as good as hwy. I've driven Gr Marquis in snow storms to JFK to pick-up passengers already. Stop beating these cars up. The trunk space is nearly big enough to haul 1/2 a house! Ford is making a terrible mistake dropping this car in 2011. I am very partial to them and have owned 3 Gr Marq's myself with NO REGRETS!
Great Value
dave, 08/20/2010
2010 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
17 of 17 people found this review helpful
This car hasn't changed in years and that's why it is good. They've got all the problems worked out. You can usually pick up a new for 25K at the end of the year. You can pick up a 3 year old used one for $10k that will go another 100K miles. Highway mileage is 27. And those are non-tiring miles. It's extremely safe. You can tow. I built a roof rack and can haul lumber like a pickup. A used one would make a great family car for someone with not much to spend. The only drawbacks would be comments from your friends. But you can laugh all the way to the bank.