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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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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.
Last of the big cars
Rob Schantz, 06/21/2016
2011 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
16 of 16 people found this review helpful
Seats 6 adults. Huge trunk. Great road car. Only has 25,000 miles. Bought it at a greatly reduced price new as Mercury was closing down. Sticker was $34,000. Acquired in 2010.
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Edmunds is wrong
Martin/GA, 07/27/2010
2010 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
26 of 27 people found this review helpful
I see Edmunds has graciously given the GM a 6.5 where the owners have a 9.1. I will agree with the owners. Yes this car is outdated which caused me to keep looking. I kept coming back. It now has features no other car has, bench seats. All the newer cars have copied the Euros and the Japanese with bucket seats and hamster motors. These killed my back and I am not a senior citizen. My back does not hurt anymore and I actually look forward to going to work ( gliding to work). Flew to Las Vegas and road tripped it home at 27 MPG. I am getting 20.3 driving to work. My 08 Sentra only got 30. Edmunds, you keep your Acuras & Hondas with the narrow seats. My American bottom will be in an American car.
Real Good Car
1968joseph, 07/02/2010
2010 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
14 of 14 people found this review helpful
This car is great for people who are not trying to outdo the 'Hendersons' If you really want to put 5 people in a car, this is the only one that will do it. The Town Car is not made after this year from what I hear. I had a Chrysler 300 that was good, but my three kids -2,5 & 16 did not fit and the seats were hard as a rock. I don't need a race car or something that hangs in the curves like James Bond. I just like having a great car that is comfortable, dependable and quiet! Nothing else is made like it. As far as the design being outdated, the reason it is still around is that it works. I have had the '91 Lincoln, '95 Crown Vic and this one. They have been great. 4.6 is solid. Beats an SUV