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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.88 out of 5 stars

Mercury Mariner

Brad Moats, 03/10/2005
2005 Mercury Mariner Luxury Fwd 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

We just bought this car and we love it. It is the perfect size for us, plenty of room in the back, the V6 engine is powerful. I would recommend it to anyone.

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1.75 out of 5 stars

Worst Vehicle I've Ever Owned

NoToMariner, 05/13/2005
2005 Mercury Mariner Premier AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have owned my Mariner less than a month and I have already determined this is the worst vehicle I have ever owned. After only two weeks, permanent stains showed up on the side panels from some liquid that had been thrown up by the tires. The dealer claimed it was Armour All from the tires but agreed to repaint all of the panels because they shouldn't have stained so easily. That process took over a week. There is also a noise inside the door that sounds like a ball bearing rolling around--the source can't be found. A $32,000 vehicle should not have this many initial problems!

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Awesome SUV with some small issues

Sean, 09/04/2005
2005 Mercury Mariner Premier AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I love my Mariner. I bought it a week ago but I do regret buying it a little in the middle of this gas crisis... oh well. I have experienced some buzz/crackling with the speakers and the subwoofer is nothing close to the Infinity sub I have in my basement. However, the stereo sounds great when there is no distortion in the speakers. I wish Ford would update their plain and boring entertainment clusters. The rest of the car looks great. The suede insets on my seats are already a little marked up and I don't know how I should go about cleaning them -- if at all. The knobs on the roof rack were murder on my thumbs. Are those things meant to be turned? LOL Overall I am very happy with it.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

third suv

BRENDA SAVGE, 11/12/2004
2005 Mercury Mariner Premier AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

we went looking for another suv- had an explorer- traded in for expedition- which saved my life in a rollover on ice-- bought another expedition- and now we wher in of a second car/suv- in looking around at other models- we settled on the marnier on first site- bought the suv- without even test driving- and then drove it home 27 miles from the dealer-- and loved every minute of that drive- looking forward to taking the suv this weekend to las vegas- and given the expedition a rest...

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4 out of 5 stars

Mariner

ElleElle, 02/10/2005
2005 Mercury Mariner Premier AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

First SUV I've owned -- love it!! Minor annoyances include bad placement of heated seat control, gas guzzler, and poor rear view/back-up view.

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