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Don't buy this car.
clm0675, 04/03/2002
1995 Mercury Mystique GS 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
1995 was the first model year, and I've had nothing but problems from day 1. I only have 86,000 miles on it and am ready to get rid of it.
The Mecury MYSTAKE
tbeau, 04/15/2002
1995 Mercury Mystique GS 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
wish someone would steal it and blow it up. big money pit. was in the shop for a total of a month and cost over $2000 to get it to run so we could get rid of it. i think i could probably sell my bike for more than this car is worth. DO NOT BUY ONE!!!
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mystique, 09/27/2003
1995 Mercury Mystique LS 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The car has been reliable over the years, needing only normal maintenance with an occasional change of tires, brake pads. When 6 years old it needed an overhaul of the exhaust system for about $1400. Now at 8 years old it just passed inspection of the exhaust with only 4 ppm.
Mercury Mistake
KAndrews, 12/18/2021
1995 Mercury Mystique LS 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
We bought one of these fairly new, soon after our second son was born. Before I had it paid off, I was taking it in for $300-500 repairs almost monthly. A coworker I consulted started calling it the. Mercury Mistake. He was right. It was a nice-looking car, but after awhile, was besieged with problems. I pulled off the highway, close to work one day, and a big puff of smoke blew out from under my hood. That was the end of the Merc! I've not bought a Ford since then, but had great luck with two Chevy Impalas.
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Discontinued For A Reason #2
jon_k, 12/27/2002
1996 Mercury Mystique LS 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car is a money pit. I will agree that it is fun to drive, but that's all of the positive experience I have had. I was skeptical about Ford products before purchasing this car and now I know why. This car has been in the shop way too many times for recalls and repairs. The latest issue is a flashing transmission overdrive light at 105k miles. It will cost $1200 to repair it or about $2000 for a new transmission. This car is completely unreliable and not worthy of spending good money to repair. I have done my part in keeping up with the maintenance schedule, but this car has failed me time and time again.