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| I bought a new Mercury Mariner Hybrid. On the window sticker it said standard equipment - Radio Satellite Ready - Plays MP3's. Guess what, if you have the UPGRADED Radio/NAV system ($3700. Plus) It is NOT SATELLITE capable, nor will it play MP3 files. FORDS solution is an aftermarket velcro it to the dash Satellite radio from Best Buy. What a crock...This also applies to the Ford Escape. The dealer even looked it up and said it is Satellite capable....Beware if you want Satellite. Also, the navigation system is very awkward and difficult to use, unlike the system in say their Mountaineer which is great. FORD BLEW IT ON THIS. | |
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Are people having the same troubles with the Mariner as with the Escape hybrid? I saw several postings on the Escape about door locks, stalling in traffic, surging ahead at stoplights, new transmission at 5,000 miles, alignment needed brand new, even a piston through the engine block. Several people had had their new Excape hybrid in the shop more than a week within 6 mos. Convinced me NOT to get one. Now I am thinking Mariner or Highlander hybrid. I know the Highlander isn't getting the advertised mileage. Any thoughts? 
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Anyone have good or bad experience with the 2006 Mariner Hybrid? I have the opportunity to purchase one, 0% financing over 60 months, with $1,000 Ford money back and $1,000 dealer loyalty back. After tax and trade in, it should run in the $406 a month range.
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| Has anyone had success in installing running boards?? The dealership says it can't be done due to 300v wiring cerca the running board instalation area. If this is the case I sure wish Ford Engineers could have installed running boards at the KC Plant prior to wiring the vehicle. Don | |
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Replying to: russotom (Jul 29, 2006 3:30 am) With the Tax credit, hopefully will also reduce the initial cost and will be an additional savings. Previously, I had an older Mercury Villager Mini Van...and miss the roominess and larger cargo area....Really havn't had the car long enough to use the navagation system a whole lot, but when I get accustomed to all the features, I'm sure it will come in very handy....The audio system is very adequate...the six disc compartment under the passenger seat is strange, however, most efficient and easy to use..I do miss the automatic head light control on and off....No big deal though...The experience in electric mode is certainly different...Really quiet operation...Much like my electric golf cart...My wife really enjoys driving MY hybrid..likes the compactness of the car and warning system for objects behind the car...She says, "I can park it on a dime"...Sitting higher in the SUV gives her more confidence in driving...Hope this info is helpfull to you... |
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Replying to: russotom (Jul 29, 2006 3:30 am) It has been quite solid. I use it mostly for commuting (30 minutes and about 15-20 miles each way - twice a day). MPG hovers around 31 if I drive economically - drops to 29-30 when I am late, driving non-hybridish, etc. I did have it in a couple of days after purchase because the hybrd display (this vehicle has the nav system with hybrid display) stopped working - no MPG graphs, no power transfer display. After swapping the dash unit with another vehicle (no luck), they checked and found a Ford advisory about this symptom being caused by a failed module (an fuel economy power flow interface module). Swapping that module corrected the problem. The vehicle drives well. This one is loaded (premium package, moonroof). There is an occasional rattle (metal clinking - like a seatbelt buckle) that is in the left rear area, most pronounced when I have passengers in the back seat - I don't know that this is a quality thing, or just something I have to track down and secure/move. The navigation system stinks, IMHO. Response time is slow, 12 CD's are a pain (you can't load them in the 6 CD changer), and the "driver protection" interlock insures you can't program it most of the time (no destination selection allowed when the vehicle is in motion - so your passenger can't do anything to help). If it weren't for the fact you have to get the nav system to get the hybrid fuel economy/energy flow display (and why get a hybrid if you don't have a pretty display to show it working , I would recommend everyone avoid the nav system. (If you get a chance to try it out in a show room, ask it to show you how to get to US Cellular field in Chicago - home of the 2005 World Series Champion White Sox - I live less than 40 miles from the field and the nav system told me it was a 1000+ miles and headed me towards the west coast -ick). Things I wish Mercury had included are: - auto headlamps (it's been a long time since I had a car without these - it is a minor annoyance to remember to manually turn lights on and off). - exterior temperature sensor (really - the thing can tell you where all the electrons are, but doesn't have a clue about the temperature on the far side of the glass - for $500+ installed, you can get Ford's temp/compass/homelink rear view mirror) - Homelink transmitter - I just want to get the garage door opener out of my line of vision.
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I TOTALLY agree with Russotom about the Nav system, plain and simple it sucks big time. I also share his frustraion with the headlights and temperature, how foolish to have a Techie vehicle like this and not even be able to tell the outside Temperature. Furthur, when I bought my Mariner I never saw or drove it first. It came from another dealer and they had to send someone 100 miles to get it, this all happened because my 2004 Lincoln LS's computer fried while hundreds of miles from home. Even though it was still under warantee they did not have one so they made me this offer. I was told that the Nav system radio was satellite ready......WRONG, LIE..Also, it said the CD player would play MP3's....WRONG, LIE....Ford did pay for an aftermarket Satellite system that just sounds AWFUL...compare it to a BAD FM station, and Velcroed to the dashboard it looks real pretty too. I have owned Ford vehicles all my life, this is the last one. Mileage......I cannot get it above 24 no matter how I drive. Granted I live in Fort Lauderdale where the a/c is on constant, but I rarely turn it to max (engine on all the time).. FORD blew it on this vehicle in my opinion. I would have never bought it knowing what I know now. That $3700. nav/radio system is worthless. Ten miles from home using it to take me home puts me on side streets, once it took me down a dead end and then a dirt alley. The selling dealer also told me it had a 110 volt outlet in it, still have not found that... If you are thinking about one of these vehicles, check all of this out throughly....After I get my tax credit I am trading it in for a Lexus.. 
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I disconnected both front halfshafts and discarded them and then figured out a way to energize the rear driveline electromagnetic clutch coupling? Would I then have a viable RWD hybrid instead of a patently UNSAFE FWD or front biased AWD/4WD? Could I use it as a TOAD with the rear clutch not energized? |
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According to www.drivezen.com, the new 2008 Mercury Mariner will have a DVD navigation system and roll stability control. It's not clear whether the air conditioner will function OK with just the electric propulsion (according to Edmunds' reviewers of the Ford Escape Hybrid, they had to run the AC at max level, which then caused the gasoline engine to run). The specs look pretty good.
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