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#1 of 4 '09 Mariner Hybrid vs '09 Saturn Vue Hybrid by cdeitschel Sep 16, 2008 (10:24 am)
I'm debating between getting one of these two .. from a pure price standpoint, I know the Mariner is a little more expensive but I would be curious to get thoughts from the forum on which one would be better in other aspects (such as reliability, performance, resale, etc). Thanks
#2 of 4 Mariner vs, Vue by russrdh Nov 26, 2008 (11:26 pm)
I've driven both and the Mariner seems more substantial not to mention technologically more advanced. I bought the 2007 Mariner with 15,000 mile and a restored/rebuilt title for $17,000 with tax and license. It was sideswiped and required a new hood, left front fender, passenger door and rear quarter panel. It looks like new and was priced $10,000 less than a similar (never been in an accident) Mariner at a local Mercury dealer. I don't have a warrantee but then I'm biased by my experiences with past Fords. 1982 Mercury Lynx 160,000 miles,1989 Ford Taurus 185,000 miles, 1996 Ford Taurus 212,000 miles. All these cars provided reliable transportation without significant repairs as these cars were still running fine when sold or traded-in, Ford does build cars equal to Toyota and Honda...I think even better!
#3 of 4 Update on my MMH by russrdh Mar 17, 2009 (11:49 pm)
I am now at 21,000 miles without a problem. With the warming weather the mpg is increasing as the car goes into and stays in EV mode longer. With 204 miles on the latest trip odometer I'm showing 37.2 mpg. I drive 94 miles a day in a combined 20 mile city and 74 mile highway commute. I set the cruise at 65 mph and leave it there while contunually monitoring the status of "Hybrid Drive". I wish there was an upgrade to the monitoring system that would combine the MPG screen with the ICE/EM screen. Maybe some new cool graphics. To further increase my MPG, I tried some "Pulstar Plugs" but they were not the right size for the vehicle. Still trying to get my money back from JC Whittney (or plugs that fit right). I used an electric windshield defroster this past winter to avoid the orange defrost position. Worked. Replies to this message: cdeitschel (Mar 18, 2009 10:05 am)
#4 of 4 Re: Update on my MMH [russrdh] by cdeitschel Mar 18, 2009 (10:05 am)
Replying to: russrdh (Mar 17, 2009 11:49 pm) Thanks for that info ... I did purchase a '09 Mariner Hybrid (Front Wheel) and have been averaging around 31 MPG and have around 2,000 miles on it so far. I'm hoping it will go up as well as the ECON is on more often.

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