1997 Mercury Villager GS review from North America
"I turned in to Tony Soprano"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Transmission at 102k.
Rear wiper motor.
Rear tires.
Rear axles.
Turning signals.
Inside lights.
Rear door.
Side door is stuck on safety lock (can only open from inside)
Brakes squeak louder than I can yell.
Power windows and locks don't work.
Horn don't work.
Air conditioner.
Heater.
Last but not least Very bad rattling at high and low speeds.
General comments?
I don't know if any of you watch the show The Sopranos, but on one of the later episodes Tony and Paulie drove down to Florida in the same van I have. It looked just like mine and it was in the same color (bright red). However they never seemed to have any problem with that van. With this van when this van causes trouble every time, you saw when Tony got angry. That's what happens to me. This is because I have to spend a lot of money to a point that I cannot afford another car. Not even another junk mobile. I cannot even spend more on repairs.
The Nissan Quest is on the same platform. The Ford motor company and Nissan never cares about the bad ways the make their vehicles. They just want to earn more and more money to continue to make more of their usual crap garbage hunk of junk vehicles, just to drive customers to a point that they want to kill somebody.
Now when I ever get to the point when I can get another car, I will drop from Tony Soprano and form back to my old happy self, and then I will never buy another Ford or Nissan. I don't even know how those 2 manufacturers are best selling.
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| A joy, would buy again without hesitation |
| Over all a good buy... so far |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1997 |
| Year of manufacture | 1996 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 1 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 80000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 115000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 23rd April, 2008 |