3 definitions by Vidame
Produced 1986-2005, 2008-2009
Ostensibly, the more luxurious counterpart to the Ford Taurus mid-size sedan. Was initially conceived as a more stylistically intriguing option for family sedan buyers who were dissatisfied with the malaise of the segment and thought the Taurus too mainstream for their tastes. The first and second generation Sable offered a futuristic-looking low-wattage light bar between the headlights in place of a traditional grille , modest fender skirts for aerodynamic appeal, and a wrap-around rear window arrangement that reduced blind spot size. Over the years, it became increasingly less distinguished from the Taurus and inevitably met its fate as it failed to hold on to the market segment as anything but a more costly Ford.
Ostensibly, the more luxurious counterpart to the Ford Taurus mid-size sedan. Was initially conceived as a more stylistically intriguing option for family sedan buyers who were dissatisfied with the malaise of the segment and thought the Taurus too mainstream for their tastes. The first and second generation Sable offered a futuristic-looking low-wattage light bar between the headlights in place of a traditional grille , modest fender skirts for aerodynamic appeal, and a wrap-around rear window arrangement that reduced blind spot size. Over the years, it became increasingly less distinguished from the Taurus and inevitably met its fate as it failed to hold on to the market segment as anything but a more costly Ford.
by Vidame April 18, 2017
Produced 1975-2011
The flagship full-size sedan of the Mercury marque for the entirety of its lifetime that remained almost completely unchanged from 1983 onward. It was the mid-level variant of the Ford panther platform, positioned between the Ford Crown Victoria (LTD) and Lincoln Town Car as a moderately upscale body-on-frame, V8 engined, six-passenger sedan. It was largely marketed toward an elderly demographic that appreciated its decidedly traditional appeal and didn't want to see it changed. Eventually, however, the generation who had kept it in production (and, realistically, the entire Mercury brand for that matter) died off and only a small but fierce band of metro hipster cucks and southern hicks remained to petition its inexorable demise.
Notable features included: genuine fake wood inserts on every single interior dash and door panel, superbly soft dual bench seats for elderly keisters, a chrome-clad three or four speed automatic transmission column-shifter for ease of usage by arthritis-afflicted hands, a capacious trunk to be used for nothing other than hauling bags of hand-crocheted doilies, and an utterly isolating suspension and power-steering system to prevent intrusion of any kind from the outside world during the weekly twenty kilometer per hour joyride to the bingo hall.
The flagship full-size sedan of the Mercury marque for the entirety of its lifetime that remained almost completely unchanged from 1983 onward. It was the mid-level variant of the Ford panther platform, positioned between the Ford Crown Victoria (LTD) and Lincoln Town Car as a moderately upscale body-on-frame, V8 engined, six-passenger sedan. It was largely marketed toward an elderly demographic that appreciated its decidedly traditional appeal and didn't want to see it changed. Eventually, however, the generation who had kept it in production (and, realistically, the entire Mercury brand for that matter) died off and only a small but fierce band of metro hipster cucks and southern hicks remained to petition its inexorable demise.
Notable features included: genuine fake wood inserts on every single interior dash and door panel, superbly soft dual bench seats for elderly keisters, a chrome-clad three or four speed automatic transmission column-shifter for ease of usage by arthritis-afflicted hands, a capacious trunk to be used for nothing other than hauling bags of hand-crocheted doilies, and an utterly isolating suspension and power-steering system to prevent intrusion of any kind from the outside world during the weekly twenty kilometer per hour joyride to the bingo hall.
Phyllis used to own a blue '99 Mercury Grand Marquis--that is, until she backed it into the Sears display window. Her family always said that car was too much for an old woman to handle.
by Vidame April 19, 2017
A cheapo luxo-barge formerly produced by Chrysler. Massive boat of a car decked with copious quantities fake chrome which peels with age. The inside is like grandma's living room-- cloth sofas and plentiful fake wood plastered over the flimsy plastic dash. luxobarge chrysler cumbersome frumpy mercury buick oldsmobile
by Vidame April 2, 2016