The Mercury brand name of the Ford Motor Company began producing the mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) named Mercury Mountaineer in 2002. This was two years after the introduction of its cousin, the Ford Explorer. The Explorer and the Mountaineer are identical virtually in terms of hardware. The external designs of the two vehices are a little different, with the Mountaineer also having a more luxurious interior. The engine is also different, with the Mountaineer available in a 5.0 L 215 hp Windsor V8 powerplant. This makes the Mounaineer at least $1,000 more expensive than the Explorer. An increase in sales in the second year was brought about by an upgraded 4.0 L 205 hp Cologne V6 powerplant with a 5-speed 5R55E automatic transmission. Sales still lagged behind the Explorer, though.

Est. Price Range for Used Mercury Mountaineer: $1,200-$33,000
Est. MPG for Mercury Mountaineer: 14 City/20 Hwy
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The Mercury, along with the Explorer, got a major facelift in its second generation. Luxury features were added including a woodgrain finish to its trim, a radio deck in the rear, and a TV/DVD player on its rear seat. As a result, sales drastically increased, as well as brand loyalty. Owners of Mountaineers now intended to replace their old Mountaineers with another Mountaineer. The redesigned look that includes the waterfall grille and barred taillights would eventually lead the way to become Mercury’s new signature look, appearing on subsequent models.

Another redesigning happened in 2006 with more upscale interiors to make up for the void in the market left by the discontinued Lincoln Aviator. The current generation of Mercury Mountaineers also has a frame that has been heavily revised, redesigned wheels, and a navigation system that is DVD based, but does not come with HID lighting anymore.

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The Mercury Mystique was a variant of the Ford Contour that was rebadged when it was introduced in the market in 1995. This 4-door compact sedan lasted until 2000, marketed under the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company. The concept of the Mystique/Contour came from the Ford Mondeo. The Contour and Mystique filled the void left by the Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz when they were discontinued in 1995. They were based on the CDW27 platform by Ford. The Mystique was manufactured at the Kansas City Assembly plant of Ford.

The Mercury Mystique was first available in two trims, the entry-level GS and the upscale LS, both of which had a “sport” option. The base model was introduced for the 1997 model year, only to be discontinued after 2 years. Two engines were available for the Mystique, a 2.0 L Zetec I4 125 hp and a 2.5 L Duratec 25 V6 170 hp.

Estimated Price Range for Used Mercury Mystique: $500-$4,500
Estimated MPG for Mercury Mystique: 18 City/26 Hwy
Available Trims: Base, LS, GS
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The Mystique, along with the Contour and Mondeo, was targeted as a major project by the Ford Motor Company in Europe. The finished product of the development is a model that is larger than its predecessors, the Topaz and Tempo. When the Mystique was discontinued, no line of cars filled in the gap that it left in the market, at least for the Canadian and U.S. markets. In Mexico, the Mystique was replaced by a locally produced version of the Ford Mondeo developed in Europe. Through its short history, the Mystique still garnered distinction. It was included in the Ten Best list of Car and Driver magazine for three consecutive years, 1995 – 1997.

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The Mercury Sable is a brand of cars produced by the Ford Motor Company and marketed under the Mercury brand. The Sable brand was used twice, as a mid-size car from model years 1986 – 2005 model years and a full-size car for the 2008 and 2009 model years. The design of the Sable have been one of the most influential in American automotive history, as its trademark “lightbar”, a lamp with low wattage in between the two front headlamps.

The lightbar became a mainstay in all Mercury car designs, giving the vehicles a very modern, futuristic look, and was later copied by other automobile manufacturing companies. Relatively young in the automotive world, more than 2 million Sabres have already been sold around the world in its 23 year history. To think that it was only a rebadged version of the Ford Taurus.

Estimated Price Range for Used Mercury Sable: $500-$5,500
Estimated MPG for Mercury Sable: 17 City/25 Hwy
Available Trims: Base, GS, LS
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The Sable was first introduced with two models available, the base GS and the upscale LS. In its first year, more than 300,000 units of the Sable were sold. Several body type offerings have been stopped though the years of the Sabre’s existence, including the station wagon which was stopped in 2004. Meanwhile, the sedan type was made into a fleet vehicle and not for individual sale. The Sable was also awarded several distinctions like inclusion to Car and Driver magazine’s Ten Best list in 1986, 1990, and 1991. Ford chose to make the redesigned Ford Taurus their top priority, giving it more engineering and advertising allocation. In 2009, Ford opted to discontinue the Mercury Sable line.

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The Mercury Tracer is one of the few remaining car lines that are still being carried by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company. The Tracer is a compact car which has a platform based on the Mazda 323. The Mercury Tracer eventually replaced Mercury Lynx, which was derived from European car designs. Its counterpart in the Ford line is the Ford Escort. Introduced in 1987 for the model year 1988, it was Ford Laser’s rebadged version. At that time, the Ford Focus, also a restyled Mazda 323, was already on sale in the Australian and Asian markets.

Estimated Price Range for Used Mercury Tracer: $1,000-$3,000
Estimated MPG for Mercury Tracer: 24 City/34 Hwy
Available Trims: Base, LS, GS
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The Tracer was available in two body styles, the 5-door hatchback, which was assembled in Ford’s plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, and a 3-door hatchback, which is manufactured in Hiroshima, Japan. The first generation Tracer was available in only one engine, a 1.6 L B6 I4 with 82 horsepower. The second generation Tracer (1991 – 1997) had 2 engine options, a 1.9 L CVH I4 at 88 hp and a 1.8 L BP I4 with 127 hp. The 2nd generation Tracer wagon was only available in the base trim, while the Tracer sedan body type has a base and LTS trim. This generation of Tracers was included on Car and Driver magazine’s Ten Best for the year 1991.

The third generation Tracer (1997 – 1999) had different trim levels: Tracer sedan was available in GS and LS trims while the Tracer wagon was available in LS trim. There was only one engine option, the 2.0 L SPI 2000 I4 at 110 hp. In 1999, all Tracer and Escort wagon models were discontinued.

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The BMW X3 is a sports utility vehicle (SUV) which is the German automaker’s second entry in the SUV market after the X5. The X3 design is that of a compact crossover SUV which BMW developed in collaboration with an Austrian company, Magna Steyr, which also manufactures under contract with the German firm all of the X3s. The BMW X3 was launched in late 2003 with a four-wheel drive system called the xDrive which allows transparent intervention on vehicle instability prior to the driver being aware of the potential problem.

Estimated Price Range for Used BMW X3: $9,000-$23,000
Estimated MPG for BMW X3: 22 City/33 Hwy
Available Trims: 3.0i, 2.5i, 3.0si
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