sutty2006 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 So I’ve sold the Mercury to a fellow shitter. And offered to deliver it down to Bristol for fuel dollar. Brother following in his German long roof. Mercury running a dream, cruising down the motorway with ease. So comfy. Poo count 1. Stopped at frankley choke and puke for a 10-100. Sunny Jim, GrumpiusMaximus, LightBulbFun and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 Breakfast time cheeky Greg’s bacon n sausage roll Cavcraft, Spiny Norman, LightBulbFun and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 *Scotch Egg and you might have had a Pint with it *frying squad not outside checking tyres, of course 😕 sutty2006, Steviemillar and Cavcraft 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 That's totally the sort of car I'd own if I lived in North America Cord Fourteener, Cavcraft, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 For wafting along at around the legal limit there is no finer way of proceeding......... Cavcraft, sutty2006, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 39 minutes ago, Shep Shepherd said: That's totally the sort of car I'd own if I lived in North America Ditto, and I already do! Shep Shepherd and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 Congratulations to Steve79 of this parish. He loves it. I had a good woft down the motorway and I could have happily kept going it’s that comfortable. I will genuinely miss this car and I hope Steve has lots of enjoyment out of it. chodweaver, Shep Shepherd, richardmorris and 22 others 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 minute ago, sutty2006 said: Congratulations to Steve79 of this parish. He loves it. I had a good woft down the motorway and I could have happily kept going it’s that comfortable. I will genuinely miss this car and I hope Steve has lots of enjoyment out of it. #wollardingtwat dome, danthecapriman, LightBulbFun and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, Steve79 said: #wollardingtwat* *but STILL, thinner than me..... Cord Fourteener and Steve79 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Chod speed the Mercury! sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 5 hours ago, sutty2006 said: Modern cars are just so big nowadays! dome, Dan_ZTT, DSdriver and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Just for reference, the mercury is both wider and longer than my 2020 Transit Custom LWB Wack, 808 Estate, scdan4 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Nearly a foot longer and 3 inch's wider than our Cadillac! RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Nearly a foot longer and 3 inch's wider than our Cadillac! Yet that pic of me with the mercury makes it look small. Camera adds 5 stone don't you know! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing this when the Haynes Breakfast meets start up again! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 Dammit! ive got a haynes manual for this...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Nearly a foot longer and 3 inch's wider than our Cadillac! Is that the Northstar engine at that age? I drove a J reg years ago. 4.9 GM V8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, MJK 24 said: Is that the Northstar engine at that age? I drove a J reg years ago. 4.9 GM V8. Yes a 4.6 Northstar. MJK 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Blimey, enough valves in there to start your own valve shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Steve79 said: Just for reference, the mercury is both wider and longer than my 2020 Transit Custom LWB And yet these were downsized for 79, the earlier full size fords were even bigger! Lovely car with proper comfort from the velour seats, none of this cold leather nonsense. eddyramrod and sutty2006 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 42 minutes ago, cort1977 said: And yet these were downsized for 79, the earlier full size fords were even bigger! Lovely car with proper comfort from the velour seats, none of this cold leather nonsense. They did spec these with leather. Probably an expensive option in the late 80s, but who wants cold ass leather when you can have warm plush velour, besides, if you cornered too hard with leather seats you’d slide right out of the belt and end up in the passenger seat. 😂 Steve79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Can we make this a landyacht big boi appreciation thread? Great to see the Merc has finally found a buyer btw! Peter C, timolloyd and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 8 hours ago, Steve79 said: Just for reference, the mercury is both wider and longer than my 2020 Transit Custom LWB Amazing I was quite tempted by this as well, if you fancy selling it to me in a year or two that would be ideal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 4 hours ago, SiC said: I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing this when the Haynes Breakfast meets start up again! 😉 Si, you're welcome to pop over and have a drive anytime 👍 SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Schaefft said: Can we make this a landyacht big boi appreciation thread? Great to see the Merc has finally found a buyer btw! The irony is that people complained this generation of s-class was way too big and yet the mercury is still 20cm longer and 10cm wider than the 500sel in the pic!!! Schaefft and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 10 hours ago, Steve79 said: The irony is that people complained this generation of s-class was way too big and yet the mercury is still 20cm longer and 10cm wider than the 500sel in the pic!!! Same with my Mark VIII. It's just a two door coupe, yet the same size as a lwb W140. In the end it's really just the length that makes a tiny difference to all the SUVs (and vans) people drive nowadays anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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