I have always drove fords but since the Mercury was a demo and less money decided to give it a try and we have not regretted it at all.

I bought this vehicle in 2004 and have always done the routine maintenance on it. It has been very reliable. I have never had a breakdown on the road. One of the best things is that it has a lot of legroom and headroom for tall people. It can hold a lot of stuff. We have moved several times and have not had to rent a moving van. We can use the van and make multiple trips. We can take the seats out and fit our couch in it. The recliners will fit one at a time. The van has nice big windows with few blind spots. It is raised up higher than cars so you have a nice viewpoint advantage. My granddaughters car seat sets in the first row of seats where you can keep an eye on her and she will get the benefit of the view and the heater or air conditioning. I did have a little trouble at first learning how to park it. I scraped the paint and got hung up against the pole. Now that I have driven it for so long I don't have any trouble with parking. I get fairly good gas mileage for such a large vehicle.