Mercury Life!

"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562)
12/14/2018 at 11:34 • Filed to: Mercury, MERCURYMUSCLE, mercury capri, MIGHTY RALLY MILAN, Mercury Mountaineer

Last month we had to replace our Jeep Commander, The IceBox. You guys saw we snagged a really cool JKU Rubicon with crazy low miles.

But w hat you didn’t see was that instead of a rental for the 20+ days that we were out a vehicle, we had a loaner from my in-laws. And then we hit peak Mercury.

3 g lorious Mercurys in 1 shot!

Please excuse the crap my son left on the back of my 82 Capri RS 5.0 , it is now cleaned off.

DISCUSSION (21)

shop-teacher > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/14/2018 at 12:35

Many much Mercury !

Any progress on the Capri? Now that the RallyMetro is dead, the search is on for its replacement.

Urambo Tauro > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/14/2018 at 12:50

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > shop-teacher
12/14/2018 at 13:43

I’ve unfortunately had zero progress on it. there’s been too much going on to even touch it - which makes me very sad.

I heard about the RallyMetro, that also made me sad.

May I recommend another ridiculous vehicle? 90's Mercury Capri with a hard top. Cheap, silly, FWD and occasionally turbo’ed.

also recommend a Ford EXP or Mercury LN7, they were my next choice after a Capri

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/14/2018 at 14:19

Well, someone’s gotta be a fan of Mercurys . It was good of you to take one for the team.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > shop-teacher
12/14/2018 at 14:21

You should totally get a '91-'94 Capri

shop-teacher > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/14/2018 at 14:45

Sorry to hear that :(

I’ve yet to see a 90's Capri with a hard top. I didn’t even know that was a thing.

I had to look up the Mercury LN7, I had no idea those existed.

I’m more focused on finding something local, cheap, and durable. I don’t particularly care what it is.

shop-teacher > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/14/2018 at 15:50

We’ll see what comes up locally.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > shop-teacher
12/14/2018 at 16:07

I’m hoping to really dig into it this spring, the youngest is a bit older which starts to let things me less hectic.

There’s a guy out here in M ichigan that even uses a Ford Festiva quite successfully . can’t get cheaper than that i imagine.

EXP’s and LN7's if they are in your area go for under a grand typically, part of it is that no one knows they exist and they were only factory 2 seaters (EXP had an optional jump seat that could be installed).

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/14/2018 at 16:09

HA! I somehow stumbled into it. The Milan has been the best car I’ve ever owned. I sold the 68 Montego MX 5.0 Cyclone package a few years ago and bought the 82 Capri RS 5.0.

I like the Mountaineer in AWD V8 setup, this one is a RWD V6 but it still has more get up and go than the full time 4x4 Commander with the 3.7 in it, that’s for sure.