i almost bought a Merkur.. a '87 Xr4Ti.. cool looking.. seats that were incredibly comfortable, fast (inline 4cyl turbo) VERY affordable (the depreciation on these cars was like that of the mid-late '80's Audi 5000 after the CBS fallacy thing) in the past 5 yrs ive seen quite a few of these in junkyards, (Xr4Ti and Scorpio) still with perfect bodies and interiors. what killed the Merkur (German Ford) in america? after FoMoCo decides to drop the Merkur in 90? (i think they were only sold here in the US at select Lincoln Mercury dealerships from 86-'90? and few were even sold) merkur owners were left without a good source of parts, or places that knew how to work on them.. and aftermarket parts were too expensive because of rarity/specialty of them ... Kind of like the Sterling. sterlings were only sold here for a few years in the late '80's also. the Sterling was actually made by Rover (UK) and had the drivetrain of a Honda.. but all the "acessories" (ps system, Lucas electrics (etc) of a Rover. so they were another one that was incredibly hard to get parts for and that you see alot of in the junkyard.. chris
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