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Well, I just read the new article on the fron page which had to do, primarily, with the imminent departure of Wolfgang "Amadeus" Reitzle. I don't know the guy but he certainly came with big credentials and one cannot ignore the results of his influence at BMW. Although I "affectionately" refer to them as BMTroubleYou, I cannot hide the fact that they make awesome cars and their philosophy in the way of developing and building cars is inspiring, the least.<P>BUT (and this is a big...BUT[T]), I cannot but just laugh hard at Ford's idiotic insistence of trying to keep Mercury afloat. Gosh darn it! Mercury is like someone treading water and trying to keep his head above the water but you can only see his eyes, nose and mouth barely above the surface. The average person may wonder why but the individual who knows what is goign on will look beneath the surface and will not be surprised to look that this person legs are tied together and he has quite a few LEAD WEIGHTS hanging...Oh, yeah, I see they are labeled..."COUGAR", "VILLAGER", "MYSTIQUE, a.k.a. MISTAKE", "GRAND "fat butt" MARQUIS", "MOUNTAINEER" and the newest gleaming weight labeled "MARAUDER"...WOW...what a collection! I give this person this much of a chance in finally not drowning...<B>0%</B> a big, FAT ZERO! What a collection of...dead weights...Ugly, dated and <I>mediocre</I> cars that epitomize what was wrong with American cars or borrowed succesfull products from other manufacturers (Nissan Quest) or a nice product but doomed by the "fine" marketing name of...Mercury (COugar)...Ford's silly insistence of keeping the Mercury brand around is inexplicable and it only delays the inevitable. It's a old, achy and ill horse...let it die peacefully! Enough is enough.<P>Yannis<P>