xrowen Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 So I still have a Merkur XR4Ti that is my sunny day car. Lately, I get more comments like, "Hey is that one of those Merkurs?" I have had an XR sisnce 1986, and all of a sudden its turning heads! Anybody else notice this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT90SC Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 So I still have a Merkur XR4Ti that is my sunny day car. Lately, I get more comments like, "Hey is that one of those Merkurs?" I have had an XR sisnce 1986, and all of a sudden its turning heads! Anybody else notice this? Used to be a Scorpio in town. That was a sharp car even though it was turd brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickFords Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) I feel the love..... I drive one "almost daily"...weather permitting (no rain, snow, etc). I actually bought this one in Knoxville about 6-7 years ago. It's a Strato Silver 1989 Scorpio. I also have a Diamond White 1989 Scorpio that my wife and I purchased in 1992 as an off-lease car, so technically we're the "first titled" owners. That still has less than 92k and has been "show only" for over 10 years. As I say, Merkurs are like rabbits..... I also have another 5 Scorpios and 2 XR4Ti's. If you have the Merkur fever, join the Merkur Club and drive up to Carlisle PA, June 3-5, 2011 for the All Ford Nationals, the official annual gathering of Merkurs! Last year we had OVER 160 Merk's there! :beerchug: Edited March 27, 2011 by QuickFords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'Cal Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I really liked the Scorpio. I remember it had some really nice features including reclining back seats. It had a smaller V6; IIRC it was the German 2.8L - not a screamer but smooth. The styling was unique in a very good, but not great way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djansma Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 i don't miss working on them they were a pain to work on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wix36 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I loved my Rosso Red '86 XR4Ti until it reached 72K miles and the manual tranny gave up the ghost. It was a lease car so I just gave in back rather than spend the exciting sums necessary to have a new unit shipped from Germany. It was a super fun car to drive and it turned heads even in '86. I remember a particularly fun 110 miles on I-80 in PA whilst on a trip from the Northeast to Illinois running side-by-side with a Mercedes at 105 mph to entire time. The car was smooth as glass. Fond memories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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