On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:21:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Mercury?


Yeah ... a "Mountaineer" or something like that.
Another example of a basically decent vehicle with too many
doo-dad things like hydraulically operated running boards with
a windshield wiper motor for the hydraulic pump that
crapped out, motor driven rear seats that she never uses because
the thing is basically a hay wagon, and a bunch of electronically
controlled operator controls that are nothing but confusing. I think
I've driven it once since she bought it. Runs good, rides good, has
plenty of "pep" but too complicated for it and the driver's own good, IMO.

I am a believer that the more crap you put in front of a driver, the
more the crap takes away from the driver's attention to what he or she
is doing. That's why, after owning several "exotic" cars, I am happy
driving my plain jane F-250. I rarely even use the radio.

The only one I had that was an exception was the Porsche. Simple, fast,
and handled like it was on rails.




Sounds like the Lincoln. The damned owners book is an inch thick and I
know there are lots of things we have never turned on yet.