Bad Brakes: Rust triumphs over Mercury Gran Marquis
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There's surprisingly little to say here. "D'oh!" comes to mind, as does "Epic Fail." A picture of a spazzed out cat captioned with, "I can haz brakes?" would also work. As would a photo of Jill Wagner getting a tetanus shot. Other than that, um, you would think someone would have noticed something before it got this bad, right?
We've heard about wearing 'em down to the rotors, but this is just silly. And for all you heroic defenders of the mighty Panther platform about to come out of the woodwork, we agree – it's probably an aberration. But still... yeesh. Thanks to VW Vortex forum member barry2952 and the Gluckster for the tip!
Gallery: Bad Brakes
[Source: VWVortex.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
fizzandpop 7:47PM (8/25/2009)
The Mercury Grand Marquis has disc breaks?
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Digitalrailroader 7:50PM (8/25/2009)
WHAT Disc Brakes!?! those Rotors are FLAT GONE! its a WONDER that the Guy could even Stop!
Tony 9:25PM (8/25/2009)
Ha Ha, "disc BREAKS". Got it. Digitrailroader needs to get a funny bone transplant.
fizzandpop 9:30PM (8/25/2009)
Dude, I'm retarded today
LloydChiro 9:32PM (8/25/2009)
Yea they have disc brakes! It's not a Honda Civic, you know.
paul34 10:44PM (8/25/2009)
Well if the guy's front brakes are still working, he could have still stopped. Front brakes matter a lot more than the rears when stopping in a straight line, although both are important.
TexanIdiot25 7:42PM (8/25/2009)
Or this was the result from some seriously awesome burnouts.
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Randy 10:37AM (8/26/2009)
Um, two things! 1st the Grand Marquis is a clone of the Crown Vic. 2nd The crown vic / grand marq / town car are widely known to be of the most bulletproof vehicles on the planet. 3rd, that looks like salt water damage to me.
I just can't see it happening. I'm not "fanboying" here either. I'd say the same thing if someone said the Camry is a POS. Yeah the interior might suck, but it's a good car all the same! But um, the Fusion is cooler! :)
TexanIdiot25 12:40PM (8/26/2009)
What the hell are you bitching about?
Farmboy 7:45PM (8/25/2009)
I don't care. I still want a Marauder.
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LloydChiro 9:31PM (8/25/2009)
I don't know, man. I have a Grand Ma, so I should be a big fan of the Maurader, but I think I would just go with something better, or save your money and get a Grand Ma. Better yet, save even more money and get a used Police interceptor.
Visnick 2:43AM (8/26/2009)
I USED to own one (2004 Toreador Red/Black Leather)
Not a bad car but definitely not what it could have been
Thomas 7:45PM (8/25/2009)
"Always looking to complain and run up numbers, AB. Gotta keep those advertisers happy! ("look how many people posted!") You know _Rusted Mercury Gran Marquis Brakes_ stories get people to post lots of comments, so AB is just stoking the trolls to come out."
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
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John P. 7:46PM (8/25/2009)
haha. Hey aren't those what they call "Air" Brakes?
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KeatMP 7:49PM (8/25/2009)
ahahah
tanooki2003 8:34AM (8/26/2009)
LMFAO Hahahaha Good one
:-D
Kiiks 9:53AM (8/26/2009)
The perfect brake upgrade to go with your clear plastic wheels.
remember those?
http://horsepowersports.com/images/clearwheel.jpg
teamkitty 10:33PM (8/25/2009)
lotta pad left on that caliper...
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Colin Smith 7:54PM (8/25/2009)
Mmmmm. The Titanic looked a bit rusty after ninety years doing nothing. Ditto these brakes I'd say. OK, not that long, but this car wasn't used yesterday. There's more to this...
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DayShifter 10:11AM (8/26/2009)
Yeah, this looks fishy....