hoover1060
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this may be old news already to some already, especially if you were in Omaha.
On Sept 10 I went to go to work, and turning the key on the Grand Marquis out in the driveway the car refused to start. Well it would start, it just refused to keep running.
So I called roadside assistance, and they towed the car to the local Lincoln-Mercury dealer in Schaumburg for repair.
I called in sick to work, called my parents to let them know where I was, and parked myself in the waiting room. A little while later, my dad showed up "just to see how it was going" (read he was bored)
Well dad being dad he roamed the showroom looking at the new cars. I commented on one model, and he encouraged a test drive.
So I did.
Well, 2.5 hours later, after some weeping and gnashing of teeth I no longer owned a Grand Marquis, I owned this instead. I drove it home Monday at noon, and Tuesday evening Michael, Fred and I departed for Omaha in it.
It was wonderful!
So here it is, my new ride...a 2008 Mercury Milan Premier V6
its the first NEW car I've had in 20 years!

On Sept 10 I went to go to work, and turning the key on the Grand Marquis out in the driveway the car refused to start. Well it would start, it just refused to keep running.
So I called roadside assistance, and they towed the car to the local Lincoln-Mercury dealer in Schaumburg for repair.
I called in sick to work, called my parents to let them know where I was, and parked myself in the waiting room. A little while later, my dad showed up "just to see how it was going" (read he was bored)
Well dad being dad he roamed the showroom looking at the new cars. I commented on one model, and he encouraged a test drive.
So I did.
Well, 2.5 hours later, after some weeping and gnashing of teeth I no longer owned a Grand Marquis, I owned this instead. I drove it home Monday at noon, and Tuesday evening Michael, Fred and I departed for Omaha in it.
It was wonderful!
So here it is, my new ride...a 2008 Mercury Milan Premier V6
its the first NEW car I've had in 20 years!
