[Colleen]

Our Aerostar van (aka mom's taxi) has gone bye bye and thanks to our government we got $4500 for it. :yahoo:
We have been negotiating this deal for a while but I did not want to say anything until all paperwork was signed. This baby is fully loaded and I have a lot of reading to do to figure out how to operate everything. Hubby is taking over the Escape and will keep his Dodge Ram for…..well, truck stuff. Anyway, I have lots of pics !!

Here is the interior...

 

[Colleen]

And exterior...

Thank you for checking her out.

 

[Dasha]

Congrats!!! She's sooo pretty!! You'll have to give a complete review about this vehicle since it's been on my wish list!

At least the Escape is still in the family.....
:wave: :beer: :wave:

Many miles of smiles!!!

 

[Colleen]

Thank you soo much, Dasha !!! :heart:

I have been grinning ALL day !! :yahoo: Didn't hardly get any sleep last night. I will sleep like a baby tonight for sure. :boring: :boring:

I will be sure to do a review. :thumb:

 

[Squishy]

Whoa! Congratulations! I love the colour.

There seem to be a lot of people who stick with the Escape/Mariner/Tribute once they've had their first.

Snuck up on anyone in stealth mode yet?

 

[Colleen]

Thanks Squishy ! I would never sway from the Escape/Mariner/Tribute family. In fact, I am still in love with the Escape. But I am in real good with the guy who is driving it now :lol: so I'm sure he will let me take it for a spin anytime I want. :thumb:

Snuck up on anyone in stealth mode yet?

Not yet. :lol:

 

[ross]

ver very nice congrats on the new ride

 

[08HybridOK]

Awesome. I kinda like the color

Just a few suggestions:
Visit Green Hybrid.com, Escape & MMH boards (More escape owners)
Trunk mat (Got my lightweight one from ebay)
& I love my side mouldings, blends in so well, a little peace of mind (tho I park far from rveryone!) and breaks up the boreing side.

I hear the 9's drop into EV so much easier/faster than all earlier models

:wave:

 

[kkreit01]

Very nice! Congrats!

 

[Colleen]

Thanks, y'all !! :beer:

08hybridOk, I ordered a husky cargo liner as soon as we got home. I have always loved the looks of your side mouldings....hmmm....may have to put those on the to do list. And thanks very much for the website. I will definitely check it out. :thumb:

I ordered window visors from the dealer, and I also plan to make an appt. to have the windows tinted asap. I plan to take it to the same place that did the tint on our Escape.

 

[Spark757]

Wow Colleen!! :drool: I absolutely love that color! Love the Mariners

*pssstt* ...sometimes I secretly wish I had gotten a Mercury instead of a Mazda...but don't tell my Spark!!! :lol:

 

[RobtRoma]

SWEET RIDE there Colleen! :thumb: Congratulations and best of luck with it eace:

 

[Squishy]

Wow Colleen!! :drool: I absolutely love that color! Love the Mariners

*pssstt* ...sometimes I secretly wish I had gotten a Mercury instead of a Mazda...but don't tell my Spark!!! :lol:

IT KNOWS

 

[latan]

Very nice Mariner Colleen.

Did the dealer only tint the rear windows - will look good with a full tint.

 

[jpark]

Wha...???!!!??? You bought a Mar... Hyb...???!!!???

'cuse me while I hyperventilate for about an hour!!!

:bill:

NICE!!! CONGRATS!!!

 

[jpark]

Wow Colleen!! :drool: I absolutely love that color! Love the Mariners

*pssstt* ...sometimes I secretly wish I had gotten a Mercury instead of a Mazda...but don't tell my Spark!!! :lol:

IT KNOWS

:lol:

 

[Colleen]

I really appreciate all the compliments, y'all !! :heart: :beer:

*pssstt* ...sometimes I secretly wish I had gotten a Mercury instead of a Mazda...but don't tell my Spark!!! :lol:

Don't worry, your secret is safe with me !! :thumb:

Did the dealer only tint the rear windows - will look good with a full tint.

It's all tinted except for the driver and passenger windows. I will hopefully be getting those done next week !! :thumb:

'cuse me while I hyperventilate for about an hour!!!

:bill:

Oh, JP, I am in heaven !!! :yes: I have got to force myself to get some stuff done around here today (including a cleaning of the interior of the Escape for hubby) BEFORE we climb in that thing.

 

[jonas1022]

Love the BLUE!

I think you did good in buying the Mariner. I would have gotten one instead of the Tribute, but our Mercury Dealer isn't exactly agressive in their dealings with the public. Same machine in a Mariiner would have been thousands more than the Tribbie. So we have a Tribute.

I do like the satin finish on the interior much more than the piano black that we have. Makes it look a little more refined. I also like the Mariner grill over the Escape or the Tribute's stock grills. I don't think you'll be wanting to change that one out for an aftermarket grill. Looks first class as is, same for the interior!

 

[Dasha]

You need to go for a looooong ride in your new Mariner and come back and give us a full review! Go. Now!!!

 

[Colleen]

You need to go for a looooong ride in your new Mariner and come back and give us a full review! Go. Now!!!

I have some stuff I need to get done first. But believe me, I'm dying too. We are planning to take a cruise later today. Hubby and I are going to the beach in it the end of August for our anniversary. (doing a long weekend) Just the two of us. I was planning to do a full review for it then. But I will post back after a week or so of driving it if you want.