Overview & Reviews

The Marquis receives additional safety features, including an emergency trunk release, child seat-anchor brackets and Mercury's Belt Minder system. The interior gets a new trim color, Dark Charcoal. One new exterior color will be offered, Tropic Green. The handling package's rear-axle ratio changes from 3.27 to 3.55. The Grand Marquis Limited will be offered later in the 2000 model year.

• Classic American V8 and rear-drive layout, considerable interior space, lots of luxury for a reasonable price.

• Lack of refinement, squishy ride unless the optional handling package is ordered.

User Reviews:

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  Owned mine 8 years so far. - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By wallywow - January 9 - 7:30 pm

  Purchased this brand new. Excellent car. No breakdowns in over 8 years. All I did was routine maintenance. The coolant temperature sensor went bad 3 years ago, but everything still works fine. Surviving 8 Michigan winters with no rust, and the original exhaust system still in great shape is a miracle. If gas werent so high Id be buying another one. I do mostly city driving, but my car still gets great mileage on the highway. Its like driving in the safety of a tank with a sofa inside.

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  My Best Car - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By Jo Knapp - November 19 - 3:10 am

  Ive owned many cars in my lifetime and this is the best one Ive ever had. Never had any mechanical problems. Gas mileage at 20 mpg for a V8 is unbelievable. Comfortable ride with spacious interior. Style hasnt changed much over the years. I dont think they can improve on it!

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  Timex in a digital age - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By Dan - November 12 - 2:00 am

  This car puts comfort and reliability above all else. It is amazingly comfortable although I wish the seats offered more side bolstering to keep you in place through the turns. It is VERY reliable. nothing has broken or worn out in its 62K mile life. Lots of room in the cabin and trunk though Id like a center console for storage. The driving experience is muted by vague steering and minimal road feel. The car wallows over bumps and turns and doesnt instill confidence in its handling, especially in wet conditions. The power train is adequate and the car never feel out of breath although more power would be welcome for passing. MPG is ok given its a 2 ton car, I get about 19.

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  Brake Problems - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By John Edward - August 15 - 2:00 am

  Car is dangerous to drive in the rain or when roads are wet. Brakes pull to right so bad it changes lanes in about 50 feet. The driver really has to pay attention. Mercury does not have a fix for the problem. In the snow a good driver has more control with the traction control turned off, however every time you start the car you have to reach over, open the glove box and turn it off. What a place to put a switch. I will be switching to GM if I can find someone to buy this on a Sun

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  First Class Luxury! - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By Alex - June 14 - 2:00 am

  I was looking for an inexpensive car and ended up with pure luxury. It has good power and a great ride. The finish both inside and outside is superb with quality workmanship. Cant believe they sell them so cheap!!! I had a choice between a GS with 15000 miles or an LS with the whole works including dual exhaust with 27000 miles....I chose the LS.

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  Good car - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By geogator - June 4 - 6:23 am

  This has been a reliable and comfortable car. I am a handicapped person and appreciate the ease of entrance and exit with the spacious front floor, and accessible power seat controls.

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  Everymans BMW 745 - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By KC - May 1 - 6:03 am

  This is a marvelous car...my fourth Panther platform Ford. The car has so many aftermarket performance parts that it is hard to believe. There is actually a small performance cult that has grown up around them Mine has dual exhaust, with Dynaflows and an X-pipe, as well as Kumho A/S 795 tires (stock Michelins are a joke). I added a Superchips powertuner. I probably have about 260HP as of now and still get over 25 mpg/highway. Why people complain about the mileage on these cars baffles me...if you want a Honda Civic, go buy one! This car weighs 4,000 pounds. Addco sway bars and Bilstein shocks make the car handle dead flat. There is a reason why police use these cars (Ford CV version).

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  Reliable, great buy!!! - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By JD - April 7 - 12:35 am

  Really comfortable car. Reasonable handling. Nice ride with Air Suspension (I know, the air scares some people). Have to watch for head gasket failure because of iron block and aluminum heads (different expansion rates). Proven reliable platform and 4.6 is rocksteady. Tuned for smooth power delivery and quite performance. Has no problem getting out of its own way. I bought this car with 50000 miles, put a little money in to freshen it up and I love it. Also put a new radio, being a 2000 still had a tape player(tape player in 2000?). The cup holders kind of suck but Im just nitpicking now. It now has 91000 miles, only costs are air conditioning and basic maintenance (oil, gas, tires). If you can get a low mileage gem with a good body its a good buy. If someone was looking at a car like this to pick up I would recommend. I still really like the car. I get some grief because its an "old mans car" but thats ok. Easy and cheap to fix. Not much changed till they stopped producing in 2012. They became more reliable and gas efficient. Its a real good car. No regrets.

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  General - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By stagebuster - April 3 - 2:00 am

  Had a 1993 and found 2000 did not handle quite as well overall and MPG dropped between 1 and MPG. 2000 did away with locking gas cap and second key so glove compartment and trunk could not be locked from valet parking/etc.

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  nice car - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
  By mjwhetst - September 20 - 10:00 am

  I bought used with 32K miles. Now have 36K miles. Avg 24.0 MPG for those 4K miles. Very quiet ride, I like the full size. Like the ABS and traction control. Previous car was 91 LINCOLN Town car. Transmission should be OK since it is the same one on my 2000 Ford E150 Van (4R70).