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Cool old Merc with a roof tent(lemmy.world)

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FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz
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I’ve never heard anyone call it Merc, lmao. Greetings from a city where some of them are produced xd

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Sertou@lemmy.world
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Yeah, that’s a new one on me too. Where I’m from, “Merc” is usually gearhead speak for a Mercury not a Mercedes. Then again, I’m old and out of it, so what do I know.

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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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According to wikipedia

Mercedes-Benz, a motor manufacturer and its products (primarily U.K. slang)

In the last 10 years I don’t think I’ve ever heard it referring to a Mercury, then again nobody talks about Mercury anymore outside of maybe the Marauder once in a blue moon.

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Sertou@lemmy.world
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The Mercury Eight was a runner in its day.

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Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world
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I agree, Merc is short for Mercury. I’ve had a '66 merc Montclair for 25 years. Im old too!

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