Juddz, I agree totally about the european/German comment. It's just that historically the American market doesn't give the same affection for rebadged cars...A "real" Sierra brings more than a Merkur, A Ferrari brings more than a Dino, A Volkswagen Rabbit even brings more than a Dodge Omni...
I also admit that the Merkur's styling is a little dated, but hey, it's twenty years old!
All I'm saying is, expect the bottom to drop out (book value) if/when DM orphans the Crossfire...as to whether or not they'll rebound, only time will tell but the odds are against it...I can't think of too many examples other than homologated race cars...