The 2010 Mercury Mariner panders to the small crossover SUV segment, but has some daunting competition in the Toyota’s RAV4 and Chevrolet’s Equinox. If you are thinking about buying this vehicle consider upgrading the engine to get the best performance possible from your Mercury Mariner. That way you can increase fuel economy and avoid any strain on the engine.
 The 2010 Mercury Mariner offers two engine options. A 2.5 liter inline 4 can handle basic driving and generates 171 horsepower and pound feet of torque. For driving around town, this option moves the Mariner around for smooth passing maneuvers and acceleration, but for those interested in a vehicle with real get up and go, consider the upgraded engine options for the Mercury Mariner. The 3.0 liter V6 offered as the upgrade puts out 240 horse power and 223 pound feet of torque. That power can be used to tow up to 3500 pounds or just to get ahead of that annoyingly slow semi on the freeway.
 There is a drawback to upgrading your engine, though. The standard package offers better gas mileage at an average of 23 miles to the gallon, 21 in town and 28 on the highway. Likely, consumers looking at the Mariner will concern themselves with the fuel efficiency, so downgrading to 21 mpg by switching to the 3.0 liter V6 might not appeal to everyone. For the truly fuel conscious, there is a hybrid model which boasts even greater fuel efficiency.
 Whatever you choose, make sure to examine the competition as well, since Toyota’s RAV4 and Chevrolet’s Equinox have received consistently high marks in performance and mileage.

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Seafarers do not have a right to privacy and the customs authorities can perform searches of cabins or any other part of a vessel without any warrant or grounds for suspicion. It looks like this is not going to change any time soon as the Nautilus International union was alarmed as United States judges ruled that there will be no inspection free zones for onboard visiting foreign ships.

The court accepted that a  cabin  is effectively a seafarers home and that people’s  homes should  receive the greatest protection under the fourth amendment however it was then argued that given the  dangers we face and the national interest in conducting border searches to protect the Nation  and its people makes it unreasonable to  expect  to  require any sort of suspicion   to search  a cargo vessel arriving into  the United States. The US has the right under national self-protection to conduct a search without a warrant.

“Any expectation of privacy a crew member has in his living quarters is weaker when those quarters are brought to the border of a country” this is just something seafarers are going to have to live with as there will be no privacy laws in the near future

The worry is that seafarers are soft targets and that there are signs they are being singled out for intrusive checks and inspections even though there are no obvious grounds for suspicion.

Information used from Nautilus International

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