Interim Vehicle - Peppy Mercury!
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Interim Vehicle - Peppy Mercury!
Sorry for the bad pictures. I am taking care of a car for my Grandpa who can no longer drive. It has been sitting around for months and I had to move it to make way for the repaving of a parking lot so I decided to do a tune up on it (after i had to buy a battery to get it going). I am hoping to use it for a trip this winter to Tennessee, because its currently seems more reliable than the bonne for the big trip.
It will be sad to not have the Bonne, but its a peppy little car with a sunroof and Auto climate and 6cd changer, and roof rack for bikes. AND it only has 43k miles on it. It has the Duratech DOHC V6.
Do any of you ford/mercury owners out there know anything about these cars? Like what to look for going wrong and such? I am replacing the belt, oil, filter, airfilter, cabin air flter
NOTE: THIS IS NOT REPLACING THE BONNE. IT WILL BE A ONE TIME 'Use it then Sell it VEHICLE"[/GM loyalty disclaimer]
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(not mine, but same car)
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It will be sad to not have the Bonne, but its a peppy little car with a sunroof and Auto climate and 6cd changer, and roof rack for bikes. AND it only has 43k miles on it. It has the Duratech DOHC V6.
Do any of you ford/mercury owners out there know anything about these cars? Like what to look for going wrong and such? I am replacing the belt, oil, filter, airfilter, cabin air flter
NOTE: THIS IS NOT REPLACING THE BONNE. IT WILL BE A ONE TIME 'Use it then Sell it VEHICLE"[/GM loyalty disclaimer]
Pictures:
(not mine, but same car)
2001_Mercury_Sable.jpg
100_3435.jpg
100_3437.jpg
100_3438.jpg
100_3436.jpg
100_3439.jpg
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Re: Interim Vehicle - Peppy Mercury!
Originally Posted by bmsgaffer86
AND it only has 43k miles on it. It has the Duratech DOHC V6.
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Re: Interim Vehicle - Peppy Mercury!
Originally Posted by McGrath
Originally Posted by bmsgaffer86
AND it only has 43k miles on it. It has the Duratech DOHC V6.
Ed
Unfortunately he totaled it just 3 months later.
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The 3.0 duratec is a very strong engine. There isn't much that needs to be done to those motors to keep them happy. Sounds like you're already on the right track with what you have planned.
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Transmissions suck. That is all.
My former roommate has a 99 sable. Rack and pinion blew so that it leaks PS fluid like crazy. Also the heater core is plugged up. All in all though, it is a nice car.
My former roommate has a 99 sable. Rack and pinion blew so that it leaks PS fluid like crazy. Also the heater core is plugged up. All in all though, it is a nice car.
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Grandma/Grandpa owned vehicle are honestly the best to have. They always have low low miles and are normally in great shape. My grandma has a 1996 Monte Carlo that has 46,000 miles and it looks brand spankin new.
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