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Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable Sedans Pre-2008

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#3016 of 3389 Re: Still Going Strong [shank6] by badgerfan

Nov 30, 2004 (7:56 am)

Replying to: shank6 (Nov 29, 2004 8:14 pm)
Well, it depends on how much you value peace of mind with a lower mileage new car vs money saved by driving what you've got.
 
It is nearly always cheaper to keep what you've got, pay for any repairs needed and drive it into the ground. Also, if you are contemplating buying another Taurus/Sable, you are replacing your current car with one that is essentially the same car, so if that floats your boat fine. Otherwise, keeping what you have gives you nearly the same driving experience as the 2004 model.
 
If you wait a couple years, the Ford Fusion will be out, and also the Five Hundred will be three years on the market, so prices of it will likely be discounted on it some by then, so your choices for replacement will be more wide ranging by then, assuming you are going to stick with Ford.
 
The price sounds good on the 2004 SEL. Is it fully loaded, and what was the MSRP? That price is $1k less than I paid new for my 2000 Taurus SES Duratech!

#3017 of 3389 noise at front of engine by tweedle

Dec 02, 2004 (9:04 pm)

My car is a '94 ford Taurus with 151,000 miles, 3.0 l, v-6
 
A noise like a growl (sounds like failing bearings or rubbing) can be heard with the car in drive or reverse and running but stopped. This noise becomes a chirp (sounds like a slipping belt) when I take off. While driving at a constant speed, the sound becomes a randomly spaced but persistent squeak that stops when I put the car in neutral.
 
I first suspected the tranny, since I have had so many tranny troubles. I took the belt off and started the car. When put into drive it made no added noise. I concluded it must be something connected to or rubbing on the belt.
 
With the belt back on, I listened to the water pump, alternator and ps pump w/ a stethoscope. Both the alternator and the ps pump sounded much different with the car in gear. WHY IS THIS? WHY IS THE LOAD ON THESE ITEMS DIFFERENT WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE BUT NOT GOING ANYWHERE?
 
The water pump has 24 k, the alternator is original and both the ps pump and the idler pulley have 400 miles of use.
 
With the belt off I spun everything that would turn. Nothing sounded or felt noteworthy except the water pump really only wanted to turn one way, but it sounded the same in gear and out with the stethoscope.
 
Any ideas? Someone suggested the harmonic balancer. Would it behave differently with the tranny in gear than out?

#3018 of 3389 Dashboard Light by dkoerber

Dec 05, 2004 (9:29 pm)

I have a 2000 Ford Taurus SE with 58,000 miles on it. It runs well, but recently the light on the speedometer went out. I was wondering if any of you guys knew the procedure for replacing this, and how difficult it was. Thanks a lot.

#3019 of 3389 Automotive News item by buckwheat

Dec 06, 2004 (9:17 am)

Mercury to drop Sable next spring!
Mercury will discontinue its long-suffering Sable sedan after the 2005 model year. Production of the Sable at Ford Motor Co.'s Atlanta assembly plant is expected to end in April.
 
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http://www.autonews.com/

#3020 of 3389 Long suffering Buckwheat ?........I beg to differ by shank6

Dec 06, 2004 (8:22 pm)

That's too bad about the Sable. The styling of the new Montego does nothing for me at all. I'm a Mercury man from way back, (86 Cougar LS} and I think they offer a quality product. I'm planning on taking my 2000 Sable LS to 200,000 miles.
 
I haven't had any serious problems, and the ride and fit of the car is just fine for my wife(she has the 2002 Sable LS}and I.

#3021 of 3389 Shank, by buckwheat

Dec 07, 2004 (5:56 am)

suffering, is not my word, thats part of the article. Personally I think the Sable is one of the nicest looking cars Ford made. My son owns a 2001.
Here is another link:
 
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101362

#3022 of 3389 Re: Long suffering Buckwheat ?........I beg to differ [shank6] by nvbanker

Dec 07, 2004 (6:26 pm)

Replying to: shank6 (Dec 06, 2004 8:22 pm)
I know style is subjective, but really, you don't care for the style of the Montego? I liked the new Sable when it came out in 2000 a lot, but I like the new Montego even more. I especially like that cascading grille Mercury is making a trademark now. I like it on the Mountaineer we have now, we've had 2 of them, and I like it on the Montego. Well, YMMV.

#3023 of 3389 Styling..........a matter of choice by shank6

Dec 11, 2004 (9:22 am)

I guess we all have different tastes nvbanker. These cars have been good to me so I hate to see change, but nothing stays the same forever, especially in the car market.
 
Maybe the styling of the Montego will grow on me after a while. Also wish Ford would upgrade the horsepower a bit (225 to 250)in the Duratech. It's been such a good powerplant though maybe they don't want to mess with success

#3024 of 3389 Re: 2004 Mercury Sable GS [dae3] by qcumber

Dec 11, 2004 (12:06 pm)

Replying to: dae3 (Oct 19, 2004 7:09 pm)
I bought a 2004 Taurus and to my Dismay it has a CASSETTE player yet all the dash buttons are for Cd's..Does ANYONE know of a way to get a CD player hooked up to the in-dash stereo??? HELP!!!!! FORD should retro-fit all these 2004's with a 21st Century stereo system.HELLO!!!!!

#3025 of 3389 Re: Styling..........a matter of choice [shank6] by venus537

Dec 11, 2004 (12:22 pm)

Replying to: shank6 (Dec 11, 2004 9:22 am)
what's so successful about this powerplant?
 
it doesn't compare farorably to its conterparts from honda, toyota (3.2 not the 3.0), GM (3.6 OHC) and nissan.

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