Should I buy this used Taurus or Sable?

6 messages, Last post on Aug 20, 2007 at 2:51 PM

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#5 of 6 2001 Mercury Sable by bigdan1 Aug 19, 2007 (4:23 pm)
I am looking at a 2001 Mercury Sable. It has 52,000 miles. I know the owner, and trust him when he says car is clean and runs good. Mileage is low because his father owned it, but died. My friend inherited the car, but does not travel far to work.He is moving up to a newer car due to a recent promotion at work. I have been a Ford man my whole life. I have owned 4 Ford Taurus cars, and I know Sable is very close to a Taurus. Can anybody help me and tell me anything bad or good about Mercury Sable, particularly 2001? Boy, when you sit in it and look at the controls, it looks just like my 2000 Taurus. Any and all input is appreciated.
#6 of 6 2002 Taurus Wagon & 2001 Mercury Sable by danielj6 Aug 20, 2007 (2:51 pm)
robertplattbel and bigdan1: I owned a 2000 Merc. Sable wagon which developed problems first identified in the power steering pump and later in the rack and pinion assembly. The latter would've been replaced but wasn't because the car was totaled in an unfortunate accident. Please do yourselves a favor and have this checked out as it is a somewhat costly repair quite common to Tauri/Sables.