2002 Mercury Sable GS review from North America

After an unintentional power slide, both front tires had to be replaced. 215/60R16 is a pretty rare size, so it wasn't cheap.

There's a suspicious rattle coming from the vicinity of the AC compressor (unconfirmed), possibly the result of the above-mentioned incident.

Apparently the fuel filter needs to be replaced, but, like the tires, it's a rare part, therefore expensive.

So far this car has been very reliable.

I sometimes make it do things it's not really made to do-- being an old-people car, it's not really meant to take corners at 30mph or rev to 5000+ before shifting-- but it does it anyway.

Decent mileage even when running the air.

I've left more than one ricer at the light in this car, and was even able to kind of keep up with a Buick Roadmaster (big honkin' V8), so there's no question of its abilities-- 155 horsepower, 160 foot-pounds torque... Very quick.