1992 Mercury Sable review from North America
"Full tune ups every year pay off for this car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Well not much at all.
Water pump.
Brakes.
Tie rods.
That's it for 180,000 miles.
General comments?
Well considering it had A LOT of miles, 182,473 to be exact, I guess it had a lot of history.
The guy I bought it from, had it since it was BRAND NEW. He had original title. He told me that he traveled a lot from Kansas to Oklahoma near Texas for 13 years to family reunions, holidays etc. He showed me papers, receipts etc of all the tune ups, oil changes and such he had done.
When I got it for $200, it ran GREAT! Only problems it had that I could not afford to fix are it had a lot of front and rear suspension problems; both front and rear shocks, struts, springs, bearings, etc, but other than it was a good car.
I got to 220,000 miles before the shocks and struts gave out, and the tires would rub on the cover between the engine and tires. I did manage to talk $700 out of the salvage yard for the engine, transmission and other running parts.
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| Model year | 1992 |
| Year of manufacture | 1992 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 180000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 220000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 18th September, 2008 |