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ITS AN OK CAR, WEVE HAD BETTER
T MILLER, 03/06/2003
1997 Mercury Sable GS 4dr Sedan
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 13 MONTHS. ITS AN OK CAR. WE HAVE HAD BETTER.
Nice car; some issues
DougB, 01/23/2004
1997 Mercury Sable LS 4dr Sedan
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought the car used with 82,000 Kms (50,000 miles) on it and have had some issues. The day time running lights don't come on. The high-beam indicator only works sporadically (causing me to blind people from time to time). These two problems may be related; not sure. The biggest issue was a cracked transmission case causing loss of fluid. This perhaps isn't a workmanship issue with the vehicle; possibly damaged by debris or something. I replaced the transmission with a used one a few months back and everything seems fine. The car is a pleasure to drive and after 7 years still looks immaculate; no rust.
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Solid Car
brigham1525, 04/06/2009
1997 Mercury Sable LS 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I've owned this car since around 2002, and it's been a solid car. The leather seats are nice, has a good brand name, and though not as good as some foreign cars, better than most American cars from the late 90's to early 2000's. The only problems I've endured with it so far is some suspension/wheel problems, which was an easy fix, and in the winter, when I tried to warm my car up, then leave it, it would stall a little bit. But besides that, it's a good car, though not tremendous, still gets the job done with a fine brand name.
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winker, 07/12/2005
1997 Mercury Sable GS 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Wagon was very versatile and comfortable. Got it for a fair price, used. Trouble was car was not reliable, cat. converter went out shortly after warranty ran out at 80k. Transmission modules replaced twice. Last straw was when transmission needed rebuilt. Ended up selling it as is.
Very Durable Performer
Rolling in Mississip, 07/07/2002
1997 Mercury Sable GS 4dr Wagon
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
We had our previous Sable (1986 wagon) for 240,000 miles and loved it -- great ride, room and comfort, plus 30 mpg highway. So we bought the 1997. Initially, I didn't like it much because the seats were firmer, the springs were harsher and the ride had too much "road feel." It also had less interior space. (And lower fuel economy (28 mpg highway). All that said, my admiration for the car keeps growing and growing. It is very dependable. Nothing has had to be replaced except for tires and oil, so far. This baby ought to go 300,000 easy.