1997 Ford Taurus, Needs Repaired on 2040-cars
Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Vehicle sold as is ...the body is in overall good condition, with some rust underneath from sitting but nothing catastrophic.
Rocker panels were recently replaced due to rusted mounts. No collision history that I'm aware of. I purchased it from the original owner in 2007. The mileage was 83,060 at the time, so I only put 14,000 miles on it in 5 years. I always took good care of the car mechanically and oil was changed regularly. Current mileage is 97,252 miles. The interior in good condition. There is a small cigarette burn in the driver's seat. The car was smoked in, but it's not horrible and it would look great with a good detailing. The car has sat for 2 years. A water pump leaked and the engine overheated, cracking the head and antifreeze got into the bottom end. My intention was to rebuild or replace the motor, but never had the time or the money. Unlike many Tauruses, this one never had transmission problems. I serviced the transmission regularly. From sitting the tires and battery are shot, so it needs tires and a battery as well. This is a good car for someone mechanically-minded who might happen to have a spare Taurus 3.0L DOHC engine laying around and the time and/or resources to swap or rebuild an engine. There aren't too many of these floating around with less than 100k mileage. They were good cars, and ran forever ...unless you overheated them. I'm listing it for $399 firm ...only because there are several local salvage yards that will pay me exactly $400 for it, and they'll pick it up. I'd rather see it back on the road again for somebody though. |
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