2005 Mercury Sable

LS Sedan

3.0L 182Cu. In. V6 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated

Automatic

1mefm50245a625658

Clear

GAS

No reserve past the starting bid. Car will sell to the highest bidder. Blue book is over $4000. This was my daily driver up until a week ago when the transmission began to act up. We have been on the market for an SUV so it gave me the excuse to go shop! Car was purchased from original owner (my boss) back in 2008 who is a professional mechanic/detailer. He insured it as part of his company 'fleet', but It was his wife's car, had 48,000 miles when I bought it. As a company vehicle however it was fully inspected before being sold and checked out. Since then has had yearly I inspections and has been kept up mechanically very well. Interior was also kept up very well. As I mentioned I work for a professional detailer so it got cleaned very often! Previous owner was a Light smoker so there are some repairable marks in the upholstery however there is no trace of smell in the car as it has not been smoked in since 2008 and was professionally cleaned. THE ISSUE IS: As I said only reason for selling is the transmission issue. Currently it shifts into reverse however will not power backwards. The car still drives, in fact its gone about 100 miles since it began acting up. Highway would be best in terms of transporting it home (less shifting). The transmission will hold the car in place on a hill in reverse but will not actually power it backwards. It acts up for a little while before the information center begins to read check transmission. At the same time as the transmission issue the ABS and traction control lights kicked on, I assume that is related but I do not know. Besides that, everything works. The outside is in decent shape as well. Only things to note are a blemished back bumper from backing into a cart keeper in a parking lot (is not cracked, the paint just began to chip after the impact), a chip out of the driver tail light but light is not fogged up at all. There is also a decent scratch in the front hood from when one of the kids, god love them, tried to shovel the snow off my car >.< I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking. Email me with any questions or if you would like to set up a time to view the vehicle. As I said it does drive, but I cannot guarantee how much longer it will. I trusted it enough to drive a half hour to work and back a few times with no issues. Personally I would try driving it home depending on how far away you are.