2001 Ford Taurus

Sedan

3.0L

Automatic

1FAFP55U31A191977

Clear

Gasoline

I must also add that the car comes with 3/4 tank of gas. ($40 value) If you are the winning bidder you must make contact as soon as possible. 24hrs to make a deposit on the vehicle or it goes to the mechanic to be fixed and I won't continue the sale. Some other ebayer has already bid and not paid. Please just call me when you win and we can work up something. 7192501799. NO SCAMMERS!! Hello! Up for sale is my wife's 2001 Ford Taurus SES. Please read the description and thanks! I'm not gonna waste your time so I'll get right to to the good and bad. I will post more pictures of the interior once I get the car cleaned out I only had time to do the outside. Any specific pictures you need just let me know. I'm still working on detailing the vehicle but here are some added pictures. Free Garmin Nuvi included with the car! Good: Brand new AC compressor installed. No leaks blows nice cold air. Bought used tires that are really nice with plenty of tread left to them. We actually drove on these tires for 1 day only. No joke. Had an alignment done on the car. Car drove 1 day after this repair Had a Tie-rod replaced. Car drove 1 day after this repair. The car is in decent condition for its age. New head light and tailight Brakes are in great condition No rust Everything works except (see the bad ) Rides really smooth and was very dependable for us. It got pretty good gas mileage for a V6 (around 24mpg city/highway) The car blue books for good condition $2,837 The transmission was rebuilt around 6 years ago or I believe 30k miles ago. No oil leaks. New Coolant reservoir. New Engine mount. New Spark plugs. Oil changed around 1750 miles ago. Brand new power steering pump installed. Keyless entry still works Anti Theft alarm. Comes with two keys and remotes. The side windows are tinted. The Bad: On the way back from a funeral the car blew a head gasket. What a day right? The day before that we had spent over $450 on tires, alignment and the tie-rod repair. And only weeks before that I had my step dad (25 year mechanic) install a brand new AC compressor and made sure there were no leaks. That cost us $350 dollars. The transmission shifts a little ruff sometimes from first to second if too much gas is applied. It hasn't been a problem for us since we've owned it. I'm honest just thought I'd let you know. Shifts fine and has taken us anywhere. One tire we purchased had a hole in it and we had to return it. The head gasket blew before we could put that tire on. So in the truck is the other tire. It just needs balanced and put on. Big O charges $15 for the balance and $2.50 disposal fee. The car must be towed. We do have a small auto loan still on the car, its not a huge hassle. We would pay the loan off and I can get you the title in less than two weeks. A minor ding in the front bumper (see pic) A dent in the rear bumper (see pic) Some stains I haven't gotten out of the upholstery. I will be re-cleaning the carpet in the car tomorrow. The car can be started and driven onto a trailer to be towed. My step dad a long time mechanic says that the head gasket blew into an exhaust valve or something. When the car runs it idles really low and white smoke is coming out of the exhaust. He said it could be one side of the engine or the other. And depending on if its easy enough he would just redo both sides. It would take a mechanic around 8hrs worth of labor he said. So 8x$60 an hour plus the parts. Which a head gasket is pretty cheap. Its the labor that gets you. He doesn't have the time and we can't pay a mechanic to do the job for us. So we had to take a loan out sadly enough and buy another used vehicle. (Never buying from a dealership again!) So if you paid the $1500 plus labor 8hrs X $60 per hour = $480 ish plus parts I'm guessing $50. You'd be looking at $2030 plus a couple hundred in case my math sucks or the mechanic charges more per hour. You would still be under blue book. If you have any questions or want to come see the car give me a call 719-250-1799 The car is being sold as is. Must make the deposit through Paypal. Balance in full is due within 5 days after deposit. Deposit required within 24 hours of auction close. Thanks, Derikk123