Regular Car Reviews: 2002 Mercury Sable
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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The Mercury Sable is good for driving to grandma's house were you can go in basement and open the closet that she doesn't want you to open. She says to stay out of the shadows. Grandma says that if you walk in shadows, you will become a "shadow man." The state took her license away last year so you can drive her car. You had to eat Taco Bell for three days straight to fart her smell out of the upholstery.
Best friend in high school had a Taurus and it looked 15 years old when it was brand new.
Sad i dont know how to +1 this comment. I found it hilarious
+Logan babcock Really? A Taurus was uncomfortable? I had a 1996 Taurus GL and it was insanely comfortable. It was a pile of shit and it went through 3 transmissions before it got totaled in a wreck, but god it was comfortable.
dude the Citro C6 is not a hot hatch(nit even clse lol) but i get what you mean
Interesting. Unfunny jokes spawn equally unfunny jokes.
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"If it ain't broke" *flashes 1911* You know the gun community too well.
What do these pills do? *spills .22LR everywhere* WHAT DO THESE PILLS DO?!
Grindstone truth
45acp is the lord's caliber
I feel you. ....I mean, I feel you man....I mean, I FEEL YOU. I mean.......touch me DON'TTOCUHME!
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RegularCars how the fuck does this not have more likes?
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Sable is the french word for sand...
You can do wathever you want with this information.
IT TRULY DOES GET EVERYWHERE
Alystas this car is sand and the Taurus of the same year was dirt. This looked better then the Taurus. Sand looks better than dirt
Imo
It's also a martin, or the colour black.
Isn't it also a cat thing
I''m going to write it out with my blood.
I drove my '00 Ford Taurus Vulcan V6 for 66 mile round-trip every day for my senior year (before Covid)...it still holding up like a champ.
There is one good thing about the Vulcan V6 they'll run forever and almost can't kill them.
I had a 1999 Sable that lasted until 2009 before I put it out to pasture. In high school, I came to appreciate the value of that middle front seat. Good times.
I currently own a 2002 Taurus with the Vulcan engine and 165,000 miles. I am an absolute leadfoot and I am planning a track day in January. Can't wait to hoon my grocery getter at Thunderhill. Only wish I had the DOHC Duratec...
I own a sable GS ( base) and I love it. Yes the engine sucks, yes the suspension could be a little better, but all in all for a first car, I love it. For what it is it's a great car especially since I bought mine at 48947 miles. And I don't regret buying it for as much as I did (4K). It's been a great, reliable, fun car to drive. It's my grocery getting, work transporting, skatepark visiting, state-to-state traveling, filibustering engine, coolant leaking, overly tan, faux trimmed, lovable mid-level luxury sedan. Some of the high points are that it has good trunk space, can comfortably fit 5 people (maybe 6), gets decent gas mileage, and requires very little to no maintenance outside of oil changes, brake changes, windshield wiper Replacements, and headlight cleanings. This car has made my adulthood from 20 to 22 and hopefully even further into the future, yes I will buy more cars but this one will stay around for a very long time ( cause I'm not selling it, or getting rid of it), even if the engine blows I will go find another engine and put it in this car no questions asked. So hats off to Ford for giving me the greatest memories in my favorite car of all time, and to Mabel my 2002 Mercury Sable GS, with your v6 iron block push rod, God speed and here's to many years ahead! 💞⭐🎆🎇🎊🥂🍾
Yeah, '04 taurus owner here. Come revisit everything you just said once you're car hits 100k. Around 75-80k is when the real "fun" with the engine will start to begin...
Do you still have the car?
God damn there's so much Pennsylvania in this video. Giant, Redner's and Weis? Damn, so weird understanding those references, lol.
I can't speak for the Sable but I have a ton of respect for the Taurus, even if they're incredibly gutless sometimes.
Having had about 15 of them, I've never found one "incredibly gutless", unless it was my '88 with the 2.5L HSC 4cyl and the 3-speed ATX. Even it would cruise at 70 all day long without issue. If you think a 3.0L Taurus is "gutless", then apparently you haven't driven a base (read: 4cyl) Accord or Camry from the same era.
I've driven a 98 Accord with a 2.3 VTEC (which doesn't help my case since their cooling systems like to "buddy up" with the oil ports and ruin everything) which still felt like it had more power than my 97 taurus does. Although to be fair I haven't paid enough attention to do a proper comparison. I'd still rather have the taurus any day. That thing hasn't really let me down yet.
VTEC Accords are awesome, I'm mostly referring more to the DX and LX models (they are what competed with the Vulcan Taurus). I had a '95 Accord LX (non VTEC), and it was incredibly slow. My '95 Taurus now would run circles around it.
I had a '97 (Sable, same as your Taurus as I'm sure you know), it was an incredible car. I deeply regret getting rid of it. In fact, it's one of the main reasons I picked up my '95, I missed the '97 so much. The gen 3 ('96+) gained a few HP with the Vulcan but the car got a lot heavier, so they're not as quick as the previous gen in my experience.
'95 was my favorite body style, which is why I didn't go back with another 3rd gen. I am, however, looking at a '99 and an '03 (4th gen) on craigslist now that need minor repairs. Both cheap, just like this '95 was. I may have a fleet of 'em before long, lol.
Be sure to change your transmission fluid AND FILTER every 30K or there abouts. If you feel a shudder when accelerating, that's a good sign that the trans needs servicing. DO NOT have it flushed (worse than doing nothing at all), make sure they change the fluid and filter if you have it done somewhere. Go so far as to tell them you want to see the old filter, this way you KNOW they did it (you should also see the trans pan under your car being much cleaner than the rest of the engine/trans, as they're supposed to clean it before putting a new gasket on).
Yeah, funny how you mention the 3rd gens being heavier..on top of that, mine's a GL wagon, but I like the wagons the best anyway. I'm planning on eventually getting something much bigger, but if I were to drive another Taurus it would be a 2nd gen, they're my favorite too.
The 98 Accord I drove for a bit is an LX and it's my brother's car that I was doing work on, it's nice all around but the F23 series engines aren't something I would favor. They're good in terms of performance, but in design I don't like them. The cooling jackets are wide open at the top and if you're lucky that the head gasket holds together, one could be unfortunate enough to get a crack somewhere in the block that lets oil in (which is what I think is happening to his car) and eventually it has to be constantly flushed until the engine can be replaced or the car can be junked. But man that thing has a fast feel to it. I think it'd be better and possibly more reliable with a V6 in it though.
Actually, I've never trusted Honda V-6s, I'd rather have one of their 4s. I guess that stems from my experience with early Accord V-6s and the Acura Legend, both of which have lots of issues. I hear Honda's current V-6 (used in the Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline, etc.) is pretty good and reliable, its just the transmissions in those cars that are not that great.
I have 2 Taurus and a Sable, love them all alot! the Vulcan is a super reliable engine that will just keep on going, but it's slow but it's super damn reliable. I have the Vulcan in both a 99 Taurus SE and a 07 Taurus SEL and I have a Duratech in the Sable. the Duratech is so smooth and speedy and reliable. the Taurus and Sable I can say hands down are some of the most reliable cars ever made. teens beat on them, old people take nice trips in them, single parents are rocking them. family's are rocking them. there just everywhere
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Yep. Ive owned 5 Tauruses. 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2002. Never had a single issue
As a man with a 98 Taurus SE with 250K miles, I can say this car is getting put through the ringer.
The things you say in these videos are scary accurate sometimes. My grandmother owned a 2003 sable. Now its mine, I'm 17 and I've put subwoofers and 2 amps in the truck while neglecting to fix my cracked front suspension.
My 71 yr old father just got this car for $500 bucks from a lady friend of his. Pretty clean, he is happy to be back to his American fluff after sitting and driving on the floor of a 4 door Honda Civic with over 370k for a few years. Posture is coming back
You perfectly depicted this car, I have a 2003 taurus with the vulcan, bench seat in the front yea! And a soon to be college student
Your reviews have really come a long way. This is the perfect balance between a funny/honest review with your odd stuff thrown in (which makes you unique!).
Thanks for making these!
The vulcan is a great motor, as long as you like rusted out water pump impellers, rust plugged heater cores!
My first and still current car is an 05 Taurus. Vulcan 3L v6. 147k miles and still going. It is the epitome of a lackluster and boring drive but with how cheap parts are and how easy it is to maintain I have no complaints. Had it for less than 2 years, put 27k miles on it. I drive a lot.
My first car! Complete with the Vulcan engine. Tried 6 times, but never could get the breaks to stop squeeling. I eventually learned to love the sound.
The comparisons to Eastern Pennsylvania supermarkets is so spot-on
I got a 2002 Sable LS fully loaded and it was an amazing vehicle. Kinda wish I hadn't traded it and instead just used it as a spare car, but unfortunately being 19 meant high insurance on it even with just PLPD because it was a V6 and was over 100k miles. But you're right, that engine was like pressing the gas pedal into a silk pillow, and it sounded amazing. Nice review.
My cousin really did inherit a sable just like this from Grandma when she died, so your observation is pretty accurate.
The sable/taurus is the perfect throw away car for fresh out of college kids. It fits a lot of worldly goods inside, keeps going when things like springs and shocks are broken, and you can actually get well kept/and mechanically sound examples down in florida for under $1k. Use it for 5-7 years, and you won't cry when it's finally time for the junk yard
interesting video would be a Buick Century, the early 90's models. Those things were seen all over and still are. Used to be a huge car in the rental car industry too.
Oh definitely, I drove one of those for my driving time when getting my license. Had nearly 200,000 miles on it and looked like it had been driven every day since it came off the lot, but driving it you wouldn't suspect any of that really it was perfectly fine.
I've had a 1999 Taurus, and here in Europe it's actually a fast car compared to all the drab economy hatchbacks. Also quite luxurious for the money.
Richard Melchers
The Taurus Ghia?
you are HILARIOUS man! Thanks for the laughs
Everything he said about this car is true- It was my first car given to me by my great grandmother and kept its original everything for ten years until i finally replaced the tires because they cracked and leaked
I had the 3.0 vulcan in a 1995 Ford Ranger, anemic, but it was the engine that never failed. Two years without an oil change, and no major engine work. The transmission went, but that was due to my seventeen year old urge to floor it. Never forget that truck.
I absolutely LOVE this video. (And my Sable!) :D
Did I remember to mention how freakn' AWESOME your reviews and writing are sirs?! Well they are and Dr. Thompson would be proud...
For what it's worth, I like the reviews with the tone dialed back a little the best. It seems to make the crazy asides stand out as funnier. Either way, great work, all your videos are funny in one way or another.
The first RCR video I ever saw. The beginning...of an era.
In 2024 with a 2003 Sable at 200,000+ miles and still works perfectly. Got it up to 90 the other week.
I was a band geek, and I have an obsession with cars so this channel is awesome!
Was not expecting that quick mention of the Eagle Summit. That was my first car.
I like that flash of the 3.0L DOHC that has the PCV circled in red
My automotive class has a 2003 Sable that was donated, yes, it has the 3.0 Duratec.
This is one of those few cars that just seems utterly awful in every way.
:( I'm 16 and my dad is giving this to me in a couple of months. Hope it's not as bad as you say haha
3OD17 These are pretty bad cars, but hey, anything free is automatically awesome. Plus, if you're 16 and it's your first car, it's not bad. 16 year olds, particularly males, have a strong tendency to ruin their first cars, either by crashing them, abusing them, neglecting them or making ridiculous modifications. We've all been there, lol. So what better car to ruin than one that already sucks?
3OD17 Actually, I own a 2002 Sable with the Duratec V6 and it's the best car I've ever owned, next to an 03 Focus Zetec. This is a Ford Taurus, which are known for their reliability both in and outside fleets. I love the power, it comes on quick and the MPG is really good for a V6.
Wow well that made me more optimistic about getting this car
3OD17 The Sable GS comes with the Vulcan, LS has the Duratec. Vulcan or Duratec, an engine is an engine is an engine. It's all based on personal experience. Yes, the Sable might look like a car for old people but it's definitely not a bad car. Mine just hit 45,000 miles and the check engine light JUST came on now for a bad exhaust sample valve. An easy $40 fix. My channel has some videos of my sable. Check them out if you're interested.
I guess I fall in the millenial age bracket and I had the wagon version of this car. Pushed it to the limit but that V6 was smooth and fast. Good college car; great memories!
I have an '04 taurus se. It has the vulcan, I got it as a hand-me-down from a relative (who was the original owner) with 55k miles. It's a good car to just get from point a to b on. I've put about 60k miles on it in the last 3 years. Engine isn't great but gets the job done. The engine core is solid but the accessories (alternator, starter, distributor, etc) will definitely need replacing before 100k miles. Luckily all the parts are super cheap and readily available. Also there is ton of info online about how to fix these engines so I saved a ton of money just doing it myself. This is a car that eventually you'll just learn to live with that minor oil leak, or other weird issue because it's not worth the money or effort to fix. It will keep chugging along until you save up enough money to get your next car. Btw the dual overhead valve might sound like the better option (200 hp vs 155 hp) but it's a nightmare to fix. You have to take off the intake just to change the spark plugs. There's no room to work on it. The vulcan is much easier to fix and worth the 50 hp sacrifice.
I recall visiting a Ford dealer when these cars were in production. They had a Taurus with purple interior (and purple paint). I remember thinking, what a gorgeous car, but you'd wanna lease that color combination!
I've owned an 03 for like four years now. It's a really nice car to have, I just wish it weren't front wheel drive
The lincoln continental (the top of the line car based off the same platform as the sable) didn't come with the duratec v6, it came with the transverse version of the 4.6 modular DOHC v8
Don't let Regular car reviews become regular :( You're the only show i look forward to all week! Keep up the great work! Btw I tried doing the odd stuff and it landed me a girl's number...teach me more master
It's funny, me and my friends recently bought a '97 Mondeo with to thrash and mess around in, so I approve of this analysis!
My grandmother owned a 4th-gen Mercury Sable until either 2013 or 2014, when she replaced it with a 5th-gen Hyundai Sonata. Then, in 2017, she replaced that with a 6th-gen Sonata, I think. Why? Her rule is that you should replace your car after 4 years. She's the overly-cautious type, as a lot of grandmas are.
The Vulcan specs sound identical to that of the old Essex V6 that goes back all the way to the 70's.
I'm way too happy that I caught the supermarket references.
Lol my stoner 22 year old cousin has an 03 Taurus. The geriatric-oriented driving dynamics are good for him because they help him drive high!
R.I.P to every taurus/sable ever may you go out in the most awesome ways possible
I miss this Mr.Regular. this was entertaining. now it just seems a lot less effort has been put into the newer videos. they're still good but i'd like to see this kind of content return.
LOL
Since I saw your Miata review I was checking your page for a new video every 5 hours. Keep up the good work. Love it! :D
From where I live, I see Ford Tauruses(sister car to the Sable) EVERYWHERE. There was already 4 of them as I drove down the block from my apartment complex. Its an "every time I drive anywhere" thing believe it or not.
haha yea. What are BOSS amps?
the vulcan kicks ass! It's everything else bolted to it that sucks; i.e. trans, ac compressor, anything with a pulley, etc. BTW - they did upgrade the NVH in that engine for the 2000 redesign.
At 16 I had a 1992 sable station wagon. My first car. Used to race with my buddies in their luminas, k cars and chevettes. Lots of fun in that car, until it ate its transmission over and over again.
I like the stories you used to give about the cars Mr. Regular. Keep that going.
Anyways, my brother has one of these. A 98 Vulcan Taurus. It moves good enough, it has no rockers, holes in the underside, and the rear quarters are just about gone....he's run it out of transmission fluid a few times before he had the transmission cooler lines replaced so the transmission's first to second gear change is about as effective as a the engine itself, but you know what, it still runs and drives....decent...and he's owned it for almost 10 years and put over 60k on it. Now that he's done with his PHD I can only hope that he buys something else...that poor car needs retired. Badly.
Just bought one of these at a police auction for $350 with the Duratec lol. It doesn't start, but it's either the fuel pump or ignition coil, haven't had the chance to borrow my friends obd...
Okay, youtube needs to stop "hiding" your videos from me! I watched the Accord and Smart Car video like 20 times cuz I thought I ran out of my dose of RCR!
You are a very talented writer Mr. Regular. Love your reviews!
I finally broke down and bought one for $700 the other day because I spent all my money on healthcare. I think there are two universal truths in the world of cars: on a long enough timeline, everything gets an LS. And on a long enough timeline, everyone drives a Taurus.
think you could do a video on the 1996-1997 Ford Taurus wagons? Grew up with one of those in the early 2000's lots of good memories, my parents opted for one of those over a windstar.
When you mentioned the Ford Mondeo, I got a hard on because I love that car. They're WAY cheaper than the US variant, the Contour. In fact, I plan on having one imported just because I don't want to shell out nearly ten grand for the US variant when the UK variant is roughly two grand.
I feel like this might be about what you say about my 1997 Grand Prix. Or maybe I just think that because I'm done fixing stuff on it but will keep driving it until the wheels fall off.
I had a 2000 Grand Prix GT. I sold it with 256,000 miles. It needed new wheel bearings and brakes, but otherwise, still ran great! I still see it being driven around town sometimes! I'm planning on buying a 2002 or 2005 GTP very soon!
cultural commentary in the form of a car review. brilliant
Still have our 2002 Mercury Sable GS 12 valve Vulcan engine.
The rear struts on this gen Taurus/Sable tend to go. Not the shocks, but literally the springs break. wtf right? Springrate so low for such smoooooth handling....until the springs break and the ass end is sagged down on one side. Nice job Ford.
as someone from Atlanta, I've never heard of any of these stores
It's like these reviews go through cycles.
From an edgy car show to a bizarre... Indescribable horror house of strange.
I had a 2005 Sable as my first car
So earlier ones (80s, early 90s) had rear disc brakes, and then they replaced them with drums in late 90s?
2007 Ford Taurus was my first car. That Vulcan V6 is still running strong.......and squeaking.
you probably have to replace the camshaft synchronizer, I have an 03 taurus with the vulcan
That was it! haha I actually just sold it and bought a 2012 VW Passat SEL.
i had an 02 Taurus; the car pretty much feel apart after 80000 miles - engine, transmission - CAGLUNK! the plastic doors were so cheap i literally dented one with my ASS closing it while my hands were full of groceries coming from the damn SHOP RITE to feed my seventeen adopted house plants. the doors would freeze shut in the winter, the radiator leaked, the engine leaked, it leaked, it leaked it LEAKED! F that care!
Case iron block and pushrods .... it won’t break, it will just wear away slowly ... like stone!
''dont replace the rear struts, dont replace the tires'' my god that sounds accurate
You thing the Vulcan is bad the 4.3 v6 Chevy was made in 85 and it's still made but it's one of the most reliable engines I've ever seen just like the 350 in fact there the same block just two missing cylinders
Ya know, my parents have a 2002 Taurus with the Vulcan.. It's not the worst car ever, just by far, not the best... I think he really put it right when he said it Fillibusters its way through the rev range, because when it's floored, it just sounds like it's in pain... Like it doesn't want to do it... 25MPG at best....
ehh, more like 15-20mpg. I have an '04 and hooked up my laptop to the OBDII while driving to get he stats on it. At best you're getting 20mpg cruising at 55mph on the highway for a long trip. About 15mpg when driving around town.
Another horror story about the Vulcan engine: my 99 Ford Taurus sprung a coolant leak somewhere besides the timing chain cover (it had a leak from there as well) I'd have to add coolant to it every two days maximum, one of the pulleys would scream like a scalded ape. The temp gauge would shoot up after about a mile and then go right back down, never figured that one out. I changed the alternator, battery, tensioner pulley, temperature sensor, thermostat, had to flush the coolant numerous times and it was still screaming when I sold it to my nephew. (I told him all that was wrong with it and he bought it anyway) In summary, don't buy a Ford Taurus at least not the third and fourth gen Taurus'
just inherited a 2004 sable "presidential" with the dohc v6 .... only 50k miles on it , so it has that going for it.
That Vulcan engine is over looked . Not many other engine can run as long as that one with no oil change , new spark plugs or any other maintenance . Just add gas and go
I took driver's ed in a Mercury Sable. Same body style as the one in this video too!
That first front shot reminds me of an AU ford falcon soooo bad.
I have never driven one but I want to.
My girlfriend got this very car, same year same color from her parents when she graduated from high school.
Seven Mary Three in the beginning!
No problem. I knew my extensive knowledge of 90s music would pay off one day lol
Let’s talk about that discontinued light bar.
My new favorite channel.
where are you from because that looked like the Redners in Boyertown across from Raiders.
My Ford F150 with the 4.2 pushrod will sing
The Mondeo is not on the Taurus platform. The Mondeo was the global car platform which was stellar in Europe but dull and boring in the US.
ps. would you guys consider coming to Canada to do a review? or is this strictly an American thing? Located in Ontario.
1991-1996 1.9 L (1,859 cc) CVH I4, 88 hp (66 kW) 108 ft·lbf (146 N·m)
1991-1996 1.8 L (1,839 cc) Mazda BP I4, 127 hp (95 kW) 114 ft·lbf (155 N·m) LX-E and GT
You need to steal at least 6 trays.
Otherwise you can skid for about 10 metres. ( around 33 feet)
Amazing commentary and knowledge! Thank you so much!
If you're ever in Connecticut, you should review my Mitsubishi Diamante after youre finished with that other guys S4
Dude you are seriously the funniest most original channel I've seen. Keep it up. Friggin amazing.
If you want, I have a 2008 Infiniti G35S Sedan. I've seen about 40,000 of these on the road so I figured I'd offer it up for a review. I'm in CT. If you're interested shoot me a message :)
The twin cam Duratec is a good engine. Except that it's paired with a crappy American 4 speed automatic transmission.
Of course there are another options, like 5 speed manual, or Ford's more sane 5 speed Durashift auto, but in my country this was the only trim level - Ghia 2.0 Auto, with no sunroof, velour seats, fake wood trim, and back seat so uncomfortable, that you might think that the car is trying to anally violate you.
Luckily in 2005 (06 model year) ford put the 3.0 dohc duratec in the fusion/milan attached to a 6 speed auto which at the time was actually quite high tech. Almost every other midsize car had either a 4 or 5 speed auto at the time.
I have an '02 Cougar with the 24 valve 2.5l V6 duratec in it, I came here to see if the car in the video had the same engine and it ends up being a vulcan LOL
Anyways you should try to get in an '02 Cougar, they take off nicely and are okay cars aside from a few common issues. They feel like alright but not the greatest. Fun for a quick drive but I wouldn't run them hard without lots of modification.
Dude you are getting much better, the last one I saw, the Avenger, was too full of strangeness. This one is finding a very happy medium, I'm loving more or less everything about it, good length, good info, tech specs, and cold hard facts that embarrass the car all on their own. Everyone knocks the 'tore ass' for good reason, it's a royal piece of shit. Maybe like 10% more strangeness and zombie voice stuff could be good, you are good at it but balance is key.
DOHC 3.0 is quite zippy...love this car.. hard to work on.....