It saddens me dearly to give her up, but she had to go. She was degrading and it hurt to watch her slowly die. The repairs were almost twice as much as she was worth. I had to buy a new car, but the Sable will always live on in my memories and this page. She was the best car I've ever owned.
Mods:
K&N Filtercharger Air Filter
Removed Intake Silencer Cone
Summit Turbo Muffler
Cop Speedometer Swap
Stereo Swap
"Keyless Radio"
New Speakers
Lightbar Mod
I like big American sedans. I got the Sable used for about $3500 at 93k miles in August 2002. It's a very nice car. It's so luxurious compared to my old car. It's got power everything! Power mirrors, power locks, power windows, 6-way power driver's seat, AM/FM Cassette, cruise control, front driver and passenger airbags, 4-wheel anti-lock brakes system, and 6 passenger capacity. The 3.8L V6 is really powerful. I can feel the power when I floor it. It's got enough power to make the tires squeal from idle. And this is with no mods! I've also received a lot of comments about the trunk. Almost everyone who has seen my car has commented on how spacious the trunk is. Once, I packed 5 passengers and a load of suitcases and gifts into the car. The rear end sagged about two inches, but the car was able to do it's job. I love my car!
Interesting story:
After owning the car for a week, I got into my first accident. How ironic that I got rear-ended by a Chevrolet Lumina (the Taurus/Sable competitor). I got $1700 worth of damage (good thing his insurance paid for it). It didn't look that bad either. I was able to drive away from the accident. My bumper was mangled and there was a dent on the spare tire well. The other guy's car was totalled. The cops wouldn't let him drive it away. Broken headlights, grille, radiator, transmission, etc. Last I heard, his car is sitting in his yard, rotting. Now that's "Built Ford Tough!"
Also, everyone who has ridden in my car comments on how comfy the backseat is.
SummitTurbo.mp3 920 hits | 675.51 KB | Posted: 5/6/04 Sound clip of my $15 Summit Turbo muffler. The first part of it is with the recorder near the rear driver's wheel and the second part is with the recorder right under the muffler.
EssexSummitTurbo.wmv 585 hits | 588.04 KB | Posted: 9/28/06 New video and cleaner sound of the Summit Turbo muffler. Not much to see, but the sound is better than my previous clip.
LightbarMod.jpg 544 hits | 54.38 KB | Posted: 1/13/05 My lightbar mod. I thought it was stupid that it came on with the parking lights so I moved it to the headlight circuit. The upper left picture is before modifications. The upper right shows the difference in the bulbs I used (stock bulbs cost like $...
RadioMod.jpg 516 hits | 62.36 KB | Posted: 11/3/03 I made this mod for like $9. I basically wired the head unit hot all the time and added a switch (in the ashtray) so I can turn it on and off. This is great since I can run the stereo without the key.
TopSpeed.jpg 493 hits | 50.28 KB | Posted: 10/4/03 Hey! I hit top speed! Well, not really. The needles were a bit sticky.
DashGlow.jpg 481 hits | 5.21 KB | Posted: 6/30/03 My dash mod. I found instructions on how to do it on the internet. Took me a Saturday morning and under $10 to do that. Yeah, I have a DashMat. It looks pretty nice.
OriginalCopCluster.jpg 469 hits | 43.45 KB | Posted: 10/4/03 The original cop cluster. I got such a great deal on it! $10 from the salvage yard for the whole thing!
LightbarDay.jpg 401 hits | 76.33 KB | Posted: 9/21/05 I used Meguiar's PlastX to polish the lightbar and headlights. The headlight definitly look clearer and the lightbar is less yellow.
