2003 Mercury Mountaineer Premier Awd V8 Suv Runs Great! on 2040-cars
Rockville, Virginia, United States
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2003 Mercury Mountaineer. Kelley Blue Book value with current mileage (248K) is $5379 in FAIR condition, though I would really rate it as better than FAIR. You can tell by looking at it that this car has been well taken care of with routine maintenance and oil changes within every 4000 miles. New front tires, rear tires pass inspection. The engine was rebuilt at about 190K by my father and brother (dad is a mechanic). Runs beautifully, but torque converter is noisy which is a sign that it may need transmission work in the not too distant future. This is part of the reason we are starting the bidding so low (the other part is that we simply need the cash ASAP). We got a quote on a replacement remanufactured transmission with installation at about $1500. I would like to note once more that the car runs and drives great! We drive it regularly and have had no mechanical issues.
Being an older, High-mileage vehicle it does have some defects: -6-disc CD changer works when it wants to. -Seat heater switch is broken. Must pull fuse to turn the heat off. -Tear in driver's seat (see picture) -2 patches of rust on passenger's side quarter panel. One was treated and primed in black, other is untouched. -Minor oil leak. Not sure from where. Now for the PROS: -Cosmetically in excellent condition inside and out. -All power options work perfectly unless otherwise noted above. -9/14 inspection. -Front tires have less than 300 miles on them. -Engine runs beautifully! -Doesn't burn any oil. |
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