This deal is profitable. The price is 29.3 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $1979
Fair price: $2822
High price: $3664
MPG: /
Interior Color: Medium Graphite
Color: Dark Shadow Gray
Dealer: Al Smith Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Mileage: 108,185
Year: 2003
Ownership Cost for 2003 Ford Taurus SES
Estimated: $33567 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1625
$1674
$1732
$1802
$1883
$8716
Maintenance
$2763
$1618
$758
$225
$2291
$7655
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$256
$256
$256
$256
$256
$379
Total Ownership Costs
$8056
$6434
$5793
$5450
$7834
$33567
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3000.0
Displacement CI: 183.07123228419
Displacement L: 3.0
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 145
Engine KW: 108.1265
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Taurus
Model Year: 2003
Other Engine Info: EFI
Plant City: Chicago
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Illinois
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: SE SVG
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE PLASTIC OVERFLOW BOTTLE FROM THE RADIATOR KEEPS FAILING. I HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS,WAS TOLD AT PARTS STORE THEY SELL ABOUT 5 A MONTH BETWEEN THE FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE,IT IS GETTING COSTLY AND FORD HAS NO ANSWER. *TR
2003
STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN SPRING OF 2005 TO BUY AMERICAN. I STILL WILL. WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALTHOUGH UNDER WARRANTY, I PAID DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR. IT SEEMED OK FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WHEN I GO TO THE POST OFFICE I KEEP IMPORTANT MAIL TEMPORARILY ON THE FLOOR. AFTER A LONG RAIN. I FOUND MY IMPORTANT MAIL SITTING IN A PUDDLE, NOW MY BLOWER SWITCH IS NOT FUNCTIONING, PROBABLY DUE TO THIS LEAK. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. THIS WAS A NEW CAR TO ME. I WANT IT PERMANENTLY REPAIRED FOR NO CHARGE. THANK YOU. FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. *NM