How much should i pay for a 2001 ford tarus with 78,000 miles from a dealer?

How much should i pay for a 2001 ford tarus with 78,000 miles from a dealer?

Nothing, those cars are rolling heaps of cheap US made trash. I would buy a 2001 Subaru, Toyota, or Honda with 200,000+ miles before I would touch that. If you do make the bad decision to buy that hunk of junk, check kbb.com they have accurate car values

The sweet spot of its low maintenance life is past.

Ne should be paying you to take the car off the lot. Nuff said

Not really great cars. Trannys tend to go out and cost more than the car is worth to replace.

If you can get one for private party value, might be worth a shot. Not at dealer retail.