Would this car be worth getting?
I found a Ford Taurus 2004 SEL with 57,000 miles for $5822. There are no problems with this car and it drove pretty nice. I don't really know too much about cars and this will be my first car. Do you guys think that the taurus is worth the price?
Added (1). Forgot to mention that it also has leather seats.
That's a little high for a 10 year old Ford; but if it is in EXCELLANT shape, it should last for about 300,000 miles! Those are good cars. I've been a mechanic for over 50 years!
NO I have had three Taurus and all of them started out great and slowly but surely everything started going wrong. I would pass if I were you… Go for a Toyota Chevy or a Honda's. They have good reputations.
That's a great price for that car, make sure to take it to a trusted mechanic to make sure it doesn't have any issues that may detract you from buying it. If it all checks out, and you drive it and like it, I'd say go for it. It has barely any miles on it, and will last you for quite a while. I have a 2004 Taurus, and I love it to pieces. They're great cars.
Average retail for that car is $6,875 and average wholesale is around $4,500. That particular year does have some minor issues. An occasional problem is failure of the fuel pump which will cost you around $350 to repair. Lower ball joints are also a problem area with this year and they will cost you around $225 to repair. Another problem area only applies to Flex-Fuel vehicles. The Flex Fuel Sensor Module occasionally fails and with cost around $75 to repair. Other than these problems it is a solid car that will serve you well. The 2005 and up suffer from non of these problems. I would purchase the car assuming these problems may arise. If this is a dealer then he is not too high on the car at all and is actually selling it for around $1,000 under book value. Ask yourself why is he selling it that cheap? Have the car looked at by a trusted mechanic before you even consider buying it. It may be a flood car, or it may have been severely wrecked and rebuilt. That will be money well spent. If this car checks out ok, my advice would be to buy it even if you have to pay the $5,822 he is asking which is a very good deal for this car.
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