Overview & Reviews

A new child safety-seat restraint system is in place as well as a larger 18-gallon fuel tank. There's also a clearcoat metallic paint swap, trading Tropic Green for Spruce Green. Otherwise, no changes for the recently freshened Sable.

• Excellent value for the money, high level of safety, available as a sedan or a wagon.

• Rental car stigma, front seats lack comfort, no rear disc brakes on the sedan.

User Reviews:

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  Underated handler - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By DW2 - December 29 - 2:00 am

  Bought this car used with 65,000 miles on it. It cost $6,000!!! The car falls off a cliff in resale. With the standard 3.0 engine, it is destined to be a stylish, comfortable, reliable car that is a deceptively capable handler. Lost of wind noise from the windesheild, and brakes seem to be a Taurus weak point. Buy used and save BIG!

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  Plain Jane - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By pfeiffer - August 21 - 10:00 am

  One year and no problems. Exterior looks good, but interior ordinary. Lots of "no cost extras" make this car a good value for the $$. Comparably equipped competitors cost thousands more. Have not had any of the problems some of the owners have described and am happy. Depreciation is bad, so shop carefully.

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  good car, good price - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By bobby064 - July 4 - 10:00 am

  good all around family car. reliable, safe, good equipment.comfortable.

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  01 Sable Wagon - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By Ira - January 14 - 10:00 am

  Traded in a 99 Taurus Wagon w/duatech v6 - never liked that car much - wallowed in corners, ride too soft. Sable flatens out corners, has respectible handling and extremely comfortable seats. Also has Duratech v6 - gas mileage about 4mpg overall better than Taurus. I think it is well worth the extra grand or so over the Taurus - much better vehicle.

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  Flawless Thus Far - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By Jamestown Joe - May 25 - 12:13 pm

  2001 Sable LS premier purchased new and driven 56,000 to date without any mechanical issues whatsoever. Still has original brakes and rotors and all other original components. Drives, rides and handles exactly as when purchased. Great value considering all the options included with the Premium model. The 24 valve Durotec engine is smooth and powerful. Recently I have suffered from the new car itch so have been test driving new 2007 vehicles of similar size (domestic and foreign) and cant find sufficient differences to justify trading in the Sable. Perhaps I just " lucked out" but so this has been a great car.

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  Nice - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By Lydia - January 2 - 12:50 am

  This car is in my family and I drive it sometimes. My dad loves it. It had only minor problems in the almost 3 years weve had it including this freaky thing where the left passenger side window shattered out of nowhere. It has 50,000 something miles and is still doing great.

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  Buy it - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By Hap - August 14 - 10:00 am

  This is a great car! After 11,000 miles, we have not returned to the dealer once, for anything. This car is surprisingly quick and smooth and it runs on regular gas. We got every feature there is for less than the base price of a SUV. Its an incredible value and really very nice to drive. The re-design in 2000 was a necessity; we would not have purchased this car othewise.

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  Sable for the win! - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By warthog11287 - January 13 - 11:33 am

  I have owned my Sable for over a year now and dont have any complaints at all. Most of my driving is done on the highway with my shortest trips being about an hour and a half. That being said, I still do a little driving in the city, so Ive been able to see how it performs there- flawlessly. Ive performed nothing but routine maintenance even with a couple off-roading experiences (I have the pictures to prove it), burning rubber and maneuvers that are usually only taught at police driving courses.

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  simple solutions - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By hazardsys - September 30 - 2:00 am

  I had the same problem as Merck with my sable. When I got to 65mph the front would start to vibrate. Luckily I used to work at a Ford dealership in parts and had some knowledge. The vibration is cause by the wheels not being balanced. I took the car back to the dealership and told them that the wheels needed to be balanced. Since I did this just a few days after buying the car they covered the charges even though wheel balancing isnt covered by warranty. I am happy to say it solved the vibration problem and the car now drives beautifully. I used to live by chevys. I am giving Ford a chance to win me over and so far they are doing very well.

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  Good used car - 2001 Mercury Sable
  By David L. - September 8 - 10:00 am

  The reviews are all correct when they say this is a boring car BUT, it is a reliable, comfortable car -- dare I say luxurious? I have enjoyed this car, even though it is not a stand out in the crowd, it has served me well.