the head gasket on ford (mercury) for about the first half of the 90's, absolutely sucks. at 45k miles, thats just barely broken in, the head gasket blew, so i did some research. many MANY people reported this problem, some of which had to replace the entire engine. do not buy anything with a ford 3.8 liter v6 engine in it. its not worth the trouble. i had just bought this car too, with 38k miles on it, figuring it'll last me awhile.
the head gasket on ford (mercury) for about the first half of the 90's, absolutely sucks. at 45k miles, thats just barely broken in, the head gasket blew, so i did some research. many MANY people reported this problem, some of which had to replace the entire engine. do not buy anything with a ford 3.8 liter v6 engine in it. its not worth the trouble. i had just bought this car too, with 38k miles on it, figuring it'll last me awhile.
- trae, Faifax, VA, US