1997 Mercury Villager

*** News ***

• 9/17/98, 46,187 miles, replaced with new '98 Villager. With an ATX replacement running around $5000, it made sense. Got $9000 trade in with broken ATX from dealer. (Next time, don't let them know the transmission is broken!)
• 9/13/98, 46,??? miles, delayed shift out of first gear problem.
• 12/23/96, 33 miles, Purchased.

The Car

The price sticker.

John's drawing of the Villager on the day we decided to trade it in. John will miss the old car and the "fun adventures" we had. He was very upset when he found out that we were going to replace it. This picture is entitled "The Car and Me" drawn on 9/16/98. (click for bigger version)

Death of the Villager, 9/17/98.
Here it is in the Dealer's garage the day we bought the new one. They pulled it out later so we could get our stuff out. (click for bigger version)

Related Links and Info

• Mercury
• Shop Manuals and TSBs can be ordered from Helm, Inc. 1-800-782-4356.
• TSB search - Easy to read listings and useful summaries from the DOT
• Government's auto info site - Listings for TSBs and other literature.
• AllData - More readable literature listings.