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New Cars
Mercury Sable, 1993
Purchase Mercury Sable for Millie, 030331

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0606 - Summary/Objective
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060701 - Follow up ref SDS 5 0000.
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060703 - Chuck Revell @ERAC sales......................... 925-603-9403
060705 -  ..
060706 - Reviewed following vehicle...
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060708 -        2002 model Unit#BF3617        12K miles      $13,999
060709 -
060710 -        Gas tank 18 gallons   mileage  22 and 28
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060712 -          [On 030405 Millie purchased a comparable car
060713 -          for $11,450, about $2,500 less. ref SDS 6 NZ80
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060716 - Examined a Ford Taurus, also.
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060719 - Chuck advised that the Mercury Sable and the Ford Taurus use the same
060720 - structural design and largely the same mechanical systems.  He said
060721 - the Mercury Sable has a different "trim" set from the Taurus.  One
060722 - difference, for example, is an automatic method to adjust foot pedals
060723 - to suit a driver's leg reach.
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060726 - Millie prefers the Mercury Sable.  She took a test drive and liked
060727 - the way the Murcury handled on the road.
060729 -  ..
060730 - Chuck plans to submit a spec from the Internet to verify horespower,
060731 - mileage, size of the gas tank, etc.
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060734 - Chuck seemed to indicate he can obtain maintenance history to
060735 - determine if the car has any major service issues that account for low
060736 - mileage other than mere low use.
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060739 - Warranty is 3 years or 36K miles.  We need to find out when the three
060740 - (3) years begins to run.  Is it OA 010901, which does not leave a lot
060741 - of time on the warrenty; or is it something like 020901, which leaves
060742 - closer to the full three (3) years.
060744 -  ..
060745 - Chuck indicated that an extended warranty can be purchased.  He
060746 - mentioned something about $2K, which sounds expensive.  Need some
060747 - details on this from Enterprise.
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060750 - One drawback is that this car has a smaller engine 3.0 liters than
060751 - 1993 Mercury Sable Millie already has, which is 3.8 liters.  Not sure,
060752 - but Chuck seems to indicate that the horsepower is comparable; so, if
060753 - this is established, that would resolve this issue.
060755 -  ..
060756 - Another problem is that the electric latches, advertised for the
060757 - vehicle on the Internet, are not actually installed on the vehicle
060758 - key.  Chuck seemed to explain that Enterprise disconnects the
060759 - electronic latch feature in order to reduce the incidence of theft, or
060760 - something along those lines.  He further indicated that Enterprise can
060761 - restore the electric latch feature, so that needs to be part of the
060762 - deal.
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060765 - Another drawback is the smaller trunk opening.  It would be difficult
060766 - to impossible to put a bulky object, like a television in the trunk.
060767 - The trunk space itself seems big enough, but the opening is too small.
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060770 - On the positive side, Ford has solved the problem with the floor of
060771 - the trunk on the 1993 model by providing a full flat panel on newer
060772 - models.  This avoids heavy loads from collapsing the floor around the
060773 - spare tire well, as occurs on the 1993 model.
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060776 - Chuck is offering about $1,100 for Millie's car.
060778 -  ..
060779 - We offered Enterprise $12,000 for the 2002 vechicle.
060781 -  ..
060782 - If Enterprise can make a stronger offer on Millie's car, based on the
060783 - fact that it is in good condition, it might be possible to generate
060784 - the cash flow Enterprise wants to make the deal.
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060787 - Chuck will let us know if Enterprise wants to procede.
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061101 - Submitted email with a link to this record that confirms these
061102 - understandings.
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