Ford Probe 1993

Mechanic's Special

For Sale Cheap to Best Offer

Ford Probe 1993 Mechanic’s Special for sale cheap to the best offer to make room for a new car. The car will be sold by “sealed bid” to the highest bidder. In “sealed bid” auctions the bidders do not learn the high bid until the auction is over. The car has 98.5K miles. The 1993 is the best year for Probes, a joint venture between Mazda and Ford that produced an exciting car that is lots of fun to drive. Automatic transmission, but it needs repair (gears sometime engage, sometimes not--diagnosis unknown). Towing is negotiable. This Probe is a fire-engine red (called Rio Red), two-door sporty looking hatchback that accelerates like a rocket yet gets great gas mileage (20 city/28 highway) on regular gas yet is easy to park in San Francisco. It has dual racing mirrors, air conditioning, power everything, AM/FM cassette, and indispensable cruise control for freeway driving. It seats four persons with the ability to cram a fifth in the rear seats for short distances. The rear seats fold down to create a large cargo bay that can hold a mountain bike or 20 large boxes. The car will be sporty reliable transportation after transmission repair by someone who likes to work on cars. The book value of the car does not justify paying a garage to repair the transmission. The front end could use alignment to minimize tire wear, but the car operates well with the alignment as is. The muffler has a small hole which gives the car an attractive race-car sound without being a nuisance to neighbors or violating any California smog regulations.

The car passed California smog tests last year, and its registration tags are current until April 2006. It has new brakes (front & rear), four new Pirelli wide-track radial tires under 60,000 mile warranty (including road hazard), a new generator, new cooling system hoses, new emission equipment, and new belts (including timing) on the engine. The engine runs fine with negligible oil consumption for 7500 miles.

Cosmetically the car’s paint is heavily oxidized with some rust spots, so a fussy new owner may wish to get an Earl Scheib $200 new paintjob. The car has small dents and scrapes in the left rear. The car interior is red. The interior driver-side door paneling could use repair, but it does not interfere with function. Except for two small holes in the driver’s seat, the car’s upholstery is in fine condition.

You can inspect the car by yourself in front of 1411 40th Avenue @ Judah, San Francisco (the 24-hour N Judah Muni Metro stops across the street). Call me on my cell at (415) 309-9405 anytime for an appointment if you are a serious buyer who wants me to run the engine. No test drive is possible due to the broken transmission. If you do not have an appointment, please do not ring the doorbell.

Email me your bid on the entire car or any parts.

Thanks for looking.